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Dr Francis Gacenga

Name Francis Gacenga
Pronoun He/Him/His
Position Senior Digital Research Advisor
Section Research Infrastructure Admin
Office B322A
Location Springfield Campus
Phone +61 7 3470 4560
Extension 4560
Email
Qualifications BA(Hons) Kenyatta , GDipMIS Greenwich , MBA Nairobi , PhD USQ
Homepage https://au.linkedin.com/in/francis-gacenga-55295120
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Biography

Dr. Francis Gacenga is a seasoned Information Systems researcher and digital research infrastructure leader with over 20 years of experience driving innovation in IT and academia. Currently serving as Senior Digital Research Advisor at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), he specializes in research data management, digital infrastructure strategy, and service delivery.

Dr. Gacenga has held diverse academic and industry roles, including Senior Lecturer, Principal Investigator, IT Service Manager, Systems Analyst, and Trainer. His cross-sector expertise spans the design, implementation, and management of complex digital ecosystems supporting research excellence.

At UniSQ, he has successfully led research infrastructure and service renewal projects valued at over $2 million, delivering advanced capabilities for data collection, processing, storage, and management. His research portfolio includes funded projects in Information Systems and applied domains across the physical and social sciences.

In 2021, Dr. Gacenga was one of six editors of the ARDC-funded Institutional Underpinnings project, which produced Australia’s first National Research Data Management Framework—a landmark contribution to national research policy and practice.

He is widely published in journals, conferences, and practitioner outlets, with work covering IT Service Management, Design Science, FAIR data principles, reproducible research, and data governance. A Senior Member of the Australian Computer Society, he previously chaired the ACS Toowoomba Chapter and remains an active contributor to the research data management community.

Dr. Gacenga regularly presents at key eResearch and digital research infrastructure national and international forums. He serves on UniSQ’s Cybersecurity Committee.

Research Career


  • Information Systems not elsewhere classified ( 080699 )
  • Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified ( 089999 )
  • Business and Management not elsewhere classified ( 150399 )
  • Information Systems ( 460900 )
  • Information Systems Organisation And Management ( 460908 )
  • Information Systems Development Methodologies And Practice ( 460905 )
  • Applications In Social Sciences And Education ( 460105 )
  • Applied Computing ( 460100 )
  • Applications In Physical Sciences ( 460104 )

Information Systems, Information systems organisation and management, Research Data Management, Quantum Computing


Senior Member of the Australian Computer Society


IT Service Management Forum (itSMF) Australia


  • Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Systems (CSAS)

Teaching


Senior Digital Research Advisor, Research Infrastructure
USQ Cyber Security Committee

Supervision


  • Information Systems not elsewhere classified ( 080699 )
  • Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified ( 089999 )
  • Business and Management not elsewhere classified ( 150399 )
  • Information Systems ( 460900 )
  • Information Systems Organisation And Management ( 460908 )
  • Information Systems Development Methodologies And Practice ( 460905 )
  • Applications In Social Sciences And Education ( 460105 )
  • Applied Computing ( 460100 )
  • Applications In Physical Sciences ( 460104 )