Toby Walsh is a prominent researcher in artificial intelligence (AI) and computer science with an illustrious career in academia and industry. He studied at the University of Cambridge and the University of Edinburgh School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Physics, and a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in AI, respectively.

Walsh has held top-notch positions in numerous organizations, including serving as Research Group Leader at Data61 at CSIRO, Laureate Fellow, Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence, and former guest professor at the Berlin Institute of Technology (Technische Universität Berlin), among others. He has contributed significantly to the field of AI, with his research focusing on automated reasoning, constraint programming, and multi-agent systems. Walsh's research also extends to the use of AI for social good, particularly in areas such as equitable access to healthcare, electoral systems, and climate change.

He has published extensively in leading scientific journals and presented keynote speeches at prestigious conferences worldwide. Additionally, he is a member of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering and a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery and the European Associate for Artificial Intelligence.