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Biography
Dr. Ben Swift is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Cybernetics.
Ben is an internationally-recognised interdisciplinary scholar, electronic/computer music artist and creative technologist. He’s an expert in AI/machine learning, computational art & music, computing education, user experience (UX) design, and cybernetics.
He leads the Cybernetic Studio—a cybernetic community that makes things out of hardware/software/people/stuff to explore cybernetic systems and their impact on the world.
As a livecoding artist he has performed at international arts festivals, including the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) and the International Conference on Live Coding (ICLC). He is also a founding director of the ANU Laptop Ensemble, an interdisciplinary computer music research and teaching collective.
Ben is a maker of open-source software tools for generative AI, music, creative code, data analysis/visualisation, and more. He’s one half of the core development team for the Extempore programming environment 
Education/Academic qualification
Computer Science, PhD, The Australian National University
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Occlusion Edge Blur as a Perceptual Blind Spot in Multimodal LLMs
Herrington, J. & Swift, B., 15 Jun 2026, MAD 2026 - Proceedings of the 5th ACM International Workshop on Multimedia AI against Disinformation. Stanciu, D.-C., Ionescu, B., Papadopoulos, S., Kordopatis-Zilos, G., Popescu, A., Caldelli, R., Gerhardt, M. & Schmitt, V. (eds.). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 13-20 8 p. (MAD 2026 - Proceedings of the 5th ACM International Workshop on Multimedia AI against Disinformation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › peer-review
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LLMs Unplugged: Teaching Resources for a ChatGPT World
Swift, B., 16 Mar 2026, ACE 2026 - Proceedings of the 28th Australasian Computing Education Conference. ACM, p. 55-62 8 p. (ACE 2026 - Proceedings of the 28th Australasian Computing Education Conference).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › peer-review
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DeepSeek and Shallow Moats: Implications for Higher Education: Times Higher Education
Swift, B., 18 Feb 2025, Times Higher Education.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › General Article
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Emerging Paradigms in Human–AI Creativity: From Visualisation to Biofeedback in Adaptive Interfaces
Herrington, J., Biedermann, T. & Swift, B., 17 Jun 2025, Human-Computer Creativity: Generative AI in Education, Art, and Healthcare. Geroimenko, V. (ed.). Cham: Springer Nature, p. 31-48 18 p. (Springer Series on Cultural Computing).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Projects
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Australia's Digital Economy in 2030
Swift, B. (PI), Shellard, J. (CoI) & Young, R. (CoI)
17/05/22 → 28/10/22
Project: Research
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The Augmented Web
Gardner, H. (PI), Martin, C. (CoI) & Swift, B. (CoI)
1/05/19 → 31/10/19
Project: Research
Activities
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Thinking with Machines
Gould, M. (Contributor), Swift, B. (Contributor) & Ruster, L. (Contributor)
17 Mar 2026Activity: Professional Engagements › Continuing Professional Development - development/presentation of courses
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Cybernetic Studio Launch @ SXSW Sydney
Swift, B. (Advisor)
5 Oct 2025Activity: Contribution to Event/Engagement › Public event
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LX Leading AI: Services Australia
Holt, M. (Speaker), Hong, S. (Speaker) & Swift, B. (Speaker)
30 Sept 2025Activity: Hosting or Participating in Events › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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AI Unplugged: A tech-free guide to understanding LLMs
Swift, B. (Contributor), Cooney, C. (Contributor), Biedermann, T. (Contributor) & Aloise King, E. (Contributor)
19 Jun 2025Activity: Contribution to Event/Engagement › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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LX Decoding AI: Services Australia
Hong, S. (Speaker), Meares, A. (Speaker) & Swift, B. (Speaker)
18 Jun 2025Activity: Hosting or Participating in Events › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Prizes
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Transdisciplinary Teaching Award
Perriam, J. (Recipient), Swift, B. (Recipient), Hong, S. (Recipient) & Holt, M. (Recipient), 2026
Prize: Prizes and Awards
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Transdisciplinary Teaching Award
Biedermann, T. (Recipient), Meares, A. (Recipient), Swift, B. (Recipient), Cooney, C. (Recipient), Aloise King, E. (Recipient), Ferraro, G. (Recipient), Feldman, H. (Recipient), Perriam, J. (Recipient), Herrington, J. (Recipient), Daniell, K. (Recipient), Gould, M. (Recipient), Holt, M. (Recipient), Wong, P. (Recipient), Okai-Ugbaje, S. (Recipient), Hong, S. (Recipient) & Daniell, K. (Recipient), May 2026
Prize: Prizes and Awards
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Vice Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
Swift, B. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prizes and Awards
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