Dr. Farina Riaz is Program Coordinator (IT Department) and Senior Lecturer at AIIHE, and a CSIRO Visiting Scientist. She completed her PhD in Quantum Artificial Intelligence through a joint CSIRO Data61 and University of Southern Queensland collaboration and later served as a CERC Postdoctoral Fellow at CSIRO, specialising in Quantum AI and Quantum Cybersecurity. Her research focuses on quantum generative models for anomaly detection and quantum-enhanced image classification, bridging quantum theory with real-world cybersecurity applications. She is leading CSIRO’s first Industry PhD on Quantum Machine Learning, contributed to national and international collaborations, and authored over 19 peer-reviewed publications. She has received multiple awards, including the Australian Women in Security “Best in Quantum Cyber Champion” Award (2024) and “Australia’s Most Outstanding in IT Security” Award (2025). She also serves as Quantum Women Lead for Women in AI Australia, Quantum Ambassador, and Technical Advisor with Quantum Australia, contributing to Quantum AI, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence.