People
Cybernetics is a way to imagine humans steering technical systems safely through the world. At ANU School of Cybernetics we are building capability around this. Our people and programs blend education, research and engagement to support students, collaborators and the public to tackle the challenges posed by technology at scale.
Professor Angie Abdilla
Cybernetic Imagination Resident
Virtual Appointment
Eddie Aloise King
Learning Experiences Convenor
Edith.AloiseKing@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Josh Andres
Senior Lecturer
Josh.Andres@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Amir Asadi
PhD candidate
Amir.Asadi@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Catherine Ball
Honorary Associate Professor
catherine.ball@anu.edu.au
Virtual Appointment
Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell
Founder and Inaugural Director
Caitlin Bentley
Honorary Research Fellow
cybernetics@anu.edu.au
Virtual Appointment
Danny Bettay
PhD candidate
Danny.Bettay@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Thomas Biedermann
Senior Lecturer
Thomas.Biedermann@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Jake Blight
PhD candidate
Jake.Blight@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Charlotte Bradley
PhD candidate
Charlotte.Bradley@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Tony Briggs
Cybernetic Imagination Resident
Virtual Appointment
Tom Chan
PhD candidate
Tom.Chan@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Cole Cooney
Senior School Administrator
j.cooney@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Ned Cooper
PhD candidate
Ned.Cooper@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Kimberley Coulson
International Expert (secondee) | Strategy and Operations Manager for AFRAN
Kimberley.Coulson@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Kate Crawford
Cybernetic Imagination Resident
Virtual Appointment
Professor Katherine Daniell
Interim Director
Katherine.Daniell@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Chris Danta
Professor
Christopher.Danta@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
John Debs
Affiliate
john.debs@anu.edu.au
Virtual Appointment
Hannah Feldman
Research Fellow
Hannah.Feldman@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Gabriela Ferraro
Research Fellow
Gabriela.Ferraro@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Alex Fischer
Honorary Research Fellow
cybernetics@anu.edu.au
Virtual Appointment
Maia Gould
Cybernetic Engagements Lead
Maia.Gould@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Jessica Herrington
Futures Specialist
jessica.herrington@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Associate Professor Matthew Holt
Applied Cybernetics Lead
Deputy Director
Matthew.Holt@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Sungyeon Hong
Research Fellow
Sungyeon.Hong@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Memunat Ajoke Ibrahim
PhD Candidate
Memunat.Ibrahim@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Janelle Ireland
Project Manager
janelle.ireland@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Jasia_Reichardt
Affiliate
Virtual Appointment
Michelle Jasper
PhD candidate
michelle.jasper@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Sherice Kazzi
Engagement and Impact Lead
Sherice.Kazzi@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Myrna Kennedy
PhD candidate
Myrna.Kennedy@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Alison Kershaw
Affiliate
Alison.Kershaw@anu.edu.au
Virtual Appointment
Dr Ambelin Kwaymullina
Cybernetic Imagination Resident
Virtual Appointment
Pallavi Laxmikanth
Researcher
pallavi.laxmikanth@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Ash Lenton
Associate Professor
ash.lenton@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Danni Liu
School Administrator
Danni.Liu@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Sharon Lopez
Operational Excellence Lead
sharon.lopez@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Ella McCarthy
Communication Specialist
Ella.McCarthy@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Amy McLennan
Associate Professor
Amy.McLennan@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Andrew Meares
Cybernetic Futures Lead
Andrew.Meares@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Ehsan Nabavi
Affiliate
Ehsan.Nabavi@anu.edu.au
Virtual Appointment
Ellen O'Brien
Research Fellow
Ellen.O'Brien@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Safiya Okai-Ugbaje
Lecturer
Safiya.Okai-Ugbaje@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Caroline Pegram
Cybernetic Imagination Resident
Virtual Appointment
Jessamy Perriam
Associate Director (Education)
Senior Lecturer
jessamy.perriam@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
David Pledger
Cybernetic Imagination Resident
Virtual Appointment
William Reckmeyer
Professor
William.Reckmeyer@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Kathy Reid
PhD candidate
Kathy.Reid@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Lorenn Ruster
PhD Candidate
Lorenn.Ruster@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Vivienne Seedsman
Program Manager
vivienne.seedsman@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Chloe Skafte
PhD candidate
chloe.skafte@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Evan Skinner
PhD candidate
evan.skinner@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Ben Swift
Senior Lecturer
ben.swift@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Mark Thomson
Cybernetic Imagination Resident
Virtual Appointment
Aiden Thornton
Menzies Senior Research Fellow
aiden.thornton@anu.edu.au
Remote
Brendan Traw
Distinguished Professor
Brendan.Traw@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Lewis Tremayne
Research Officer
Lewis.Tremayne@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Mai Trinh
Executive Assistant
ea.cybernetics@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Sarah Vallee
International Expert (secondee) | AI & Emerging technologies
Sarah.Vallee@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Gabrielle Vannithone
Affiliate
Gabrielle.Vannithone@anu.edu.au
Julian Vido
PhD candidate
Julian.Vido@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Lynette Wallworth
Cybernetic Imagination Resident
Virtual Appointment
Amy Wardrop
PhD Candidate
amy.wardrop@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Paul Wong
Senior Lecturer
Paul.Wong@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Alex Zafiroglu
Professor
Alex.Zafiroglu@anu.edu.au
Birch Building
Our alumni#
In 2019, the 3A Institute launched our prototype graduate program, the Master of Applied Cybernetics. It is the world’s first graduate program focusing on the challenges of ensuring AI-enabled cyber-physical systems are safe, sustainable and responsible, where our students help to guide and accelerate a new branch of engineering into existence, not simply study its emergence.
Our students come from a huge range of backgrounds, experiences and demographics – the new branch of engineering builds on existing strengths in cybernetics, computer science and engineering, and draws on design ethnography, critical studies of science and technology, philosophy, history, business strategy, and more.
Meet our alumni of the Master of Applied Cybernetics. They represent a new type of practitioner who will help society navigate towards a safe, sustainable and responsible future.