Summary
Dr Greg Adamson is a global expert in the ethics of artificial intelligence, he researches eXplainable AI, and is an authority on Norbert Wiener, founder of cybernetics. As a health informatics specialist he is an honorary Associate Professor in the Nossal Institute for Global Health at the University of Melbourne. His day job at the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning is Chief Information Security Officer, a field he has worked in for more than three decades. His PhD from RMIT University was on Internet adoption.
He has a Master of Commercial Law from Melbourne Law School, and was an early pioneer in blockchain. He chairs the IEEE Standards Association initiative Dignity, Inclusion, Identity, Trust and Agency. His current projects include a committee on power relations and AI, health informatics, and writing a biography of Justice James Staples of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission. He is the Technical Activities vice president of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology.
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About
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Dr. Greg Adamson is a highly experienced cybersecurity expert and academic with a career spanning over three decades. Here’s a summary of his key roles and expertise:
Current Roles:
- Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning (Australia): In this role, he is responsible for the cybersecurity of a vast technology environment encompassing rail, ports, and digital infrastructure.
- Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne (Australia): He is affiliated with both the School of Engineering and the Nossal Institute of Global Health.
- Chair of IEEE Meta Issues in Cyber Security: He leads this initiative within the world’s largest technical professional association.
- Board Member of the Australasian Cyber Law Institute.
- Technical Activities VP in IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology.
- Principal at Digital Risk Innovation: A consultancy specializing in risk management for emerging technologies.
Academic Background:
- PhD in Internet e-business (RMIT University). His doctoral research focused on challenges to business benefit from the internet in the 1990s.
- Master of Commercial Law (University of Melbourne).
- Bachelor of Technology (Engineering) (University of Southern Queensland).
- Graduate Diploma in Information Sciences (University of Canberra).
Cybersecurity Experience:
- Over 30 years of experience in cybersecurity, dating back to establishing the CISO role at the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service in 1993.
- Held senior cybersecurity and risk management roles at Medibank Private and ANZ Transaction Banking.
- Enterprise Fellow in Cybersecurity at the University of Melbourne.
- Active in IEEE cybersecurity initiatives and a standards expert.
- Serves on the United States’ NIAP Technical Committee for Peripheral Sharing Switches and is a member of the US IT Sector Coordinating12 Council.
- Experienced with operational technology (OT) cybersecurity, particularly within the rail sector.
- Has worked with blockchain technology in the context of financial services risk management.
Areas of Expertise and Research Interests:
- Cybersecurity strategy, standards, and policies.
- Risk management in digital environments and emerging technologies.
- The ethics of artificial intelligence (AI) and explainable AI (XAI).
- The social implications of technology.
- Health informatics.
- Blockchain technology and its applications.
- Critical infrastructure cybersecurity.
Professional Affiliations and Recognition:
- Fellow of Engineers Australia (FIEAust).
- Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (FAIDH).
- Senior Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (SMACM).
- Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
- Ethics Champion for the IEEE Board of Directors (2018).
- Chairs the IEEE Standards Association initiative on Dignity, Inclusion, Identity, Trust and Agency.
In summary, Greg Adamson combines extensive practical experience in cybersecurity leadership with a strong academic background and a deep understanding of the ethical and societal implications of technology. He is a recognized expert in the field, actively contributing to both industry and academia.
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ITDF Essay, November 2023
Institutions unlikely to Adapt
Source: ITDF Webpage
It is unlikely that human institutions are ready or willing to properly adapt to this change
“I see no evidence that human institutions anywhere in the world are ready for the change that lies before us, nor do they show any significant capacity to address existential threats – as can be clearly seen in their response to climate change.
‘“A telling quote:
’The world of the future will be an even more demanding struggle against the limitations of our intelligence, not a comfortable hammock in which we can lie down to be waited upon by our robot slaves.’
“Norbert Wiener, one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century, said this back in 1964.”
This was written in November 2023 in reply to the question: Considering likely changes due to the proliferation of AI in individuals’ lives and in social, economic and political systems, how will life have changed by 2040? This and more than 150 additional responses are included in the report “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence by 2040”
