Guest Speaker – ON Prime 17 Adelaide (CSIRO Innovation Program)

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

Description

Type: Public Engagement / Translational Research Contribution
Date: 8 May 2025
Location: Kintore Seminar Room, CSIRO Adelaide, South Australia
Organiser: CSIRO Innovation Program

Description:
Dr Maria Alejandra Pinero de Plaza was invited as a guest speaker for ON Prime 17 Adelaide, a CSIRO-led program designed to support Australian researchers in translating science into real-world impact. This marked her second invitation to speak at the ON Prime program, where she shared lessons from her own experience participating in CSIRO’s innovation journey, including the application of PROLIFERATE_AI for evaluating digital health and AI implementation in complex systems.

The talk focused on human-centred innovation, ethical translation of research, and implementation science as a foundation for designing scalable, sustainable solutions. The event brought together early-stage research teams across multiple disciplines, offering Dr Pinero de Plaza the opportunity to support and encourage the next generation of science-driven innovators.

Recognised Contributions:

Invited speaker at a national innovation platform

Shared implementation science and translational research learnings

Highlighted PROLIFERATE_AI as a model for system-aware, real-world evaluation

Supported research translation capacity-building in early-stage teams

Impact:
This engagement supported knowledge exchange between experienced and emerging researchers and helped bridge research and innovation through real-world application. It also strengthened visibility for Flinders-led initiatives in human-centred evaluation, AI ethics, and science translation.

Keywords: CSIRO, ON Prime, Innovation, Research Translation, PROLIFERATE_AI, Human-Centred Innovation, Implementation Science, Flinders University
Period8 May 2025
Held atCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia, Australian Capital Territory
Degree of RecognitionNational

Keywords

  • Innovation
  • Translation
  • Transdisciplinary Research
  • Evaluation and impact
  • Implementation Science
  • AI in Healthcare
  • health informatics

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