Software Systems

About Us

The Software Systems Research Group at CSIRO’s Data61 is a world-leading research group advancing the engineering of trustworthy and responsible AI systems to remove barriers to AI adoption and accelerate productivity growth. Comprising around 50 research scientists and engineers, the group brings deep expertise in responsible AI, AI engineering, software engineering/architecture, business processes, and blockchain. Our vision is to be the prime international science and technology driver for engineering trustworthy and responsible AI systems. Our work focuses on developing cutting-edge technologies and methodologies to support the design, development, deployment, and assurance of AI-enabled software systems across critical domains. The group collaborates extensively with industry, government, and academic partners to tackle complex, real-world challenges and deliver impactful innovation through responsible AI engineering and plays a leading role in major national and international AI initiatives, including the development of Australia’s AI Safety Standard, contributions to the International Network of AI Safety Institutes, OECD.AI, Frontier Model Forum, International Working Group on AI Metrology, and EU General-Purpose AI Code of Practice. Our research includes:

Responsible and safe AI engineering: develop system‑level AI and agent safety mechanisms and best practices. More about our research on:
- Agent Engineering
- Responsible and Safe AI/Agent Engineering
Explainable and human-centred AI engineering: develop methods to measure human–AI trust and ensure the explainability of AI outputs.
AI for processes and supply chains: leverage AI to create trustworthy, compliant, and adaptable business processes and supply chain systems.
Responsible and safe quantum AI engineering: design responsible and safe quantum AI/software systems to harness the power of quantum computing.