Phan Bao Chau (Jackie) is an Associate Lecturer at RMIT University Vietnam, and an animator, art practitioner and educator specializing in 2D animation and motion graphics. She previously served as Brand Director and Head of the Digital Animation Department at FPT University and has been a visiting lecturer at multiple Vietnamese universities. Jackie has guided student projects featured more than ten times on Behance focusing on Motion graphics, After Effects, and 3D motion. She is a jury member for international festivals, including the 17th Xiamen International Animation Festival - one of the most influential animation platforms in China, and serves on graduation committees across different universities in Vietnam (Van Lang University, FPT University, Hutech University, Hoa Sen Univesity, etc.). Her professional background bridges industry practice, creative education, and interdisciplinary visual communication. 

Employment History:

• Associate Lecturer, RMIT University, HCMC, Vietnam (2024 to present)
• Brand Director, FPT University (2023 – 2024) with some highlighted campaigns: FPTU Tuổi 18 – Trải nghiệm vượt trội, Podcast Schoo’life’ship, redesign FPT University Website, Comic series ‘Camic’,…
• Head of Digital Animation Department, FPT University (2021 – 2023)
• Digital Graphic Design Lecturer, FPT University (2018 – 2021)
• Visiting Lecturer, Van Lang University (2017 – 2024)
• Visiting Lecturer, Ton Duc Thang University (2019 – 2021)
• Visiting Lecturer, Hoa Sen Universiy (2015 – 2017)
• Independent Motion Artist & Art Director (2012 to present)
• Designer, Leo Burnett Vietnam (2010-2011) - Clients: Tiger, Marlboro, Dutch Lady, Honda, Generali,…

Dr. Behzad Abbasnejad is an academic and researcher specializing in Building Information Modelling (BIM), digital construction management, organizational learning, Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA), and construction quality costs. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Iran (2011), a Master's degree by research in Education from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden (2013), and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Queensland University of Technology, Australia (2018).

Passionate about architecture and the built environment, Behzad has been practicing and teaching in Melbourne and Hong Kong for about five years. He teaches Introduction to Buildings (BUIL1226) and Integrated Building Information Modelling (BUIL1256) at RMIT University, focusing on foundational building concepts, construction methodologies, and the integration of digital technologies in construction processes.

Behzad has published over 40 academic papers and technical reports in the fields of architecture, BIM, construction management, and digital construction manufacturing. His research primarily explores the implementation of BIM and digital construction methods to enhance efficiency, quality, and sustainability in the built environment. His work emphasizes optimizing workflows, fostering innovation, and improving construction practices through data-driven decision-making.

He has received research funding in several areas, including digital manufacturing and automating assembly processes, developing virtual site visits for photovoltaic (PV) panels in existing homes, and data modelling to streamline logistics for prefabricated building components. His contributions aim to bridge the gap between research and industry, advancing digital construction practices and sustainable built-environment solutions.

Associate Professor Mali Abdollahian is an academic in the School of Science.
Mali received her Master's in Applied Mathematics and Astronomy and PhD in Statistical Quality Control from the University College Cardiff in the UK. Her research interests are mainly in the area of univariate and multivariate statistical quality control, performance analysis, quality assurance, and statistical modelling, but also include the design of sampling strategies for compliance testing and benchmarking, and performance analysis and quality-control monitoring of public health and environment trends.

Much of Mali's research has involved developing optimal quality-control and quality-assurance procedures for monitoring and improving the quality of products and services in a cost-effective manner. In the last 10 years, she has been developing quality control and performance analysis procedures to monitor and design intervention strategies to reduce the maternal and newborn mortality rates, childhood type I diabetes, childhood obesity, and Type II diabetes. She has been extensively involved in consulting projects and the delivery of short courses to different industries. The refereed publications in the area of her research are listed on Google Scholar.

