BIO

Dr. Antonette Shibani is a Senior Lecturer at TransDisciplinary School (TD School), an award-winning educator and emerging research leader in AI in Education. She has a background in computer science engineering and teaches in the Master of Data Science and Innovation program. Her work spans learning analytics, automated feedback tools on writing, generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) for teaching and learning, the ethical and responsible use of AI and large language models, AI literacy, and inclusive education.

 

Shibani has a strong research profile and has served as a program committee member and reviewer for a number of conferences and peer-reviewed journals. She was an executive committee member of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) and co-hosted the podcast series ‘SoLAR Spotlight: Conversations on Learning Analytics’. She founded the Special Interest Group on Writing Analytics and co-edited the open-access book 'Digital Writing Technologies in Higher Education'. She also co-edited a Special Section on Generative AI and Learning Analytics and is an editorial board member for the Journal of Learning Analytics. With a wide authorship network of over 100+ international collaborators, she has won several merits for her impactful research and engagement (See Service and Leadership).

 

Shibani is committed to promoting gender and cultural diversity, particularly in emerging technologies such as AI. Her teaching incorporates ethical thinking among AI developers to foster responsible innovation, ensuring that AI technologies are developed with a focus on fairness, transparency, and societal well-being. Shibani was interviewed for the ABC article on AI’s biases in text-to-image generation (2023) and her contributions to the Inquiry into the Digital Transformation of Workplaces submission were referenced in the Future of Work Report, Australia (2025). Her detailed profile is published at https://antonetteshibani.com/.

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS

  • Senior Lecturer
    University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia5 Jan 2024 - present
  • PhD Main Supervisor
    University of Technology Sydney, Australia2022 - present
  • Deputy Course Director (Acting)
    Master of Data Science and Innovation, UTS, Australia9 Jun 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
  • Research Degrees Committee Member
    TD School, University of Technology Sydney, Australia1 Jun 2023 - 1 Feb 2025
  • Board Member
    TD School, University of Technology Sydney, Australia1 Feb 2022 - 5 Jan 2024
  • Lecturer
    University of Technology Sydney, Transdisciplinary School, Sydney, Australia15 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2023
  • Board of Studies Member
    Connected Intelligence Centre, University of Technology Sydney, Australia8 Jan 2018 - 7 Jan 2019
  • Doctoral Researcher
    University of Technology Sydney, Connected Intelligence Centre, Sydney, Australia26 Aug 2016 - 26 Jul 2019

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • LAK26 Organizing Committee Member
    The 16th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (Workshop Chair), SoLAR, Norway1 May 2025 - present
  • Editorial Board Member
    Journal of Learning Analytics (Q1 Journal), SoLAR14 Oct 2024 - present
  • Founding member and Co-Lead
    Special Interest Group in Writing Analytics (SIGWA), International19 Mar 2019 - present
  • Executive Committee Member (Elected)
    Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR), International10 Mar 2019 - 17 Mar 2023
  • Chair of Special Interest Groups
    Society for Learning Analytics Research, International18 Mar 2019 - 18 Mar 2023
  • Research Associate
    Nanyang Technological University, National Institute of Education, Singapore, Singapore5 Jun 2013 - 5 Jul 2016

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Programmer Analyst
    Cognizant Technology Solutions, India12 Jul 2010 - 14 Jun 2012

DEGREES

  • PhD in Learning Analytics
    University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia2016 - 2019
  • Master of Science in Information Studies
    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore2012 - 2013
  • Bachelor in Computer Science Engineering
    Anna University, Chennai, India2006 - 2010

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Machine Learning Course Certification (Online) 2016
    Stanford University
  • Data, Analytics, and Learning Course (Online) 2014
    UTArlingtonX
  • Python Programming Course (Online) 2015
    MITx

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Tamil
    Can read, write, speak and understand

UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 4 Quality Education
  • 5 Gender Equality

PROFILE TYPE

  • Academic

AVAILABILITY

  • Collaborative projects
  • Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Industry Projects
  • Media enquiries

DISCIPLINES