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    • Associate Professor in Digital Transformation and AI ManagementBusiness School

    Sultana Lubna Alam is an Associate Professor of Digital Transformation and AI Mangement. Her research interest sits at the intersection of digital transformation, digital technologies and the societal impact of digitalisation for organisations and social good. She is an inter-disciplinary researcher with expertise in socio-technical studies and predominantly uses qualitative methods such as focus groups, interviews, co-design and actional design research to examine use practices and value co-creation with digital technology. Her research has been published in ranked journals such as Information Systems Research, Information Systems Journal, European Journal of Information Systems, Information Technology and People, and Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems. Dr. Alam also contributes to the academic community as an Associate Editor for leading journals such as Communications of the AIS and Senior Editor for Australian Journal of Information Systems. Lubna is the treasurer of ACPHIS (Australian Council for Professors and Heads of Information Systems), the peak body IS professors in Australia. A recipient of 2011 Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning and 2016 Dean’s Emerging Researcher award, she has contributed on several industry panels, consultation reports and is regularly invited for social issue commentary on TV, radio & the print media.

     

    Beyond academia, Lubna was an appointed member of the ACT Government Ministerial Advisory Council for Multiculturism and founded the award-winning non-profit organisation ALO Enlightened Women Inc., a voice for migrant women in the ACT. For her advocacy on gender equality and DEI, she was awarded with the 2023 ACT Government Outstanding Excellence Award in Diversity and Inclusion and was a finalist for the 2024 ACT Woman of the Year Award.

    Sultana Lubna Alam is an Associate Professor of Digital Transformation and AI Mangement. Her research interest sits at the intersection of digital transformation, digital technologies and the societal impact of digitalisation for organisations and social good. She is an inter-disciplinary researcher with expertise in socio-technical studies and predominantly uses qualitative methods such as focus groups, interviews, co-design and actional design research to examine use practices and value co-creation with digital technology. Her research has been published in ranked journals such as Information Systems Research, Information Systems Journal, European Journal of Information Systems, Information Technology and People, and Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems. Dr. Alam also contributes to the academic community as an Associate Editor for leading journals such as Communications of the AIS and Senior Editor for Australian Journal of Information Systems. Lubna is the treasurer of ACPHIS (Australian Council for Professors and Heads of Information Systems), the peak body IS professors in Australia. A recipient of 2011 Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning and 2016 Dean’s Emerging Researcher award, she has contributed on several industry panels, consultation reports and is regularly invited for social issue commentary on TV, radio & the print media.

     

    Beyond academia, Lubna was an appointed member of the ACT Government Ministerial Advisory Council for Multiculturism and founded the award-winning non-profit organisation ALO Enlightened Women Inc., a voice for migrant women in the ACT. For her advocacy on gender equality and DEI, she was awarded with the 2023 ACT Government Outstanding Excellence Award in Diversity and Inclusion and was a finalist for the 2024 ACT Woman of the Year Award.

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    • 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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    • Lecturer/Senior LecturerBusiness School

    Malmi Amadoru is a lecturer in Business Information Systems at The University of Sydney Business School. She obtained her PhD in Information Systems at the Queensland University of Technology. Malmi won the second runner-up of the ACM SIGMIS Doctoral Dissertation Award and the ACPHIS PhD Medal for her dissertation in 2022. Before joining the University of Sydney, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at HEC Montreal.

     

    Malmi is a researcher at the intersection of digital technology, discourse, and society. Her work investigates how the narratives, debates, moral emotions, and meaning-making processes surrounding emerging digital technologies shape the trajectories of their diffusion and ultimately, how they are adopted, rejected, or transformed within organisations and society at large. She also examines the role of autonomous AI agents in shaping online discourse, exploring how human and algorithmic actors co-construct meaning, influence collective behaviour, and contribute to the emergence of new social orders within online communities. To explore these questions, Malmi brings together computational and qualitative methods in a creative and rigorous combination that enables both large-scale analysis and deep theoretical insight. She is at the forefront of computationally intensive theory construction and is well recognised as an expert in the information systems community, pushing the boundaries of how scholars develop theory using computational methods.

     

    Malmi's research agenda spans three interrelated areas: (1) discursive processes of technology diffusion, (2) the role of social media and autonomous AI agents in shaping discourses, and (3) computational approaches to IS/management research. Her work appears in prestigious journals such as the Information Systems Journal and conferences such as the International Conference on Information Systems and the Academy of Management.

     

     

    Malmi Amadoru is a lecturer in Business Information Systems at The University of Sydney Business School. She obtained her PhD in Information Systems at the Queensland University of Technology. Malmi won the second runner-up of the ACM SIGMIS Doctoral Dissertation Award and the ACPHIS PhD Medal for her dissertation in 2022. Before joining the University of Sydney, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at HEC Montreal.

     

    Malmi is a researcher at the intersection of digital technology, discourse, and society. Her work investigates how the narratives, debates, moral emotions, and meaning-making processes surrounding emerging digital technologies shape the trajectories of their diffusion and ultimately, how they are adopted, rejected, or transformed within organisations and society at large. She also examines the role of autonomous AI agents in shaping online discourse, exploring how human and algorithmic actors co-construct meaning, influence collective behaviour, and contribute to the emergence of new social orders within online communities. To explore these questions, Malmi brings together computational and qualitative methods in a creative and rigorous combination that enables both large-scale analysis and deep theoretical insight. She is at the forefront of computationally intensive theory construction and is well recognised as an expert in the information systems community, pushing the boundaries of how scholars develop theory using computational methods.

     

    Malmi's research agenda spans three interrelated areas: (1) discursive processes of technology diffusion, (2) the role of social media and autonomous AI agents in shaping discourses, and (3) computational approaches to IS/management research. Her work appears in prestigious journals such as the Information Systems Journal and conferences such as the International Conference on Information Systems and the Academy of Management.

     

     

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    Fields of Research (2020)
    • Business information systems
    • Communication and media studies
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Machine learning
    • Organisation and management theory
    • Innovation management
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    MA Saarland; PhD UNSW

    Dr. Sebastian Boell joined the department of Business Information Systems at the University of Sydney Business School in 2014. He investigates how information and communication technologies (ICT) shape how organisations are able to create understanding about themselves and their environment. Seeing organisations as complex, continuously changing social systems Sebastian explores foundational questions about information systems, such as:How do ICT shape organisational information? and, How do organisations change and adapt with and through information over time?

    Sebastian’s research draws from his multi-disciplinary training inInformation Systems, Information Science, Cognitive Psychology, Engineeringand further expertise in different research methodologies including: histography, qualitative research, interpretive work, scientometric and bibliometric approaches, practical information retrieval and literature analysis. This broad intellectual foundation is applied to problems such as: the use of technology for remote work (telework); conducting literature searches and analysis; the visibility of research output in journals, libraries and online; the creation of knowledge in academic disciplines; and for investigating fundamental concepts in information systems and information science.

