Ajmal Mian

Ajmal Mian is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Western Australia (UWA), affiliated with the School of Physics, Maths and Computing. He holds an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (2022) and leads research in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, and Machine Learning. His work focuses on 3D computer vision, adversarial AI defense, and explainable AI.

His research interests include 3D point cloud analysis, face recognition, human action recognition, and remote sensing. He has published over 300 papers and secured major grants from ARC, NHMRC, and DARPA, totaling millions in funding. He has supervised 29 PhD students and mentored 12 postdoctoral researchers.

Key projects include 3D diffusion models for scene generation, robust 3D vision systems, and defense against AI deception attacks. He serves as a fellow of IAPR, an ACM Distinguished Speaker, and has editorial roles at IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Pattern Recognition.

• Research Awards: HBF Mid-Career Scientist of the Year, West Australian Early Career Scientist of the Year, IAPR Best Scientific Paper Award.
• Grants: ARC Discovery Projects, National Intelligence & Security Discovery grants, DARPA grants for AI security.

His teaching spans computer vision, machine learning, and programming courses. Collaborations include defense, medical, and agricultural applications.