National Committee for Information and Communication Sciences

The National Committee for Information and Communication Sciences fosters information and communication sciences in Australia, links the Academy to scientists and practitioners in this area and to relevant scientific and professional societies, and links Australian and overseas scientists.

A strategic plan for Information and Communication Science, Engineering and Technology  in Australia was published in partnership with the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering in September 2019.

Governance

• Terms of reference (PDF, 33 KB)

Reports and activities

• Position Statement—Science and Australia’s Positive Future March, 2022
• Submission - Positioning Australia as a leader in digital economy regulation - Automated Decision Making and AI Regulation  May, 2022
• Preparing for Australia's digital future: A strategic plan for information and communication science, engineering and technology September, 2021
• Australia’s Digital Future—a nation of users or leaders?  September, 2021
• Submission - 2021 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap Exposure Draft December, 2021
• Submission – German Advisory Council on Global Change and Sustainable Development Solutions Network online charter ‘Our Common Digital Future’ January, 2020
• Submission—Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Systems of National Significance September, 2020

Go to the ‘Preparing for Australia’s digital future’ resource page

Members

• Chair: Professor Ampalavanapillai Nirmalathas
  • University of Melbourne, Head of Electronic and Photonic Systems Research Group, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Research Expertise: Microwave photonics, optical communications, science and technology
• Past- Chair: Professor Shazia Sadiq
  • The University of Queensland, Centre Manager, UQ Artificial Intelligence
  • Research Expertise: Data science
• Committee member (observer): Professor Rodney Tucker FAA
  • University of Melbourne, Director of the Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES) and Director of the Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications (CEET)
  • Research Expertise: Technological sciences and engineering
• Committee member: Associate Professor Benjamin Rubinstein
  • University of Melbourne, Department of Engineering and IT
  • Research Expertise: Security and privacy
• Committee member: Dr Ziggy Switkowski FAA
  • RMIT University, Chancellor
  • Research Expertise: Technological sciences and engineering
• Committee member: Professor Deborah Bunker
  • The University of Sydney Business School, Professor of Systems and Information (Research Affiliate)
  • Research Expertise: Whole of government disaster management, health, small and medium enterprises
• Committee member: Professor Andy Koronios
  • University of South Australia, Fellow of the Australian Computer Society
  • Research Expertise: Information systems, library and information studies
• Committee member: Professor Svetha Venkatesh FAA
  • Deakin University, CoDirector, A2I2, Applied Artificial Intel Inst
  • Research Expertise: Information systems, data deluge: Scalable feature extraction
• Committee member: Professor Iain Collings
  • Macquarie University, Deputy Dean (Research), School of Engineering
  • Research Expertise: Microwave photonics, optical communications, science and technology
• Committee member: Professor Alexandra Zafiroglu
  • Australian National University, Professor of Cybernetics
  • Research Expertise: Cyber-physical systems and the deployment of artificial intelligence across industries
• Observer: Dr Adrian Burton
  • Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), Director, Data Policy and Services
  • Research expertise: Computer science