Dr. Mehwish Nasim is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science and Software Engineering in the School of Physics, Mathematics and Computing at The University of Western Australia, where she also affiliates with the UWA Defence and Security Institute. She leads the Network Analysis and Social Influence Modelling (NASIM) Lab. Nasim earned her PhD in Computer and Information Science from the University of Konstanz, Germany, in 2016, a Master of Science in Software Engineering from the National University of Science and Technology with a merit-based stipend, and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences in 2005. Her professional journey includes a postdoctoral position at the University of Adelaide from 2016 to 2019, lectureship at Flinders University, Visiting Scientist role at CSIRO Data61 from June 2021 to June 2022, and ongoing adjunct positions at Flinders University and the University of Adelaide. Additionally, she was Social Media Coordinator for the Australian Mathematical Society from March 2023 to June 2025 and an Associate Investigator at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers until December 2023.

Nasim's research spans complex systems, artificial intelligence, social network analysis, human-centric cybersecurity, and health analytics, with a current emphasis on detecting fake news and misinformation, modeling social media polarization and AI-driven influence, predicting population-level events, and enhancing executive decision-making through complex systems modeling. As Lead Chief Investigator, she has attracted AU$1.26 million in funding, contributing to a total of AU$1.64 million from agencies including DFG, DAAD, Western Australia's Department of Jobs, Tourism and Industries, and the UK National Institute of Health. Her scholarly output includes 52 publications, such as "Can LLMAgents Maintain a Persona in Discourse?" (2025), "Competing LLM Agents in a Non-Cooperative Game of Opinion Polarisation" (2025), "Localization Lens for Improving Medical Vision-Language Models" (2026), "The (Mis)Information Game: A social media simulator" (2024), and "Investigating Language Use by Polarised Groups on Twitter: A Case Study of the Bushfires" (2023). Recognized with the Women in Research Fellowship (2025), WiTWA Shining Star in AI, Robotics and Data Analytics (2023), Anne Penfold Street Award (2023), and Finalist in the Australian Defence Industry Awards (2025), Nasim actively engages in public outreach through TEDxKings Park (2024), Women in Data Science (2023), and AI for Social Good events.

Professional Email: mehwish.nasim@uwa.edu.au