Dr. Xiaohui Tao, PhD

	Professor (Computer Science) Head of School and Dean (acting) Computing Discipline Team Leader School of Mathematics, Physics, and Computing University of Southern Queensland, Australia Tel: +61 7 4631 1576 Email: xiaohui DOT tao AT unisq DOT edu DOT au http://www.tao-xiaohui.info https://staffprofile.usq.edu.au/Profile/Xiaohui-Tao

Professor Dr. Xiaohui Tao holds a distinguished position at the University of Southern Queensland's (UniSQ) School of Mathematics, Physics, and Computing in Australia. Currently, he is the Head of School and Dean (acting), Computing Discipline Team Leader, and presides as the Chair of the ICT Programs’ Governance and Leadership Committee at UniSQ. Before assuming these pivotal roles, from 2016 to 2021, he provided esteemed leadership as the Director of various academic programs, including the Master of Data Science, Master of Information Technology, and Master of Science at UniSQ.

An esteemed scholar in Artificial Intelligence, Dr. Tao's research encompasses a wide spectrum, including but not limited to data analytics, machine learning, knowledge engineering, natural language processing, and health informatics. His academic contributions are well-recognized with over 190+ publications in eminent journals such as TKDE, TOIS, TIST, INFFUS, IPM, and notable conferences including AAAI, IJCAI, SIGIR, EMNLP, ICDE, and CIKM. Beyond individual research, he spearheads a prominent research group that prioritizes innovative algorithms and systems with significant real-world applications. Additionally, he has exhibited exceptional mentorship, having successfully supervised ten doctoral candidates to completion.

Dr. Tao's contributions to the academic community have been acknowledged with prestigious awards like the Australia Research Council Grant and the Australian Endeavour Research Fellowship, as well as recognition from international conferences, namely DSinS'23, ACMHN’22, BESC’22, BI’21, WI-IAT’20, and WISE'20 and '19.

A Senior Member of both the IEEE and ACM professional bodies, Dr. Tao also contributes as the Deputy Chair of the IEEE Technical Committee on Intelligent Informatics (TCII). His editorial endeavours include serving as the Editor-in-Chief for Elsevier's Natural Language Processing Journal, the TCII Bulletin, and Web Intelligence (CCF C). He has further enhanced his profile by serving in key roles in conferences such as WI-IAT and BESC, and more.

Dr. Tao concluded his PhD in Information Technology from the Queensland University of Technology, Australia, in 2009.

Teaching

Current Teaching

• CSC6202 Natural Language Processing: Techniques and Applications, UniSQ
• MSC6001 Research Methodology, UniSQ
• MSC6002 Research Dissertation, UniSQ
• MSC6003 Industry Based Research Practice I, UniSQ
• MSC6004 Industry Based Research Practice II, UniSQ

Curriculum Development

• CSC6202 Natural Language Processing: Techniques and Applications, UniSQ
• CSC3600 ICT Professional Project, UniSQ
• CSC8600 Advanced ICT Professional Project, UniSQ
• CSC8003 Machine Learning, UniSQ
• MSC8001 Research Project (Methodology), UniSQ
• MSC8003 Industry Based Research Practice I, UniSQ
• MSC8004 Industry Based Research Practice II, UniSQ

Academic Program Management and Leadership

• Chair, ICT Programs Governance and Leadership Committee, UniSQ, 2022-present
• Vice Chair, ICT Programs Governance and Leadership Committee, UniSQ, 2021
• Program Director, Master of Data Science, UniSQ, 2020-2021
• Program Director, Master of Computing Technology, UniSQ, 2016-2019
• Program Director, Master of Computing, UniSQ, 2016-2019
• Program Director, Master of Science, UniSQ, 2016-2019

Past Teaching

• CSC3600 ICT Professional Project, UniSQ, 2013-2022
• CSC8600 Advanced ICT Professional Project, UniSQ, 2013-2022
• CSC1401 Foundation Programming, UniSQ, 2011-2016
• CSC1402 Foundation Computing, UniSQ, 2011-2013
• MAT1101 Discrete Mathematics for Computing, UniSQ, 2011
• INB302 Capstone Projects, QUT, prior to 2011
• ITB009 Core Project Management, QUT, prior to 2011
• ITB010 Core Project Management, QUT, prior to 2011
• CSC8480 Computing Complementary Studies A, QUT, prior to 2011
• ITB372 Agile Software Engineering, QUT, prior to 2011
• ITB209 Enterprise Data Mining, QUT, prior to 2011
• ITB008 Modelling Design and Analysis, QUT, prior to 2011
• ITB 712 Software Engineering Studies, QUT, prior to 2011
• ITN700 programming Principles, QUT, prior to 2011
• ITB740 Agent-based Software Engineering, QUT, prior to 2011
• ITB006 Networks, QUT, prior to 2011
• ITB005 System Architecture, QUT, prior to 2011

Subjects Taught