People
The Centre for AI and Digital Ethics collaborates with researchers from a wide variety of disciplines across its member faculties. The CAIDE offices in Melbourne Connect house a small group of staff and a dynamic contingent of graduate researchers, and welcomes frequent visits from our collaborating researchers.
Centre Staff
| Name | CAIDE Role | Home Faculty Role | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeannie Marie Paterson | Director | Professor, Melbourne Law School | Profile |
| Simon Coghlan | Deputy Director | Senior Lecturer in Digital Ethics (Computing and Information Systems), Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Marc Cheong | Deputy Director and Digital Ethics Advisor | Senior Lecturer in Information Systems (Digital Ethics), Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Abi Ward | Project Coordinator | Melbourne Law School | Profile |
Advisory Board
| Name | Position | Home Faculty | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Drummond | Melbourne Connect Chair of Digital Innovation for Society | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Jeanne Marie Iorio | Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education | Faculty of Education | Profile |
| Liz Sonenberg | Pro Vice Chancellor (Systems Innovation); Professor in Computing and Information Systems | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Samuel Baron | Associate Professor in Philosophy; Academic Convenor for Artificial Intelligence Research | Faculty of Arts | Profile |
| Solange Glasser | Senior Lecturer in Music Psychology | Faculty of Fine Arts and Music | Profile |
| Mark Taylor | Professor in Health Law and Regulation; Director of HELEX@Melbourne | Melbourne Law School | Profile |
| Sarita Rosenstock | Lecturer in Fairness, School of Computing and Information Systems | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Carmel Mulhern | Independent Non-Executive Director | Various Non-University Organisations | Profile |
CAIDE Cross-disciplinary PhD Candidates
| Name | Faculties | Profile |
|---|---|---|
| Xanthe Lowe-Brown | Faculty of Fine Arts and Music; Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Elisa Shioji | Melbourne Law School; Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Aidan McLoughney | Melbourne Law School; Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Brian Martin | Faculty of Education; Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Joshua Rose | Faculty of Arts; Melbourne Law School | Profile |
| Maddi Cushion | Faculty of Arts; Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
Affiliated Graduate Researchers
| Name | Faculty | Profile |
|---|---|---|
| Elvina Anita | Melbourne Law School | Profile |
| Rashika Bahl | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Hui Xian Chia | Melbourne Law School | Profile |
| Susie Sheldrick | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Damian Curran | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Laura Camargo | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
Research Theme Leaders
| Name | Theme | Position | Home Faculty | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Cheong | AI, Society and the Digital Divide | CAIDE Deputy Director; Senior Lecturer in Information Systems | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Shanton Chang | AI, Society and the Digital Divide | Professor in Computing and Information Systems (Digital Ethics); Associate Dean (International), Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Jeannie Marie Paterson | AI, Law and Legal Institutions | CAIDE Director; Professor | Melbourne Law School | Profile |
| Inbar Levy | AI, Law and Legal Institutions | Associate Professor | Melbourne Law School | Profile |
| Mel Mistica | AI, Law and Legal Institutions | Senior Research Fellow; Data Specialist | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Julian Webb | AI, Law and Legal Institutions | Professor | Melbourne Law School | Profile |
| Abi Ward | AI, Health and Wellbeing | CAIDE Project Coordinator | Centre for AI and Digital Ethics | Profile |
| Caitlin Hitchcock | AI, Health and Wellbeing | Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences | Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Profile |
| Dominic Dwyer | AI, Health and Wellbeing | Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow, Centre for Youth Mental Health (Orygen) | Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Profile |
| Simon Coghlan | The Ethics of Interacting with Machines | CAIDE Deputy Director; Senior Lecturer in Digital Ethics | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Jacinthe Flore | The Ethics of Interacting with Machines | Lecturer in History & Philosophy of Science | Faculty of Arts | Profile |
| Peter Woelert | AI and the Future of Education | Associate Professor in Education | Faculty of Education | Profile |
| Carlo Perrotta | AI and the Future of Education | Associate Professor in Digital Education | Faculty of Education | Profile |
Research Collaborators
