Dean Lusher is a Professor of Innovation Studies at Swinburne’s Centre for Transformative Innovation at Swinburne University of Technology. He is a social network analyst with expertise in statistical models for social networks. His expertise is specifically in the theory and application of exponential random graph models (ERGM), with an applied focus on social and technological innovation, organisational culture and system resilience. Dean is the Head of the Social Network Research Lab, which constitutes the Swinburne node of MelNet - a consortium of universities dedicated the social network training and research. Dean is a Board Member of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA) and an editorial board member for the journal 'Social Networks'.