Our team

Deakin is home to many talented researchers and research professionals leading innovations in science, technology and defence research.

Deakin’s academic contribution to defence research

Deakin attracts experienced scientists, engineers and developers committed to collaborating with defence and industry to further Australia's defence capabilities. We have a proven track record in providing state-of-the-art, high technology readiness level (TRL) solutions and services to defence and aerospace industries, in addition to extensive industry project management experience.

Our defence advisory team

Professor Doug Creighton

Professor of Systems Engineering. Director - Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI).

Professor Maia Angelova

Professor Of Data Analytics And Machine Learning. Head of Data Analytics Research Lab.

Dr Michael Hatherell

Deakin Academic Director, Australian War College.

Professor Arkady Zaslavsky

Professor of Distributed Systems and Security. Centre for IoT Ecosystem Research & Experimentation (CITECORE).

Professor Kon Mouzakis

CoDirector,  Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A2I2).

Professor Bernie Rolfe

Professor of Advanced Manufacturing. School of Engineering.

Professor Yong Xiang

Professor of Network Engineering, School of Info Technology.

Dr Simon Parker

Head of Operations, Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A2I2).

Professor Heiu Trinh

Professor of Control Systems Engineering. School of Engineering.

Professor Chang-Tsun

Professor of Cyber Security. School of Info Technology.

Professor Pubudu Pathirana

Professor, School of Engineering.

Dr Sui Yang Khoo

Senior Lecturer. School of Engineering.

Dr Luana Main

School of Exercise & Nut. Sci. The Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN).

A/Professor Daniel Fabijanic

Associate Professor in Metallurgy, Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM).

Hasan Acar

Senior Commercial Manager – ICT
Deakin Research Innovations
Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research).

Contact us

If you’d like to learn more about our projects and how our research capabilities can benefit you, we’d love to hear from you.

(03) 5227 1352
defence@deakin.edu.au