Jon Whittle

Jon is a leading Australian authority on AI for business. As Director of CSIRO’s Data61, he led Australia’s largest digital and AI research group and established the National AI Centre. A former NASA technical lead and Dean of IT at Monash University, he advises governments and organisations on practical, responsible AI adoption.​

• Led CSIRO’s Data61, Australia’s largest digital and AI research group​
• Professorial Fellow, MBS Institute for Digital Innovation and AI​
• Former Dean of Information Technology, Monash University​
• Former technical lead at NASA​
• Author of two books on AI and host of CSIRO’s Everyday AI podcast​
• Advises industry and government on AI adoption, governance and responsible use​