    Sebastian holds a PhD inInformation Systemsfrom theUniversity of New South Walesand an MA inInformation SciencefromSaarland University, Germany. He has received several awards at international conferences for his research, includingbest conference theme paper at the International Conference on Information Systems. His research is published in top-tier journals across the fields of Information Systems, Information Science, and Work and Organizational Studies (see sectionPublicationsandResearch Interestsfor further details). Sebastian currently serves as director for theBusiness and Labour History Group (BLHG)and is an active member in theDigital Disruption Research Group (DDRG).

    MA Saarland; PhD UNSW

    Dr. Sebastian Boell joined the department of Business Information Systems at the University of Sydney Business School in 2014. He investigates how information and communication technologies (ICT) shape how organisations are able to create understanding about themselves and their environment. Seeing organisations as complex, continuously changing social systems Sebastian explores foundational questions about information systems, such as:How do ICT shape organisational information? and, How do organisations change and adapt with and through information over time?

    Sebastian’s research draws from his multi-disciplinary training inInformation Systems, Information Science, Cognitive Psychology, Engineeringand further expertise in different research methodologies including: histography, qualitative research, interpretive work, scientometric and bibliometric approaches, practical information retrieval and literature analysis. This broad intellectual foundation is applied to problems such as: the use of technology for remote work (telework); conducting literature searches and analysis; the visibility of research output in journals, libraries and online; the creation of knowledge in academic disciplines; and for investigating fundamental concepts in information systems and information science.

    Sebastian holds a PhD inInformation Systemsfrom theUniversity of New South Walesand an MA inInformation SciencefromSaarland University, Germany. He has received several awards at international conferences for his research, includingbest conference theme paper at the International Conference on Information Systems. His research is published in top-tier journals across the fields of Information Systems, Information Science, and Work and Organizational Studies (see sectionPublicationsandResearch Interestsfor further details). Sebastian currently serves as director for theBusiness and Labour History Group (BLHG)and is an active member in theDigital Disruption Research Group (DDRG).

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    • Information systems not elsewhere classified
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    • Lecturer (Education Focused)Business School
    BA MComm, Sydney

    Matthew Bright is a Lecturer in the Discipline of Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship and heads up the Sydney Genesis cross-faculty start-up program as its Entrepreneur-in-Residence.

    As an executive, Matt has extensive operating experience across start-ups and scale-ups and has also worked in the corporate world in banking & finance, consulting & professional services.

    Prior to formally joining the University, Matt was involved with the Business School in various capacities as President of the Business Alumni Network in 2022, a guest lecturer, a mentor in the Dalyell Scholar program & creator of the Unconventional Careers video series for students.

    BA MComm, Sydney

    Matthew Bright is a Lecturer in the Discipline of Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship and heads up the Sydney Genesis cross-faculty start-up program as its Entrepreneur-in-Residence.

    As an executive, Matt has extensive operating experience across start-ups and scale-ups and has also worked in the corporate world in banking & finance, consulting & professional services.

    Prior to formally joining the University, Matt was involved with the Business School in various capacities as President of the Business Alumni Network in 2022, a guest lecturer, a mentor in the Dalyell Scholar program & creator of the Unconventional Careers video series for students.

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    BA LLB GradDipEcon ANU PhD

    Previously, between 1988 and 1991 Professor John Buchanan was part of the team that undertook the first Australian Workplace Industrial Relations Survey (AWIRS). In 1991, he joined the Workplace Research Centre (formerly acirrt) and served as its Director from 2005 - 2014.

    Between 1988 and 1991 he was part of the team that undertook the first Australian Workplace Industrial Relations Survey (AWIRS). He joined the Workplace Research Centre (formerly acirrt) in 1991 and has been its Director since 2005. Until recently his major research interest has been the demise of the classical wage earner model of employment and the role of the state in nurturing new forms of multi-employer co-ordination to promote both efficiency and fairness in the labour market. Building on this research, he is now devoting special attention to the evolution of working life transition, the dynamics of workforce development and the connection between work, health and wellbeing. Professor Buchanan is currently Network Leader for the University of Sydney's Health and Work Research Network - a consortium involving experts from the Business School, Medical, Health Sciences and four other faculties.

    He was one of the authors ofAustralia at work: just managing?(1999) ofFragmented Futures: New Challenges in Working Lifepublished by Federation Press in 2003. These texts provide an overview of the restructuring of work in Australia since the 1970s. He most recently co-edited a book calledInclusive Growth in Australia: Social policy as economic investment, published by Allen & Unwin in 2013.

    BA LLB GradDipEcon ANU PhD

    Previously, between 1988 and 1991 Professor John Buchanan was part of the team that undertook the first Australian Workplace Industrial Relations Survey (AWIRS). In 1991, he joined the Workplace Research Centre (formerly acirrt) and served as its Director from 2005 - 2014.

    Between 1988 and 1991 he was part of the team that undertook the first Australian Workplace Industrial Relations Survey (AWIRS). He joined the Workplace Research Centre (formerly acirrt) in 1991 and has been its Director since 2005. Until recently his major research interest has been the demise of the classical wage earner model of employment and the role of the state in nurturing new forms of multi-employer co-ordination to promote both efficiency and fairness in the labour market. Building on this research, he is now devoting special attention to the evolution of working life transition, the dynamics of workforce development and the connection between work, health and wellbeing. Professor Buchanan is currently Network Leader for the University of Sydney's Health and Work Research Network - a consortium involving experts from the Business School, Medical, Health Sciences and four other faculties.

    He was one of the authors ofAustralia at work: just managing?(1999) ofFragmented Futures: New Challenges in Working Lifepublished by Federation Press in 2003. These texts provide an overview of the restructuring of work in Australia since the 1970s. He most recently co-edited a book calledInclusive Growth in Australia: Social policy as economic investment, published by Allen & Unwin in 2013.

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    • Human resources management
    • Professional education and training
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    Praveena Chandra brings a unique multi-disciplinary blend of corporate and academic experience. Her corporate experience combines roles that required her to conduct characterisation of advanced materials, technology transfer, technology evaluation, patent landscaping and techno-market mapping. She was instrumental in the creation of IndiaNano (Maharashtra, India), the technology platform focussed on bringing together academia and the corporate world in nanotechnology. Her academic work continued her corporate experience with an aim to better understand scientific innovations. Her core research interest is around innovations and address questions on how innovations take place, their assessment, and their predictability. She also has a keen interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning, especially around multi-disciplinary cohorts. Praveena received her MS in chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and her PhD from University of Sydney. She is a fellow of Higher Education Academy.