| Name | Position | Home Faculty | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Goldenfein | Senior Lecturer in Law and Technology; Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society | Melbourne Law School | Profile |
| Christine Parker | Professor; Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society | Melbourne Law School | Profile |
| Bjørn Nansen | Associate Professor, Human-Computer Interaction Group, School of Computing and Information Systems | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Bingyi Han | Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellow DAAD AINet Postdoctroal Visiting Fellow | Department of Computer Science, Saarland University Centre for Humans and Machines, Max Planck Institute for Human Development | Profile |
| Sam Blashki | Barrister; CAIDE Affiliate | Victorian Bar | Profile |
| David Watts | Technology Lawyer, Researcher and Advisor; CAIDE Affiliate | Profile |
Seed Funding Researchers
| Name | Position | Home Faculty | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Prictor | Associate Professor; Associate Dean of the Juris Doctor Programme Co-Director, HeLEX (Health, Law and Emerging Technologies) | Melbourne Law School | Profile |
| Grant Blashki | Associate Professor in Global Health; Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Global Population and Health | Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Profile |
| Belinda Davey | Research Officer, Human Factors in Data Science, Centre for Digital Transformation of Health | Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Profile |
| Kit Huckvale | Director of Research; Senior Research Fellow in Digital Health, Centre for Digital Transformation of Health | Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Profile |
| Yingyi Luo | Specialist Research Fellow | Melbourne Law School | Profile |
| Charlotte Blease | Resrearcher, Participatory eHealth and Health Data Research Group | Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala Universitet, Sweden | Profile |
| Rita Matulionyte | Associate Professor | Macquarie Law School | Profile |
| Elizabeth Deveny | Chief Executive Officer | Consumers Health Forum of Australia | Profile |
| Tom Johnson | Director, Advocacy and Engagement | Consumers Health Forum of Australia | Profile |
| Madhurima Das | Lecturer in Engineering Design, Department of Mechanical Engineering | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Juan David Figueroa | PhD Candidate | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Ajay Mahal | Professorial Fellow, Health Economics and Global Health Systems Research, Melbourne School of Global Population and Health | Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Profile |
| Rosalind McDougall | Professor in Health Ethics, Melbourne School of Global Population and Health | Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Profile |
| Olivia Metcalf | Senior Research Fellow in Digital Health, Centre for Digital Transformation of Health | Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Profile |
| Sonia Jawaid Shaikh | Lecturer in Media and Communications, School of Culture and Communication | Faculty of Arts | Profile |
| Peter Steel | Director, Centre for Digital Transformation of Health; Associate Dean, Digital Health & Informatics | Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Profile |
| Teresa O'Brien | Research Assistant in Digital Health, Centre for Digital Transformation of Health | Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Profile |
| Angus McKerral | Research Fellow in Psychology, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences | Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Profile |
| Paul Garrett | Research Fellow in Mathematical Psychology, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences | Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Profile |
| Shanton Chang | Professor, School of Computing and Information Systems; Associate Dean (International) | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Rashika Bahl | Sessional Academic, School of Computing and Information Systems | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Samantha Kaye-Johnston | McKenzie Research Fellow, Assessment and Evaluation Research Centre | Faculty of Education | Profile |
| Sarita Rosenstock | Lecturer in Fairness, School of Computing and Information Systems | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Cynthia Sear | Thomas & Margaret Ruth McArthur Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences | Faculty of Arts | Profile |
| Davor Petreski | PhD Candidate | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | Profile |
| Joshua Rose | PhD Candidate | Faculty of Arts | Profile |
Research Associates
| Name | Home Faculty | Profile |
|---|---|---|
| Carmelina Contarino | Faculty of Arts | Profile |
| Andrew Lim | Melbourne Law School | Profile |
| Oliver Nassau | Faculty of Arts | Profile |
| Laura Xie | Melbourne Law School | Profile |
| Lily Ballot-Jones | Swinburne Law School & School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education | Profile |
| Kavya Panchal | Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Profile |
| Mariam Nadeem | Faculty of Arts | Profile |