About CIS-GReS
The home of CIS Graduate Research Students
About us
CIS-GReS stands for Computing and Information Systems Graduate Research Students. We are a group dedicated for all graduate research students with supervisors from the University of Melbourne's School of Computing and Information Systems.
We run a wide range of academic and industry-related events as well as networking and social events. These events aim to promote and build productive networks and linkages in order to open discussion, share research ideas and catalyse interdisciplinary research and support. The flagship of this is the annual CIS Doctoral Colloquium. Caring about student welfare and building a sense of community, we hold regular events as Weekly Tea Time, sporting events, and excursions outside the University.
We want to encourage you to get involved and be part of our community!
If you want to learn more about CIS-GReS, you could check our constitution.
Our goals
Enhance the academic and professional life of CIS-GReS members
Provide academic support and foster communication of research collaborations among members
Promote interaction, welfare, cohesion, and friendship between members via social events
Support the academic endeavours of members and to act as a representative of CIS graduate research students
Establish and maintain collaboration between members and industry partners
Maintain communication between current members and alumni
The Committee
Current Committee
President: Ba Duy Anh Pham
Secretary: Huiwen Zhang
Treasurer: David Adams
Activity Officer: Ming-Bin Chen
Activity Officer: Abir Naskar
Activity Officer: Roben Delos Reyes
Past Committee (July 2023 to July 2024)
President: Abby Meng Yuan
Secretary: Tingxuan Wang
Treasurer: Nattapat Boonprakong
Activity Officer, Social: Archana Vadakattu
Activity Officer, Academic: Chao Lei
Activity Officer, Industry: Philip Cervenjak
Communications Officer: Songyan Teng
Past Committee (June 2022 to July 2023)
President: Peter Wang
Secretary: Philip Cervenjak
Treasurer: Stella Peng
Activity Officer, Social: Archana Vadakattu
Activity Officer, Academic: Arjun Chaudhary
Activity Officer, Industry: Chao Lei
Communications Officer: Nattapat Boonprakong
Past Committee (June 2021 to June 2022)
President: Qiushi Zhou
Secretary: Steven Spratley
Treasurer: Peter Wang
Activity Officer, Social: Jing Wei
Activity Officer, Academic: Difeng Yu
Activity Officer, Industry: Anubhav Singh
Communications Officer: Stella Peng
Past Committee (March 2021 to June 2021)
President: Steven Spratley
Secretary: Difeng Yu
Treasurer: Peter Wang
Communications Officer: Qiushi Zhou
Activity Officer, Social: Anubhav Singh
Activity Officer, Academic: Steven Spratley
Activity Officer, Industry: Jing Wei
Past Committee (June 2020 to March 2021)
President: David Mann
Secretary: Difeng Yu
Treasurer: Peter Wang
Communications Officer: Qiushi Zhou
Activity Officer, Social: Anubhav Singh
Activity Officer, Academic: Steven Spratley
Activity Officer, Industry: Jing Wei
Past Committee (May 2019 to June 2020)
President: Xin Zhang
Secretary: Prashan Madumal Mathugama Babun Appuhamilage
Treasurer: Gabriele Marini
Communications Officer: Stefan O'Toole
Activity Officer, Social: Steven Spratley
Activity Officer, Academic: David Mann
Activity Officer, Industry: Kate Ferris (May 2019 - Oct 2019), Difeng Yu (Oct 2019 - )
Past Committee (May 2018 to May 2019)
President: Nick Smith (May 2018 - Jan 2018), Xin Zhang (Feb 2019 - May 2019)
Secretary: Zhanna Sarsenbayeva
Treasurer and Vice-President: Fraser Allison
Communications Officer: Ronny Andrade (May 2018 - Nov 2018), Malinga Perera (Dec 2018 - May 2019)
Activity Officer, Social: Danula Hettiachchi
Activity Officer, Academic: Xin Zhang (May 2018 - Jan 2018), David Mann (Feb 2019 - May 2019)
Activity Officer, Industry: Nicholas Akinyokun (May 2018 - Nov 2018), Subramaniam Ramasubramanian (Dec 2018 - May 2019)
Past Committee (December 2017-May 2018)
President: Abdulaziz Murad
Secretary: Peter Uchenna Eze
Treasurer: Fraser Allison
Communications Officer: Shima Rashidi
Activity Officer, Social (acting as Vice-President): Nick Smith
Activity Officer, Academic: Niels van Berkel
Activity Officer, Industry: Donia Malekian
Founding Committee (July 2017-November 2017)
President: Abdulaziz Murad
Secretary: Sarah Ellen Webber
Treasurer: Gerardo Luis (Ikee) Dimaguila
Communications Officer: Peter Uchenna Eze
Activity Officer: Doris Hoogeveen
Committee Member: Donia Malekian
Committee Member: Maria Veronica Torres Pena
CIS-GReS is the official group supported by the School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne. It is also affiliated with the Graduate Student Association.