ANU School of Computing

AI planning powers thinking machines. Image composed using GenAI elements.

From Melbourne to Dublin: An Outsized Role in the World of AI Planning

12 May 2026

ANU hosts one of the largest AI planning groups in the world, a critical mass of researchers solving core challenges at the heart of global AI research.

Computing powers evolutionary genetic trees. (Image courtesy of European Bioinformatics Institute).

Research Impact

Tracing COVID-19 variants and millions of years of evolution

28 Apr 2026

Applying statistical and algorithmic models to biology has led to Associate Professor Minh Bui’s lab’s computational biology software, IQ-TREE, being used at the heart of phylogenetics research around the globe.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in a fireside chat with Dr Aruna Sathanapally at the Anthropic Futures Forum

Education Research Impact Alumni

ANU Partners with AI Safety Company Anthropic to Strengthen its AI Research and Teaching

2 Apr 2026

The Australian National University (ANU) is the only university among four research institutions across Australia to partner with AI giant Anthropic under its AI for Science program to advance the University’s AI...

School of Computing’s Dan Andrews, Nick Barnes, Peter Hoefner (Associate Director Education), Antony Hosking (Director), and Google’s Marie Esfathiou (Senior Program Manager) (L-R)

Education Research Impact

Google Supports ANU School of Computing to Advance AI Research and Education

26 Mar 2026

The Australian National University (ANU) School of Computing has announced a new initiative, supported by Google Australia, to advance artificial intelligence research and education. The projects span robotics, formal verification, natural language...