Jill Slay AM is a British-Australian engineer and computer scientist. Her work has attracted international attention and she was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "service to the information technology industry through contributions in the areas of forensic computer science, security, critical infrastructure protection, and cyberterrorism." [1]
Slay completed a B.Sc. degree with honours in mechanical engineering from the University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, in 1975. After working as a professional engineer she returned to university to undergo a Doctor of Philosophy in science education, at Curtin University: Perth, WA, AU, which she completed in 2000. [2]
Upon receiving her Ph.D. Slay began her academic career as an information security researcher at the University of South Australia. During this time she was approached by South Australia Police to assist with cases involving computer devices. [3] After 12 years at the University of South Australia, Slay moved to Namibia where she served as the Dean of IT at the Polytechnic of Namibia (now known as Namibia University of Science and Technology). [3] Slay returned to Australia in 2014 where she was the Founding Chair and Director of the Australian Cyber Security Centre as a professor at the Australian Defence Force Academy through the University of New South Wales in Canberra. [4]
Slay was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2011 Australia Day Honours. [5] She is a Fellow of the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium and also a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society. [6] In 2015 Slay was awarded the Australian Information Security Association InfoSec Educator of the Year. [7]
The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive universities. It is ranked 19th in the world in the 2024 QS World University Rankings.
Dorothy Elizabeth Denning is a US-American information security researcher known for lattice-based access control (LBAC), intrusion detection systems (IDS), and other cyber security innovations. She published four books and over 200 articles. Inducted into the National Cyber Security Hall of Fame in 2012, she is now Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School.
The Air University (AU) (Urdu: جامعہ فضایہ) is a federally chartered public sector research university in Pakistan. Established in 2002, its main campus is located in the capital city of Islamabad, Pakistan. The university has two other functional campuses, Aerospace and Aviation Campus at Kamra and a campus at Multan.
The Australian Information Security Association (AISA) is an Australian-based professional membership association, charity, not-for-profit and peak industry body that seeks to facilitate the development of a robust information security sector by building the capacity of professionals in Australia and advancing the cyber security and safety of the Australian public as well as businesses and governments in Australia.
Clare Ellen O'Neil is an Australian politician who is the Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness since July 2024, and was the Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security from June 2022 to July 2024. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2013, representing the Victorian seat of Hotham.
Willy Susilo is an Australian cybersecurity scientist and cryptographer. He is a Distinguished Professor at the School of Computing and Information Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences University of Wollongong, Australia.
The Faculty of Engineering is a constituent body of the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. UNSW was formed on 1 July 1949, and the Faculty was established on 8 May 1950 with the inaugural meeting of the Faculty taking place on 7 June 1950. It was one of the first three University faculties which were established by Council, and was initially formed of four departments including Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mining Engineering, headed by Dean Professor Harold Brown.
Michelle Yvonne Simmons is an Australian quantum physicist, recognised for her foundational contributions to the field of atomic electronics.
Mary Josephine O'Kane, AC an Australian scientist and engineer, is the Chair of the Independent Planning Commission of New South Wales. She is also a company director and Executive Chairman of O’Kane Associates, a Sydney-based consulting practice specialising in government reviews and research and innovation advice to governments in Europe, Asia and Australasia.
Mary Jean Garson is an organic chemist and academic in Australia. She currently works for the University of Queensland.
Marcela Bilek is a Professor of Applied Physics and Surface Engineering at the University of Sydney, Australia. Her research interests focus on the use of plasma related methods to synthesise thin film materials and modify surfaces and interfaces. She was named Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2012 and Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2015 for contributions to the science and application of plasma processes for materials modification and synthesis.
Anicia Peters is a Namibian computer scientist specializing in human–computer interaction (HCI). She is the CEO of the National Commission of Research, Science and Technology (NCRST).
Mary Jacquiline Romero is a quantum physicist in the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems at the University of Queensland, Australia. Her research expertise and interests are in the field of quantum foundations and quantum information. In particular, Romero is an experimental quantum physicist studying the properties of single photons for the development of new quantum alphabets and the nature of quantum causality.
Judy Agnes Raper is an Australian chemical engineer and was previously Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Wollongong. She has served as a National Science Foundation Director and led the Atomic Energy Research Establishment. She has been Dean & CEO of TEDI-London, a new engineering higher education provider since its incorporation in June, 2019.
Nan Bosler is an Australian community activist and advocate for young people, the elderly and people with disabilities. She is an author and most notable internationally for her involvement with computer clubs and digital skills for older people. Bosler was associated with Girl Guides for more than 50 years in a variety of roles.
Else Shepherd, was a South African-Australian engineer and academic, the first woman to graduate with an electrical engineering degree in Queensland.
Asha Rao is a mathematician and expert in cyber security. She is the Associate Dean, or Head of Department, of Mathematical Sciences and Professor at RMIT University.
Kathleen Margaret Eagar, known as Kathy Eagar, is an Australian clinician and health services academic, who was awarded an Order of Australia in 2024 for services to health services. She was professor of health services research at the University of Wollongong until 2023. She led the design of the Australian National Aged Care Classification, and contributed to the Aged Care Royal commission held in Australia.
Kathleen Frances Clapham is an Indigenous Australian anthropologist and health researcher, who was the recipient of an Order of Australia, for services to "indigenous community health and tertiary education". She is the founding director of both the Ngarruwan Ngadjul: First People's Health and Wellbeing Research Centre as well as Professor of Indigenous Health at the University of Wollongong.
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