Professor Carolyn McGregor AM is Dean of the Faculty of Business and IT at Ontario Tech University and founding co-Director of the Joint Research Centre in AI for Health and Wellness between Ontario Tech University and the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
She leads pioneering research in Big Data analytics, AI, edge computing and data mesh infrastructures. She applies this leading-edge research in her international award-winning Artemis and Athena AI platforms for health, wellness, resilience and adaptation in critical care, astronaut health, firefighter training and tactical officer resilience assessment and development. She is regularly called upon by the media to provide insight on the latest technology trends.
She has over 200 refereed publications, and 3 patents in multiple jurisdictions. She has deployed her Artemis platform in two hospitals in Ontario, leads Canadian DND research contracts for new pre-deployment acclimation skill and resilience training. In 2022, she led a research study on the Axiom Ax-1 first all-private astronaut mission and she leads the Space Health study, supported by the Canadian Space Agency, on the International Space Station.
She is currently serving on the IEEE Computer Society’s Board of Governor’s and the Computer Society’s representative for IEEE Brain. She is a founding co-chair of the IEEE Pubic Safety Technology initiative.

Associate Professor of neuroscience and behaviour, with international expertise in ultra-high field brain imaging. Kiley’s research has examined the neural basis of consciousness and was some of the first to use machine learning algorithms to decode mental states from brain data. Her current work examines the effects of technology on human behaviour and brain function with a particular focus on neurotech and mental privacy. She is an executive member of the Australian arm of the International Organization for Human Brain Mapping and sees Australia and advocates for the ethical and responsible governance of brain data and other personal information and development of technology and the advancement of neurotechnology with privacy embedded into its design.

As Associate Professor of Cyber Security and Behaviour at Western Sydney University, Tamara works toward a future where our data works for us and not against us. Her research looks at new technologies to optimise how we take in visual information, including via extended reality and biometric monitoring. She is also interested in the secondary uses of the data these technologies create, the data economy, and how individuals relate to their own data once it's held by others. As a behavioural scientist working in a cyber security team, Tamara brings an interdisciplinary focus to questions around development and adoption of new technologies.

Prof. Dr. Amin Beheshti is a Full Professor of Data Science at Macquarie University, and an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at UNSW Sydney, Australia. Amin is the founder and director of the Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence, the head of the Data Science Lab, and the founder of the Big Data Society at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Amin completed his PhD and Postdoc in Computer Science and Engineering at UNSW Sydney, and holds a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, both with First Class Honours. Before starting his PhD in 2009, Amin had over a decade of industry experience as a founder and CEO, consultant, and Solution Architect in national and international organizations. Alongside his teaching activities, Amin has made significant contributions to research projects and successfully secured 50+ research projects (Over $39 million in Research Funding). Amin received Prestigious Awards, including the Australian National AI Award (AI Academic/Researcher of the Year), Excellence Award (Macquarie University, 2023), Excellence in Research Innovation, Partnership Entrepreneurship (Macquarie University, 2022), National Security Impact Award (D2D CRC, 2016 and 2017), Recognition Award (D2D CRC, 2016 and 2017), Australian Postgraduate Award (APA 2009-2012), and several Best Paper awards. In 2021, due to his outstanding performance, Amin was promoted from Senior Lecturer to Full Professor at Macquarie University. As a distinguished researcher in Data and AI Science, Amin has been invited to serve as a Keynote Speaker, General-Chair, PC-Chair, Organisation-Chair, and program committee member of top international conferences. He is also a leading author of several authored books in data, social, and process analytics, co-authored with other high-profile researchers. Amin has been invited to serve as a Distinguished Jury member for prestigious awards, including the "Aegis Graham Bell Award, recognizing his leadership in AI and significant contributions and involvement in commercialization efforts. Amin has been honored with the prestigious "AI Academic/Researcher of the Year" award at the inaugural Australian AI Awards 2024. He was also a finalist in two additional categories: "AI Leader of the Year – Enterprise" and "AI Rising Star of the Year – Enterprise."
 

Kaveh's career began as an Electrical Engineer in the Industrial Automation sector, where he developed significant expertise in marketing, sales and leadership. In 2019, driven by the insights and skills gained from pursuing an MBA Executive at the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM), he transitioned to the IT sector. This shift allowed him to leverage his technical background and business acumen to drive growth and innovation in cybersecurity.
Kaveh is deeply passionate about the Higher Education sector, holding Board roles and demonstrating strong business leadership and management skills. He is committed to bringing the best that Fortinet has to offer to the Higher Ed sector, fostering secure and innovative educational environments through cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions. His journey reflects a dedication to continuous learning and a commitment to excellence in his field.
Outside of his professional life, Kaveh enjoys paddling and road cycling as sport, motorcycle riding, camping, and reading. His most recent favourite book is "The Diary of a CEO" by Steven Bartlett, and his most recent favourite quote is "Higher Education is all about taking unremarkable people and giving them a chance at being remarkable.” by Scott Galloway.

 

Every second, our senses are inundated with a cacophony of sensory information, yet we effortlessly perceive a world that appears orderly and coherent. My goal is to decipher the computational mechanisms employed by the brain to achieve this feat. I'm particularly interested in understanding how the brain segments and integrates diverse streams of sensory input across both spatial and temporal dimensions, both in the visual domain and between the senses.
My lab combines virtual and augmented reality technologies to design human-machine systems and interfaces that are optimised to processing constraints of the human brain. We explore how factors such as cognitive load and stress influence our ability to learn and our capacity to extract and synthesize multiple sources of information simultaneously.