Resume

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering) (Feb 2020- Dec 2023)

• Monash University with the Biomedical Signal Processing Research Lab

• The University of British Columbia with the Digital Health Innovation Lab

• Thesis: "Accessible Audio-Visual System for Neonatal Health Monitoring"

• Supervisors: 

  • Dr Faezeh Marzbanrad, Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University

  • Prof Guy Dumont, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia

  • A/Prof Atul Malhotra, Department of Pediatric and Monash Children's Hospital, Monash University

Short Courses

• Teaching

  • Certificate of Advanced Teaching (Coursework Only) (2023)

  • 3-Day Instructional Skills Workshop (2023)

• Entrepreneurship

  • The Generator Researcher to Innovator Program (Sem 2, 2022)

  • The Generator Start-Up Sprint Program (Sem 2, 2022)

  • MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarship Program (Summer, 2021/2022)

  • 2-Week Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Course for SPARK Asia and Oceania 

Master of Engineering (Biomedical) with Distinction (Jan 2018-Dec 2019)

• University of Melbourne

• Exchanges: University College Dublin (UCD) and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 

• Project: Within the BioDesign Innovation program, worked with a team of 4 on a nerve visualisation device for surgery to prevent nerve damage. [article 1][article 2][video] 

Bachelor of Biomedicine (Biomedical Engineering) (Feb 2015-Dec 2017) 

• University of Melbourne 

• Dean's Honours List (2016)

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher, McGill University (Jan 2024-Present)

• Cardiotocography and clinical data analysis for fetal health monitoring research

• Advisor: Provide support to Masters' and PhD students working on the DREAM Study within the Smart Hospital Project

Monash University and the University of British Columbia (Feb 2020-Present)

• Advisor (2023-present): Provide support to PhD students working on fetal, newborn, and pediatric-health-related projects within the Biomedical Signal Processing Research Lab

• Research Assistant (2023-2024): Working within the Biomedical Signal Processing Research Lab on mental health and newborn health-related projects

• Co-Supervisor (2020-2023): 8 final year capstone and summer research students on hardware and software development for cardio-respiratory monitoring 

Researcher (Jul 2017-Mar 2020)

• Demonstrator: ECE2111 Signals and Systems (2020 Sem 2), ECE2191 Probability Models in Engineering (2021 Sem 2 and 2023 Sem 2)

• Deputy Unit Coordinator: ECE2111 Signals and Systems (2022 Sem 2 and 2023 Sem 2)

Researcher (Jul 2017-Mar 2020)

• Research Engineer, Cochlear (Dec 2019-Mar 2020): Developed hearing test applications and associated verification software and procedure documentation for the multi-national PREVA study.

• Summer Researcher, Defence Science and Technology Group (Nov 2018-Feb 2019): Created an emergency phone app as well as physical prototypes and 3D models of medical devices for a smart stretcher to monitor and treat patients. 

• Summer Researcher, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Nov 2017-Jan 2018): Performed differential gene and gene pathway analysis, as well as tested the robustness of generating gene networks in normal and tumour cancer lines (CTx Vacation and Summer Research Scholarship).

• Research Student, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (Jun 2017-Nov 2017): Improved current algorithms used to determine the history of mutations within the tumour and cancer cells.  

Community and Volunteer Activities

IEEE (Jul 2021-Dec 2024)

• Lead Co-Organiser, IEEE EMBS Student Activities Committee International Virtual Summer/Winter Camp (2022, 2024):  Co-organiser of the inaugural 2-week international virtual summer camp (2022) and subsequent 6-day virtual summer camp (2024). 2024 virtual camp was on "Integrating Generative AI in Healthcare Innovations" with 14 sessions and 750 registrants across the globe.

• Technical Activities Lead, IEEE EMBS Student Activities Committee (2022-2024): Lead organiser student and young professional events for flagship Engineering Medicine and Biology Society Conference (EMBC), created global resume template and database initiative for to increase industry opportunities and engagement, advocated for the creation of the NextGen  Scholarship for student authors, and supported student mentorship program mentee-mentor pairing system and events. 

• International Student Conference Coordinator, IEEE EMBS Student Activities Committee  (2021-2022): Hosted Asia-Pacific International Student Conference and supported the Middle-East Africa International Student Conference. Generated resources and documentation on how to run an international student conference, and promoted international student conferences for 2022 [paper]. 

