Fujitsu and Sydney's Macquarie Uni launch AI research lab

Fujitsu and Sydney's Macquarie University have launched the Fujitsu Macquarie AI Research Lab to research and develop applications of AI and related technologies.

Forming part of the Fujitsu Small Research Lab program, the lab's inaugural project will focus on developing digital coaching technology to optimise training to individual's skills, expertise and goals.

It draws on Macquarie University’s research capabilities along with Fujitsu’s expertise in areas like generative AI and human sensing technology.

Fujitsu will deliver newly developed technology in this research project through its Fujitsu Kozuchi AI platform, which offers modules and functions based on AI technologies.

The company will develop and conduct demonstrations for implementation of this technology in fields such as healthcare, retail and the public sector.

“The University is honored to host Fujitsu’s first Small Research Lab in the Southern Hemisphere and only the third outside Japan," Macquarie University's vice-chancellor and president Professor S. Bruce Dowton said.

"Establishing quality industry collaborations for impact is a key priority for Macquarie University."

"Partnership projects such as this not only foster groundbreaking research – they also create invaluable opportunities for our students to gain deeper understanding and industry-relevant experience in their chosen fields.” 

Macquarie University hosts AI research capabilities at its Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence and Center for Health Informatics, which oversees projects in fields like banking, education and healthcare to identify new technology applications.

Fujitsu holds the largest number of patents for AI-related inventions in Japan and has a long track record of AI research and development.

It has delivered commercial solutions like its Actlyzer sensing technology and is also engaged in research into generative AI applications, including customer engagement in retail. 

“We have great expectations around the establishment of this lab with Macquarie University, which represents the many possibilities unlocked when academia and industry collaborate," Fujitsu Reasearch head of AI laboratory Toshihiro Sonoda said. 

"This marks an important step forward in deepening AI technology and its applications, and we are confident that it will bring innovation and contribute to solving global challenges."

"We anticipate many great results as we further deepen our work together with Macquarie.”