Distinguished Professor Anthony Elliott AM, a leading global authority on artificial intelligence, emerging technologies and social transformation, has been elected an International Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) – the world’s oldest engineering academy.
Professor Elliott is the Executive Director of Adelaide University’s Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and a Distinguished Professor of Sociology. His election recognises decades of pathbreaking research examining how artificial intelligence, digital technologies and globalisation are reshaping societies, economies and everyday life.
Founded in 1919, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences brings together leading figures from academia, industry and government to advance sustainable social development through science-based engineering and economic expertise. Its policy work and international initiatives play a significant role in shaping responses to major technological, business and societal challenges worldwide.
“I am thrilled and honoured to be elected to this prestigious academy in Stockholm,” Professor Elliott said. “The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences has a huge impact not only in Europe but globally, and as a social scientist it is especially pleasing to have my research acknowledged in this way.”
Professor Elliott is an internationally recognised leader in the sociology of artificial intelligence, the digital revolution and social theory. He is the author and editor of more than 50 books, translated into 17 languages, and his work has influenced scholarly debate and public policy discussions across Europe, Asia, Australia and North America.
He has held senior academic leadership roles at universities in both the United Kingdom and Australia and has received numerous international awards for his research and service. In Australia, Professor Elliott has contributed directly to national policy, serving on the Expert Working Group of the Australian Council of Learned Academies’ Review of Artificial Intelligence at the request of the Prime Minister’s Commonwealth Science Council.
His international appointments include Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences of Australia, Fellow of the UK’s Academy of Social Sciences, Super-Global Visiting Professor of Sociology at Keio University in Japan, and Senior Member of King’s College, Cambridge.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences comprises approximately 1,300 Fellows, including around 300 international members. Its work supports long-term thinking on innovation, technological change and sustainable development, strengthening connections between research, policy and practice.
Professor Elliott’s election highlights Adelaide University’s growing global impact in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of technology, society and public policy.