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Prof

Peta Wyeth

Dean

Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology

Orcid identifier0000-0003-1867-9536
  • Dean
    Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology

BIO

Professor Peta Wyeth is internationally recognised in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), employing techniques from the fields of interaction and experience design, computer science, psychology, and sociology in the design of educational and entertainment technology. Peta is at the forefront of research into emerging tangible, mobile and embedded technology for education and entertainment. Her research career is typified by interdisciplinary collaborations addressing real world problems. Research teams include educators, psychologists, therapists, roboticists, marketing academics, software engineers, and data scientists. Peta has expertise in technology innovation, with research project outputs commercialised with support from QUT, CRC partnerships, and Commercialisation Australia. Professor Wyeth has a strong record of academic administration and leadership. She currently is the Dean of Engineering and Information Technology at UTS and has previously held the positions of Deputy Dean within the Faculty of Science and Head of School for the School of Computer Science from January 2020 and June 2021 at Queensland University of Technology. Prior to these leadership roles, she was the Academic Program Director, Information Technology (IT). Peta is passionate about creating educational environments that inspire the next generation of thinkers and leaders who are ready to address critical challenges through information technology, mathematics, and science.

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS

  • Dean
    University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Engineering and IT, Sydney, Australia31 Jul 2023 - present

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY ORGANISATIONAL UNITS MEMBERSHIP

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Deputy Dean
    Queensland University of Technology, Faculty of Science, Brisbane, Australia1 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2023
  • Head of School
    Queensland University of Technology, Computer Science, Brisbane, Australia1 Jan 2020 - 1 Jan 2021
  • Program Leader and CI
    Queensland University of Technology, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, Brisbane, Australia1 Feb 2019 - present
  • Academic Program Director (Information Technology)
    Queensland University of Technology, Science & Engineering Faculty, Brisbane, Australia1 Jan 2015 - 1 Jan 2019

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • AI Expert Group Member
    Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Technology and Digital Division, Canberra, Australia2 Feb 2024 - present
  • Expert Review, OECD Early Childhood Education and Care in a Digital World Policy Review
    Organisation For Economic Co-Operation and Development, Paris, France1 Sep 2021 - present
  • Program Advisory Board, Digital Queensland: Digital Professional Workforce Action Plan
    Digital Queensland, Brisbane, Australia2 Aug 2021 - present
  • Executive Committee Member
    Australian Council of ICT Deans, Australia1 Jan 2019 - 1 Jan 2020
  • Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA) Reference Group
    Department of Education and Training, Australia2 Feb 2016 - 1 Feb 2017
  • Expert Writing Team
    Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority, Digital Technologies Syllabus, South Brisbane, Australia1 Jan 2016 - 30 Jan 2016

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

PROFILE TYPE

  • Academic