Published in IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology, ACM Computing Surveys, Pattern Recognition, Empirical Software Engineering, Information & Management, Journal of Systems and Software, Information and Software Technology, Project Management Journal, and over 120 peer-reviewed international conference papers. Fellow of IT Professionals NZ, Senior Member of the IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society, and Member of the ACM.
Research Experience
2002-2024, Professor, School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology; 2013-2023, Professor, Department of Information Science, University of Otago; 2004-2021, Director, Software Engineering Research Laboratory (SERL), Auckland University of Technology; 2020-2024, Deputy Director, Science for Technological Innovation, National Science Challenge; 2016-2024, Theme Leader: Data Science & Digital Technologies, Science for Technological Innovation, National Science Challenges; 2023-present, National Contact Point, Horizon Europe: Pillar II, Cluster 3: Civil Security for Society, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
Education
1985-1988, BCom(Hons), University of Otago; 1989-1990, MCom, University of Otago; 1990-1993, PhD, University of Cambridge.
Background
Professor in Engineering and Computer Science, and Co-Director of the Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (CDSAI). Research interests include software engineering, information systems, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
Miscellany
Convened the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi Marsden Fund MIS Panel 2023-2024, currently MBIE's Horizon Europe Pillar II National Contact Point for Cluster 3: Civil Security for Society.