This 2 hour master-class is for academics, researchers, policy professionals, administrators and anyone!
We are all busy and want practical ways to reduce friction in everyday life — meetings, evidence synthesis, planning, reading, and decision preparation. We want more time for creative value-added activities and less time for repetitive, boring, but needed work.
This workshop is not focused on individual AI tool(s) - they change quickly! This session will give you repeatable workflows: a mindset on how to start thinking about AI at the automation and decision-support layer. We focus on problems that you face every day: too much information to digest, meetings that don’t translate into action, fragmented notes, and time pressure around briefs, grants, and submissions.
We will work through a small set of core workflows that can be applied immediately, regardless of how tools evolve. The aim is not to “do everything,” but to leave with a few methods that genuinely save time, improve clarity, and thrive with tools we have on hand.
Dr. Maria Prokofieva is an Associate Professor in AI/ML at Victoria University and a data lead at the Mitchell Institute, Vic. She works on projects that use AI/ML approaches and Large Language Models to research applications in business and healthcare. As a machine learning engineer with a deep passion for the responsible application of AI, Maria's work deciphers complex online behaviors to inform consumer and business strategies. She also chairs the CPA Australia Business Analytics Group and part of CPA Australia Technology Innovation Committee, driving innovation in data analysis tools. Maria’s contributions to both research and practical applications are shaping the integration of AI in business and policy on a global scale.
This free workshop will take place online.
All course materials will be provided