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Here's a comprehensive list of contact details for Faculty of Engineering and IT staff.

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Course Directors

Academic advice regarding your course or core subjects that the Student Centre is unable to provide is available from a Course Director. This might include topics such as progressions advice, recognition of prior learning etc.

UNDERGRADUATE

 PositionName
EngineeringCourse Director, Bachelor of Engineering suite Tania Machet
Information technologyCourse Director, Bachelor of IT suite (formerly Bachelor of Science in IT suite)Luke Mathieson
 Course Director, IT HonoursValerie Gay
 Course Director, Bachelor of Computing Science (Honours)Angela Huo
 Course Director, Bachelor of IT (Co-op Scholarship)Srinivas Madhisetty
 Course Director, Bachelor of Computing Science (IDeA)Fahimeh Ramezani
 Course Director, Bachelor of Games DevelopmentJaime Garcia
 Course Director, Bachelor of Information SystemsMorteza Saberi
 Course Director, Bachelor of Artificial IntelligenceNabin Sharma
 Course Director, Bachelor of CybersecurityPriyadarsi Nanda
 Course Director, Bachelor of Cybersecurity (IDeA)Xu Wang

POSTGRADUATE

 PositionName
EngineeringCourse Director, Master of Engineering suiteTBA
 Course Director, Master of Engineering Management suiteHiyam Al-Kilidar
 Course Director, Master of Engineering Management suite (Offshore, Shanghai)Helen Lu
Information technologyCourse Director, Master of IT suiteNico Pietroni
 Course Director, Master of Interaction Design suiteSam Ferguson
 Course Director, Master of Animation and Visualisation suiteAndrew Johnston
 Course Director, Master of Cybersecurity suitePriyadarsi Nanda
 Course Director, Master of Artificial IntelligenceNabin Sharma
UTS Online (OPM)Course Director, Master of Technology Management suiteValerie Gay
microcredentialsProgram Coordinator, IT Short Courses & MicrocredentialsAli Braytee

Major Coordinators

Academic advice regarding your major that the Student Centre is unable to provide is available from a Major Coordinator. If you don't have a major, please contact your relevant Course Director. This might include topics such as progressions advice, recognition of prior learning etc.

Academic advisers can provide assistance with Academic Caution or Early Intervention – please contact the relevant academic for your course or major. If an academic adviser is not specified, please contact your Major Coordinator or Course Director.

School codes

BE – Biomedical Engineering 
CEE – Civil and Environmental Engineering 
CS – Computer Science 
EDE – Electrical and Data Engineering 
EIT – Engineering and Information Technology (faculty level) 
MME – Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering 
PPL – Professional Practice and Leadership

UNDERGRADUATE

 PositionSchoolName
EngineeringMajor Coordinator, Advanced Manufacturing MMENathalie Sick 
 Major Coordinator, BiomedicalBEAli Entezari
 Major Coordinator, Chemical Process EngineeringCEELeonard Tijing
 Major Coordinator, CivilCEEKasun De Silva Wijayaratna
 Major Coordinator, Civil and EnvironmentalCEELimei Yang
 Major Coordinator, Data ScienceEDEKai Wu
 Major Coordinator, ElectricalEDEHa Pham
 Major Coordinator, ElectronicEDEYang Yang
 Major Coordinator, Flexible (no specified major)EITChris Wong
 Major Coordinator, ICTEDEWayne Brookes
 Major Coordinator, MechanicalMMEMatthias Guertler
 Major Coordinator, MechatronicMMEGraeme Best
 Major Coordinator, Professional Practice ProgramPPLJeremy Lindeck
 Major Coordinator, Renewable Energy EngineeringEDEJahangir Hossain
 Major Coordinator, SoftwareCSDavid Milne
Information TechnologyMajor Coordinator, Business Information Systems ManagementCSAmara Atif
 Major Coordinator, Artificial Intelligence and Data AnalyticsCSJun Li
 Major Coordinator, Cybersecurity and PrivacyCSAngela Huo
 Major Coordinator, Data AnalyticsCSMukesh Prasad
 Major Coordinator, Enterprise Systems DevelopmentCSFiras Al-Doghman
 Major Coordinator, Interaction DesignCSWade Marynowsky
 Major Coordinator, Networking & CybersecurityEDEWenjing Jia
 Major Coordinator, Mathematical AnalysisMATHJames Brown
 Major Coordinator, Quantum Information ScienceCSMichael Bremner 

POSTGRADUATE

 Major / Area of studySchoolName
EngineeringMajor Coordinator, BiomedicalBEHelen Xu
 Major Coordinator, CivilCEEXinqun Zhu
 Major Coordinator, Computer ControlBESteven Su
 Major Coordinator, CybersecurityEDEPriyadarsi Nanda
 Major Coordinator, Electrical Energy SystemsEDEYam Siwakoti
 Major Coordinator, EnvironmentalCEEPeter Irga
 Major Coordinator, GeotechnicalCEEHaleh Rasekh
 Major Coordinator, Manufacturing and Management / MechanicalMMEJC Ji
 Major Coordinator, RoboticsMMEShoudong Huang
 Major Coordinator, Software SystemsCSDavid Milne
 Major Coordinator, StructuralCEEMina Mortazavi
 Major Coordinator, Telecommunications / Telecommunications and ElectronicsEDE

