Research output per year
Research output per year
Professor of Information Technology
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Cyber security for industrial IoT (IIoT) systems (e.g., real-time threat detection)
Next-generation applications for smart cities (e.g., drones and smart vehicles)
Cognitive sensor network for built environments (e.g., digital twins and surveillance)
Extended reality and AI for future digital societies (e.g., senior citizen home care).
Research activity per year
Professor Tony Jan leads the AI Research Centre at Torrens University Australia, driving world-class research in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Information Technology. Under his leadership, the Centre produces over 130 publications annually, with four researchers ranked among the global top 2%.
He has built major industry partnerships with organisations including NVIDIA, CIMIC, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, IBM, Google, and Microsoft, enabling large-scale collaborations and real-world innovation.
Committed to the teaching–research nexus, Professor Jan has designed and launched new AI and IT programs, growing enrolments by over 2,000 students, expanding the academic team by more than 40 staff members, enhancing student satisfaction by 15%, and securing key external accreditations.
Previously, he held senior academic leadership roles at MIT and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), delivering strategic growth and advancing research excellence.
His expertise spans machine learning applications for smart industries, supported by ARC grants and multi-million-dollar industry collaborations. His accolades include the SEI Global Academic Excellence Award (2024), the University Academic Leadership Award (2022), and the Research Excellence Award (2023), along with multiple leadership and research distinctions.
Tony’s current research interests include:
Selected publications:
Some of the research in smart and cognitive sensor networks for homeland security has been supported by ARC Discovery and several other large-scale industry-sponsored grants.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Computing Science, PhD, Learning and generalization using kernel based subspace model approaches, University of Technology, Sydney
Award Date: 27 Sept 2004
(Computer) Engineering, Bachelor, Artificial neural network for computer communications (Honours thesis), University of Western Australia
Award Date: 22 Apr 1999
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Jan, T. (Recipient), 1 May 2023
Prize: Research Recognition › Research Award