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Lieutenant Colonel Adam Hepworth, PhD, serves as the Australian Army’s Technical Director for Artificial Intelligence. In this role, he leads the advancement of AI and autonomy initiatives within the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation and Coordination Office (RICO), focusing on human-cognitive augmentation, autonomous systems, AI-enabled decision-making, human-machine teaming, and swarming. His leadership in these areas underscores his commitment to the responsible use of AI in military contexts.
Throughout his career in the Australian Defence Force, Adam has held roles that span advanced technology and decision-science portfolios, earning the Chief of Army Gold Level Commendation for his exceptional contributions as an Operations Research Analyst. This accolade, among others, highlights his impact on strategic and tactical decision-making processes.
As a current Visiting Fellow at the University of New South Wales, School of Systems and Computing, Adam’s research endeavours aim to innovate AI systems design, with a keen interest in swarm shepherding for human-swarm teaming, activity recognition, and behaviour prediction. Adam received the Stephen Fester Prize for the most outstanding PhD thesis on an information technology-related topic.
Adam holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of New South Wales, a Master of Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the University of South Australia, a Graduate Diploma in Scientific Computation and a Master of Science in Operations Research from the United States Naval Postgraduate School, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science from the University of New South Wales.
