Dr. Wei Liu

Associate Professor

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Biography

Associate Professor Wei Liu received his PhD from the University of Newcastle, Australia, in 2003. He is a full-time teaching and research academic in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Western Australia (UWA). At UWA, he leads the Centre for Natural and Technical Language Processing, focusing on knowledge discovery from natural language text, generative AI, large language model-based semantic technologies, multimodalities, and deep learning methods for knowledge graph construction and analysis. His recent work includes training machine learning models that fuse multimodal heterogeneous data and exploring neural-symbolic computation for human-in-the-loop symbiotic intelligence. His research projects relate to knowledge graph refinement for geological survey reports and technical language processing for maintenance work orders, among others. In January 2025, Associate Professor Liu was appointed to the inaugural Western Australian Government Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board, providing expert advice on risk mitigation and the safe ethical use of AI in the WA public sector.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2003-01-01 — Present

University of Western Australia • Perth, WA

Full-time teaching and research academic focusing on Computer Science and Software Engineering.

Requirements for University of Western Australia

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:82
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in a relevant field Personal Statement Curriculum Vitae
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across the Graduate School for most Master by Coursework programs at UWA.