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Prof. Jon Rouse APM
Professor, AiLECS Lab, Monash University
About Me
Professor Jon Rouse APM
Professor, AiLECS Lab, Monash University
Jon dedicated 39 years to the Queensland Police Service, specialising in child protection from 1996. In 2001, he joined Task Force Argos, where he pioneered Australia’s first proactive operations against internet child sex offenders.
He led high-impact national and international investigations and trained law enforcement worldwide. In 2019, Jon joined the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation, establishing the covert online, victim identification and training teams and he chaired INTERPOL’s Covert Internet Investigations Group until 2023.
Jon received six Commissioners’ Certificates, multiple commendations and the Champion for Children Award from the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children. Named Queensland Australian of the Year, he also holds the Queensland Police Medal, National Service Medal, Exemplary Conduct Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, National Police Medal, and Australian Police Medal. He is an ambassador to Act for Kids, Bravehearts and the Carly Ryan Foundation and is on the Board of Directors for the Daniel Morcombe Foundation and is Chairman of the Board of Directors at ICMEC Australia. Currently Jon is a Professor at AiLECS Lab at Monash University and as a Professor at ChildLight Hub at the University of New South Wales.
Professor, AiLECS Lab, Monash University
Jon dedicated 39 years to the Queensland Police Service, specialising in child protection from 1996. In 2001, he joined Task Force Argos, where he pioneered Australia’s first proactive operations against internet child sex offenders.
He led high-impact national and international investigations and trained law enforcement worldwide. In 2019, Jon joined the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation, establishing the covert online, victim identification and training teams and he chaired INTERPOL’s Covert Internet Investigations Group until 2023.
Jon received six Commissioners’ Certificates, multiple commendations and the Champion for Children Award from the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children. Named Queensland Australian of the Year, he also holds the Queensland Police Medal, National Service Medal, Exemplary Conduct Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, National Police Medal, and Australian Police Medal. He is an ambassador to Act for Kids, Bravehearts and the Carly Ryan Foundation and is on the Board of Directors for the Daniel Morcombe Foundation and is Chairman of the Board of Directors at ICMEC Australia. Currently Jon is a Professor at AiLECS Lab at Monash University and as a Professor at ChildLight Hub at the University of New South Wales.