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Biography

 

Dr Immaculate Motsi-Omoijiade is an education focused lecturer in Cybersecurity at the Canberra School of Professional Studies, UNSW Canberra. With over a decade of scholarly and industry expertise in the socio-technical dimensions of cybersecurity, Immaculate brings a multi-disciplinary, research-informed and commercially aware lens to her pedagogy, contributing to raising Australia’s sovereign capability in critical domains such as...view more

 

Dr Immaculate Motsi-Omoijiade is an education focused lecturer in Cybersecurity at the Canberra School of Professional Studies, UNSW Canberra. With over a decade of scholarly and industry expertise in the socio-technical dimensions of cybersecurity, Immaculate brings a multi-disciplinary, research-informed and commercially aware lens to her pedagogy, contributing to raising Australia’s sovereign capability in critical domains such as cybersecurity law, enterprise cybersecurity governance, and cybersecurity policy.

Prior to joining UNSW, Immaculate worked as the Responsible AI Lead at the AI and Cyber Futures Institute (AICF), Charles Sturt University (Canberra, AUS); an Analyst in Science and Emerging Technology at RAND Europe (Cambridge, UK); a Research Fellow in Emerging Technology at the Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business, University of Birmingham Business School; and a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the School of Law, University of Birmingham (Birmingham, UK). Immaculate has also worked as a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, Centre for Alternative Finance and with the British Standards Institute's Technical Committee on Blockchain Standards, where she was part of select group of experts on the joint China/UK e-commerce working group.


My Qualifications

  • PhD in Law University of Warwick, School of Law (UK)
  • Master’s in Law (LLM) in Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, the University of Warwick (UK)
  • Master’s in Public Policy (MPP) specialising in Economics, National University of Singapore (Singapore)
  • Bachelor's degree (Hons) in Politics and International Relations from the University of Pretoria (South Africa)

My Awards

  • Best Presentation Award, 5th International Artificial Intelligence Conference, The University of Tokyo, Japan (2024)
  • Honorable Mention Awar, National Doctoral Research Awards, UK (2020)
  • The University of Warwick School of Law Research Scholarship (2015)
  • The Robin Cosgrove Prize on Ethics in Finance Finalist, Switzerland (2010)
  • St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award, Switzerland (2008 and 2009)
  • Li Ka Shing Scholarship, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore (2007 - 2009)
  • Winner of the World Federation of United Nations Association's global essay competition on Nuclear Disarmament, Argentina (2006)

My Research Activities

Recent Research Outputs:

 

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1650-701X

 

 


My Research Supervision


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Areas of supervision

I am available to supervise HDR Candidates who are interested in under-explored or novel areas at the intersection of Law (Australia,/UK/US, Comparative Law, Public International Law, Banking and Finance Law) Policy, Science and Technology. Areas of interest include but are not limited to:

  • Artificial Intelligence (Responsible AI; AI Governance; AI Law; AI Policy)
  • Distributed Ledger Technology (Blockchain)
  • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) (Cryptocurrency, Cryptoassets)
  • Cybersecurity Law, Policy and Governance Frameworks
  • Quantum Computing; Metaverse; Digital Twins; Synthetic Data
  • Jurisprudence (Systems Theory, Reflexive Regulation) and International Relations-based theoretical frameworks
  • Public Policy Analysis (Impact Assessment, Option Evaluation)

 


Currently supervising

  • Anna Bohdanets - Military AI and The Law (AI and Cyber Futures Center - Charles Sturt University)
  • Sasha Sarango - First Nations Digital Platforms  (AI and Cyber Futures Center - Charles Sturt University)

My Teaching

  • Cyber Threats and Crime
  • Enterprise Cyber Security Governance and Policy
  • Cyber Crimes and Ethics 
  • Cyber Security Data Governance and Policy 
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Contact

+61 2 5114 5533