• Chair, IEEE EMBS Monash University Student Club (Feb 2022-Dec 2022): Led a student and academic advisory committee of 14 and collaborated with 7 student clubs to host the hybrid IEEE EMBS Asia-Pacific International Student Conference with 200+ registrants from 24 countries. 

• Events Manager, IEEE Women in Engineering Monash Affinity Group (Apr 2022-Present): Aiding in organising panel and networking events.

• Marketing Chair, IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Summit (May 2022-Jul 2022):  Managed website and 100+ attendee registration. Coordinated the promotion of the event, including two video interviews with women leaders, which are available on YouTube. Managed 30+ scholarship applications for students and young professionals. 

Heart Hackathon (Apr 2022-Present)

• Engagement Lead: Leading a student/young professional team to: (1) organise online workshops, (2) in-person finals at International Society of Mechanical Circulatory Support (ISMCS), and (3) engagement/collaboration via discord server for 300+ students from 13 university teams worldwide and the general public. Additionally, supporting the development of assessments and resources. [article]

Melbourne University Biomedical Engineering Society (Oct 2018 - May 2022)

• Mentor/Advisor (2020-2022): Assisted with the planning of events, and provided advice and guidance to biomedical engineering students. 

• Acting President (Sem 2 2019): Led a committee of 8 students and expanded funding, committee and faculty support.

• Education Officer (Oct 2018- Dec 2019): Organised inaugural 3-Day Hackathon including workshops, inaugural alumni panel, subject review sessions, trivia night and industry networking night. Liaised with students, staff and industry, and created electives and industry databases.

Awards

General Research/Academic Awards

• Postgraduate Publication Award (2023)

• 1st Place in Student Paper Competition at CMBEC45 (2023) [paper]

• 2nd Place for Best Overall Paper in the IEEE Victorian Section Student Paper Competition (2021, 2022) [paper1][paper2]

• 3rd Place in Clinical Outcome Identification for the PhysioNet Challenge (2022) [paper]

• Faculty of Applied Science Graduate Award (2022) 

• President's Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award (2021, 2022)

• MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarship (2021) [article1][article2]

• Monash Institute of Medical Engineering, Monash Partners, and CSIRO Sponsored PhD (2020)

• Summer Research Scholarship for Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Summer Research (2018)

• CTx Vacation Scholarship for Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Summer Research (2017)

Presentation and Publication Awards

• 1st Place in Student Paper Competition at CMBEC (2023) [paper]

• 3rd Place in Clinical Outcome Identification for the PhysioNet Challenge (2022) [paper][code] 

• 2nd Place for Best Overall Paper in the IEE Victorian Section Student Paper Competition (2022) [paper] [code][article] 

• 3MT Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering Department Winner and People's Choice (2022)

• Falling Walls Lab Victoria Finalist (2021) [video]

• 2nd Place for Best Overall Paper in the IEEE Victorian Section Student Paper Competition (2021) [paper] 

• 2nd Place Best Poster at Tri-University Research Workshop on Advanced Engineering (2020)

Entrepreneurship Awards

• The Generator StartUp Sprint Program Business Grant (2021)

• People's Choice Award at Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Course (2021)

• Johnson & Johnson MedTech Actuator Origin Prize (2021) [video]

• Endeavour Research, Innovation and Commercialization Prize (2019)

• QinetiQ Endeavour Award (2019)

• Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship Award (2019)

• Shortlisted IEEE Award for Technical Innovation and Engineering Achievement (2019)

Travel

• Awarded Travel Grants for:

  • University of British Columbia Joint PhD work (2022)

  • IEEE EMBS Student Activities Representative and Research Presenter at EMBC (2022-2024)

  • IEEE Victoria Section Representative at ANZSCON (2022)

• Student Enrichment Grant to attend AusMedTech (2019)

• Len Stevens Scholarship to attend EMBC and travel to Adelaide, South Australia for Internship Placement (2018)

• Engineering Exchange Scholarship for UCD, Ireland and KAIST, South Korea Exchanges (2018)

• Melbourne Global Scholars Award for UCD, Ireland Exchange (2017)

Volunteering

• Outstanding Student Volunteer Award, IEEE Victorian Section (2022)

• IEEE Victorian Section Outstanding Event/Initiative Award, IEEE Victorian Section  (2022)

• Student Ambassador Leadership Program, University of Melbourne (2019)

• University of Melbourne Nominated Best Engineering Club, University of Melbourne (2019)

• Runner Up Best New Event, University of Melbourne (2019)

• Leaders in Communities Award (2018)