Alexander Zelinsky (born 5 March 1960) is an Australian computer scientist, systems engineer and roboticist.

[2][3][4] While studying at the University of Wollongong (UoW), Professor Zelinsky started his career in 1978 as a cadet systems engineer at The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP).

In 1984 he joined UoW's academic staff where he taught computer science while completing a PhD in robotics.

[5] In 2000 as chief executive officer (CEO), he co-founded, and was a non-executive director of,[6] Seeing Machines Limited, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange (2000–2014).

On 20 June 2018, Professor Zelinsky was announced as the next Vice-chancellor and President of the University of Newcastle[9] following the retirement of Caroline McMillen.