    Praveena Chandra brings a unique multi-disciplinary blend of corporate and academic experience. Her corporate experience combines roles that required her to conduct characterisation of advanced materials, technology transfer, technology evaluation, patent landscaping and techno-market mapping. She was instrumental in the creation of IndiaNano (Maharashtra, India), the technology platform focussed on bringing together academia and the corporate world in nanotechnology. Her academic work continued her corporate experience with an aim to better understand scientific innovations. Her core research interest is around innovations and address questions on how innovations take place, their assessment, and their predictability. She also has a keen interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning, especially around multi-disciplinary cohorts. Praveena received her MS in chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and her PhD from University of Sydney. She is a fellow of Higher Education Academy.

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    • Innovation management
    • Technology management
    • Higher education
    • Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
    • Education assessment and evaluation
    • Educational administration, management and leadership
    • Learning, motivation and emotion
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    • Lecturer (Teaching and Research)Business School

    Dr Suwen Chen is a Lecturer at the University of Sydney Business School, specializing in the realms of impact investing, social entrepreneurship, and sustainable management practices. With a robust academic background that spans a Ph.D. in Management from the University of Edinburgh Business School, an MBA from the same institution, and a Master's in Translation and Technology from Imperial College London, Suwen's journey is distinguished by a deep commitment to impactful research and education. Before her current role, she served as a Post-doc Researcher at ESADE Business School in Spain, contributing significantly to the field of impact-driven research.

     

    Suwen's work is grounded in a global perspective, supported by her role as an honorary member of the Green Angel Syndicate and her advisory contributions to investment firms, charities, and the United Nations Development Programme's Green Entrepreneurship. Her research and insights have been widely published in prestigious journals (including the Journal of Management Studies, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Business Venturing Insights, etc.), book chapters, and business cases, showcasing her dedication to advancing understanding and practices in impact investing and measurement, social innovation, and the transformative power of responsible management.

    Dr Suwen Chen is a Lecturer at the University of Sydney Business School, specializing in the realms of impact investing, social entrepreneurship, and sustainable management practices. With a robust academic background that spans a Ph.D. in Management from the University of Edinburgh Business School, an MBA from the same institution, and a Master's in Translation and Technology from Imperial College London, Suwen's journey is distinguished by a deep commitment to impactful research and education. Before her current role, she served as a Post-doc Researcher at ESADE Business School in Spain, contributing significantly to the field of impact-driven research.

     

    Suwen's work is grounded in a global perspective, supported by her role as an honorary member of the Green Angel Syndicate and her advisory contributions to investment firms, charities, and the United Nations Development Programme's Green Entrepreneurship. Her research and insights have been widely published in prestigious journals (including the Journal of Management Studies, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Business Venturing Insights, etc.), book chapters, and business cases, showcasing her dedication to advancing understanding and practices in impact investing and measurement, social innovation, and the transformative power of responsible management.

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    • Senior LecturerBusiness School

    Dr Raffaele F. Ciriello is a Senior Lecturer in Business Information Systems at the University of Sydney and a scholar of compassionate digital innovation. His research examines ethical dilemmas in sociotechnical change, focusing on AI companions, social media, decentralised platforms and public digital infrastructure. He is the author of Compassionate Digital Innovation: Navigating the Ethical Dilemmas of Sociotechnical Change (Routledge, 2026), and his work appears in leading academic outlets, including Information Systems Journal, European Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Business Ethics, Nature Machine Intelligence and The Lancet.

     

    His research has attracted over 2,000 citations and more than 600,000 reads and downloads. He has contributed to more than 140 documented media engagements, with his research and commentary featured by The Economist, Financial Times, Nature, Science, The Atlantic, ABC News, 60 Minutes Australia and The Conversation. He contributes to public policy through advisory work with Australia's eSafety Commissioner, parliamentary inquiries and submissions on digital regulation and online safety.

     

    A Distinguished Member of the Association for Information Systems, he serves as Associate Editor at European Journal of Information Systems, Editorial Board member at Information Systems Journal, and Debates Editor at Communications of the Association for Information Systems. He also founded the ACIS track on Digital Innovation for the Common Good, supporting socially engaged scholarship.

    Dr Raffaele F. Ciriello is a Senior Lecturer in Business Information Systems at the University of Sydney and a scholar of compassionate digital innovation. His research examines ethical dilemmas in sociotechnical change, focusing on AI companions, social media, decentralised platforms and public digital infrastructure. He is the author of Compassionate Digital Innovation: Navigating the Ethical Dilemmas of Sociotechnical Change (Routledge, 2026), and his work appears in leading academic outlets, including Information Systems Journal, European Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Business Ethics, Nature Machine Intelligence and The Lancet.

     

    His research has attracted over 2,000 citations and more than 600,000 reads and downloads. He has contributed to more than 140 documented media engagements, with his research and commentary featured by The Economist, Financial Times, Nature, Science, The Atlantic, ABC News, 60 Minutes Australia and The Conversation. He contributes to public policy through advisory work with Australia's eSafety Commissioner, parliamentary inquiries and submissions on digital regulation and online safety.

     

    A Distinguished Member of the Association for Information Systems, he serves as Associate Editor at European Journal of Information Systems, Editorial Board member at Information Systems Journal, and Debates Editor at Communications of the Association for Information Systems. He also founded the ACIS track on Digital Innovation for the Common Good, supporting socially engaged scholarship.

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    • Business information systems
    • Professor of Management and Organisational Studies
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    • Professor of Management and Organisational StudiesBusiness School

    BA(Hons); UNSW PhD

    Leanne is a Professor of Management and Organisation Studies. Leanne's research explores organisational strategies, discourses, and practices and how they impact equity and inclusion for organizations, the people who work in them and the wider communities in which they are embedded. Leanne's research has explored gendered and aged identities in a range of organizations. Leanne has a particular interest in alternative forms of organisation, including co-operatives, social enterprises, and Indigenous community-owned organisations.

     

    Leanne is the sole Chief Investigator on an ARC Discovery Project grant, Hybrid Practices in Indigenous Community-Owned Organizations, DP230102356, (2023-2027), this research will identify the strategies and practices that produce hybrid organizational practices in Indigenous community-owned organizations.

     

    Leanne was the recipient of the International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM) award for 'Excellence in Indigenous Management Scholarship (2023).

     

    Leanne's work with and for Indigenous peoples and organizations offers her a way to honour her Awabakal ancestry.

