2025

Mrs. Rana Raad1 1Geoscience Australia, Symonston, Australia Biography: Rana Raad is a Data Catalogue Officer at Geoscience Australia (GA) with a background in geology and a Master’s degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences. She began her career in exploration and...

Mr Michael D'Silva1 1AARNet, Australia Biography: Michael D’Silva is a Systems Administrator and Engineer at AARNet. He designs and develops eResearch software and the technology frameworks necessary for supporting shared environments. His current projects include implementing collaborative working environments such...

Mr Ryan Fraser1, Mr Ben Chiu2, Mrs. Nadia Taggart1, Mr Heath Marks3 1Aarnet, Australia, 3AAF, Australia Biography: Ryan is the Director, Digital Research at AARNet and leads AARNet’s engagement in the research sector to ensure that delivery of services and...

Mrs. Amanda Miotto1, Mr Riad Akhundov1 1Griffith University, Australia Biography: Riad Akhundov is an eResearch Analyst (QCIF) in the eResearch and Specialised Advisory department at Griffith University. His PhD focused on Computational Biomechanics (i.e., computer/data science applied to human motion)....

Ms Sreedevi Bhaskaran Potty Thulasi Lakshmi1 1Deggendorf institute of technology, Deggendorf, Germany Biography: Sreedevi B T holds a Master’s degree in Physics and is currently pursuing a second MSc in Quantum Computing and High-Performance Computing at Deggendorf Institute of Technology,...

Amber Daniels1 1WABSI, Australia Biography: Amber Daniels is Policy and Governance Lead for the Shared Environmental Analytics Facility (SEAF). With nearly 20 years of experience in higher education, Amber has developed deep expertise in governance, compliance, and innovation strategy. Before joining...

Prof. Linda O'Brien1, Lee Harris, Clare Nulley-Valdes, Natasha Simons 1National PID Strategy Advisory Group, Australia Biography: Linda O’Brien is a highly experienced senior executive, Board director and consultant who has successfully delivered operational, transformational and strategic initiatives within the academic...

Prof. Richard Sinnott1, Mr Luca Morandini1 1University Of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Biography: Professor Richard O. Sinnott is Professor of Applied Computing Systems and Director of the Melbourne eResearch Group at the University of Melbourne. He has been lead software engineer/architect...

Dr Emily Kahl1 1Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, Perth, Australia Biography: Emily Kahl is a Supercomputing Applications Specialist at the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre. She develops and maintains software for molecular simulation, with a specific focus on GPU-accelerated computing and machine...

Dr Sebastian Haan1, Mrs. Kirsten Jackson1 1The University of Sydney, Newtown, Australia Biography: Seb is a machine learning and AI specialist at the Sydney Informatics Hub, University of Sydney, with expertise in probabilistic models, computer vision, geospatial ML, and AI...