Prof Joanna Batstone

Professor Joanna Batstone, PhD, DEng, FTSE is a leading global expert on AI. She has more than 20 years’ experience in top executive roles in the USA, Europe and Australia, helping universities, companies and government use technology to meet their goals. 

Joanna is a Professor of Practice in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University and previously the founding Director of the Monash Data Futures Institute, supporting collaborative research with governments, companies and organisations in using AI, data science and analytics to deliver AI solutions for social good. 

Joanna joined Monash after a range of technical and business leadership roles in IBM’s Research and development laboratories, including work with IBM Watson.