Award Wins
For excellence in teaching and research

Associate Professor
PhD (Soft. Eng.) | MSc (Comp. Sc.) | Post Grad. Cert. (IT) | BSc (Comp. Sc.)
Abeer Alsadoon is an Associate Professor with more than 25 years of academic experience in teaching, research, supervision and academic leadership. Her research interests include Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Health Informatics, Augmented and Mixed Reality, and Computing Education.
Recognised for excellence in teaching, research, leadership, and community contribution through national and international awards.
For excellence in teaching and research
2019 Australian Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards
Emerging Female Leader in Government & Public Sector
Nationally one of five finalists
Kent Institute Australia, Sydney
School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering · Charles Sturt University
Emerging Female Leader in the Government and Public Sector · One of five national finalists
Sydney Study Centre / SGA · Charles Sturt University
Sydney Study Centre / SGA · Charles Sturt University
School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering · Charles Sturt University
Sydney Study Centre / SGA · Charles Sturt University
Outstanding Student Feedback on Subject Experience Surveys · Charles Sturt University
Contribution to Excellence through Subject Experience Survey Results · Charles Sturt University
School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering · Charles Sturt University
Sydney Study Centre / SGA · Charles Sturt University
School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering · Charles Sturt University
School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering · Charles Sturt University
Sydney Study Centre / SGA · Charles Sturt University
Sydney Study Centre / SGA · Charles Sturt University
Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioral Sciences · Charles Sturt University
School of Computing and Mathematics · Charles Sturt University
Teaching, research and leadership — moments of recognition.
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Peer-reviewed international conferences (Scopus Indexed), including IEEE
Published by Springer (Scopus Indexed)
Published by Springer (Scopus Indexed)
For excellence in teaching and research
International conferences, including IEEE
Abeer Alsadoon received her Ph.D. from the University of Technology, Baghdad, and has more than 25 years of academic experience in teaching, research, supervision, and academic leadership. Her research interests include Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Health Informatics, Augmented and Mixed Reality, and Computing Education. She has published 147 journal papers and 111 peer-reviewed international conference papers, including IEEE publications, and received four Best Paper Awards. She has edited five scholarly books and 12 international conference proceedings published by Springer. Abeer has received 20 awards and recognitions for excellence in teaching and research from Australian institutions. In 2019, she gained national recognition as one of five finalists across Australia for the prestigious Australian Women's Agenda Leadership Awards in the category of Emerging Female Leader in the Government and Public Sector.
Abeer Alsadoon received her Ph.D. from the University of Technology, Baghdad, and has more than 25 years of academic experience in teaching, research, supervision, and academic leadership. Her research interests include Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Health Informatics, Augmented and Mixed Reality, and Computing Education. She has published 147 journal papers and 111 peer-reviewed international conference papers, including IEEE publications, and received four Best Paper Awards. She has edited five scholarly books and 12 international conference proceedings published by Springer. Abeer has received 20 awards and recognitions for excellence in teaching and research from Australian institutions. In 2019, she gained national recognition as one of five finalists across Australia for the prestigious Australian Women's Agenda Leadership Awards in the category of Emerging Female Leader in the Government and Public Sector. She served as Conference Chair and Proceedings Editor of the International Conference on Health Informatics and Medical Systems (HIMS'22–HIMS'26), Las Vegas, USA, and as Program Chair of CITISIA'20–CITISIA'25. She has also served as Program Chair and Proceedings Editor of ICR'22–ICR'26, ACR'23–ACR'26, and BAI'26, with forthcoming appointments for BCR'27 (Nice, France), ACR'27 (Dublin, Ireland), ICR'27 (Barcelona, Spain), and HIMS’27 (Las Vegas, USA). Abeer is a Senior Member of IEEE. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Education Centre of Australia (ECA) – Asia Pacific International College (APIC). Previously, she served as Dean of Scholarship and Research, Associate Dean, and IT Discipline Leader at Kent Institute Australia, held a sessional academic appointment at Western Sydney University (WSU), and held academic positions at Charles Sturt University (CSU), including Adjunct Associate Professor and IT Course Coordinator.
Program and conference leadership across three Scopus-indexed international computing conferences in 2027.
May 2023–Present
ECA–APIC
May 2022–May 2023
Kent Institute Australia
November 2021–May 2022
Kent Institute Australia
June 2021–October 2021
Kent Institute Australia
February 2013–July 2020
Charles Sturt University
Other appointments
Including Western Sydney University and other appointments.
Leading Charles Sturt researcher advances ‘mixed reality’ surgery.Outstanding teaching and research by Associate Professor Abeer Alsadoon at the Charles Sturt University Study Centre in Sydney helped advance the emerging field of mixed reality surgery.
View article ↗A leading researcher in mixed reality and healthcare innovation.Associate Professor Abeer Alsadoon built a distinguished academic and research career in Australia, with research exploring how mixed reality and advanced computing technologies can support surgery, medical training and healthcare innovation.
View article ↗Research achievements recognised by SBS Arabic.SBS Arabic featured Abeer Alsadoon’s academic and research achievements, highlighting her work in mixed reality, advanced computing and their applications in surgery and healthcare.
View article ↗Recognised by Women NSW as an Inspirational Woman of NSW.In 2019, Women NSW recognised Associate Professor Abeer Alsadoon for her professional achievements, leadership and contribution to the community.
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Academic achievement and international recognition.An Arabic-language newspaper feature highlighting Abeer Alsadoon’s academic achievements, international contributions, research excellence and innovation.
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For research collaboration, conference leadership, supervision and academic engagement.