Professor & Director
, University of Adelaide & Australian Institute for Machine Learning
Profile / Bio:
Professor Javen Qinfeng Shi is the Founding Director of Causal AI Group at the University of Adelaide, and one of the directors at Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML). His research interests include causation, AI, mind and metaphysics. Google Scholar ranks him 7th globally in probabilistic graphical models, and 4th in causation. He served as a panellist for the Responsible AI Think Tank from 2022 to 2024 and currently holds the position of an AI Industry Forum panellist from 2024 onward, actively contributing to the cultivation of the national and state AI ecosystem. He has transferred his research to diverse industries including material discovery, agriculture, mining, sport, manufacturing, bushfire, health and education.