Dr Soonja Yeom has been an academic at the University of Tasmania since 1994 and has held various academic leadership and administrative roles. Her research interests span artificial intelligence, natural language processing, big data analytics, deep learning, affective computing, and educational technology. She is an active member of IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) Working Group 3.3, focusing on research into educational applications of information technologies, and Working Group 3.9, focusing on artificial intelligence in education.