Dr Immaculate Motsi
- PhD in Law University of Warwick, School of Law (UK)
- Master’s in Law (LLM) in Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, the University of Warwick (UK)
- Master’s in Public Policy (MPP) specialising in Economics, National University of Singapore (Singapore)
- Bachelor's degree (Hons)Ìýin Politics and International Relations from the University of Pretoria (South Africa)
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Dr Immaculate Motsi-Omoijiade is an education focused lecturer in Cybersecurity at the CanberraÌýSchool of Professional Studies, 91É«ÇéƬ Canberra. With over a decade of scholarly and industry expertise in the socio-technical dimensions of cybersecurity, Immaculate brings a multi-disciplinary, research-informed and commercially aware lens to her pedagogy, contributing to raising Australia’s sovereign capability in critical domains such as cybersecurity law, enterprise cybersecurity governance, and cybersecurity policy.
Prior to joining 91É«ÇéƬ, Immaculate worked as the Responsible AI Lead at the AI and Cyber Futures Institute (AICF), Charles Sturt University (Canberra, AUS); an Analyst in Science and Emerging Technology at RAND Europe (Cambridge, UK); a Research Fellow in Emerging Technology at the Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business, University of Birmingham Business School; and a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the School of Law, University of Birmingham (Birmingham, UK). Immaculate has also worked as a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, Centre for Alternative Finance and with the British Standards Institute's Technical Committee on Blockchain Standards, where she was part of select group of experts on the joint China/UK e-commerce working group.
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- Best Presentation Award, 5th International Artificial Intelligence Conference, The University of Tokyo, Japan (2024)
- Honorable Mention Awar, National Doctoral Research Awards, UK (2020)
- The University of Warwick School of Law Research Scholarship (2015)
- The Robin Cosgrove Prize on Ethics in Finance Finalist, Switzerland (2010)
- St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award, Switzerland (2008 andÌý2009)
- Li Ka Shing Scholarship, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore (2007 - 2009)
- Winner of the World Federation of United Nations Association's global essay competition on Nuclear Disarmament, Argentina (2006)
Recent Research Outputs:
- Reflexive Regulation of Cryptocurrencies (2026)Ìý-Ìý
- Reducing AI-Generated Misinformation in Australian Higher Education: A Qualitative Analysis of Institutional Responses to AI-Generated Misinformation and Implications for Cybercrime Prevention (2025) inÌýInformaticsÌý-ÌýÌý
- Blockchain Based Governance for Autonomous Weapons Systems (2025) in IEEE -Ìý
- Quantum-Cognitive Tunnelling Neural Networks for Military-Civilian Vehicle Classification and Sentiment Analysis (2025) in Arxiv -Ìý
- Technological complexity and risk reduction: Using digital twins to navigate uncertainty in nuclear weapons decision-making and EDT landscapes (2025) in European Leadership Network Policy Briefs -Ìý
- AI as the cyber guardian: Enhancing defensive capabilities for a safer digital world (2025) at Prague Cybersecurity Conference -Ìý
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1650-701X
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My Research Supervision
- Anna Bohdanets - Military AI and The Law (AI and Cyber Futures Center - CharlesÌýSturt University2024 - Present)
- Sasha Sarango - First Nations Digital PlatformsÌý(AI and Cyber Futures Center - CharlesÌýSturt University, 2024-2025)
My Teaching
- Cyber Threats and Crime
- Enterprise Cyber Security Governance and Policy
- Cyber Crimes and EthicsÌý
- Cyber Security Data Governance and PolicyÌý