DrShahadat Uddin
Senior Lecturer (Teaching and Research)
Faculty of Engineering
- Senior Lecturer (Teaching and Research)Faculty of Engineering
SERVICE & LEADERSHIP SUMMARy
Beyond research excellence, Dr Uddin has demonstrated a long‑standing commitment to institutional and disciplinary service. He has served for several years on the University’s Human Research Ethics Committee, contributing to the governance, integrity and ethical oversight of research involving human participants, an increasingly critical responsibility in the era of data‑intensive and AI‑enabled research. His service further extends to editorial and reviewing roles for major journals, including serving on editorial boards and assessing manuscripts for leading outlets, as well as regular reviews for high‑impact journals. These activities reinforce his standing as a respected research leader who supports quality assurance and methodological rigour across the field. In addition, he has assessed competitive grant applications nationally (NHMRC) and internationally (including Switzerland, the Netherlands, and the UAE) over multiple years, reflecting his standing and recognition as a trusted expert reviewer.
Dr Uddin has also played a significant role in building capability across academia and industry. As a Senior Lecturer, he supervises undergraduate, MPhil, PhD and postgraduate research students, cultivating the next generation of AI and health informatics scholars. His leadership in competitive funding schemes, including his role as Chief Investigator on an NHMRC Ideas Grant and multiple industry‑linked research programs, demonstrates his ability to translate methodological advances into real‑world applications that inform policy, health system planning and AI governance. Through interdisciplinary collaborations, open‑science practices and strong engagement with industry and government partners, he continues to generate impactful, ethically grounded research that is widely adopted and recognised both nationally and internationally.
SERVICE & LEADERSHIP
- AWARDS AND PRIZESUniversity of Sydney Strategic Research Fund Award1 Jan 2024
- RECOGNITIONOne of the Stanford-Elsevier list of the World’s top 2% Scientists in the Artificial intelligence and Image processing subfield (Single year: 2021 to Present and Career-long: 2023 to Present)1 Jan 2021 - 1 Jan 2023
- RECOGNITIONFaculty of Engineering Teaching Commendation, University of Sydney (21 times, 2014 to Present)1 Jan 2014