Mike Brooks, UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE

Mike Brooks, UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE

Deputy vice-chancellor and vice-president (research)

University of Adelaide

Mike Brooks is celebrated at the University of Adelaide for establishing its six flagship research institutes including ThincLab Adelaide, a leading-edge innovation hub for startups and entrepreneurs. As a leading international researcher and author of over 120 papers, Brooks has made fundamental contributions in artificial intelligence, computer vision and robotics. His work has been applied in areas that include defence, health, agriculture, and advanced manufacturing. The award-winning intelligent video surveillance technologies developed by his team have seen wide commercial use in the security industries.