Jon Whittle will be known as director instead of chief executive, which was the title Adrian Turner held until his departure last September.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has appointed Jon Whittle as the director of Data61.
Whittle, who will start his new role in July, is set to join from Monash University where he is currently executive dean of the Faculty of Information Technology and founding co-director of the Monash Data Futures Institute.
Whittle was previously a senior research scientist and technology area lead at NASA Ames Research Center where he led artificial intelligence-related research and development projects in civil engineering and space technologies.
“Since we created Data61 as part of Strategy 2020, CSIRO has become home to Australia’s leading data science and innovation group, partnering with government, industry and academia to solve Australia’s largest data-driven challenges underpinned by deep science and technology,” CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall said.