     

    BA(Hons); UNSW PhD

    Leanne is a Professor of Management and Organisation Studies. Leanne's research explores organisational strategies, discourses, and practices and how they impact equity and inclusion for organizations, the people who work in them and the wider communities in which they are embedded. Leanne's research has explored gendered and aged identities in a range of organizations. Leanne has a particular interest in alternative forms of organisation, including co-operatives, social enterprises, and Indigenous community-owned organisations.

     

    Leanne is the sole Chief Investigator on an ARC Discovery Project grant, Hybrid Practices in Indigenous Community-Owned Organizations, DP230102356, (2023-2027), this research will identify the strategies and practices that produce hybrid organizational practices in Indigenous community-owned organizations.

     

    Leanne was the recipient of the International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM) award for 'Excellence in Indigenous Management Scholarship (2023).

     

    Leanne's work with and for Indigenous peoples and organizations offers her a way to honour her Awabakal ancestry.

     

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    Dr Jarryd Daymond is Senior Lecturer in Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship and the Academic Director (Strategic Initiatives) at The University of Sydney Business School. He also holds a Fellowship with the Higher Education Academy, serves as a convenor for the Innovation and Commercialisation node of the Sydney Policy Lab, and previously held a Strategy Research Foundation Dissertation Scholarship from the Strategic Management Society.

     

    Jarryd researches the processes and practices that underpin strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with a particular interest in the emergence and evolution of commercialised scientific discoveries, their enabling ecosystems, and how to develop these emerging technologies in responsible ways. Empirically, he focuses on the responsible innovation and commercialisation of quantum, biomedical, digital and nanotherapeutic technologies – fields with strong relevance to regional prosperity, industrial capability, and policy development. His research is published in Strategic Management Journal, Research Policy, Organization Studies,California Management Review, and Nature Nanotechnology.

     

    Jarryd’s collaborative approach is at the centre of his multidisciplinary research. He actively engages with scientists, engineers, biomedical researchers, and academic entrepreneurs, to collectively enhance understanding of science commercialisation processes. His unique background and practice-oriented research, coupled with his use of human-centred design, facilitated group collaboration, and lean innovation, have supported scientists in their commercialisation journeys.

     

    A sought-after commentator and contributor to national policy debates, Jarryd has written on innovation system design, the National Reconstruction Fund, and Australia's National Quantum Strategy. His practitioner writing has informed discussions on state and federal initiatives including the NSW Innovation Blueprint 2035, highlighting practical steps to align funding, infrastructure, regulation, and procurement to drive regional and national impact.

     

    Jarryd teaches courses on entrepreneurship, the commercialisation of scientific discoveries, and project-focused innovation, drawing on his experience designing innovation and strategy processes with global consulting firms to create engaging learning environments. His passion for fostering innovation is evident in the entrepreneurial curricula, conferences, and training programs he has developed both within and outside universities, all aimed at building the next generation of innovators.

    Dr Jarryd Daymond is Senior Lecturer in Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship and the Academic Director (Strategic Initiatives) at The University of Sydney Business School. He also holds a Fellowship with the Higher Education Academy, serves as a convenor for the Innovation and Commercialisation node of the Sydney Policy Lab, and previously held a Strategy Research Foundation Dissertation Scholarship from the Strategic Management Society.

     

    Jarryd researches the processes and practices that underpin strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with a particular interest in the emergence and evolution of commercialised scientific discoveries, their enabling ecosystems, and how to develop these emerging technologies in responsible ways. Empirically, he focuses on the responsible innovation and commercialisation of quantum, biomedical, digital and nanotherapeutic technologies – fields with strong relevance to regional prosperity, industrial capability, and policy development. His research is published in Strategic Management Journal, Research Policy, Organization Studies,California Management Review, and Nature Nanotechnology.

     

    Jarryd’s collaborative approach is at the centre of his multidisciplinary research. He actively engages with scientists, engineers, biomedical researchers, and academic entrepreneurs, to collectively enhance understanding of science commercialisation processes. His unique background and practice-oriented research, coupled with his use of human-centred design, facilitated group collaboration, and lean innovation, have supported scientists in their commercialisation journeys.

     

    A sought-after commentator and contributor to national policy debates, Jarryd has written on innovation system design, the National Reconstruction Fund, and Australia's National Quantum Strategy. His practitioner writing has informed discussions on state and federal initiatives including the NSW Innovation Blueprint 2035, highlighting practical steps to align funding, infrastructure, regulation, and procurement to drive regional and national impact.

     

    Jarryd teaches courses on entrepreneurship, the commercialisation of scientific discoveries, and project-focused innovation, drawing on his experience designing innovation and strategy processes with global consulting firms to create engaging learning environments. His passion for fostering innovation is evident in the entrepreneurial curricula, conferences, and training programs he has developed both within and outside universities, all aimed at building the next generation of innovators.

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    Fields of Research (2020)
    • Entrepreneurship
    • International business
    • Organisation and management theory
    • Organisational behaviour
    • Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
    • Strategy
    • Design management
    • Nanomedicine
    • Innovation management
    • Lecturer in Strategy Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategy
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    • Lecturer in Strategy Innovation and Entrepreneurship StrategyBusiness School

    Bart De Keyser is a Lecturer in Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship at the University of Sydney Business School. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Antwerp (Belgium) and was a visiting scholar at HEC Montreal (Canada) and a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia Business School (USA). In his work, Bart focuses on organizational change, (disruptive) innovation, and strategy-making. His works spans various industry settings, including banking, consulting, media, logistics, diamond trading, and non-profit organizations. Bart’s research has been published in several highly regarded journals - including Organization Studies, Human Relations, and Research Policy - and has appeared as book chapters in Routledge volumes.

    Bart De Keyser is a Lecturer in Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship at the University of Sydney Business School. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Antwerp (Belgium) and was a visiting scholar at HEC Montreal (Canada) and a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia Business School (USA). In his work, Bart focuses on organizational change, (disruptive) innovation, and strategy-making. His works spans various industry settings, including banking, consulting, media, logistics, diamond trading, and non-profit organizations. Bart’s research has been published in several highly regarded journals - including Organization Studies, Human Relations, and Research Policy - and has appeared as book chapters in Routledge volumes.

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    • Lecturer in Business Information Systems
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    • Lecturer in Business Information SystemsBusiness School

    Malshika Dias is a Lecturer in Business Information Systems (BIS) at the University of Sydney Business School. She received her PhD in Information Systems from UNSW Sydney and holds a MPhil in Information Systems and a BS in Information and Communication Technology from the University of Colombo. Before joining the University of Sydney, she was a Lecturer at RMIT University.

    Malshika's research focuses on digital transformation and artificial intelligence, examining how these technologies shape business strategy, organisations, and professions. She primarily uses qualitative interpretive methods to investigate information systems phemonena. Her work has been published in the Journal of Strategic Information Systems and at major conferences, including the International Conference on Information Systems.

