Dr Robert Haubt

Dr Robert Haubt is an interdisciplinary educator, researcher, and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience at the crossroads of computer science, information design, and the social sciences. As a Senior Lecturer for Information Technology, Robert brings a deep commitment to leveraging digital innovation to empower communities, support sustainability, and advance social equity.

Robert has led the development of pioneering digital platforms including The Global Rock Art Database – the world’s first centralised resource for global rock art research – as well as open knowledge and AI-based systems such as Wikidemia.Info and U&AI. His research spans human-computer interaction, data ontology, machine learning, and intelligent systems for field-based research in disciplines like anthropology and archaeology.

Originally trained as an audio and broadcast engineer, Robert holds a Master of Media & Communication and a PhD from Griffith University. His doctoral research explored the use of intelligent information systems in the social sciences, and since then he has held research fellowships at both Griffith and Macquarie Universities. His recent work includes using AI to enhance STEM education outcomes for Indigenous communities, contributing to the Closing the Gap agenda and supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in the areas of Quality Education, Wellbeing, and Reduced Inequalities.

Robert empowers students to apply critical thinking and cutting-edge tech to real-world challenges.

Selected Publications

Haubt, R. Kolff, L. (2025). Introducing a Non-Zero Post-Humanistic Framework for Problem Solving in Design Education. International Conference on Design Principles & Practice. LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. 25-27, February 2025.

Turner-Jones, R., Tuxworth, G., Haubt, R., Wallis, L. (2024). Digitising the Deep Past: Machine Learning for Rock Art Motif Classification in an Educational Citizen Science Application. Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage.

Jalandoni, A., Haubt, R., Walshe, K., & Nowell, A. (2024). Chiaroscuro Photogrammetry: Revolutionizing 3D Modeling in Low Light Conditions for Archaeological Sites. Journal of Field Archaeology, 1–13.

Haubt, R., Jalandoni, A. (2019). Optimizing the Potential of Research Data through an Integrated Data Management Approach: considering research method, data life cycle, big data and linked data in an eresearch example in Australian rock art, ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., IV-2/W6, 77–82, 2019.

Jalandoni, A., Taçon, P., Haubt, R. (2019). A Systematic Quantitative Literature Review of Southeast Asian and Micronesian Rock Art. Advances in Archaeological Practice. Cambridge University Press. pp.1-12.

Haubt, Taçon (2016). A collaborative, ontological and information visualization model approach in a centralized rock art heritage platform. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports.

Selected Licenses

Level 1 Stand Up Paddle Board (SUP) Instructor (Enclosed Flat Water), Academy of Surf Instructors (ASI), 2018
ASI Surf Water Safety Rescue Award, Academy of Surf Instructors (ASI), 2018