I am a senior lecturer and researcher in computer science and computational archaeology, specialising in data ontology, machine learning, information networks, and human-computer interaction applied to studies in human evolution. Over the last two decades, I have founded several information platforms supporting research in human evolution, most notably The Global Rock Art Database, the world’s first centralised, and the world’s first semantically enabled platform for global rock art research.
I have held previous research fellowships in digital technologies at Griffith University and Macquarie University focused on e-research capacity building and the development of intelligent systems for research across the humanities and the sciences (including archaeology, anthropology, history, philosophy, biology, ecology, law, and education).
My work is driven by a passion for exploring human evolution and our ecology through computational data-driven approaches. Where possible, I combine this passion with a need for addressing pressing global challenges through socially and environmentally impactful applications, that explore the interconnections in the human-nature-technology ecology. By bridging traditional archaeological research methods with cutting edge technological advancements, my interdisciplinary research challenges siloed thinking towards exploring the interrelations of different domains and innovates in new ways of understanding our human–nature–technology ecology, made possible through latest advances in human-computer interaction, machine learning and AI.
Research Interests: human-computer interaction (HCI), data ontology, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), human evolution, computational archaeology, digital archaeology, anthropology, media theory, education
Teaching Areas: computer science, human-computer interaction, information and communication technologies (ICT), media theory, cultural studies, information and communication design
