My interests are in statistical machine learning, applied optics, and hyperspectral image processing. I also dabble in robotics, computer vision, electronics, and more recently - UAVs.

Nicholas Agar is a philosopher specializing in the ethics of technology, particularly artificial intelligence and human enhancement. He has written extensively on the social and ethical implications of emerging technologies, with a focus on how they shape our future. His recent work explores AI's impact on education, democracy, and scientific publishing, often critiquing speculative futurism and corporate control over technological progress. In addition to academic research, he is an active public intellectual, contributing opinion pieces on pressing technological and ethical issues.

I am an accomplished academic specializing in Digital Business, with a strong passion for tertiary education and research. My expertise lies in areas such as social media analytics, online consumer behavior, and digital business management. With a PhD in Digital Business, I am dedicated to equipping students with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the evolving digital landscape. Through engaging teaching methods, I foster a dynamic learning environment that promotes critical thinking, data-driven decision-making, and ethical digital practices.

Kia ora, talofa, hola, and many thanks for your interest.

I am a Colombian, Canadian, and soon to be New Zealand citizen, who enjoys literature, art, architecture and music.

My research focuses on public international law, international trade law, and foreign investment law. I have a consistent record of publishing in high-impact peer-reviewed journals, including AJIL Unbound, European Journal of International Law, Journal of International Economic Law, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, and World Trade Review. My scholarly approach is highly interdisciplinary, integrating perspectives from economics, political science, history, and even the intriguing intersections between art and international law.

I regularly present my work at major international law forums. I supervise postgraduate research in diverse areas including public international law, international organizations, trade and investment law, international security, and transitional justice.

As an educator, I emphasize accessibility, innovation, and student-centered learning. I provide consistent feedback, foster open communication, and support students facing personal or academic challenges. My teaching methods include creative incentives for participation and the use of art and culture to deepen legal understanding.

My latest publication, "JonathanSumption's Gaps and Misconceptions on Historical Apologies and Judicial Diversity: An International Law Perspective" (2024), appears in The Cambridge Journal of Law, Politics, and Art.

I currently serve on the University of Waikato Academic Board, the Council of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL), and hold several editorial positions, including with ANZSIL Perspective, the ANZSIL Newsletter, and the Waikato Law Review.

On a more personal note—and as mentioned above—my interests extend beyond law. Here are some of the books I have been reading in 2025: The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood, Black Marks on the White Page edited by Whiti Ihimaera & Tina Makereti, The Archaeology of Knowledge by Michel Foucault, Design as Art by Bruno Munari, Cuando era feliz e indocumentado by Gabriel García Márquez, and The Architecture of Modern Empire by Arundhati Roy.

Finally, I am always honoured when potential doctoral candidates get in touch to express interest in my supervision. Having a general idea is a valuable first step; however, it is usually not enough on its own to appeal to supervisors. A well-developed proposal, with clear research questions and an in-depth review of the relevant literature, is always very welcome, as it shows that you are well prepared and ready to begin the project. Please feel free to contact me once you have prepared it.

Tola Amusan is a lecturer in the School of Law, Politics and Philosophy, within the Politics and International Relations section. His research focuses on Chinese grand strategy, geoeconomics, and development in the Global South. His current work examines the intersection between global geoeconomics in an era of strategic competition and the domestic institutions of developing states, as well as the security and developmental externalities that arise for those states.

He uri ahau nō Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Whitikaupeka, Ngāti Ruanui. 

I am a researcher, educator, and advocate for Indigenous-led innovation, with a strong focus on the protection and ethical commercialisation of taonga species in Aotearoa New Zealand. My work sits at the intersection of mātauranga Māori, Indigenous entrepreneurship, and sustainability, and is guided by the principles of kaitiakitanga, mana motuhake, and whanaungatanga.

With a deep foundation in te reo Māori and tikanga Māori, and over a decade of experience in Māori education, I am committed to uplifting Māori knowledge systems through research, teaching, and community engagement. As a Teaching Fellow at the University of Waikato, I lead and contribute to the development and delivery of Māori-focused papers across graduate and postgraduate teacher education programmes. My teaching practice reflects my commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, culturally sustaining pedagogy, and the aspiration for all learners to thrive in both te ao Māori and wider Aotearoa.

