2026 HOD and Professors Meeting/CORE AGM

2026 CORE and ACDICT HoDs and Professors Meeting

  • Date: Monday 9 February 2026
  • Venue: Deakin University, Docklands
  • Cost: There is no registration cost for this event which is for Department Heads and Professors. This year ACSW is sponsored by CORE and ACDICT, so the meeting is open to HoDs and Professors from all schools who are members of CORE or ACDICT (or both). Online attendance is available for those unable to travel to Melbourne for the meeting.

CORE and ACDICT encourage participants to travel to Melbourne and stay for the 2026 Australasian Computer Science Week, the program for which will run from Tuesday 10 February to Thursday 12 February.

CORE AGM

  • Date: Tuesday 10 February 2026
  • Venue: Deakin University, Docklands
  • Cost: There is no cost to attend the AGM and all are welcome but only one representative per member can vote. Only paid members are eligible to vote. Online attendance is available for those unable to travel to Melbourne for the meeting. Registration for the AGM is essential and can be completed below.

Registration

All attendees of the HODS and Professors Meeting and CORE AGM are required to register their attendance via the below link.

The registration deadline for members intending to attend the Heads and Professors dinner is Monday 2nd February.

If attending ACSW, separate registration is required, and ACSW registration must also be paid. Day rates are available for ACSW if required.

HOD & PROFESSORS MEETING and CORE AGM REGISTRATION
ACSW REGISTRATION

2026 CORE and ACDICT HoDs and Professors Meeting Agenda

Monday 9 February 2026

Room
14:00 – 15:00 Welcome

Introductions and status updates from members
15:00 – 15:30 Afternoon Tea
15:30 – 18:00 Computer Science Challenges and Opportunities 2026
Winning large scale research funds for Computer Science

Shazia Sadiq
Teaching Computer Science in the age of genAI coding

Andrew Luxton-Reilly
Career pathways for education focused academics in Computer Science

Claudia Szabo & Abelardo Pardo
CySEA: multi-university and industry collaboration for security education

Richard Buckland & Michael Johnson
LEVEL UP AI: Building a shared vision for expanding capacity and access to undergraduate AI education

Mary Lou Maher
18:30 HoDS & Professors Dinner – BangPop Restaurant

35 S Wharf Promenade, South Wharf, Melbourne

Approximately a 10 minute walk from the meeting venue.

Dinner will include a banquet menu. We kindly ask guests to pay for their own drinks.

All HoDs and Professors attending the meeting are invited to dinner, but registration essential.

Tuesday 10 February 2026

Room
09:00 – 09:15 ACSW Official Opening and Welcome
09:15 – 09:30 CORE Award Presentations
09:30 – 10:30 CORE AGM

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