About

Psychology, AI, and a reason to apply both.

I started in psychological science — studying how people think, decide and cope — and moved into artificial intelligence and machine learning to build systems that take those human realities seriously.

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Background

Different disciplines, one direction.

Education

  1. Master of Artificial Intelligence & Machine LearningUniversity of Adelaide
  2. Bachelor of Psychological ScienceFlinders University

Leadership & service

  1. Student Representative — Master of AI & MLUniversity of Adelaide

    Represented the cohort's interests and carried feedback between students and faculty.

  2. Honorary Chair & former PresidentMiTSA — Masters in Technology Student Association

    Led and now advises the association, building community across technology masters students.

  3. Future University Student PanelAdelaide University

    Contributed a student perspective to the shaping of a new university.

  4. Succeed@Adelaide AmbassadorUniversity of Adelaide

    Supported and encouraged fellow students through the Succeed@Adelaide program.

Working approach

What I try to bring to the work.

  1. Responsible and human-centred before clever.

  2. Evidence-oriented; comfortable saying what isn't yet known.

  3. Clear communication across technical and non-technical audiences.

Beyond the work

Away from a screen I am usually outdoors — nature, the coast, hiking, fitness and skiing — or thinking about philosophy, space and physics. I also enjoy board games and the company of dogs.

Charcoal silhouette of Jake Zachary standing alert with his tail raised

The mark

A quiet connection to Jake Zachary.

The small silhouette at the top of each page is Jake Zachary, my late black Labrador and soul dog. I miss him dearly.

It is traced from a photograph of him on the coast—standing alert with his tail raised—and carried into the site as a quiet way home.