TORRENS UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA
Professor of IT and Director, AI Research Centre (AIRO)
| 2023 – Present
Key outcomes:
- Led AI research performance to TEQSA-recognised “Exceeding World Standard” in machine learning (FoR-4611) research
- Secured strategic industry partnerships and funding with
- NVIDIA (Academic Partnership)
- IBM, AWS, Google, Fortinet, CIMIC
- SEI Global Academic Excellence Award (2024) and
- Vertical Research Excellence Award (2023).
TORRENS UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA
Professor & Head of Information Technology Programs
| 2021 – 2025
Key outcomes:
- Founded and scaled a cross-disciplinary IT & AI portfolio
- Delivered 2,000+ enrolments and A$30M+ annual revenue
- Built and led 50+ academic staff across IT, AI, cybersecurity
- Delivered measurable institutional growths.
- Enrolments: +336% (438 → 1910)
- Retention: +13%
- Success rate: +20%
- Student satisfaction: +16%
- Staff culture and engagement: +18%.
- University Academic Leadership Award (2022)
- Curriculum Innovation Award (2023)
MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Associate Professor & Associate Head of School (IT & Engineering)
| 2017 – 2021
- Developed analytics and research degree programs with 7-year TEQSA accreditation with zero conditions
- Led multi-campus operations (30+ staff, 1,200+ students)
- Supported ACS and Engineers Australia accreditations
- Improved student outcomes by 10–20% and increased enrolments by 600+
- Institutional Leadership Award (2019).
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY
Senior Lecturer & Deputy Head, Computing Systems
| 2001 – 2010
- Managed over 4000 Computing Students with award-receiving outcomes
- Co-created a flagship Bachelor of IT program accredited by ACS and EA, increasing enrolments by 2,500+.
- Led program consolidation improving quality and financial sustainability
- Secured A$1.2M+ in competitive research funding
- Supervised HDRs progressing to senior academic and industry leadership roles
- Faculty Contribution Award (2007).