APAC Digital Science User Meeting 2026

APAC Digital Science User Meeting 2026

Join us for two days of innovation and networking as we explore the future of connected research data.

21st – 22nd Apr, 2026

Melbourne, Australia

Join peers from across the region for two days focused on how universities are strengthening research integrity, improving visibility of institutional outputs, and simplifying the research lifecycle using connected data and practical workflows.

Hear directly from institutions and Digital Science experts as we share real use cases, new product capabilities, and what is coming next.

Location

Horizon Room
Marvel Stadium
740 Bourke St
Docklands VIC 3008

Agenda

You are welcome to arrive from 08:30 each day. The Digital Science team will be on site to welcome you and provide your lanyard. Sessions begin at 09:30. 

We will provide food and refreshments throughout the two days. Day one will finish with a cocktail and canape networking reception. 

Day one

09:00 – 09:30 Registration & refreshments 

09:30 – 10:00 Welcome and company update

10:00 Symplectic Elements: What’s new

  • Item evaluation
  • AI-assisted data curation

11:00 – 11:20 Morning tea break 

11:20 Symplectic Elements continued

  • Roadmap and recent releases
  • Client presentation

12:40 – 13:50 Lunch break 

13:50 – 14:20 Dimensions 

  • Research Security
  • Industry partnerships
  • Roadmap and highlights

15:20 – 15:40 Afternoon tea break 

15:40 – 16:00 Dimensions Client talk 

16:00 – 16:30 Overleaf institutional features

16:30 – 17:00 Digital Science: Future product direction

17:00 Refreshments, canapes, and networking

Day two

09:00 – 09:30 Registration & refreshments 

09:30 – 09:40 Welcome

09:40 – 11:20 Figshare 

  • Roadmap and highlights
  • Metadata restructure project
  • Client talks 

11:00 – 11:20 Morning tea break 

11:20 – 11:50 Figshare & Symplectic Elements

11:50 – 12:40 Altmetric: Roadmap & highlights 

12:40 – 13:40 Lunch break 

13:40 – 14:20 Altmetric

  • Client talks 
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Data scores 

14:20 – 15:00 Symplectic Elements workshop pt I

15:00 – 15:15 Afternoon tea break 

15:15 – 15:50 Symplectic Elements workshop pt II

15:50 – 16:00 Closing remarks

Agenda subject to change as speakers are confirmed. Full session titles and abstracts will be published closer to the event.

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