My role as a te reo Māori educator extends beyond language instruction; it is grounded in fostering identity, belonging, and cultural confidence among our future kaiako. I have been instrumental in the design and development of papers such as Te Aronga Māori and Te Reo me ngā Tikanga o ngā Kura, and I actively support kaupapa Māori initiatives that centre local iwi and hapū knowledge. This includes ensuring that te ao Māori is meaningfully embedded in curriculum, assessment, and professional practice across our education programmes.

Through both my teaching and research, I remain dedicated to fostering Māori self-determination, intergenerational wellbeing, and pathways for collective success, guided by our cultural values and obligations as kaitiaki.

I am currently assisting on two projects:

- a significant firearms legislation project to inform recommendations for New Zealand's Arms Act rewrite. This project looks at how other comparable countries seek to reduce and prevent harm in the areas of extremism, organised crime, suicide, emerging technologies, safety education, and advertising. 

- an environmental law project considering the impact of legal personhood and the Te Awa Tupua Act has impacted water quality and climate change action on the Whanganui River.

Hāwea Apiata (Ngāti Kura, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Toarangatira) currently works as the Poukōkiri Mātauranga Toi based in Te Iho o Te Manawataki|Library. In this role he works across both the University’s art & taonga collections as well as the open research space (research dissemination & publishing).

In his work in the arts space he curates exhibitions, advises on and contributes to the campus gallery’s exhibition program, and applies an Indigenous lens to collection care, management, and research alongside the Poutiaki Taonga and Kaitiaki Mātangireia.

In the open research space, he supports researchers in making their scholarly work open and accessible. In addition to this, his role includes implementing and advising on Māori data sovereignty and aligning research practice with the institution-wide commitment to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

As an emerging writer, he has an established creative writing practice in poetry and short fiction, with his writing being published in a range of journals and anthologies both in Aotearoa and overseas. He also has related research interests in Māori & Indigenous literatures more broadly, as well as archival objects and spaces, Māori & Indigenous spiritualities, and te reo Māori.

E veiwekani ena yasana mai vei tinana o Aporosa ki na koro o Naduri e Macuata e Viti. (Aporosa is maternally related to the village of Naduri in Macuata, Northern Fiji).

Aporosa currently holds the post of Duruvesi – Bula ni Pasivika (Senior Lecturer in Pacific Health) at Te Huataki Waiora School of Health.

He is a 2022 Fulbright Scholar recipient and has also held a New Zealand Health Research Council Sir Thomas Davis Te Patu Kite Rangi Ariki Fellowship (2019) and New Zealand Health Research Council Pacific post-doctoral award (2016).

His work is underpinned by the Pacific Post-development Methodological Framework, which combines the Fijian vanua research framework with post-development theory, to guide the ethical and equitable use of Western-developed, -standardised and -normed psychometric measures among Pacific people. This has informed the use of brain function tests to assess kava users in traditionally informed kava-use spaces relative to productivity and driver safety.

Apo teaches Pacific cultural and health themes, supervises research students, is collaborating on several research projects including with The Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR: Aotearoa New Zealand's Crown Research Institute), and advises the Ministry of Health and Food Standards Board on the safe use of kava in Aotearoa NZ. He is also a senior member of the University's Pacific Strategic Committee.

Apo's Fulbright Scholarship investigated the potential of traditionally influenced kava use spaces to reduce PTSD symptomology among post-combat soldiers and first responders. This led to a one-million-dollar Health Research Council of New Zealand Pacific Project award aimed at validating that Fulbright work in clinical trials. Those trials commence in February 2025 and include a team of seven in Aotearoa and includes project arms in Hawaii and the UK. The US-arm of the project is linked to the NSF ALL-SPICE INCLUDES Alliance at the United Nations CIFAL Center in Honolulu. The UK-arm is coordinated out of Cardiff University.

Residential Life Manager of College Hall, responsible for the residential staff and the pastoral care of 300 residents.

I am a Lecturer in Law at Te Piringa Faculty of Law researching in legal and social theory, prefigurative politics, decolonial legal theory, critical approaches to law and the environment, and critical pedagogies. My current research projects include examining ‘geo-normativities’ to better account for humanity’s entanglement with the more-than-human world, exploring pathways for decolonising law, and analysing the relationship between law, anarchism, and social activism. 

I hold a BA (Anthropology) from the University of Adelaide, a LLB (Hons) from Flinders University, and a PhD in Law from Flinders University. Prior to working at the University of Waikato, I was a Lecturer in Law and Criminal Justice at the University of South Australia and a Lecturer in Law at Flinders University. I have extensive experience teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including developing and delivering courses on legal theory, public law, property law, foundational legal skills, and First Nations peoples and the law.