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I am an Associate Professor with the Discipline of Business Analytics at the University of Sydney, Australia. My primary research interests lie in data mining, machine learning and Artificial Intelligence. I was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney from 2018 to 2021. Prior to joining the University of Sydney, I worked as a Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO, leading innovative research on a wide range of research projects across various disciplines such as social media monitoring, healthcare, and environmental monitoring. I received the Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), and Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Economics from Xi’an Jiaotong University (XITU), China. I have published 70+ research papers in top-tier conferences and premier journals in the field of data mining and machine learning. I have served as Area Chair, Senior Program Committee, or Program Committee of the major conferences in my area including KDD, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, IJCAI, ICDM, CIKM, etc. I am an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Big Data from 2021.

Research Interests

My main research interests include data mining, machine learning, and AI, with a focus on the following areas:

• Graph machine learning

• Deep learning and representation learning

• Social media and text mining

• Predictive analytics and business analytics

• Interpretable AI

News

I am seeking highly motivated PhD students to work on Machine Learning and Data Mining related research topics, as well as their application in various domains. Strong candidates are encouraged to contact me via sending a copy of your academic transcript, resume, and potential research topics of interest. 

Important information to read:

• The university-wide application process and requirements (link)

• Scholarships:

  • USYD general postgraduate research scholarships for international students (link)

  • Enhanced Business School Research scholarship information (link):

  • Students from China: You are likely eligible to apply for the USYD-CSC scholarship that has generous coverage for stipend and tuition fee waiver. More details can be found here (link)