Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
There’s clear potential for AI and data science to positively impact the world. But there are also risks that AI will exaggerate society’s existing biases, prejudices and inequities. At Monash Data Futures Institute, we firmly believe that AI should be a force for social good. This philosophy underpins everything we do, from the projects we support to the way we interact with end-users and other stakeholders.The Monash Data Futures Institute is a University-wide institute that brings together data science and AI capabilities from across the University in the areas of Health Sciences, Sustainable Development, and Policy and Governance. The Institute aims to be the leading centre for AI and data science in the region, and is the largest such institute in Australia.
Professor Joanna L. Batstone, Ph.D., is the inaugural Director of the Monash Data Futures Institute and is responsible for bringing together data science and AI capabilities from across the University. Joanna will continue to establish a digital ecosystem which fosters collaborative interdisciplinary research and promotes lasting industry engagements. An exceptional thought leader in the development and application of AI and data analytics, Joanna is passionate about the benefits of AI in driving lasting and transformative change for social good.
Joanna joins Monash from IBM, where she was recently Vice President, Innovation, IBM Corporate Strategy based in New York. Joanna held a variety of technical and business leadership roles in IBM's Research and Development Laboratories, including work with IBM Watson Data & AI. Joanna is an experienced technology executive with international experience managing teams in the USA, Europe and Australia. From 2014-2017, Joanna was Vice President and Lab Director, IBM Research – Australia and Chief Technology Officer, IBM Australia and New Zealand. Joanna joined IBM in the T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY, in the Physical Sciences department.
Joanna received a B.Sc., in Chemical Physics and a Ph.D., in Physics from The University of Bristol, UK, followed by postdoctoral work at AT&T Bell Laboratories, NJ, and a Lectureship in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Liverpool, UK, before joining IBM. She received the Burton Medal from the Microscopy Society of America, the Robert Lansing Hardy Gold Medal from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society and the Cosslett Award from the Microbeam Analysis Society.
Education/Academic qualification
Chemical Physics, B.Sc (Hons), University of Bristol
Physics, PhD, University of Bristol
Research area keywords
- Artificial intelligence
- Data science
- AI and data science
Projects
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Understanding policy, media, and academic narratives around cycles of disadvantage in Australia
Faulkner, N., Dwyer, T., Smith, L., Bragge, P., Angus, S., Raschky, P., Buntine, W., Webb, G., Batstone, J. & Goodwin, S.
11/01/21 → 26/02/22
Project: Research
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Kinetic studies of nanoscale crystallization in electronic materials
Hayzelden, C. & Batstone, J. L., 1996, Proceedings of the 1995 MRS Fall Meeting; Boston. Vol. 405. p. 73-86 14 p. (Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
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High resolution in situ TEM studies of silicide-mediated crystallization of amorphous silicon
Hayzelden, C. & Batstone, J. L., 1994, Crystallization and Related Phenomena in Amorphous Materials. Libera, M., Haynes, T. E., Cebe, P. & Dickinson Jr., J. E. (eds.). Materials Research Society, p. 579-584 6 p. (Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings; vol. 321).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
In situ crystallization of amorphous silicon in the transmission electron microscope
Batstone, J. L., Jan 1993, In: Philosophical Magazine A: Physics of Condensed Matter, Structure, Defects and Mechanical Properties. 67, 1, p. 51-72 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
49 Citations (Scopus) -
Silicide formation and silicide-mediated crystallization of nickel-implanted amorphous silicon thin films
Hayzelden, C. & Batstone, J. L., 1 Dec 1993, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 73, 12, p. 8279-8289 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
364 Citations (Scopus) -
Stability of visible luminescence from porous silicon
Batstone, J. L., Tischler, M. A. & Collins, R. T., 1 Dec 1993, In: Applied Physics Letters. 62, 21, p. 2667-2669 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
39 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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AIME Robert Lansing Hardy Award
Batstone, Joanna (Recipient), 1991
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Cosslett Award, Best Invited Paper
Batstone, Joanna (Recipient), 1989
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Raising the Bar for Australian Data Science
Joanna Batstone (Contributor)
7 Mar 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Advancing AI
Joanna Batstone (Keynote/plenary speaker)
6 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Promoting Data-driven AI for Social Good
Joanna Batstone (Contributor)
17 Jan 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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6th Annual Women in Tech Fest 2022
Joanna Batstone (Invited speaker)
10 May 2022 → 11 May 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Bringing AI Analytics to Big Data to Improve Communities
Joanna Batstone (Contributor)
10 Mar 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press / Media
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Women in AI Awards Australia and New Zealand 2022 - Winners
5/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Women in AI get the spotlight
2/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Promoting Data-driven AI for Social Good
17/01/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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Which 50 Podcast series with Professor Joanna Batstone
9/11/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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MONASH RECEIVES FUNDS FOR NEW OPTIMAL AGEING CENTRE
Joanna Batstone & Yen Ying Lim
21/07/21 → 27/07/21
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature