Education and Experience

Academic Experience

The Human Robotics Lab, The University of Melbourne
Research Fellow - (2018 - Present)

NeuroEngineering, Rehabilitation and Medical Robotics Lab, The University of Queensland
Research Fellow - Part Time (2022)

Translating Research at Melbourne
TRAM Advisor (2018)

The Microsoft Research Centre for Social Natural User Interfaces
Causal Researcher (2016)

Education

The University of Melbourne
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

The University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics, 1st Class Hons)
Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences

Selected Grants and Awards

Proof of Concept Fund - Research Innovation and Commercialisation, the University of Melbourne ($52, 907)

Bionics Queensland - Early Stage Bionic Innovation Winner ($20,000)

Proof of Concept Fund - Research Innovation and Commercialisation, The University of Melbourne ($55,615)

Grame Clark Institute HealthTech Innovation Chanllenge ($20,000)

Translating Research at Melbourne ($25,000)

The University of Adelaide
University Medal - (2009)
The Arvi Parbo Medal and The Award of the Institution of Engineers, Australia (2009)
The Australian Computer Society Prize for Computer Science (2008)

Student Supervision

PhD Students
Xiruo Cheng (Forecast 2024)

MPhil Students
Xin Chen (2021)

Engineering Capstone Project (ENGR90037-38)
18 Projects, 58 Students (2019-2023)
Advanced Lower Limb Exoskeleton (ALEX) Team

Student Internships (SCIE30002, ENGR90033, ENGR90041)
Olivier Ng Foong Po (2023)
Manjun Jiang (2021)
Natham Batham (2020)

Teaching Experience

Robotics System (MCEN90028)
Lecturer and Coordinator (2022)

Movement Neurorehabilitation Technology (CMEN90034)
Instructor (2020)

Creating Innovative Engineering (ENGR90034)
Cluster Consultant (2018-2019))
Project Mentor (2018)

Mechanical Dynamics (MCEN90038)
Tutor and Laboratory Demonstrator (2014-2015)

Professional Experience

National Instruments
Field Sales Engineer (2011-2012)
Applications Engineer (2011-2012)

Community Activities

Ethics Committee Member
University of Melbourne Low-Negligible Risk Committee LNR3A (2020 - present)

NeuroRehack
Project Supervisor -2 teams (2021)

Paper Reviews

Associate Editor
International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) (2023)

Paper Reviewer
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (JNER)
IEEE/ASME Transactions in Automated Control (TAC)
IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics (TMECH)
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technologies
Brain Impairment
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)
IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)
Sensors
IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation (ICNR)