Meet Our Team

We are a multidisciplinary team of researchers with expertise in Information Systems, Machine Learning, Cyber Security and Data Governance. All researchers are actively engaged in one or more of the projects listed on this site.

Lead Researchers

A/Prof Nik Thompson.
AI Research Group Lead

Curtin Profile and Contact Info

Research Expertise: Information Security, Privacy, Human Computer Interaction, Education

AI Research Projects : Chatbots, Security and Governance, LLMs




Dr Michael Borck
BARG Technical Lead

Research Expertise:

AI Research Projects:


Dr Dengya (Simon) Zhu
Founding BARG Member
Adjunct Research Fellow


Research Expertise: Generative AI, Natural Language Processing, Information retrieval, Machine Learning

AI Research Projects: Retrieval Augmented Generation, Information Extraction, Risks of LLMs


Researchers

Dr Adil Hammadi
School of Management and Marketing
Curtin University


Research Expertise: AI, neural networks, fuzzy-neuro systems, decision support systems

AI Research Projects: Industrial optimisation


A/Prof Anna Bunn
Curtin Law School


Research Expertise: Digital Child, Privacy, Online Safety, Tort Law

AI Research Projects: Student support chatbot


Craig Sims
School of Education


Research Expertise: AI use K-12 / higher education. VR/AR/XR use in education, Simulation and alternate content delivery modes for learning, Attitudes to STEM education in Western Australia

AI Research Projects: Student support chatbot. School use of AI for assessment, inclusivity and development of AI literacies.


Dr Abhijeet Singh
School of Accounting, Economics and Finance


Research Expertise: Corporate Governance, Audit, Earnings Management, and experiential learning.

AI Research Projects: Student support chatbot


Prof Rachel Sheffield
School of Education


Research Expertise: STEM, sustainability and inquiry

AI Research Projects: Student support chatbot


Research Assistants

Dr Li Sha
Research Assistant


Research Expertise: Cognition, motivation, and behaviors in self-regulation and collaboration in digital learning

AI Research Projects: Student support chatbot


Jack Moursounidis
Research Assistant


Research Expertise: Retrieval Augmented Generation, Large language models, Supersymmetric Gauge Theory.

AI Research Projects: Student support chatbot