Monash University Faculty of Information Technology
{{Short description|Primary faculty of Monash University}}
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{{infobox university
| name = Monash University Faculty of Information Technology
| established = 1990
| founder = Clifford John Bellamy
| accreditation = Australian Computer Society (ACS){{Cite web |title=Australian Computer Society - Accreditation |url=https://www.acs.org.au/cpd-education/accredited-courses.htm}}
| affiliation = Group of Eight
| dean = Ann Nicholson
| students = 6000+
| address =
| location = Melbourne, Australia
| website = {{URL | http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/}}
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The Faculty of Information Technology (formally known as Faculty of Computing and Information Technology) at Monash University is one of the 10 primary faculties at Monash University.{{Cite web |title=Monash University {{!}} SIEC Education |url=https://www.siecindia.com/monash-university.php |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=SIEC |language=en}} It's located at Monash's Clayton campus in Melbourne, Australia, and has additional course offerings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Suzhou, China.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-21 |title=Best universities in Australia for computer science degrees 2024 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-universities-australia-computer-science-degrees |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Student |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Campuses |url=https://www.monash.edu/it/about-us/our-locations |website=Monash University Faculty of Information Technology}}
History
The Faculty was established as Faculty of Computing and Information Technology in 1990 following a merger between Monash University and the Chisholm Institute of Technology, later it was renamed to the Faculty of Information Technology. It was founded by Clifford John Bellamy, who became the founding dean and left the office in 1996.{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.monash.edu/it/about-us/our-history |website=Monash University Faculty of Information Technology}}
Structure
The Faculty at Monash University's Clayton campus operates three distinct departments, each offering a range of undergraduate, graduate, and certification programs. In addition to these departments, the Faculty is home to several specialized research labs and also hosts a number of research centres and institutes.{{Cite web |title=Faculty Structure |url=https://www.monash.edu/it/about-us/our-structure |website=Monash University Faculty of Information Technology}}
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= Departments =
- Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity
- Department of Human-Centred Computing
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= Institutes =
- Monash Data Futures Institute
- Monash Energy Institute
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= Centres =
- AiLECS
- Centre for Learning Analytics at Monash (CoLAM)
- Monash Assistive Technology and Society
- Monash Blockchain Technology Centre
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= Labs =
- Augmented Intelligence and Multimodal analytics (AIM) for Health Lab
- Biomedical Imaging Analytics Lab (Linked FIT-MBI Lab)
- Emerging Technologies Research Lab
- HumaniSE Lab
- Monash Laboratory for the Foundations of Computing
- SensiLab
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Clubs and societies
The faculty students engage in various co-curricular activities in multiple student societies:{{Cite web |title=Clubs & Societies |url=https://clubs.msa.monash.edu/joinnow/clubs-and-societies/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=clubs.msa.monash.edu}}
- Computing and Commerce Association
- diversIT{{Cite web |title=diversIT |url=https://monashdiversit.com/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=monashdiversit.com}}
- MonSec{{Cite web |last=MonSec |date=2024-07-05 |title=About Us |url=https://monsec.io/about/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=MonSec |language=en-au}}
- Monash Electronic Gaming Association
- Monash Association of Coding
- Monash Energy Club
- Wired Monash – IT
Notable alumni
The faculty has a wide network of over 33,000 alumni across 155 countries.
- Beng Chin Ooi, computer scientist
- Luke Sayers, Australian businessman
References
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