Summary
Bernard Mans is a Professor Emeritus and seasoned academic leader with three decades of international experience in higher education across Australia, Canada, Scotland and France. He combines deep theoretical expertise in algorithms, graph theory and dynamic networks with practical leadership in roles from Head of Department to Interim Executive Dean, driving strategy, governance and change. His research spans time-varying graphs and mobility-aware networking, and he co-founded the Algorithms and Complexity group that evolved into Macquarie’s Centre for Advanced Computing: Algorithms and Cryptography. Selected as the INRIA-Hitachi Chair in 2003, Bernard blends rigorous mathematical work on functional graphs with applied interests in wireless, vehicular and human mobility networks. Known for people-focused leadership and policy development, he brings a rare mix of high-level administration and hands-on algorithmic research.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Computer Science, Ph.D., Computer Science at Pierre and Marie Curie University