We are grateful for the recognition of our research leadership and profile by professional bodies and media:

• ScholarGPS: ScholarGPS listed Prof. Cao as lifetime Highly Ranked Scholars (top 0.05%) in Data Mining, and No. 1 in Australia in 2022 in terms of publication Productivity, Quality, and Impact.
• World’s Top 2% Scientists: Prof Cao is highly ranked in AI and Image Processing, and for his first/sole-authored publications.
• PAKDD: Prof Cao was appointed as the chair of the PAKDD steering committee for the term from 2023 to 2025.
• ACM Distinguished Membership: ACM recognized Prof Cao as a Distinguished Scientist for his Contributions to Data Science and Analytics.
• MQ Lighthouse: Big data confirms mental health was studied more than the virus during the pandemic, Sept 2024.
• MQ FSE: Five minutes with Professor Longbing Cao, 2023.
• Our long-term journey of initiating and pursuing excellent leadership, research, education and applications in data science both in Australia and internationally has been acknowledged by the most prestigious science prize in Australia: 2019 Eureka Prize for Excellence in Data Science, with some media mentions such as in InnovationAus on Science heroes win Eureka fame, Youtube, SBS Mandarin news, SBS radio interview, as well as others appeared in Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Conversation, etc.
• The research impact story about our ‘Data science: Transforming business and decisions’ is highlighted as a UTS high-impact research case. Our pioneering data science leadership, engagement and impact laid the foundation of the University’s research strength on data science and analytics.
• Founded by Prof Cao, the UTS Advanced Analytics Institute was mentioned in Australian Public Service Better Practice Guide for Big Data in Jan 2015.
• Founded by Prof Cao, the UTS Advanced Analytics Institute was mentioned as an example of Creating better research returns in Australia in 2015.
• Prof Cao was interviewed by the ABC Technology Quarter on big data.
• Created by Prof Cao, the Master of Analytics (Research) and PhD in Analytics degrees at UTS were mentioned in How Europe Can Seize the Starring Role in Big Data in 2014.
• Founded by Prof Cao, the UTS Advanced Analytics Institute was mentioned in Big Data Strategies- Issues Paper in 2013.