    Malshika Dias is a Lecturer in Business Information Systems (BIS) at the University of Sydney Business School. She received her PhD in Information Systems from UNSW Sydney and holds a MPhil in Information Systems and a BS in Information and Communication Technology from the University of Colombo. Before joining the University of Sydney, she was a Lecturer at RMIT University.

    Malshika's research focuses on digital transformation and artificial intelligence, examining how these technologies shape business strategy, organisations, and professions. She primarily uses qualitative interpretive methods to investigate information systems phemonena. Her work has been published in the Journal of Strategic Information Systems and at major conferences, including the International Conference on Information Systems.

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    • Senior Lecturer in Strategy Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Education Focused)
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    • Senior Lecturer in Strategy Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Education Focused)Business School

    Dr Paul Finn is a Senior Lecturer with the School of Strategy, Innovation and Technology at the University of Sydney.

    In his current role, Paul designs, coordinates and delivers educational programmes in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Paul co-developed the first cross-faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship major which spans five other faculties in the university and has created bespoke entrepreneurship courses taken by students from across the Business School. Previously, Paul designed and coordinated offerings in Strategic Management and Change Management at both the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne. 

    Paul gained his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the disciplines of Organisation Studies and Entrepreneurship from the University of Melbourne. His research interests include organisational creativity, entrepreneurship, power, and advanced qualitative research methods.

    Dr Paul Finn is a Senior Lecturer with the School of Strategy, Innovation and Technology at the University of Sydney.

    In his current role, Paul designs, coordinates and delivers educational programmes in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Paul co-developed the first cross-faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship major which spans five other faculties in the university and has created bespoke entrepreneurship courses taken by students from across the Business School. Previously, Paul designed and coordinated offerings in Strategic Management and Change Management at both the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne. 

    Paul gained his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the disciplines of Organisation Studies and Entrepreneurship from the University of Melbourne. His research interests include organisational creativity, entrepreneurship, power, and advanced qualitative research methods.

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    • 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
    • 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
    Fields of Research (2020)
    • Organisational behaviour
    • Director, MBA
    • Business School
    • Director, MBABusiness School

    Guy is the Director of MBA program at the University of Sydney Business School. Prior to commencing at the University of Sydney Business School Guy was an Associate Professor in Finance at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, where he also held various roles including Interim Dean, Deputy Dean and Director of Programs. Guy has designed and delivers MBA and executive education programs in the areas of financial analysis, financial management, strategic finance and mergers and acquisitions. Guy's research centres on risk assessment and management in financial institutions, and he is a consultant to the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority. Prior to academia, Guy worked in various roles in the Group Treasury of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Guy has served as an expert witness for Blake Dawson Waldron, Ashurst and Corrs Chambers Westgarth.

    Guy is the Director of MBA program at the University of Sydney Business School. Prior to commencing at the University of Sydney Business School Guy was an Associate Professor in Finance at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, where he also held various roles including Interim Dean, Deputy Dean and Director of Programs. Guy has designed and delivers MBA and executive education programs in the areas of financial analysis, financial management, strategic finance and mergers and acquisitions. Guy's research centres on risk assessment and management in financial institutions, and he is a consultant to the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority. Prior to academia, Guy worked in various roles in the Group Treasury of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Guy has served as an expert witness for Blake Dawson Waldron, Ashurst and Corrs Chambers Westgarth.

    • School of Strategy, Innovation and Technology
    Fields of Research (2020)
    • Corporate governance
    • Deputy Head of School (Education)
    • Business School
    • Deputy Head of School (Education)Business School

    Dr Mark Freeman is a Senior Lecturer (education-focused) in the discipline of Business Information Systems and the Dalyell Program Director at the University of Sydney Business School. Mark is acknowledged as an outstanding educational innovator who utilises creative pedagogical approaches and modern technologies to enhance students' learning experiences.

    He holds a Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology, a Master of Education (Higher Education) and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Wollongong. His doctoral work examined the relationship between human-computer interaction and e-commerce systems. His current research interests include understanding the impacts of information systems (IS) on human behaviour across different subsections of the population, including children, medical patients, and volunteers, from various perspectives and their broader implications, including cybersecurity phenomena. He has published his work, discipline-focused research in journals, including Computers in Human Behavior, IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society, Journal of Medical Systems and Journal of Enterprise Information Management, and at several international conferences. His focus on IS education has also been widely published, presented and recognised, as evidenced by his latest work on storytelling and AI chatbots, which received the Best Paper Award at the AIS SIGED International Conference on Information Systems Education and Research in 2024.

    Dr Mark Freeman is a Senior Lecturer (education-focused) in the discipline of Business Information Systems and the Dalyell Program Director at the University of Sydney Business School. Mark is acknowledged as an outstanding educational innovator who utilises creative pedagogical approaches and modern technologies to enhance students' learning experiences.

    He holds a Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology, a Master of Education (Higher Education) and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Wollongong. His doctoral work examined the relationship between human-computer interaction and e-commerce systems. His current research interests include understanding the impacts of information systems (IS) on human behaviour across different subsections of the population, including children, medical patients, and volunteers, from various perspectives and their broader implications, including cybersecurity phenomena. He has published his work, discipline-focused research in journals, including Computers in Human Behavior, IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society, Journal of Medical Systems and Journal of Enterprise Information Management, and at several international conferences. His focus on IS education has also been widely published, presented and recognised, as evidenced by his latest work on storytelling and AI chatbots, which received the Best Paper Award at the AIS SIGED International Conference on Information Systems Education and Research in 2024.

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    • Conference as a panellist or speaker
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    • Research collaboration
    • Industry projects
    • Research supervision
    • Professor
    • Business School
    • ProfessorBusiness School

    Uri Gal is a Professor of Business Information Systems at the University of Sydney Business School. His research focuses on the organizational and ethical aspects of digital technologies. He is particularly interested in the relationships between people and technology, and in the changes in the nature of work associated with the introduction of algorithmic technologies.

    Professor Gal received his PhD from Case Western Reserve University. His research has been published in journals such Organizations Science, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, and the European Journal of Information Systems. Professor Gal is an Associate Editor at the Information Systems Journal.

    Uri Gal is a Professor of Business Information Systems at the University of Sydney Business School. His research focuses on the organizational and ethical aspects of digital technologies. He is particularly interested in the relationships between people and technology, and in the changes in the nature of work associated with the introduction of algorithmic technologies.

    Professor Gal received his PhD from Case Western Reserve University. His research has been published in journals such Organizations Science, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, and the European Journal of Information Systems. Professor Gal is an Associate Editor at the Information Systems Journal.

