Participation in the Vacation Studentship Program has influenced countless students in their choice of further study and future career options. Many have gone on to pursue a PhD and/or built successful research career; either within CSIRO, universities, or industry.   **Strategy Team ** The Strategy team drive the formation of CSIRO's strategic direction, support portfolio investment decision making and tracking delivery. This is done through facilitating conversations, providing informed insights, and supporting performance management. The Strategy team supports CSIRO in developing its Corporate Plan and Annual Report, strategy development and impact planning for individual Business Units, facilitating the Annual Performance and Investment Review process, and continuous performance reporting.  The Strategy Team is offering the following project within their Portfolio program:    Project Title AI/ML and Corporate Strategy - What are the strengths and limitations?   Project Description This project will explore how AI/ML can be used to support portfolio strategy. This may include a range of applications from cluster analysis and project mapping to trends and insights analysis to inform strategy development. We will develop and test an AI/ML model using our past work and explore the strengths and limitations of that approach.   To be considered you will need:

• To be enrolled in an undergraduate degree at an Australian university;
• Have completed at least 2 years (full-time equivalent) of an undergraduate course (at the time the studentship is expected to commence). This includes third or fourth-year students, including final year honours students;
• A strong academic record (credit average or higher).
• An interest in pursuing a research career in science or technology, or a career in a related discipline; and
• The ability to undertake a full-time placement for 8-12 weeks over the university summer vacation period