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Jo Plested

Associate Lecturer · University-wide researcher directory · University of New South Wales

Quick answer: Jo Plested is Associate Lecturer at University of New South Wales. Jo Plested shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-17.

⭐ I am looking for PhD students who have an interest in deep learning and a background in deep learning or a strong maths background. ***Scholarships of $35,000 (AUD) are available for Ph.D. students ***

Research interests

Jo Plested is an Associate Lecturer who has been researching deep learning for 10 years. Her expertise is focused on transfer learning for small specialised datasets. Jo created the new honours level course Deep Learning at UNSW Canberra. For three years, Jo lectured in and produced all course material and assessments for the deep learning section of honours and masters level courses “Neural Networks, Deep Learning and Bio-inspired Computing” for up to 250 students at the Australian National University. Jo is also part of a group that developed a data science and artificial intelligence short course for Defence. She has supervised over 20 students doing Honours, Masters and Chief of Defence Force (CDF) one and two semester projects. She has mentored many more coursework students in research undertaken as part of her course. Over 20 of these projects are published as high ranking international conference and journal papers. Deep learning, Artificial intelligence, Machine learning
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Is Jo Plested hiring PhD students at University of New South Wales?
Yes. As of 2026-09-17, Jo Plested's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: I am looking for PhD students who have an interest in deep learning and a background in deep learning or a strong maths background. ***Scholarships of $35,000 (AUD) are available for Ph.D. students **.
What does Jo Plested research?
Jo Plested is an Associate Lecturer who has been researching deep learning for 10 years. Her expertise is focused on transfer learning for small specialised datasets. Jo created the new honours level course Deep Learning at UNSW Canberra. For three years, Jo lectured in and produced all course mater

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