Welcome to BigDataSoc

The Big Data Society (BigDataSoc) at Macquarie University, is a student society affiliated with the Data Science Lab, and the Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence, at the School of Computing, Macquarie University. We are Australia’s FIRST Big Data Society!

Established in 2018, the Big Data Society aims to provide all students, researchers, and academics, an inspiring, cohesive, and creative environment, where we all can learn more about the big data problem and its real-world applications. This will make the university experience even more fun and fulfilling, whilst maximizing students' employment opportunities.

BigDataSoc Executives:

Founder and Chair: Prof. Amin Beheshti

*2026 Executives*

President: Sobhan Salarian
Vice President (HDR): Kamyar Taeb
Vice President (Postgraduate): Atena Yavari
Vice President (Undergraduate): Sogol Hosseini
Team Coordinator: Alireza Shammasi
Treasurer: Mohammad H. Ahmadi
Secretary: Marjan BaghGolshani
Female Ambassador: Afrooz Sheikholeslami
Events Director: Parimehr Morassafar, Laura Hardy
IT Director: Alireza Yegane
Web and Social Media Director: SeyedAli Mohseni
Industry and External Relations Director: Erfan Moshiri

BigDataSoc Contacts:

Website: https://data-science-group.github.io/BigDataSociety/
LinkedIn: Centre for Applied AI
Email:     ai@mq.edu.au