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    Fields of Research (2020)
    • Business information systems
    • Associate Lecturer
    • Business School
    • Associate LecturerBusiness School
    PhD USYD; International MBA UCSC; MSc Engineering Polito

    After a successful career as a management consultant for tech start-ups and large firms, in 2019 Corinna Galliano completed a PhD at the University of Sydney Business School in the discipline of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

    Corinna is the recipient of a prestigious Business School Research Scholarship. Corinna moved to Sydney in 2014 on an Australian Endeavour Research Fellowship to pursue her International MBA. This experience motivated her to take up the challenge of moving into an academic career by enrolling in a PhD program.

    Using Paradox Theory which leverages the Eastern world view,Corinna's research sheds insights on managing the competing demands of leading and working in highly dynamic contexts, including start-ups, innovation teams and large organisations undergoing change and transformation, Corinna's interest in applying an eastern lens to the challenges of organisational settings is coupled with her activity as a Vedic meditation teacher.

    PhD USYD; International MBA UCSC; MSc Engineering Polito

    After a successful career as a management consultant for tech start-ups and large firms, in 2019 Corinna Galliano completed a PhD at the University of Sydney Business School in the discipline of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

    Corinna is the recipient of a prestigious Business School Research Scholarship. Corinna moved to Sydney in 2014 on an Australian Endeavour Research Fellowship to pursue her International MBA. This experience motivated her to take up the challenge of moving into an academic career by enrolling in a PhD program.

    Using Paradox Theory which leverages the Eastern world view,Corinna's research sheds insights on managing the competing demands of leading and working in highly dynamic contexts, including start-ups, innovation teams and large organisations undergoing change and transformation, Corinna's interest in applying an eastern lens to the challenges of organisational settings is coupled with her activity as a Vedic meditation teacher.

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    Fields of Research (2020)
    • Organisation and management theory
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Higher education
    • Innovation management
    • Lecturer
    • Business School
    • LecturerBusiness School

    Craig has a degree in literature from Macquarie University and a graduate in communications with a major in journalism from the University of Technology, Sydney. He has published articles across magazines and newspapers such as The Sydney Morning Herald and the New York Times. He has a long history working in government, tertiary education, the arts and the not-for-profit sectors. He is skilled in programming arts event, teaching, production management, corporate communications, publicity, live events, and entertainment logistics. He has taught and lectured at a tertiary level and has broad experience working with senior leaders in the Arts sector. He has a reputation in the Australian and international arts festivals circuit for handling top-level artists and being a problem solver. He completed his MA in Writing, with Distintion, at Falmouth University in the UK. He is currently undertaking his PhD through creative practice at the Universityof Adelaide.

    Craig has a degree in literature from Macquarie University and a graduate in communications with a major in journalism from the University of Technology, Sydney. He has published articles across magazines and newspapers such as The Sydney Morning Herald and the New York Times. He has a long history working in government, tertiary education, the arts and the not-for-profit sectors. He is skilled in programming arts event, teaching, production management, corporate communications, publicity, live events, and entertainment logistics. He has taught and lectured at a tertiary level and has broad experience working with senior leaders in the Arts sector. He has a reputation in the Australian and international arts festivals circuit for handling top-level artists and being a problem solver. He completed his MA in Writing, with Distintion, at Falmouth University in the UK. He is currently undertaking his PhD through creative practice at the Universityof Adelaide.

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    • Associate ProfessorBusiness School

    BSc (Hons), MSc, PG Cert, MBCS, FHEA, PhD

    Daniel (Danny) Gozman is an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney Business School (AUS) and an Honorary Fellow at Henley Business School at the University of Reading (UK). Danny received his PhD from the London School of Economics. He is a Research Fellow at UCL's Centre for Blockchain Technologies. Danny is a Freeman at the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists (Livery Company of the City of London). Currently, his work focuses on the intersection between policy, emergent technology (AI, Blockchain/DLT, Cloud ect.) and innovation. He has acted as an academic adviser to international law firms and analyst groups and as an external examiner to higher education institutions. He is a Senior Editor for the Journal of Information Technology (JIT) and an Associate Editor for the Information Systems Journal (ISJ), and serves on the editorial board of MIS Quarterly Executive (MISQE). Prior to academia, Danny worked for Accenture and Deloitte.

    BSc (Hons), MSc, PG Cert, MBCS, FHEA, PhD

    Daniel (Danny) Gozman is an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney Business School (AUS) and an Honorary Fellow at Henley Business School at the University of Reading (UK). Danny received his PhD from the London School of Economics. He is a Research Fellow at UCL's Centre for Blockchain Technologies. Danny is a Freeman at the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists (Livery Company of the City of London). Currently, his work focuses on the intersection between policy, emergent technology (AI, Blockchain/DLT, Cloud ect.) and innovation. He has acted as an academic adviser to international law firms and analyst groups and as an external examiner to higher education institutions. He is a Senior Editor for the Journal of Information Technology (JIT) and an Associate Editor for the Information Systems Journal (ISJ), and serves on the editorial board of MIS Quarterly Executive (MISQE). Prior to academia, Danny worked for Accenture and Deloitte.

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    • Mentoring
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    • Research supervision
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    • 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
    • 1 No Poverty
    • 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
    • 10 Reduced Inequalities
    • 17 Partnerships for the Goals
    Fields of Research (2020)
    • Business information systems
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Business systems in context
    • Banking, finance and investment
    • Business systems in context
    • Educational technology and computing
    • Information systems organisation and management
    • Senior Lecturer
    • Business School
    • Senior LecturerBusiness School

    Dr Petri Hallikainen holds a D.Sc. (Econ.) degree from the Helsinki School of Economics, Finland. He earned his M.Sc. and L.Sc. degrees from the same institution. He was also awarded the title of Adjunct Professor at the Aalto University School of Business, Helsinki, Finland. Before joining the discipline of Business Information Systems at The University of Sydney Business School he worked as Assistant Professor at the Aalto University School of Business, Department of Business Technology, discipline of Information Systems Science. Petri’s research focuses on understanding the use of novel digital technologies in organisations. Particularly, he is interested in understanding the managerial challenges and the organisational changes that are caused by the introduction of the new digital technologies. He is doing case study research aiming at understanding the adoption of the digital technologies in their organisational context. He has conducted or is currently conducting case studies on topics, such as Robotic Process Automation, the use of the Internet of Things technology in organisations and the application of the Blockchain technology in organisations. He serves as associate editor for the Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS) journal. He has taught a range of topics both on the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including topics such as Enterprise Systems, Project Management and Information Systems Sourcing.

