Prof Shonali Krishnaswamy is the Director of the Monash AI Institute and the Associate Dean Innovation in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University. Prior to this Shonali, was the CTO and Co-Founder of AiDA Technologies (www.aidatech.io), a multi-award winning AI / Machine Learning (ML) start-up from Singapore, delivering AI-based Claims Processing technologies for Health Insurers in Singapore and the ASEAN region. AiDA was acquired by AIA, one of Asia’s largest insurers in 2023.

Before starting her entrepreneurial journey, Shonali was Head of the Data Analytics Department at the Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), which is part of the Singapore Government's national R&D arm, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). At A*STAR, Shonali led a research team of 70 Data Science researchers and engineers and focused on R&D innovation labs and collaboration projects across multiple industry sectors including Financial Services, Telecommunications, Healthcare and Aerospace.

She has also previously held academic/professorial appointments in Australia at Monash University and Swinburne University.