John Thangarajah is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence and the Director of the Security and Resilience Hub, at RMIT University. He was previously the Director of the Industrial AI Centre, and former head of the Computer Science and Software Engineering discipline.

John is an internationally recognised research leader in the technical area of Autonomous Multi-agent Systems. He has a sustained record of accomplishment in research publications and research funding from both government and industry sources. In particular, he has established strong collaborations with the industry around the modelling and simulation of complex behaviours.

Whilst an accomplished researcher, John is also a passionate leader in education and has proven track record in innovative teaching models, transforming the first-year student experience in Computer Science. He was awarded the prestigious RMIT Vice Chancellor’s Leadership Award in 2020 for his contributions to the University in Learning and Teaching.