Create powerful information from data
We’re on the cusp of an AI-powered revolution that is reshaping industries, redefining jobs and creating opportunities we can’t yet imagine. There’s never been a more exciting time for tech careers.
With the AI workforce needing to grow 500% by 2030 to meet demand, new jobs in machine learning, data science, robotics, AI engineering and ethics are being created every day. The future is full of possibilities waiting to be explored.
Whether you want to build smart robots, teach computers to think, or guide how AI impacts our world, your journey can start now. The future needs bold thinkers – and that could be you.
Wherever you look, data is being produced and recorded. Using AI, we can turn that data into information that helps us make better decisions.
As part of my research, we’re combining farming data with satellite and sensor data to produce food more sustainably. We’re also using museum catalogues and hand-written auction records to track down lost and stolen Indigenous history, and integrating old mining records with modern geological reports to better target the excavation of minerals.
At QUT, our focus on industry relevance ensures that students enter the workforce with confidence. That’s why we’re introducing an AI major into both our Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Data Science. We’ve blended fundamental knowledge with real-world learning to provide an IT degree that balances tech with business, and a data science degree that incorporates statistics, computation, modelling, data management and programming.
You don’t have to be a maths or coding genius to have a successful career in AI. You just need curiosity and a desire to improve the world.
The future needs new ideas and fresh perspectives, and yours could be the one that changes everything.
Professor Richi Nayak
Faculty of Science,
School of Computer Science, QUT
Richi’s top 3 traits
- Analytical thinking: How well can you shape data into information, information into knowledge and knowledge into better decision making?
- Communication: How well can you understand your clients and the challenges they face?
- Technical skills: How well can you convert a human problem into something an AI can solve?
Richi’s career journey
- Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Guru Ghasidas University
- Master of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology
- PhD, Information Technology, QUT
- Professor, School of Computer Science, QUT
This originally appeared in Careers with STEM: Artificial Intelligence 2025, and was produced in partnership with QUT.
