Department of Computing Technologies

Swinburne's emphasis on fostering innovation means that our teaching and research is always at the forefront of the latest technology. The Department of Computing Technologies is a leading powerhouse of research and teaching activity spanning the breadth of the computer science, software engineering and computer education disciplines. Our fields of research include cloud computing, role-oriented adaptive design, energy-management software, data management, computing education, cybersecurity and intelligent-agent technology.

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Computer Science

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Software Engineering

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Information Technology

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Our facility

Cisco Networking Laboratory

At Swinburne, our Networking Laboratory can be used to build large-scale broadband networks and provides industry-accredited Cisco training for students studying electrical and telecommunications engineering and networking.

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Dr Caslon Chua

Department Chair

Department of Computing Technologies

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cchua@swinburne.edu.au

Academic staff

Name	Position	Contact	Location
Dr Iman Avazpour	Post-Doctoral Research Associate	+61 3 9214 5623 iavazpour@swinburne.edu.au	EN510c
Dr Abhik Banerjee	Research Fellow, IoT Lab	+61 3 9214 3582 abanerjee@swinburne.edu.au	EN505b.02
Professor Angela Carbone	Associate Dean, Learning Innovation	+61 3 9214 3586 acarbone@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC917
Dr Siva Chandrasekaran	Lecturer of Engineering Education/ Lead, Internet of Things Academy, FIEAust, CPEng	+61 3 9214 5346 schandrasekaran@swinbune.edu.au	EN508D
Professor Tsong Chen	Professor of Software Engineering	+61 3 9214 4369 tychen@swinburne.edu.au	EN510d
Professor Jinjun Chen	Deputy Director of Swinburne Data Science Research Institute	+61 3 9214 4685 jchen@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Chao Chen	Research Scientist	+61 3 9214 3333 chaochen@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Caslon Chua	Department Chair, Computer Science and Software Engineering	+61 3 9214 5397 cchua@swinburne.edu.au	EN506e
Dr Alan Colman	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 8771 acolman@swinburne.edu.au	EN507c
Dr Abdur Rahim Mohammad Forkan	Senior Research Engineer - Software and Data Analytics	+61 3 9214 5148 fforkan@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC 205.5
Dr Carlo Galuzzi	Lecturer	+61 3 9214 4 cgaluzzi@swinburne.edu.au	EN702a
Professor Dimitrios Georgakopoulos	Director, Internet of Things Lab & Industry 4.0 Program Leader, Manufacturing Futures Research Institute	+61 3 9214 4341 dgeorgakopoulos@swinburne.edu.au	EN509b
Professor Jun Han	Professor of Software Engineering	+61 3 9214 5732 jhan@swinburne.edu.au	EN507b
Dr Qiang He	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 5431 qhe@swinburne.edu.au	EN508d
Dr Md.Saiful Islam	Research Associate	mdsaifulislam@swinburne.edu.au	EN403 d39
Associate Professor Prem Prakash Jayaraman	Head, Digital Innovation Lab	+61 3 9214 8587 pjayaraman@swinburne.edu.au	EN502C
Dr Yong-Bin Kang	Research Fellow	+61 3 9214 5 ykang@swinburne.edu.au
Tanjila Kanij		tkanij@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Raji Kochandra	Lecturer (PAVE) and Adjunct Research Fellow	rkochandra@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Ryszard Kowalczyk	Professor of Artificial Intelligence	+61 3 9214 5834 rkowalczyk@swinburne.edu.au	EN514b
Dr Wei Lai	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 4391 wlai@swinburne.edu.au	EN510b
Dr Man Lau	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 4367 elau@swinburne.edu.au	EN510a
Dr Huai Liu	Lecturer	hliu@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Shigang Liu	Research Fellow	+61 3 9214 5702 shigangliu@swinburne.edu.au	AMDC205.15
Professor Chengfei Liu	Professor	+61 3 9214 5035 cliu@swinburne.edu.au	EN511d
Dr Markus Lumpe	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 5272 mlumpe@swinburne.edu.au	EN514d
Dr Chris McCarthy	Senior Lecturer	cdmccarthy@swinburne.edu.au	EN 508e
Dr Matthew Mitchell	Lecturer, Information Technology	+61 3 9214 4615 mmitchell@swinburne.edu.au	EN508f
Dr Andreea Molnar	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 5 amolnar@swinburne.edu.au	EN506b
Dr Irene Moser	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 4745 imoser@swinburne.edu.au	EN504
Dr Hong Pan	Research Fellow	+61 3 9214 4936 hpan@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Charlotte Pierce		cpierce@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Chris Pilgrim	Pro-Vice Chancellor, Education and Quality; Academic Registrar	+61 3 9214 5231 cpilgrim@swinburne.edu.au
Associate Professor Kai Qin	Associate Professor	+61 3 9214 3766 kqin@swinburne.edu.au	EN509a
Mr Isuru Rajapakse	R&D Software Engineer	rrajapakse@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Dana Rezazadegan	Lecturer	drezazadegan@swinburne.edu.au	Melbourne, VIC
Dr Nicole Ronald	Lecturer	nronald@swinburne.edu.au	EN506c
Professor Richard Sadus	Professor	+61 3 9214 8773 rsadus@swinburne.edu.au	EN501a
Professor Antony Tang	Adjunct Professor	+61 3 9214 8739 atang@swinburne.edu.au	EN506e
Dr Pei-Wei Tsai	Lecturer	+61 3 9214 4979 ptsai@swinburne.edu.au	EN508d
Dr Muhammad Usman	Postdoc Research Assistant	+61 3 9214 3598 musman@swinburne.edu.au	EN505c
Associate Professor Bao Quoc Vo	Associate Professor	+61 3 9214 4756 bvo@swinburne.edu.au	EN511e
Dr Sheng Wen	Senior Lecturer	swen@swinburne.edu.au	EN511e
Dr Clinton Woodward	Lecturer	+61 3 9214 5945 cwoodward@swinburne.edu.au	EN514c
Professor Yun Yang	Professor	+61 3 9214 8752 yyang@swinburne.edu.au	EN506d
Dr Ali Yavari	Senior Research Engineer - Software and Data Analytics	+61 3 9214 5359 ayavari@swinburne.edu.au	EN507a
Associate Professor Jun Zhang		junzhang@swinburne.edu.au	EN511b
Dr Rui Zhou	Deputy Course Director of Bachelor of Computer Science (Professional)	+61 3 9214 8741 rzhou@swinburne.edu.au	EN510C
Dr Karola von Baggo	Lecturer	+61 3 9214 8439 kvonbaggo@swinburne.edu.au	EN508c

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