Alfons Palangkaraya

Alfons Palangkaraya is an Associate Professor at the School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University of Technology. His research focuses on microeconometrics analysis of innovation, intellectual property rights, firm performance, and international trade.

• Deputy Director, Centre for Transformative Innovation
• Program Leader, Economics and Innovation Analytics, Swinburne Data Science Research Institute

Research Interests: Alfons specializes in econometric modeling of innovation systems, trademark analytics, and global value chains. His work bridges applied economics with machine learning for technology mapping, emphasizing policy evaluation for innovation and trade.

Scientific Output Trends: Recent publications analyze machine translation quality in patents, patent pledge effects, and trademark database construction. These reflect his interdisciplinary approach combining language processing, global innovation, and economic policy evaluation.

Grants & Consulting: He leads Australian Research Council projects on firm innovation-government roles and branding in global value chains. Additional funding includes collaborations with IP Australia, Austrade, and Food Standards Australia and New Zealand.