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Scientia Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney

Haris Aziz is a Scientia Associate Professor at UNSW Sydney. His research interests lie at the intersection of artificial intelligence, theoretical computer science and mathematical social sciences --- especially computational social choice and algorithmic game theory.

Haris is a recipient of the Scientia Fellowship (2018 - ), CORE Chris Wallace Research Excellence Award (2017) and the Julius Career Award (2016 - 2018). In 2015, he was selected by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for the AI 10 to Watch List. He is on the board of directors of IFAAMAS, chair of the IFAAMAS Awards Committee, editor of TheoretiCS and an associate editor of major journals including AIJ, JAIR, JAAMAS, and Social Choice & Welfare.

His research has been covered by major media outlets such as BBC, Scientific American, Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, Quanta Magazine, and Die Zeit. In 2018, he featured in the list of thinkers at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas. In 2020 and 2021, The Australian newspaper recognized him as the national field leader in game theory and decision sciences.

Haris completed his PhD from University of Warwick in 2009, MSc from Oxford University and his BSc (Honours) from Lahore University of Management Sciences. He undertook postdoctoral research at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and TU Munich in Germany. He has held visiting scientist/academic roles at Oxford University, Harvard University, and University Paris Dauphine.

Experience

  • –present
    Senior Research Scientist , Data61, CSIRO
  • –present
    Conjoint Senior Lecturer , UNSW Australia
  • 2010–2012
    Postdoctoral research fellow, TU München

Education

  • 2010 
    University of Warwick, PhD Computer Science
  • 2005 
    University of Oxford, MSc Mathematics and Foundations of Computer Science

Professional Memberships

  • ACM, AAAI, Game Theory Society, Social Choice and Welfare

Research Areas

  • Artificial Intelligence And Image Processing (0801)
  • Computation Theory And Mathematics (0802)
  • Economic Theory (1401)

Honours

Scientia Fellowship (2018-2022); CORE 2017 Chris Wallace Award; Julius Career Award; AI 10 to Watch List