Associate ProfessorDaniel Lai

Daniel Lai is an Electonics and Computer Systems Engineer (BEng Monash) with a PhD in machine learning (Monash, 2006). He is currently Associate Course Suite Director of the Bachelor of Software Engineering, having recently joined the School of Information Technology, Deakin. His current research interests include predictive and generative AI models for robotic systems, materials for sensors and quantum cybersecurity. He has over 16 years of research-industry collaborations specialising in design and testing of wearable electronics, optoelectronic systems, wireless sensor networks and embedded systems across a range of industries i.e. health, sport, energy, supply chain and defence. He has over 150 peer reviewed articles, including 3 books in the areas of wireless sensor networks. Daniel has previously held administrative roles, including head of electrical and electronics engineering (Victoria U), Tech Ambassador to the Australian Nanofabrication Facility (ANFF), and Defence Liasion Manager to the Defence Science Institute (DSI). He is a member of Engineers Australia, IEEE, and ACS, and active reviewer of high impact journals such as IEEE Transactions, Applied Materials, and Nature Communications.