Dr. Farhad Mehdipour is an academic and R&D expert with over 20 years’ experience and significant achievements in trending areas of information technology, including network and cloud computing, cybersecurity, the Internet-of-things (IoT), AI,
and data analytics.
He was a part of a joint project for developing a high-performance and low-power computing system with single-flux quantum circuits in Japan. After being appointed as an Associate Professor at Kyushu University, he participated in several other joint
projects with industry in Japan.
Dr. Mehdipour has held different positions, including as a program leader for postgraduate programs, a research leader, and a senior consultant and data scientist with Unisys. He is experienced both in industry and academia across three different countries,
and he has initiated and led several interdisciplinary R&D projects, particularly on AI, robotics, and IoT-enabled smart systems. Alongside his current academic placement, he has also co-founded STEM Fern, a startup in Auckland developing AI and
robotics technologies and content for STEM education at the primary school level.
Dr. Mehdipour has extensive experiences in teaching, supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students, and research with an outstanding track record of peer-reviewed
publications. He has written around 100 articles, including book chapters and journal and conference papers.