James Curran

James Curran has extensive work experience in the field of computer science and education. James is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at Grok Academy since August 2020. Prior to this, they co-founded and held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Grok Learning since January 2013. James has also worked as the Director at NCSS (National Computer Science School) starting from January 1998. Additionally, James Curran served as the Academic Director at Australian Computing Academy from January 2016 to February 2021.

In terms of their academic career, James Curran has held various roles at the University of Sydney. James has worked as an Associate Professor from January 2012 to February 2021 and as an ARC Australian Research Fellow from January 2010 to December 2014. James also held the positions of Senior Lecturer, Bridging Fellow, and ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellow at the university.

James Curran has also contributed to curriculum development as a Writer for the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies at the Australian Curriculum, Assessment, and Reporting Authority from July 2012 to December 2014. James has also worked as a Research Leader for Language Technology at Capital Markets CRC Limited from September 2008 to December 2014.

James Curran completed their education, starting with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Computer Science at the University of Sydney, from 1996 to 1999. James pursued further studies and earned their PhD in Computational Linguistics from The University of Edinburgh in the period spanning from 2000 to 2004.