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Mark Dras is a Professor in the School of Computing at Macquarie University, specializing in Natural Language Processing (NLP), computational linguistics, and AI ethics. He holds academic roles including Director of Research Training and Deputy Director of the Frontier AI Research Centre. His research focuses on NLP applications in privacy, native language identification, and healthcare, with over 140 publications and 21 active research projects.
Education:
- PhD in Natural Language Processing (Macquarie University, 2000)
- BSc(Hons) in Computer Science (Macquarie University, 1993)
- BEc in Actuarial Studies (Macquarie University, 1991)
Research Interests: Dras' work spans privacy-preserving NLP, adversarial attacks, clinical dialogue systems, and multilingual NLP. He leads projects on combating AI-generated misinformation and securing health intelligence systems, funded by organizations such as the Australian Research Council and Department of Defence.
Grants & Awards:
- 2023 Faculty of Science & Engineering Inter-School Collaboration Award
- $3M Defence ASCA grant for authenticity verification via adversarial detection
- $2.9M Medical Research Future Fund project for health data silo integration
Students & Mentorship: Supervised over 30 PhD/MRes students, including current advisees in AI ethics and healthcare NLP. Notable alumni include Omid Mohamad Nezami (Oracle), Yasaman Motazedi (Flamingo AI), and Shervin Malmasi (NLI expert).
Labs & Initiatives: Active in the Data Horizons Research Centre, Performance and Expertise Research Centre, and Macquarie's AI ethics working groups. Teaches Algorithms and Data Structures at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
