The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology Advancement Committee within the Australian Computer Society (ACS) serves as a driving force in accelerating the development, adoption, and practical application of cutting-edge AI technologies across Australia. Bringing together leading experts from academia, industry, and government, the committee is focused on advancing the technical foundations, capabilities, and innovation pathways that underpin the next generation of AI systems.
Artificial Intelligence has rapidly matured into a transformative general-purpose technology, enabling breakthroughs in areas such as machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and autonomous systems. As AI capabilities continue to evolve, there is a growing need to ensure that technical advancements are robust, scalable, interoperable, and aligned with emerging industry standards and best practices.
AACS
Chair
Ben has over 14 years of legal and advisory experience specialising in cyber risk, privacy, technology law, financial insurance and dispute resolution. He has acted in over 300 data breaches providing triage, privacy, strategic and claim support to companies.
AACS
Vice Chair
Ruth’s background is in Computer Science and AI. She has over 30 years of experience in Australian and US R&D and startup communites with development, founder and executive roles. In the past decade Ruth has been developing frameworks and solutions for the ethical use of data in AI.
AACS
Member
Vibs holds a B.Tech. and M.Tech. in Data Analytics and is a Graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors. Vibs brings 18 years of experience deploying machine learning at scale across industries including retail, medial devices, health, aviation, media, financial services and public sector in more than 5 continents. He additionally holds multiple architecture certifications across all major cloud technology providers.
MACS Snr CP
Member
Andrew is a Data and Architecture professional who has over 20 years of industry experience designing and managing large Business Intelligence and line of business solutions. Andrew is passionate about empowering businesses to make fast, accurate and creative decisions backed by data.
