Prof. Murli Viswanathan has a PhD in Computer Science from Monash University and a BS in Computer Science & Information Systems from Deakin University. Prof. Viswanathan worked with Carnegie Mellon University for 16 years before Joining AIAT where he is the Director of IT programs. He lectures students in AI, Machine Learning, Analytics, Big Data, Software Engineering, and other areas. He has managed/coordinated over two dozen student projects with the South Australian Government departments and industry partners. Prof. Murli is a senior member of the Australian Computer Society Accenture Subject Matter Expert in Analytics. He has substantial experience with research projects, course and curriculum design and has delivered a variety of courses at all levels in information systems and computer science since 1996.