PeopleofSuperintelligence

University, Australia

UNSW Canberra

Part of UNSW Sydney.

Statistics

People here now
1
People ever
5

Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 5 people shaping AI have worked at UNSW Canberra, including 1 (20%) here now and 4 with former affiliations. As part of UNSW Sydney, UNSW Canberra accounts for 5 of its 42 all-time people (12%) and 1 of its 9 current people (11%). Among 3,127 universities, UNSW Canberra is tied for 617th by all-time people and tied for 495th by current headcount. Researchers make up 5 of the 5 people who have worked here. In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 4 people in 2016–2018 and stood at 2 in 2025.

Active work stints peaked at 4 people in 2016–2018 and stood at 2 in 2025.Annual estimates from 2001 through 2025. Each person counts once per year with a dated work stint; degrees and undated roles are excluded.

A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at UNSW Canberra from 2001 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.

Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearOtherPeople
200133
200233
200333
200422
200522
200622
200722
200822
200922
201022
201122
201222
201322
201433
201533
201644
201744
201844
201933
202033
202133
202233
202322
202422
202522

Compared with peer universities, UNSW Canberra ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 495th of 3,127) than on all-time headcount (tied for 617th); 1 of its 5 all-time people (20%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 4 of the 5 people who have worked at UNSW Canberra (80%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting UNSW Canberra to 33 peer institutions.

Australian Defence Force Academy and UNSW Sydney share the largest career overlap with UNSW Canberra: 4 people each.Organizations where people with work records at UNSW Canberra also worked at any time in their careers (4 people across 33 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at UNSW Canberra. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
Australian Defence Force Academy4
UNSW Sydney4
CSIRO2
University of Canberra2
Ariel University1

People here now

The 1 person with a current role at UNSW Canberra is a researcher.

People with former affiliations

We record 4 people who formerly worked at UNSW Canberra. 4 of the 4 have a recorded current role at another organization. Across the 4 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 95,791 (median h-index 51).