Research areas

The School of Computing Technologies engages in research in several broad areas.

Mojtaba Shahin

  • Software architectures, Software engineering for AI, Empirical software engineering, Human and social aspects of software engineering

Maria Spichkova

  • Computing Education, Formal Methods, Human-centred computing

Margaret Hamilton

  • Computer Science Education, User Experience, Mobility, Human-centred computing, Information systems

Sebastian Rodriguez

  • Artificial intelligence, Software Engineering for AI, Multiagent system

Huong Ha

  • Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Automated machine learning, Trustworthy machine learning, Data-driven software engineering

Tomas Turek

  • Applied computing, Data management and data science, Machine learning, Software engineering, Computer vision and multimedia computation, Distributed computing and systems software, Human-centred computing

Edouard Amouroux

  • Agent-based modelling and simulation

Dhirendra Singh

  • Agent-based modelling and simulation, Agent-oriented programming

John Thangarajah

  • Autonomous Multi-agent Systems, Agent based simulation

Sebastian Sardina

  • AI planning and sequential decision making; Cognitive Robotics

Jessica Rivera-Villicana

  • Hierarchical planning, Intelligent Agents

Jeffrey Chan

  • Applied computing, Data management and data science, Machine learning,  F.A.T.E (fair, accountable, transparent, ethical) machine learning, recommender systems, data driven optimisation

Azadeh Alavi

  • Computer vision and multimedia computation, Machine learning

Wei Shao

  • Distributed computing and systems software, Human-centred computing

Lawrence Cavedon

  • Human-centred computing, Data management and data science, Digital Health, conversational systems, biomedical text mining

Timothy Wiley

  • Human-centred computing, Machine learning, Reinforcement learning, multiagent scheduling, Autonomous Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction

Michael Dann

  • Machine learning, Time series forecasting, Explainable AI

Rajapaksha Hewa Ranasinghage Dilini Sewwandi 

  • Machine learning, explainability, interpretability

Kacper Sokol

  • Machine learning, Deep Learning

Haytham Fayek

  • Machine learning, Deep Learning

Karin Verspoor

  • Machine learning, Data management and data science, Natural language processing, Biomedical informatics

Xiaodong Li

  • Machine learning, Optimization, Data management and data science, Evolutionary Computation, Large-Scale Optimization

Huong Ha

  • Machine learning, Software engineering, Automated machine learning, Trustworthy machine learning, Data-driven software engineering

Sebastian Rodriguez

  • Software Engineering for AI, Multiagent system

James Harland

  • Intelligent agents, Interactive narrative, Theory of computation, Computing education

Tabinda Sarwar

  • Digital Health, Machine learning, Computer vision and multimedia computation

Andrei Kelarev

  • Cybersecurity and privacy, Distributed computing and systems software, Machine learning, Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Federated learning

Tabinda Sarwar

  • Digital Health, Artificial intelligence, Machine learning

Vic Ciesielski

  • Machine learning, Evolutionary Art

Azadeh Alavi

  • Artificial intelligence, Machine learning

Tomas Turek

  • Applied computing, Artificial intelligence, Data management and data science, Machine learning, Software engineering, Distributed computing and systems software, Human-centred computing

Iqbal Gondal
  • Remote condition monitoring, Wireless and Sensor networks
Maggie Liu
  • Privacy-preserving machine learning, Secure computation

Golnoush Abaei

  • Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Software Testing

Xun Yi

  • Blockchain, Cloud Security 

Xiaoyu Xia

  • Software engineering, data management and data science, distributed computing and system software

Elham Naghizade

  • Data management and data science, Machine learning, Urban computing 

Fengling Han

  • Distributed computing and systems software,  Complex networks modelling and control

Zahir Tari

  • Service-Oriented Computing, Distributed computing and systems software

Andrei Kelarev

  • Cybersecurity and privacy, Distributed computing and systems software, Machine learning, Artificial intelligence,  Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Federated learning

Son Hoang Dau

  • Coding theory, Blockchain

Hai Dong

  • Crowdsourcing, Social Computing, Distributed computing and systems software, Data management and data science, Machine learning

Terry Yang

Zhifeng Bao

Shane Culpepper

  • Information Retrieval

Yongli Ren

  • Recommender Systems, Data engineering and data science

Xiangmin Zhou

  • Data management and data science, Distributed computing and systems software, Machine learning

Mark Sanderson

  • Human-centred computing, Library and information studies, Information Retrieval, Recommender Systems

Damiano Spina

  • Information Access and Retrieval, Evaluation of information access systems, fairness, accountability, credibility and transparency of information access systems
Halil Ali
  • Information systems, Information retrieval, Web crawlers
Falk Scholer
  • Library and information studies, Human-centred computing, Information Access and Retrieval, FATE* (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency and Ethics) of algorithms and systems
Estrid He
  • Data mining, Wireless communication, Machine learning
Jenny Zhang
  • Natural language processing and text mining, Social media data mining, Machine learning
Li Chik
  • Machine learning

Hai Dong

  • Crowdsourcing, Social Computing, Distributed computing and systems software, Cybersecurity and privacy, Machine learning

Elham Naghizade

  • Cybersecurity and privacy, Machine learning, Urban computing 

Xiaodong Li

  • Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Optimization, Evolutionary Computation, Large-Scale Optimization

Karin Verspoor

  • Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Natural language processing, Biomedical informatics

Lawrence Cavedon

  • Artificial intelligence, Human-centred computing, Digital Health, Conversational systems, Biomedical text mining

Jeffrey Chan

  • Artificial intelligence, Applied computing, Machine learning,  F.A.T.E (fair, accountable, transparent, ethical) machine learning, recommender systems, data driven optimisation

