At the new Melbourne Centre for Data Science, we are forging a vibrant, research rich and engaging interdisciplinary environment to lead advances in data science for the benefit of society.
About MCDS
Data touches every aspect of our daily lives and holds potential for big change, positive or negative. Our goal is to promote and engage in fundamental and interdisciplinary research, teaching and leadership in Data Science.
Melbourne Centre for Data Science is built out of a joint collaboration between Statistics and Computer Science with priorities to:
- Connect the data rich ecosystem at the University to enhance distinguished research
- Enable vital fundamental research and deeper exploration into methodological foundations of data science
- Collaborate across academia, the private and public sectors, research centres, centres of excellence and research groups to drive innovation
- Assemble interdisciplinary teams of data science experts and domain experts to tackle long-term and/or large-scale projects
- Employ data science methods to aid circular discovery and further learned enquiry
- Inject data science expertise into real-world problems to provide cutting edge solutions
- Fortify research and educational training in data science for students, postdocs, academics and professionals
- Progress research outcomes, translation and impact by unblocking impediments by addressing methodological constraints
- Advise on, promote and observe strong data governance policies and practices.
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Directors and Executive
- Howard Bondell
Professor
Co-Director, MCDS
School of Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty of Science
- Michael Kirley
Associate Professor
Co-Director, MCDS
School of Computing and Information Systems
Melbourne School of Engineering
- Kirsten Doert Eccles
Executive Officer, MCDS
Melbourne Centre for Data Science
Faculty of Science
Associates
- Tomohiro Ando
Associate Professor
Academic Convenor, MCDS
Melbourne Business School
Faculty of Business and Economics
- Chris Baker
Research Fellow, MCDS
School of Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty of Science
- Sarah Monazam Erfani
Senior Lecturer
Academic Convenor, MCDS
School of Computing and Information Systems
Melbourne School of Engineering
- Lyle Gurrin
Professor
Academic Convenor, MCDS
School of Population and Global Health
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
- Charles Hill
Lecturer
Academic Convenor, MCDS
School of Physics
Faculty of Science
- Irma Mooi-Reci
Associate Professor
Academic Convenor, MCDS
School of Social and Political Sciences
Faculty of Arts
- Peta Masters
Research Fellow, MCDS
School of Computing and Information Systems
Melbourne School of Engineering
- Jeremy Silver
Research Fellow, MCDS
School of Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty of Science
- Jason Thompson
Arc Early Career Research Fellow (Decra)
Academic Convenor, MCDS
Melbourne School of Design
Faculty of Architecture, Building And Planning
- Martin Tomko
Senior Lecturer
Academic Convenor, MCDS
School of Electrical, Mechanical and Infrastructure Engineering
Melbourne School of Engineering
- Weichang Yu
Research Fellow, MCDS
School of Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty of Science
- Michael Zyphur
Associate Professor
Academic Convenor, MCDS
Department of Management and Marketing
Faculty of Business and Economics
Investigators
MCDS is pleased to have a large and growing group of researchers from a wide variety of domain specialties
Dr Khandis Blake, Lecturer in Psychology, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Areas of Focus:
Dr Renata Borovica-Gajic, Lecturer in Data Analytics, School of Computing and Information Systems
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Dr Daniel Capurro, Senior Lecturer in Digital Health, School of Computing and Information Systems
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Dr Koen Degeling, Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
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Dr Kris Ehinger, Senior Lecturer in Digital Health, School of Computing and Information Systems
Areas of Focus:
Dr Lea Frermann, Lecturer, School of Computing and Information Systems
Areas of Focus:
Dr Mingming Gong, Lecturer in Statistics (Data Science), School of Mathematics and Statistics
Areas of Focus: Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Biomedical Informatics
Wei Huang, Lecturer in Mathematical Statistics, School of Mathematics and Statistics
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Dr Qiuhong Ke, Lecturer, School of Computing and Information Systems
Areas of Focus:- Dr Liuhua Peng, Lecturer in Statistics, School of Mathematics and Statistics
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Prof Michael Smith, Professor in Business Administration, Melbourne Business School
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Dr Matthew Tam, Lecturer in Operations Research, School of Mathematics and Statistics
Areas of Focus:- Prof Antoinette Tordesillas, Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics
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Dr Georgia Warren-Myers, Senior Lecturer in Property, Faculty of Architecture, Business and Planning
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Job opportunities
No openings at the moment
Participate in our Centre
In alignment with our vision, there are multiple ways to participate in or collaborate with the Melbourne Centre for Data Science.