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Professor Simon Lucey is the Director of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide. Previously, he held key positions at Carnegie Mellon ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s Robotics Institute, the autonomous vehicle company Argo AI, and CSIRO.

Professor Lucey’s research focuses on computer vision, machine learning, and robotics, drawing inspiration from pioneering AI researchers to uncover computational and mathematical models underlying visual perception.

Professor Anton van den Hengel is the Chief Scientist and Founding Director of AIML, alongside his roles as Director of the Centre for Augmented Reasoning (CAR) at AIML, Chair of the , and a professor of computer science at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.

Professor van den Hengel’s research focuses on deep learning, combining vision and language, video analysis, and medical AI.

Dr Hemanth Saratchandran is a postdoctoral research fellow at AIML with research interests in artificial intelligence, deep learning, geometric analysis, and topology. Previously, he held positions at the Institute for Geometry and its Applications at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Augsburg, and the Beijing International Centre for Mathematical Research.

Jessica Cortazzo

Jessica Cortazzo is a seasoned project manager and strategic partnerships leader with over a decade of experience driving collaboration across industry, government, and academia. As Manager of Projects and Strategic Partnerships at AIML as well as the Program Manager for the Centre, she oversees and leads multiple initiatives to advance machine learning applications in various domains.

Brendan Hopper is the Commonwealth Bank (CommBank) Group's Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Technology. He is responsible for ensuring that CommBank has world-leading IT engineering capability and makes the right technology investments and decisions so that technology becomes an accelerator, not a disruptor, for CommBank and its customers.

Sabina Streatfeild is the Executive Manager Innovation Ecosystems & Tech Community at CommBank. She is responsible for education, innovation, and research partnerships in technology.  She and her team are actively involved in the technology community, contributing to education programs and partnerships that will set ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ up for success as the economy transitions to a more digital future.

Dr Luiz Pizzato is a Distinguished AI Scientist at CommBank, where he focuses on building AI innovation that can improve people’s lives. He has a PhD in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and has developed the first Reciprocal Recommender systems. He held previous positions in academia, start-ups, and has led innovation labs in global consulting firms.

Dr Anna Leontjeva is an Executive Manager of AI Labs at CommBank, where she leads the bank's Center of Excellence dedicated to artificial intelligence research and development. Anna holds a PhD in Computer Science and has over 15 years of expertise in AI. At AI Labs, she directs strategic initiatives focusing on cutting-edge AI technologies, including graph machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI. Prior to joining CommBank, Anna held academic positions where she contributed to foundational research in artificial intelligence.