Congratulations to our CIRES Centre Director Professor Shazia Sadiq who has been elected as one of five new members to the Computing Research and Education Association of Australasia (CORE) Academy for 2025!

The CORE Academy is established to honour and recognise individuals who have made significant and cumulative contributions to the development of computing disciplines in Australasia.

As a researcher and educator in data and process management within the UQ School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Shazia’s work has focused on dismantling socio-technical barriers to technology-driven transformation. As director of CIRES, she has helped link research and industry through industry-informed PhD training programs. Shazia actively engages in policy advice and science advocacy activities, including the development of national strategic plans and expert submissions to government initiatives on emerging digital technologies, and was a core author on the government’s Rapid Response Information Report (2023) on Generative AI.

She is also a champion for equity and diversity through her work with the first Australian ACM-W student chapter and DEI@DB, an international group that leads diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for the database community.

Congratulations Shazia for this well-deserved recognition!