Senior Lecturer in the School of Computer Science and Engineering Research interests Level 1: I use artificial intelligence to engineer smart systems that learn from experience Level 2: I take machine learning algorithms and combine them with declarative programming languages to work on complex data such as networks and dynamic models Level 3: Using logic programming in combination with machine learning, we develop novel solutions in applications as diverse as computer chess, online dating and systems biology More details

Dr Geoff Warren is currently on leave from ANU, and is Research Director at the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR). Geoff held a position at ANU 2009-2013 as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Applied Statistics, where he taught FINM3005 Corporate Valuation and FINM3008 Applied Portfolio Construction. His research is in investment-related areas including fund management, portfolio construction, asset pricing and valuation. Prior to joining ANU, Geoff was Director of Capital Markets Research at Russell Investments in Australia. Previously, he spent 14 years within the research department of investment bank Ord Minnett and then JP Morgan, in various roles including company analyst, strategist and head of research. Geoff also spent 3 years as an equity portfolio manager with AMP Investments. Geoff has a doctorate in finance from the Australian Graduate School of Management, and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of NSW.

Dr. Reuben Segara is a Lecturer of Finance at the University of Sydney. Dr Segara is also a research associate with the Capital Markets Co-Operative Research Centre (CRC) Limited. His research interests and expertise are primarily in the areas of microstructure influences on the performance of equities and derivative markets, investment and risk management and the efficiency of capital markets. Dr. Segara earned his Ph.D. (Finance) from the School of Business at the University of Sydney. He also holds a Bachelor of Business, majoring in accounting and finance from the University of Technology, Sydney and an honours degree in economics and finance at the same institution. His post-graduate degree was financially supported by securing one of two prestigious Australian Stock Exchange scholarships, whilst working as a research assocaite for the Securities Industry Research Centre of Asia-Pacific (SIRCA). He is actively involved in equities markets research with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Dr. Segara maintains an active research agenda and seeks to be an active participant within the investment community. Supervisor Homepage

IT academics have been working with hospitals for decades to improve Western medicine. Dr Josiah Poon is working to do the same with Eastern medicine, by applying data mining and other IT techniques to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). “The core of TCM is the interaction of herbs. There are many different combinations of herbs currently in use for each illness, and I develop algorithms using clinical records to try to discover the most effective treatments. “I use a measurement called complementarity, which is found in economics. It works on the principle that the whole is larger than the sum of its parts – in this case, two separate herbs on their own may each do nothing, but when put together they may be a powerful treatment. “My work with a hospital in Beijing has vastly improved the treatments available to its patients, and I am currently working with a research centre in Shanghai to quantify the effectiveness of the drugs it produces. “While there are fewer TCM practitioners in Australia than there are in China, Australia is the first Western country to introduce the regulation of TCM through registration, which indicates the impact Chinese medicine is having on our health system. “I am personally passionate about this area because I am from a Chinese background and I don’t really see any difference between Western and Eastern medicine – they are both effective ways of aiming to cure illness. However, Eastern medicine tends to be seen as non-scientific, so I am using IT to build evidence of its scientific merit. “I started working in this field in 2008, and have been at the University of Sydney since 2001. The Chinese Studies Centre here helps to promote this sort of work, which is fantastic.”