Chief Investigators

Prof Yen Ying Lim
Director
Turner Inst. for Brain & Mental Health
Monash University

Prof Dana Kulić
Co-Director
Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Monash University

Dr Elahe Abdi
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Monash University

A/Prof Darshini Ayton
Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Monash University

Prof Colette Browning
Inst. of Health and Wellbeing
Federation University

A/Prof Natasha Brusco
RAIL Research Centre
Monash University

Prof Jianfei Cai
Data Science & AI
Monash University

A/Prof Michele Callisaya
Peninsula Clinical School
Monash University

Dr Pamela Carreno-Medrano
Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering
Monash University

Prof. Kim Cornish

Prof Kim Cornish

Prof Daphne Flynn
Design
Monash University

A/Prof Cameron Foale
Information Technology
Federation University

Prof John Grundy
HumaniSE
Monash University

Prof Keith Hill
RAIL Research Centre
Monash University

A/Prof Melinda Jackson
Turner Inst. for Brain & Mental Health
Monash University

Dr Eleni Kavaliotis
Turner Inst. for Brain & Mental Health
Monash University

Prof Britt Klein
Inst. of Health & Wellbeing
Federation University

A/Prof Roisin McNaney
Computing and Information Systems
The University of Melbourne

Prof Patrick Olivier 
Human Centred Computing
Monash University

Prof Matthew Pase
Turner Inst. for Brain & Mental Health
Monash University

Dr Nicole Robinson
Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering
Monash University

Prof Shanthakumar Wilson Rajaratnam
Turner Inst. of Brain & Mental Health
Monash University

Prof Velandai Srikanth 
Peninsula Clinical School
Monash University

Dr George Van Doorn 
Psychology
Federation University

Dr Prerna Varma 
Turner Inst. of Brain & Mental Health
Monash University

Partner Investigators (this section is currently being updated)

Alex Cook
Aunty Grace

Dr Simon Harrison
CSIRO

Neeraj Kothari
Cogniant

Cogniant

Ken Liang 
Future Wellness Group

Prof Adam Vogel
Redenlab

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr Catherine Robb
Turner Inst. of Brain and Mental Health
Monash University

PhD Students

Jayathma Chathurangani
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 
Monash University

Shloka Dhareshwar
Psychological Sciences
Monash University

Joshua Ee
Action Lab
Monash University

Mia Liang
Computing and Information Systems
The University of Melbourne

Industry Partner

Industry Partner

Industry Partner

Industry Partner

Ziyi Mak
Psychological Sciences
Monash University

Saleh Masum
HumaniSE Lab
Monash University

Deepangika Pillai
Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering
Monash University

Anna Sochiera
Psychological Sciences
Monash University

Industry Partner

Industry Partner

Industry Partner

Industry Partner

Irushi Ediriweera
Health Innovation & Transformation Centre
Federation University

Basil George
Health Innovation & Transformation Centre
Federation University

Shelci Martin
Health Innovation & Transformation Centre
Federation University

Rachel Sinanan
Health Innovation & Transformation Centre
Federation University

Industry Partners

Industry Partners

Industry Partners

Industry Partners

Centre Management

Dr Karen Little
Centre Manager
Monash University

Jodie Parkinson
Research Project Coordinator
Federation University

Affiliates

Dr Marianne Coleman
Postdoctoral Researcher
Peninsula Clinical School
Monash University

Dr Angel Lee
Postdoctoral Researcher
RAIL Research Centre
Monash University

Dr Emily Rosenich
Postdoctoral Researcher
Turner Inst. for Brain & Mental Health
Monash University

Ivana Chan
PhD
Turner Inst. for Brain & Mental Health
Monash University

Sahaya Jesto
PhD
Collaborative Evaluation and Research Centre
Federation University

Phan Le
PhD
Faculty of Engineering
Monash University

Mahika Rai
Masters
Faculty of Information Technology
Monash University

Evgeniy Smekhov
PhD
Health Innovation & Transformation Centre
Federation University

Diny Thomson
PhD
Turner Inst. for Brain & Mental Health
Monash University

Lochie Timms-McLean
PhD
Health Innovation & Transformation Centre
Federation University

Wei Wang
PhD
HumaniSE Lab
Monash University

Shavindra Wickramathilaka
PhD
HumaniSE Lab
Monash University

Yuqing Xiao
PhD
HumaniSE Lab
Monash University

Beliz Yegencik
PhD
Health Innovation & Transformation Centre
Federation University

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