Dr Ismail (Sol) Abdulhak (b. Lebanon, 1987) is a Lecturer and Program Manager for the Entrepreneurship Major at the School of Management at RMIT University. Sol completed his Doctorate in the field of Strategy and International Business at Monash University in 2021, where his research broadly focused on subsidiary level dynamic performance, institutional distance, and foreign ownership strategies. Sol's research interests also extend to the phenomenon of reshoring, (de)globalisation, innovation strategies and international entrepreneurship. His work has been published in Regional Studies (ABDC: A*) and Thunderbird International Business Review (ABDC: B).

In addition to research, Sol has 8 years of experience designing, coordinating and teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the areas entrepreneurship, strategic management and international business. He has been involved in several teaching innovations, including the integration of digitally immersive curriculum and developing a prescriptive process based approach to student-driven learning.

Sol is also an active member of his research community, where he served three years as a board member for the Academy of International Business (AIB) – Oceania Chapter. He has also been recognized for his outstanding performance as a reviewer, having received the Academy of International Business (AIB) Best Reviewer Award 2018.

Dr. Muhammad Dan-Asabe Abdulrahman is Associate Professor of Supply Chain and Logistics Management in the School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain at RMIT University in Australia. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), UK, and has more than 25 years of working experiences in industry and the academia. He is involved in interdisciplinary research in areas of supply chain sustainability, green supply chain, and index development, reverse logistics and remanufacturing. His works are published in top-tier academic journals, including International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Logistics Management, and International Journal of Production and Operations Management, Production Planning & Control and he is on the Editorial Board of International Journal of Production and Operations Management (IJPOM). Muhammad has extensive industry funded projects experience that includes Low Carbon Manufacturing design for Chinese Export; Policy design on pharmaceutical supply between China and Nigeria; Next generation Cold Supply Chains between Denmark and China, amongst others. He is currently leading the RMIT RACE for 2030 project on Energy Upgrades for Australian Homes and participating in RMIT Sustainable Procurement Disclosure Index project.

Regine Abos is a Melbourne-based designer, educator, and researcher originally from Cebu. For over two decades, she has collaborated with publishers and social innovation organisations across Australia, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Her practice explores the intersection of analogue objects and information design, reimagining data visualisation through the material, tactile, and cultural possibilities of physical production.

She lectures in data visualisation at RMIT University and coordinates its accelerated Bachelor of Design in Communication Design program in Singapore, delivered in partnership with the Singapore Institute of Management.

Lisanne is a Lecturer in Law at the School of Law. Prior to transitioning to full‑time academia, she worked in legal practice at law firms in Amsterdam and Sydney. She has also been affiliated with the University of Sydney, and in 2018 she was appointed Honorary Associate of the School of Psychology to strengthen her collaboration with forensic psychology scholars examining psychological dimensions of criminal procedures.

Lisanne completed her PhD at RMIT in 2023, where she examined the occurrence of, and contributing factors to, involuntary false confessions and wrongful convictions. She has critically analysed the admissibility of confession evidence and the exercise of judicial discretions to exclude involuntary or otherwise unreliable confessions.

Lisanne is also an Australian lawyer admitted in the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

Arthur is an academic in the School of AISSC in the Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics (DISBA).
He has extensive experience teaching a wide range of Information Systems courses for over 30 years.
More recently, he has been teaching and researching Blockchain and Web3 technologies since 2013. 
He created and developed the four blockchain courses in DISBA

He has published in high quality journals and has supervised 6 PhD candidates to completion.
Current research interests include: Blockchain, Web3, Crypto Currencies, Intelligent warehouses, Metaverse, Information Behaviour, Online Investing.

Kathleen Adams has been a lecturer in the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing at RMIT University, Melbourne, since 2000. Before joining RMIT, Kathleen was at Monash University in the School of Marketing for two years. Prior to moving to Academia, Kathleen held various senior corporate roles in marketing, logistics and training at Jacqui E (a member of the Just Group of Companies), Daimaru Melbourne and Myer before becoming an academic. Her corporate experience spans more than 17 years.

Since the commencement of 2025, Kathleen is an Education Focused academic in the Department of Marketing at RMIT University. She commenced at RMIT in March, 2000 after spending 2 years at Monash University also as a marketing academic. Kathleen has been a visiting lecturer in Lille, France, SKEMA in Suzhou, Hong Kong Management Association, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics. She usually teaches at the Singapore Institute of Management twice per year. 