Dush Thalakotuna

 Major Coordinator, Tunnelling and UndergroundCEEHaleh Rasekh
 Major Coordinator, WaterCEEPeter Irga
Information TechnologyMajor Coordinator, Business and TechnologyISMDilek Cetindamar Kozanoglu
 Major Coordinator, Business Information SystemsCSMadhushi Bandara
 Major Coordinator, CybersecurityEDEPriyadarsi Nanda
 Major Coordinator, Data AnalyticsCSYK Wang
 Major Coordinator, Information SystemsCSFaezeh Karimi
 Major Coordinator, Interactive MediaCSSam Ferguson
 Major Coordinator, InternetworkingEDEQiang Wu
 Major Coordinator, No specified majorEITRene Leveaux
 Major Coordinator, Software DevelopmentCSFiras Al-Doghman

School management and Responsible Academic Officers

The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology is composed of seven Schools which house its academic sub-disciplines. Responsible Academic Officers (RAO) are senior academic staff with delegated responsibility to undertake various student-related administrative tasks.

SCHOOLPOSITIONNAME
Biomedical EngineeringHead of SchoolDavid Gallego Ortega
 Deputy Head of School (T&L) & RAOHiyam Al-Kilidar
Civil and Environmental EngineeringHead of SchoolKirk Vessalas
 Deputy Head of School (T&L) & RAOBehzad Fatahi
Computer ScienceHead of School Paul Kennedy
 Deputy Head of School (T&L) & RAOLuke Mathieson
Electrical and Data EngineeringHead of SchoolMassimo Piccardi
 Deputy Head of School (T&L) & RAOWayne Brookes
Mechanical and Mechatronic EngineeringHead of SchoolTeresa Vidal Calleja
 Deputy Head of School (T&L) & RAOAlen Alempijevic
Professional Practice and leadershipHead of SchoolEva Cheng
 Deputy Head of School (T&L) & RAOHiyam Al-Kilidar

Faculty management

The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology comprises four portfolios: teaching and learning, research excellence, research strategy and management, and external engagement. Each portfolio is led by an Associate Dean.

pOSITIONnAME
DeanProf Peta Wyeth
Associate Dean, Teaching and LearningKaren Whelan
Associate Dean, Research ExcellenceProf Jie Lu
Associate Dean, ResearchProf Kaska Musial-Gabrys 
Associate Dean, InternationalProf Eryk Dutkiewicz
Director, EducationChris Wong
Director Innovation in Engineering & IT EducationProf Keith Willey
Director, StudentsDr. Rene Leveaux
Director, Teaching and Learning EngagementDr Sam Ferguson
Director, Women in Engineering and Information TechnologyNegin Shariati Moghadam
Director, Research ProgramsTBC
Director, PathwaysDr Priyadarsi Nanda
Director, Transnational EducationA/Prof Diep Nguyen
Director of Indigenous Leadership & Engagement Dr Kristopher Wilson
Director, UTS Tech Lab Prof Robert Fitch
Faculty General ManagerJo-Anne Tee

Research contacts

A complete list of research contacts, both academic and administrative, at the faculty and school levels can be found on the Faculty research site.

Academic Liaison Officers

Academic Liaison Officers (ALO) are academic staff in each faculty who assist students experiencing difficulties in their studies due to:

  • disability and/or ongoing health condition
  • carer responsibilities (e.g. being a primary carer for small children or a family member with a disability)
  • pregnancy

ALOs are responsible for approving adjustments to assessment arrangements for students in these categories.

If you need adjustments due to disability and/or ongoing health condition, please discuss your situation with an Accessibility Consultant in the Accessibility Service before consulting the relevant ALO.

Administrative contacts

General administrative enquiries should be directed to the Student Centre. The following contacts are for specific areas within the faculty:

AreaEmail
FEIT InternshipsFEITinternships@uts.edu.au
FEIT ScholarshipsFEITscholarships@uts.edu.au
Capstone Project (Undergraduate Engineering)FEITCapstone@uts.edu.au
Engagement TeamFEIT.Engagement@uts.edu.au
Graduate Projects (Postgraduate Engineering)FEITpgprojects@uts.edu.au

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Physical location

The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology is located in Building 11 (CB11), Building 2 (CB02) and Tech Lab, Botany (BP01).

Building 11 street address

81 Broadway 
Ultimo

Mailing address

UTS Engineering and IT 
PO Box 123 
Broadway NSW 2007 
Australia

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation and the Boorooberongal People of the Dharug Nation upon whose ancestral lands our campuses now stand. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands. 

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