Over 20 people representing all New Zealand universities are involved in Software Innovation NZ. The people
identified below are the committee members. Further information on the people involved in Software Innovation NZ
will be added in due course.

Chair

Associate Professor Ewan Tempero
Associate Professor
University of Auckland
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Deputy-Chair

Professor Stephen G. MacDonell
Professor of Software Engineering
Auckland University of Technology
Professor in Information Science
University of Otago
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Secretary & Treasurer

Dr Kelly Blincoe
Senior Lecturer
University of Auckland
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Social Director

Associate Professor Matthias Galster
Head of the Software Engineering Research and Applications Lab
University of Canterbury
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Marketing Director

Dr Sherlock A Licorish
Senior Lecturer
University of Otago
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Industry Liaison (North Island)

Jim Buchan
Senior Lecturer
Auckland University of Technology
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Industry Liaison (South Island)

Dr Fabian Gilson
Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering
University of Canterbury
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General Executive Members

Dr Craig Anslow
Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering
Victoria University of Welligton
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Associate Professor Jens Dietrich
Associate Professor in Software Engineering
Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor James Noble
Professor of Computer Science
Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor Tony Savarimuthu
Associate Professor
University of Otago
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Dr Amjed Tahir
Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering
Massey University
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