Kathleen Keogh

Dr. Kathleen Keogh is a Lecturer in Information Technology at Federation University Australia, specializing in intelligent software agents and multiagent systems. She coordinates the Bachelor of IT (Professional Practice) program, integrating industry internships with IBM and Kyndryl. Her research focuses on modeling human behavior through agent-based systems, particularly in dynamic environments requiring improvisation. She holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne (2019), with prior qualifications including a Master of Science (2002) and Bachelor of Science (Honours) (1988).

Education:

• PhD (Computer Science), University of Melbourne (2019)
• MSc (Cognitive Science), University of Melbourne (2002)
• BSc(Hons) (Computer Science), James Cook University (1988)
• DipEd (Adult Education), Australian Catholic University

Research Interests: Her work emphasizes agent coordination in complex scenarios, such as emergency management simulations. She explores organizational constructs enabling autonomous agents to adapt dynamically, contributing to sociotechnical systems analysis. Recent studies include familiarity-based team recognition in academic networks and runtime flexibility in multiagent systems.

Teaching & Industry Collaboration: Dr. Keogh teaches programming, software engineering, and capstone projects using Scrum methodologies. She manages industry partnerships for work-integrated learning programs, ensuring students gain practical experience while studying.

Labs & Collaborations: Involved in interdisciplinary projects with IBM and Kyndryl, focusing on cloud and enterprise computing. Her research integrates computational models of human expertise, such as disturbance management in healthcare.