She has a long history of utilising industry for student projects for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses, These include Sahara Yoghurt, Picnic Foods, Sparkling Beverages, Wine in a Glass, Marisa's Kitchen and Visiti Victoria. In 2025, she was one of a team of marketing academics who were awarded the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Programs and Services that Enhance Learning along with 7 other colleagues. This adds to her total of 13 other awards ranging from a University award for the Business Faculty's WIL team, numerous Good Teaching Awards and awards for the Best Paper in the Education track at ANZMAC and the Best Reviewer at ANZMAC. 

She also coordinated the L'Oreal Brandstorm Marketing competition for RMIT students from 2012-2016. She was lucky enough to accompany the winning Australian team to Paris to compete in the International Finals in 2012, 2013 and 2014. She returned to coordinating the Brandstorm competition again in 2022 after the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns. One of the 2022 groups was selected for the ANZ Semi-finals, and one of the groups in 2023 was selected for the ANZ National Final.  She was awarded a CoBL Teaching award for the Local, National and Global award for her continuing work with the L'Oreal Brandstorm competition in 2024.

Honorary appointments:
Visiting Professor: Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Adjunct Professor: Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

Adjuct Distinguished Professor: China Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Beijing).

Dr Tanveer Adyel is a Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow at RMIT. He also co-leads the "Monitoring" research pillar at the RMIT Centre for Nature Positive Solutions. Tanveer, with an academic background in Environmental Science and Environmental Engineering, works on a) plastic pollution and b) urban stormwater engineering areas.

Tanveer’s multidisciplinary research on plastic pollution covers diverse spatial areas, including coastal wetlands, constructed wetlands, freshwater ecosystems and soil. Tanveer has published opinion pieces, including (3x) Letters in Science; Correspondences in Nature and Nature Sustainability;, and Comment in The Lancet Planetary Health, respectively, on plastic/microplastic research. His works apply advanced analytical tools, microbial ecology and modelling to assess the fate and transport of plastic pollution within the environmental matrix. He is expanding his research domain on the circular economy and alternative financial approaches/accounting on plastic pollution management. Recently, Tanveer received a highly prestigious and competitive Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellowship from the Australian Research Council to work on microplastics within Australian coastal wetlands. He also received the Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine, Soil and Plant Biology (2024) for oxygen profiling in microplastic-exposed sediment.

Tanveer also works on urban stormwater management using nature-based solutions (NbS) or water sensitive urban design (WSUD) approaches. He is particularly interested in working with constructed wetlands and rain gardens on urban stormwater pollutant attenuation.

Tanveer has several awards and fellowships in recognition of his research, including the Victorian Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year (2022); Deakin University Award for Scientific Publication (2022); AGU 100 Centennial Award (2019), etc.

Hiring fully funded PhD candidates: Fully funded PhD scholarships are available. Pls see LinkedIn Post: 

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7335536019812876290/ 

Some potential PhD topics are:

1. Plastic in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)
2. Alternative financial approach/accounting on plastic pollution management 
3. Circular economy in the plastic waste sector
4. Plastic treaty on horizon: measure policy effectiveness
5. Plastic weathering/aging and its implications in global biogeochemical cycles
6. Molecular fingerprinting of DOM from plastics (in water, Ag soil)
7. Fate of coastal wetland carbon under microplastic pollution
8. Plastisphere as a new biotope
9. Role of oxygen dynamics on the effects of microplastics on blue carbon ecosystems 
10. Microsensor and 2D planar optode for monitoring coastal wetlands impacted by nano/microplastics 
11. Plastic as a "Double-edged sword" in carbon dynamics 
12. Plastic pollution and environmental justice

If you are motivated and meet all required conditions, pls reach out. In your email, please attach your CV, transcripts, English proficiency test score (if applicable), a short proposal for the proposed project, and a short video explaining why you are interested and the best fit for this project. You can also propose your own topic.