Nicholas Patterson

Associate Director of Future Technologies, RMIT University

Nick leads vocational education across engineering and IT education at RMIT University, managing 150+ staff and 4000+ VE students. He provides strategic leadership that drives innovation and growth across advanced technology initiatives including AI, cyber security, industry 4.0 and manufacturing. Nick has led multiple gold-medal winning teams at WorldSkills nationally and internationally. His expertise is underpinned by a PhD in Cybersecurity (AI Anomaly Detection), and awarded the Alfred Deakin Medal. Nick specializes in AI governance, prompt engineering, and translating frontier AI research into educational and enterprise applications.

Experience

2014–present

Senior lecturer, Deakin University

Education

2019

Deakin University, Digital Literacy Advanced
2018

Blockchain Council, Certified Blockchain Expert
2018

ISACA, Cyber Security Nexus (CSX)
2017

Deakin University, Communication Advanced
2017

Deakin University, Innovation Advanced
2013

Deakin University, PhD

Publications

2019

An Improved Authentication Scheme for Internet of Vehicles Based on Blockchain Technology, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8681097
2017

A cyber-threat analytic model for autonomous detection of virtual property theft, https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/ICS-11-2016-0087

Grants and Contracts

2018

Improving student engagement through the integration of emerging and future technologies in education

Role:

Researcher

Funding Source:

Deakin University
2017

Supporting older people with increased access to work through Deakin Professional Credentials

Role:

Project Manager

Funding Source:

Lord Mayors Charitable Foundation
2017

Developing a platform to support virtual reality ‘learning atoms’ for teaching and learning in higher education

Role:

Researcher

Funding Source:

Deakin University

Professional Memberships

Australian Information Security Association

Honours

Alfred Deakin Medalist and VC Leadership Award for Impact 2023-2024

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