Welcome to the Team!
We are primarily located and affiliated with the ANU Biological Data Science Institute (BDSI), as such there are a number of shared resources between ANU AAGI and BDSI.
The team uses the following shared resources:
- anu-bdsi GitHub organisation for public team resources (BDSI team only)
- anu-aagi GitHub organisation for public team resources (AAGI team only)
- Sharepoint site for private team resources (BDSI staff only)
- Microsoft teams for casual chats (any ANU staff)
- Microsoft group for group emails (BDSI staff only)
How to get added
- Send your GitHub username to Emi Tanaka for GitHub organisation.
- Send your ANU email address to Jo Bayley or Emi Tanaka to be added for Sharepoint, Microsoft teams, and Microsoft group.
Expectations
All ANU staff are required to follow the ANU policies and guidelines, including but not limited to ANU Code of Conduct and ANU Responsible Conduct of Research policy. Those who practice statistics should also follow the ASA’s Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice.
Specific to the AAGI team, we expect team members to:
- practice open science (share your code and data openly) when and where reasonable to do so,
- document and track activities using features and repos on anu-aagi GitHub organisation for projects,
- give and receive constructive feedback, and
- acknowledge all contributors.
Early careers
- Join NECTAR, the network for early-career university workers at ANU.
- ANU Integrated AI network may be of an interest. If you want to join the Team channel, ask Emi Tanaka to add you.
- You may occassionally want to check out ANU Agrifood Innovation Institute and ANU Statistics Research Group for news and events. The event notices are usually mailed to BDSI members.
Conversations and dealing with conflicts
Emi Tanaka, as the ANU-AAGI lead, is responsible for the team’s operation and reporting. In general, if there any concerns, please feel free to talk to Emi Tanaka. You can find a time to meet with her here or email her at emi.tanaka@anu.edu.au. She is generally responsive and typically responds within 1-2 working day (if it takes longer than that, she may genuinely have missed/misplaced your email so just try again). If you feel uncomfortable talking to Emi Tanaka, you can talk to another faculty staff member (Emi’s go-to person is Alan Welsh) or Jo Bayley, if they are available and willing.
Naturally, with more people involved, conflicts are inevitable. Conflicts are not necessary bad (in fact, can be a source of innovation and creativity), but it’s important to resolve it. We encourage you to talk to the person directly face-to-face (rather than having an emotionally charged email/text message exchanges) if you have a concern. If you feel uncomfortable doing so, you can talk to Emi Tanaka to mediate the conversation. In general, focus on what you can control rather than things you can’t.
Meetings
In addition to one-to-one meetings and small group meetings, the team has a number of regular meetings. You are expected to attend the meetings marked with a *. Other meetings are something that you may want to attend if you are interested.
| Meeting | When | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AAGI Meeting* | Once a week | 1-1.5 hour meeting AAGI members only |
| BDSI External/Internal Forum* | Once a week | 1-1.5 hour meeting |
| RSFAS Statistics Seminar | Usually on Thu 11am | 1 hour seminar, followed by catered lunch |
| ACT Branch of the Statistical Society of Australia | Last Tuesday of the month |