ACU researcher

Areas of expertise: computational intelligence; evolutionary optimisation; intelligent systems; artificial intelligence; xai; quantum machine learning

Email: Niusha.Shafiabady@acu.edu.au

Location: ACU North Sydney Campus

HDR Supervisor accreditation status: HDR Supervisor (Full)

Professor Niusha Shafiabady is Head of Discipline for IT and the Director of Women in AI for Social Good lab at ACU at Australian Catholic University.  She is an internationally recognised expert in computational intelligence, artificial intelligence, and optimisation, with more than two decades of experience bridging academia and industry. Niusha is the inventor of a patented optimisation algorithm and director of the Women in AI for Social Good Lab, where she leads research on machine learning, data analytics, and ethical AI applications. She has also created two AI tools: Ai‑Labz ,a predictive analytics safe tool, and a secure Q&A tool designed to support safe engagement with AI systems. Her work focuses on aligning technological innovation with social empowerment, knowledge sovereignty, and sustainable futures, and applying AI for social good.

She is also a trusted commentator on AI governance, youth safety, and digital policy. She invites research applications focusing on the Industry and Community Applications of:

• Machine Learning
• Data Analytics
• Intelligent Modelling
• Expert System Design
• Computational Optimisation