Dr Claudia Szabo in the School of Computer Science is a finalist in the 2016 South Australian Science Excellence Awards in the category: Early Career STEM Educator of the Year – Tertiary Teaching. Her citation reads:

Dr Claudia Szabo is a passionate computer science lecturer who employs innovative and engaging techniques to increase the involvement of her students with challenging Computer Science concepts. Her education research and implementation of state-of-the-art curriculum design approaches has led to decreased failure rates in her courses, and her online teaching activities have given her national and international exposure. She is locally and nationally recognised for her passion and achievements in improving student knowledge and understanding about challenging and exciting computer science concepts.