Lecturer in Computer Science and Cyber Security
Education
PhD (Information Technology), Deakin University, Australia
Bachelor of IT (Honours), Deakin University, Australia
Bachelor of Games Design and Development, Deakin University, Australia
Dr Farah Farizi obtained her PhD from Deakin University, Australia. She also holds a Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) and a Bachelor of Games Development and Design from Deakin University, where she graduated with First Class Honours and Distinction.
Dr Farizi has over five years of teaching experience in Australian higher education and has previously held academic roles such as Associate Lecturer and Teaching Fellow. Throughout her academic journey, she has been recognised with several awards, including the Deakin University Postgraduate Research Scholarship, the Excellent Oral Presentation Award at the BDIOT/VRIP Conference, and the Pham Family Honours Award for outstanding academic performance.
Outside of academia, Dr Farizi enjoys training in martial arts, playing video games, and exploring Bandung’s cafe scene. In her teaching, she often incorporates current technological trends to help students connect their learning to real-world applications. Her research contributes to the field of human–computer interaction. She has been involved in several projects investigating the use of virtual and augmented reality technologies across diverse areas, including sport, healthcare, behaviour modelling, and education and training. Her research publications can be found through the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society.
