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Benjamin Rubinstein

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Deputy Dean (Research) at University of Melbourne
📍 Greater Melbourne Area, Australia

Ben is the Deputy Dean (Research) and a Professor in AI Safety at the University of Melbourne, specializing in machine learning, security, and privacy. He holds a PhD from UC Berkeley and gained extensive industry experience at the research divisions of Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo! before joining the university.

He is a vocal advocate for fostering the next generation of innovators, championing PhD students as the drivers of research discovery and impact. He actively promotes industry-academic collaboration to translate research into real-world impact.

Unique fact: While at Microsoft Research, Ben shipped production systems for entity resolution used in Bing and the Xbox 360.

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Current Role
Deputy Dean (Research)
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Melbourne Area, Australia
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AI Safety
As a Professor in AI Safety, his work focuses on the security and privacy implications of machine learning, including adversarial AI, to build responsible and trustworthy systems.
Industry Collaboration
Actively engages with industry partners like NTT DATA and Microsoft to discuss and advance sustainable and responsible AI through academic-industry cooperation.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Deputy Dean (Research)
University of Melbourne
12-2024
Nominee Director
Building 4.0 CRC
1-2024 - 1-2025
Interim Deputy Dean Research
University of Melbourne
1-2021
Professor
University of Melbourne
12-2019 - 12-2023
Associate Dean Research
University of Melbourne
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Nominee Director Prof. Ben Rubinstein. Featured in Building 4.0 CRC
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Education
2004 - 2010
PhD
University of California, Berkeley
2003 - 2004
Master of Computer Science
University of Melbourne
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