Ms Mariana Zafeirakopoulos
Mariana Zafeirakopoulos is a transdisciplinary researcher and practitioner with a background in law, international relations, public policy and design. Mariana worked for the Australian public service and in International Organisation for over 15 years, practicing and teaching Strategic insight, innovation and futures thinking before moving solely into Design practice specialising in Strategic Design, Human-Centred-Design, Systems Design and Organisation Design.
Mariana's passion for practice is mirrored in her approach to research. Mariana is an avid Action Researcher and enjoys learning to do and doing to learn. Over the last five years she has focused more on the research side of practice working on projects like the prevention of sexual violence on campus and the prevention of corruption in small-medium enterprises.
Through her PhD, Mariana has been engaging participatory action research methods to explore the human experience of emerging socio-technical systems concerning Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity. Mariana is always keen to work with people from all walks of life to co-create preferred futures for all - through research and practice.
- Designing futures
- Public policy and Organisational change
- Social Innovation
- Service design
- Social Systems design
Open to teaching and supervision across all undergraduate and postgraduate subjects, particularly on any projects related to designing futures with social and public policy ramifications.
- Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Organisation
- Design Research Society
- Relating Systems Thinking and Design
- Association of Professional Futurists
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Transformations community
- Australian Good Design Awards 2020 Social Impact award for Respect.Now.Always campaign
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ACC Sharon Price Award for Innovation 2011
Publications
Journals
- Michael, K., Vogel, K., Pitt, J., Zafeirakopoulos, M. (2024). Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity: A Socio-Technical Framing. IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society. [More Information]
- Zafeirakopoulos, M. (2024). Sensemaking National Security: Applying Design Practice to Explore AI in Cybersecurity. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, , 1-11. [More Information]
- Zafeirakopoulos, M. (2023). Calling in the System: Rethinking Approaches to National Security and Intelligence. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 42(2), 58-61. [More Information]
Conferences
- Hepburn, L., Ulas, E., Cabrera, D., Cooper, C., Gough, P., Grace, K., Hespanhol, L., Hoggenmueller, M., Hu, W., Ijaz, K., Meron, Y., Pinilla Palacios, A., Parker, C., Sosa Medina, R., Tekmen Araci, Y., Watts, J., Wu, B., Zafeirakopoulos, M., Lulham, R. (2024). Speculative design positions on future liveable cities. DRS2024: Boston, Online: Design Research Society. [More Information]
- Zafeirakopoulos, M., Goldstein, B., Graham, N. (2023). Partnerships in Transformation: A synthesis. Transformations Conference 2023, Online: Social Innovations Partners.
- Romo, G., Zafeirakopoulos, M. (2023). Transformative Policy, Institutions and Organizations. Transformations Conference 2023, Online: Social Innovations Partners.
Report
- Abbas, R., Michael, K., Pitt, J., Vogel, K., Zafeirakopoulos, M. (2023). Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Cybersecurity: A Socio-Technical Research Roadmap. [More Information]
2024
- Michael, K., Vogel, K., Pitt, J., Zafeirakopoulos, M. (2024). Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity: A Socio-Technical Framing. IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society. [More Information]
- Zafeirakopoulos, M. (2024). Sensemaking National Security: Applying Design Practice to Explore AI in Cybersecurity. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, , 1-11. [More Information]
- Hepburn, L., Ulas, E., Cabrera, D., Cooper, C., Gough, P., Grace, K., Hespanhol, L., Hoggenmueller, M., Hu, W., Ijaz, K., Meron, Y., Pinilla Palacios, A., Parker, C., Sosa Medina, R., Tekmen Araci, Y., Watts, J., Wu, B., Zafeirakopoulos, M., Lulham, R. (2024). Speculative design positions on future liveable cities. DRS2024: Boston, Online: Design Research Society. [More Information]
2023
- Abbas, R., Michael, K., Pitt, J., Vogel, K., Zafeirakopoulos, M. (2023). Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Cybersecurity: A Socio-Technical Research Roadmap. [More Information]
- Zafeirakopoulos, M. (2023). Calling in the System: Rethinking Approaches to National Security and Intelligence. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 42(2), 58-61. [More Information]
- Zafeirakopoulos, M., Goldstein, B., Graham, N. (2023). Partnerships in Transformation: A synthesis. Transformations Conference 2023, Online: Social Innovations Partners.
2020
- Zafeirakopoulos, M. (2020). Systemic intelligence: Introducing a fourth dimension to intelligence analysis. Journal of the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers, 28(1), 16-38. [More Information]
2018
- Zafeirakopoulos, M., van der Bijl-Brouwer, M. (2018). Exploring the Transdisciplinary Learning Experiences of Innovation Professionals. Technology Innovation Management Review, 8(8), 50-59. [More Information]
2014
- Zafeirakopoulos, M. (2014). Institutionalising imagination in the intelligence process. Journal of the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers, 22(3), 23-34. [More Information]
- Zafeirakopoulos, M. (2014). Intelligence Analysis and the Art of Wargaming. Journal of the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers, 22(1), 20-40. [More Information]
ABC listen 30 Jan 2018
Sexual harassment and assault at university: what's changing?
Almost six months ago, the Human Rights Commission found that more than half of students were sexually harassed at least once in 2016. So what's changed since then?