A/Prof. Mark A. Bassett

Mark A. Bassett, PhD is an Associate Professor and higher education leader whose work focuses on academic quality, integrity, and governance in periods of technological change. He currently serves as Director, Academic Quality, Standards, and Integrity, and Academic Lead (Artificial Intelligence) at Charles Sturt University.

His work sits at the intersection of regulation, assessment, and emerging technology, with a particular emphasis on ensuring fairness, due process, and defensible practice as artificial intelligence becomes embedded in teaching and learning. He is widely consulted on the implications of generative AI for assessment design, academic integrity, and institutional policy—he was awarded the 2026 'Waldvogel Exemplar of Integrity Award' by the International Center for Academic Integrity.

Mark is an EDSAFE AI 2026 Catalyst Fellow, co-author of Assurance of Learning in Fully Online Credentialled Programs, and contributed expert advice to Enacting assessment reform in a time of artificial intelligence, published by TEQSA. He is also the creator of the multi-award-winning S.E.C.U.R.E. GenAI Use Framework for Staff, adopted internationally and presented at the inaugural AI in Education conference at the University of Oxford.

He is the lead author of Heads we win, tails you lose: AI detectors in education, recognised as 'Research Paper of the Year' at the 2025 AI in Education Podcast Awards.

Mark has over 19 years' experience in higher education leadership and has taught extensively at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. He is a self-taught programmer and educational technology developer, having created award-winning virtual simulations and AI-supported learning tools.

Before moving into higher education leadership, Mark spent over a decade working in commercial audio production at Turtlerock Mastering in Sydney.