Tomas Turek

  • Applied computing, Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Software engineering, Computer vision and multimedia computation, Distributed computing and systems software, Human-centred computing

Dana Mckay

  • Information science, Information interaction, Data management and data science, Library and information studies, Human-centred computing

Halil Ali

  •  Information retrieval, Web crawlers, Data management and data science

Johanne Trippas

  • Dialogue analysis, Interactive information retrieval, Library and information studies, Conversational systems, intelligent systems, Human-centred computing, interactive information retrieval

Margaret Hamilton

  • Computer Science Education, User Experience, Mobility, Software engineering, Human-centred computing

Qiang Fu

  • Internet and cloud-based systems, Cyber-physical systems and IoT

Zahir Tari

  • Service-Oriented Computing, Cybersecurity and privacy

Hai Dong

  • Crowdsourcing, Social Computing, Cybersecurity and privacy, Data management and data science, Machine learning

Danula Hettiachchi

  • Information science, Information Interaction

Son Hoang Dau

  • Coding theory, Blockchain

Xiangmin Zhou

  • Data management and data science, Machine learning

Andrei Kelarev

  • Cybersecurity and privacy, Machine learning, Artificial intelligence,  Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Federated learning

Fengling Han

  • Cybersecurity and privacy, Complex networks modelling and control

Wei Shao

  • Artificial intelligence, Human-centred computing

Tomas Turek

  • Applied computing, Artificial intelligence, Data management and data science, Machine learning, Software engineering, Computer vision and multimedia computation, Human-centred computing

Danula Hettiachchi

  • Crowdsourcing, Social Computing

Dana Mckay

  • Information science, Information interaction, Information systems, Data management and data science, Library and information studies

Johanne Trippas

  • Dialogue analysis, Interactive information retrieval, Information systems, Library and information studies, Conversational systems, intelligent systems, interactive information retrieval

Margaret Hamilton

  • Computer Science Education, User Experience, Mobility, Information systems, Software engineering

Maria Spichkova

  • Computing Education, Formal Methods, Software engineering

Falk Scholer

  • Data management and data science, Library and information studies, Information Access and Retrieval, FATE* (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency and Ethics) of algorithms and systems

Mark Sanderson

  • Data management and data science, Library and information studies, Information Retrieval, Recommender Systems

Lawrence Cavedon

  • Artificial intelligence, Data management and data science, Digital Health, conversational systems, biomedical text mining

Timothy Wiley

  • Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Reinforcement learning, multiagent scheduling, Autonomous Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction

Wei Shao

  • Artificial intelligence, Distributed computing and systems software

Tomas Turek

  • Applied computing, Artificial intelligence, Data management and data science, Machine learning, Software engineering, Computer vision and multimedia computation, Distributed computing and systems software

Vlada Rozova

  • Natural language processing, Applied AI in Medicine

Tabinda Sarwar

  • Digital Health, Artificial intelligence, Computer vision and multimedia computation

Vic Ciesielski

  • Computer Vision, Evolutionary Art

Hai Dong

  • Crowdsourcing, Social Computing, Distributed computing and systems software, Cybersecurity and privacy, Data management and data science

Jenny Zhang

  • Natural language processing and text mining, Social media data mining, Data management and science 

Li Chik

  • Data management and data science

Estrid He

  • Data mining, Wireless communication, Data management and data science

Xiangmin Zhou

  • Data management and data science, Distributed computing and systems software

Andrei Kelarev

  • Cybersecurity and privacy, Distributed computing and systems software, Artificial intelligence,  Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Federated learning

Elham Naghizade

  • Cybersecurity and privacy, Data management and data science, Urban computing 

Huong Ha

  • Artificial intelligence, Software engineering, Automated machine learning, Trustworthy machine learning, Data-driven software engineering

Xiaodong Li

  • Artificial intelligence, Optimization, Data management and data science, Evolutionary Computation, Large-Scale Optimization

Karin Verspoor

  • Artificial intelligence, Data management and data science, Natural language processing, Biomedical informatics

Timothy Wiley

  • Artificial intelligence, Human-centred computing, Reinforcement learning, multiagent scheduling, Autonomous Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction

Michael Dann

  • Artificial intelligence, Time series forecasting, Explainable AI

Rajapaksha Hewa Ranasinghage Dilini Sewwandi 

  • Artificial intelligence, explainability, interpretability

Kacper Sokol

  • Artificial intelligence, Deep Learning

Haytham Fayek

  • Artificial intelligence, Deep Learning

Azadeh Alavi

  • Artificial intelligence, Computer vision and multimedia computation

Jeffrey Chan

  • Artificial intelligence, Applied computing, Data management and data science,  F.A.T.E (fair, accountable, transparent, ethical) machine learning, recommender systems, data driven optimisation

Tomas Turek

  • Applied computing, Artificial intelligence, Data management and data science, Software engineering, Computer vision and multimedia computation, Distributed computing and systems software, Human-centred computing

Johanne Trippas

  • Dialogue analysis, Interactive information retrieval, Human-centred computing, Information systems, Conversational systems, intelligent systems, interactive information retrieval

Dana Mckay

  • Information science, Information interaction, Human-centred computing, Information systems, Data management and data science

Falk Scholer

  • Data management and data science, Human-centred computing, Information Access and Retrieval, FATE* (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency and Ethics) of algorithms and systems

Mark Sanderson

  • Data management and data science, Human-centred computing, Information Retrieval, Recommender Systems

James Harland

  • Intelligent agents, Interactive narrative, Artificial intelligence, Computing education

Son Hoang Dau

  • Coding theory, Blockchain, Distributed computing and systems software, Cybersecurity and privacy
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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.