Artak Amirbekyan

Artak Amirbekyan, PhD, serves as the Head of Data, AI, and ML at Transurban since November 2019, where responsibilities include executing data and advanced analytics strategy and managing substantial CAPEX/OPEX budgets.

He recently won the the iTnews Benchmark Award for Best Industrial Project.

Prior to this role, Artak was the Executive Manager of AI Labs at Commonwealth Bank, leading a large team of data scientists on strategic projects and capability building.

Earlier experience includes Data Science Manager at Caltex Australia, where Artak led a team focused on analytics capabilities and cloud infrastructure, and Senior Product Data Analyst at CoreLogic RP Data, specialising in predictive modeling and customer analytics.

Artak’s career also encompasses roles as a Computational Scientist at ESSCC, The University of Queensland, and as a Research Assistant at Fraunhofer ITWM, focusing on mathematical modeling and image processing.

Artak Amirbekyan holds a PhD in Data Mining from Griffith University and a Master’s degree in Industrial Mathematics with a focus on Image Processing from the University of Kaiserslautern.