ProfessorXiao Liu
Professor
Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Information Technology
- ProfessorFaculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Information Technology
- +61 3 924 45428 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
BIO
- AI and Human in Software Engineering, Service Computing, Low-Altitude Economy (Smart Drone Services)
- Transnational Education Expert
- Building Strategic International and Industry Partnerships
Xiao Liu received his PhD degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering
from the Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies at Swinburne
University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia in 2011. He received his Master
and Bachelor degrees from the School of Management, Hefei University of
Technology, Hefei, China, in 2007 and 2004 respectively, all in Information
Management and Information System. He is currently a Professor and
Leader of the Software Engineering Innovation Lab at School of Information
Technology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. Before that, he was an
Associate Professor at Software Engineering Institute, East China Normal
University, Shanghai, China. His research areas include Software Engineering,
Distributed Computing and Service Computing, with special interests in
workflow systems, cloud and edge computing, big data analytics, and human-
centric software engineering. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and ACM.
Area/Associate Editor for: Journal of Systems and Software, IEEE Transactions on Service Computing, Human-Centric Intelligent Systems, Array
Senior/PC Member (Main Track) for: ICSE, ASE, ICWS, ICSOC, UbiComp/ISWC
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- ProfessorDeakin University, School of Information Technology
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- ProfessorDeakin University, School of Information Technology, Burwood, Australia1 Jan 2026 - present
- Associate ProfessorDeakin University, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2025
- Lab Leader, Software Engineering Innovation LabDeakin University, School of Information Technology, Melbourne, Australia1 Aug 2022 - present
- Associate Head of School - InternationalDeakin University, School of Information Technology, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2018 - 28 Feb 2025
- Senior Lecturer - Information Technology (International Partnerships)Deakin University, School of Information Technology, Melbourne, Australia1 Oct 2015 - 31 Dec 2017
- Assistant to the DeanEast China Normal University, Shanghai, China1 Jul 2014 - 30 Sep 2015
- Associate ProfessorEast China Normal University, China1 Jan 2013 - 30 Sep 2015
- Postdoc Research FellowSwinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2012
DEGREES
- Doctor of PhilosophySwinburne Univ. of Technology
- Graduate Certificate of Higher Education Learning and TeachingDeakin University, Geelong, Australia
- Master in Information Management and Information SystemsHefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
- Bachelor in Information Management and Information SystemsHefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
LANGUAGES
- Chinese (Mandarin)Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
FIELDS OF RESEARCH
- Distributed computing and systems software
- Software engineering
- Artificial intelligence
- Information systems
- Data management and data science
AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION
- Masters by Research and PhD supervision
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE
- School of Information Technology