    Dr Petri Hallikainen holds a D.Sc. (Econ.) degree from the Helsinki School of Economics, Finland. He earned his M.Sc. and L.Sc. degrees from the same institution. He was also awarded the title of Adjunct Professor at the Aalto University School of Business, Helsinki, Finland. Before joining the discipline of Business Information Systems at The University of Sydney Business School he worked as Assistant Professor at the Aalto University School of Business, Department of Business Technology, discipline of Information Systems Science. Petri’s research focuses on understanding the use of novel digital technologies in organisations. Particularly, he is interested in understanding the managerial challenges and the organisational changes that are caused by the introduction of the new digital technologies. He is doing case study research aiming at understanding the adoption of the digital technologies in their organisational context. He has conducted or is currently conducting case studies on topics, such as Robotic Process Automation, the use of the Internet of Things technology in organisations and the application of the Blockchain technology in organisations. He serves as associate editor for the Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS) journal. He has taught a range of topics both on the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including topics such as Enterprise Systems, Project Management and Information Systems Sourcing.

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    • Associate Professor
    • Business School
    • Associate ProfessorBusiness School

    PhD UNSW MEc UNE BBus RMIHE CPA

    Catherine Hardy is an Associate Professor of Business Information Systems. As an interdisciplinary researcher, Catherine's research focuses on how governance designs and practices emerge and change with the development, implementation and use of technological innovations. With an academic background in information systems and assurance, her research examines complex socio-technical change and governance, risk and compliance systems. Catherine's  long-term research program examines how new information infrastructures are shaping governance systems and related impacts on policy design, practices and work. She has examined the impact of business analytics on organisational control and management accounting practice, investigated cyber security governance in critical infrastructure organisations and explored scale, scaling and cross-scale dynamics in Internet of Things (IOT) information infrastructures. Catherine's research program is based on collaborations with practitioners.  Her goal is to assist organisations advance their understanding of sociotechnical change and the ways it is shaping governance designs and related dynamics associated with translating values, principles and ethics into practice, anticipatory approaches to an increasingly complex risk landscape, and building capabilities to lead, manage and operate multi-membership governance teams. In her teaching Catherine is committed to interdisciplinary curriculum design to connect different fields and blend specialist and generalist applications. She adopts a critical learning approach designed to encourage students to question and make connections between subject areas for enhancing their ability to apply knowledge in real-world situations and in partnership with industry and government agencies through collaborations. 

    PhD UNSW MEc UNE BBus RMIHE CPA

    Catherine Hardy is an Associate Professor of Business Information Systems. As an interdisciplinary researcher, Catherine's research focuses on how governance designs and practices emerge and change with the development, implementation and use of technological innovations. With an academic background in information systems and assurance, her research examines complex socio-technical change and governance, risk and compliance systems. Catherine's  long-term research program examines how new information infrastructures are shaping governance systems and related impacts on policy design, practices and work. She has examined the impact of business analytics on organisational control and management accounting practice, investigated cyber security governance in critical infrastructure organisations and explored scale, scaling and cross-scale dynamics in Internet of Things (IOT) information infrastructures. Catherine's research program is based on collaborations with practitioners.  Her goal is to assist organisations advance their understanding of sociotechnical change and the ways it is shaping governance designs and related dynamics associated with translating values, principles and ethics into practice, anticipatory approaches to an increasingly complex risk landscape, and building capabilities to lead, manage and operate multi-membership governance teams. In her teaching Catherine is committed to interdisciplinary curriculum design to connect different fields and blend specialist and generalist applications. She adopts a critical learning approach designed to encourage students to question and make connections between subject areas for enhancing their ability to apply knowledge in real-world situations and in partnership with industry and government agencies through collaborations. 

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    • ProfessorBusiness School

    BA (Honours) MS (Geology), MS (Telecommunications) PhD

    Dirk S. Hovorka is a Professor in the Business Information Systems discipline. He holds as MS in Geology and an MS in Interdisciplinary Telecommunications and received his PhD in Information Systems from the University of Colorado.

     

    His current research addresses how scientific and societal practices bring forth ‘worlds’ through theory, design, and conceptualizations of ‘the future’. Recognizing that the future is implacably resistant to full prediction and control, and that increasing rates of societal change render our knowledge about the past less indicative of future states, his research focuses on speculative approaches to ‘knowing’ regarding technology, society, and biophysical environments.

     

    Dirk is a coauthor of the AIS 2011 Best Paper"Secondary Design: A Case of Behavioral Design Research". He is Senior Editor of JAIS (Research Perspectives), Editorial Board Member of ISR, and Co-chair of the HICSS "Informing Research: Engaging with Futures" mini-track.

     

    Dirk is honored as the Beta Gamma Sigma Professor of the Year (2018) and recognized by the Wayne Lonergan Award for Outstanding Teaching (2018), the Dean’s Award for Teaching (2022) and numerous USS Teaching Citations.

    BA (Honours) MS (Geology), MS (Telecommunications) PhD

    Dirk S. Hovorka is a Professor in the Business Information Systems discipline. He holds as MS in Geology and an MS in Interdisciplinary Telecommunications and received his PhD in Information Systems from the University of Colorado.

     

    His current research addresses how scientific and societal practices bring forth ‘worlds’ through theory, design, and conceptualizations of ‘the future’. Recognizing that the future is implacably resistant to full prediction and control, and that increasing rates of societal change render our knowledge about the past less indicative of future states, his research focuses on speculative approaches to ‘knowing’ regarding technology, society, and biophysical environments.

     

    Dirk is a coauthor of the AIS 2011 Best Paper"Secondary Design: A Case of Behavioral Design Research". He is Senior Editor of JAIS (Research Perspectives), Editorial Board Member of ISR, and Co-chair of the HICSS "Informing Research: Engaging with Futures" mini-track.

     

    Dirk is honored as the Beta Gamma Sigma Professor of the Year (2018) and recognized by the Wayne Lonergan Award for Outstanding Teaching (2018), the Dean’s Award for Teaching (2022) and numerous USS Teaching Citations.

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    Fields of Research (2020)
    • Business information systems
    • History and philosophy of engineering and technology
    • Information systems philosophy, research methods and theory
    • Business systems in context
    • Information systems
    • Higher education
    • Head of School, School of Strategy, Innovation and Technology
    • Business School
    • Head of School, School of Strategy, Innovation and TechnologyBusiness School

    Carol Hsu is Professor of Information Systems and Head of the School of Strategy, Innovation and Technology at the University of Sydney Business School. Her research interests focus on information security management, information technology adoption and digital transformation. Her research has appeared in leading information systems journals, including MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research and the Journal of Management Information Systems. In recognition of her contributions to the information systems community, she received the Sandra Slaughter Service Award from the Association for Information Systems (AIS) in 2021.


