Consultations with Topic Reference Groups are now underway to support the development of the 2026 National Research Infrastructure (NRI) Roadmap.
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To support the development of the 2026 NRI Roadmap, 3 Topic Reference Groups have been established. The groups bring together expertise from across Australia’s research system to provide advice and insights on field-specific aspects of the Roadmap.
The following Topic Reference Groups have been established:
- Artificial Intelligence and Research Infrastructure (AI&RI)
- National Digital Research Infrastructure (NDRI)
- Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences and Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (HASS/GLAM)
Topic Reference Group Membership
AI&RI
- Professor Andrew Lonie
- Glen Berman
- Professor James Smithies
- Dr Liming Zhu
- Professor Melanie Johnston-Hollitt
- Professor Maurice Pagnucco FTSE
- Emeritus Professor Robyn Owens AM FAA FTSE
- Sarah Pink PhD FASSA
- Dr Sue Keay FTSE GAICD
- Professor Toby Walsh FAA FTSE
NDRI
- Andrew Gilbert
- Emeritus Professor David Abramson FACM, FIEEE, FTSE, FACS
- Dr Hayley Teasdale
- Heath Marks GAICD MBA BIT
- Distinguished Professor Jean Burgess FAHA FQA
- Ms Rebecca Ostergaard
- Rosie Hicks
- Mr Richard Northam
- Emeritus Professor Robyn Owens AM FAA FTSE
- Sach Jayasinghe FATEM FQA GAICD
- Professor Shazia Sadiq FTSE
HASS/GLAM
- Professor Emerita Joanne Tompkins FAHA
- Professor Frank Bongiorno AM FRHistS FASSA FAHA
- Professor Gaye Sculthorpe PhD Dip. Mus. Stud. GCHELT FAHA
- Ms Jenny Fewster AssDipBus(Mktg) GradCertInfMgt GradCertAblStud GradDipInfMgt(LbryInfMgt)
- Distinguished Professor Julian Thomas FAHA
- Dr Kylie Brass
- Professor Mathew Trinca AM FAHA
- Professor Melanie Swalwell
- Professor Michael Haugh FAHA
- Professor Nicholas Brown FASSA