    She currently serves as a Senior Editor at MIS Quarterly and the Journal of Strategic Information Systems, and as Vice President of Communications for AIS.

    Carol Hsu is Professor of Information Systems and Head of the School of Strategy, Innovation and Technology at the University of Sydney Business School. Her research interests focus on information security management, information technology adoption and digital transformation. Her research has appeared in leading information systems journals, including MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research and the Journal of Management Information Systems. In recognition of her contributions to the information systems community, she received the Sandra Slaughter Service Award from the Association for Information Systems (AIS) in 2021.


    She currently serves as a Senior Editor at MIS Quarterly and the Journal of Strategic Information Systems, and as Vice President of Communications for AIS.

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    • Lecturer
    • Business School
    • LecturerBusiness School

    Ed is a social entrepreneur with degrees in linguistic anthropology and speech pathology. He worked in rural and remote Australia (mainly in Wirdajuri and Kamilaroi communities) for 10 years as a speech pathologist before moving into academia. Ed completed his PhD in 2021 at the University of Sydney which focused on the phenomenologies of rural families of children with intellectual disabilities, and humanistic digital allied health support delivery and capacity-building with National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants across rural and remote Australia. Based on the findings, he co-founded Umbo to support Australians in underserved communities and populations to access speech pathology and occupational therapy. Umbo has saved NDIS participants over $25million in direct service costs since its inception, and continues to invest 50% of profits into funding services for people who can't afford to see a therapist.

     

    Ed was previously the Practice Education Lead in Speech Pathology at Western Sydney University (WSU), responsible for the design and rollout of the WSU speech pathology clinic, and for developing and managing the curriculum and community rollout of WSU's practice education program. Ed's current research is focused on telehealth in rural and remote Australia, ethnography of social enterprise in rural and indigenous communities, social return on investment in veterinary medicine, and innovative models of support provision and community capacity-building with marginalised peoples.

    Ed has over a decade of experience working on boards in the not-for-profit, peak body, and social enterprise sectors. He was a 2021 Westpac Social Change Fellow. Ed also served on the board of Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) for 7 years, with 3 years as president. During his tenure as president, SARRAH secured $9.6m in funding to develop the Allied Health Rural Generalist Program, to train and deploy rural generalists across Australia.

     

    Ed now lives on Dharug land and is the coordinator of the Remote and Rural Enterprise Program, which aims to support indigenous and rural communities to create and consolidate sustainable social change in the bush. He lives by the quote from his favourite existentialist, Franz Kafka: "Do what is right, not what is acceptable."

    Ed is a social entrepreneur with degrees in linguistic anthropology and speech pathology. He worked in rural and remote Australia (mainly in Wirdajuri and Kamilaroi communities) for 10 years as a speech pathologist before moving into academia. Ed completed his PhD in 2021 at the University of Sydney which focused on the phenomenologies of rural families of children with intellectual disabilities, and humanistic digital allied health support delivery and capacity-building with National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants across rural and remote Australia. Based on the findings, he co-founded Umbo to support Australians in underserved communities and populations to access speech pathology and occupational therapy. Umbo has saved NDIS participants over $25million in direct service costs since its inception, and continues to invest 50% of profits into funding services for people who can't afford to see a therapist.

     

    Ed was previously the Practice Education Lead in Speech Pathology at Western Sydney University (WSU), responsible for the design and rollout of the WSU speech pathology clinic, and for developing and managing the curriculum and community rollout of WSU's practice education program. Ed's current research is focused on telehealth in rural and remote Australia, ethnography of social enterprise in rural and indigenous communities, social return on investment in veterinary medicine, and innovative models of support provision and community capacity-building with marginalised peoples.

    Ed has over a decade of experience working on boards in the not-for-profit, peak body, and social enterprise sectors. He was a 2021 Westpac Social Change Fellow. Ed also served on the board of Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) for 7 years, with 3 years as president. During his tenure as president, SARRAH secured $9.6m in funding to develop the Allied Health Rural Generalist Program, to train and deploy rural generalists across Australia.

     

    Ed now lives on Dharug land and is the coordinator of the Remote and Rural Enterprise Program, which aims to support indigenous and rural communities to create and consolidate sustainable social change in the bush. He lives by the quote from his favourite existentialist, Franz Kafka: "Do what is right, not what is acceptable."

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    • Research collaboration
    • Conference as a panellist or speaker
    • Industry projects
    • Membership of an advisory committee
    • 10 Reduced Inequalities
    • 3 Good Health and Well Being
    Fields of Research (2020)
    • Linguistic anthropology
    • Veterinary sciences
    • Anthropology of development
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander anthropology
    • Associate Professor in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
    • Business School
    • Associate Professor in Innovation & EntrepreneurshipBusiness School

    Olga Kokshagina is an Associate Professor in Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

    She is an Adjunct Researcher at Monash University's Emerging Technology Lab and the UNU Hub - Learning Planet Institute. She is also a member of the French Digital Council. Her research explores the role of collaboration and technology in shaping innovation development and scaling in complex challenges, with a strong focus on healthcare, deep tech innovation and co-design. Olga has led and collaborated on projects with organizations such as the World Health Organization, OECD, STMicroelectronics, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Roche, Marie Stopes Australia. Her work is published in leading journals, including Research Policy, Design Studies, Journal of Information Technology and California Management Review. She has also been featured by the World Economic Forum, L'Humanité, Le Figaro, Les Echos and The Conversation. Olga is the co-author of The Radical Innovation Playbook, Envisioning the Future of Learning for Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship and The Future of Learning Playbook (De Gruyter). In her pursuit to make healthcare more inclusive and human-centered, she has co-founded an initiative Ninti to support women's health in the workplace.

    Olga Kokshagina is an Associate Professor in Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

    She is an Adjunct Researcher at Monash University's Emerging Technology Lab and the UNU Hub - Learning Planet Institute. She is also a member of the French Digital Council. Her research explores the role of collaboration and technology in shaping innovation development and scaling in complex challenges, with a strong focus on healthcare, deep tech innovation and co-design. Olga has led and collaborated on projects with organizations such as the World Health Organization, OECD, STMicroelectronics, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Roche, Marie Stopes Australia. Her work is published in leading journals, including Research Policy, Design Studies, Journal of Information Technology and California Management Review. She has also been featured by the World Economic Forum, L'Humanité, Le Figaro, Les Echos and The Conversation. Olga is the co-author of The Radical Innovation Playbook, Envisioning the Future of Learning for Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship and The Future of Learning Playbook (De Gruyter). In her pursuit to make healthcare more inclusive and human-centered, she has co-founded an initiative Ninti to support women's health in the workplace.

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