Curriculum Vitae¶
Academic Background¶
Senior Lecturer (permanent) - Medical Engineering
2024.02–Present University of Newcastle, Australia
ARC DECRA Fellow - Electrical Engineering
2019.03–2024.02 University of Queensland, Australia
Postdoc - Radiology
2015.11–2019.03 University of Calgary, Canada
PhD - Biomedical Engineering
2010.09–2015.11 University of Alberta, Canada
BSc - Biomedical Engineering
2005.09–2009.06 Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Leadership & Supervision¶
Discipline Lead, Centre for Medical Engineering Research
2024 University of Newcastle & HMRI
Higher Degree Research & Coursework Supervision
2019–2023 3 PhD graduated + 4 ongoing; 6 Masters + 2 Honours graduated
Research Themes¶
Medical Imaging
MRI, quantitative MRI, novel imaging methods
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Machine/deep learning, generative models
Teaching¶
ENGG1003 · Procedural Programming
2024–2025 University of Newcastle
MENG3451 · Medical Imaging & Signal Processing
2024–2025 University of Newcastle
BIOE6601 · Medical Imaging
2019–2023 University of Queensland — student rating: 4.8/5.0
Awards & Honors¶
Dr F & Mrs ME Zaccari Scholarship for Schizophrenia research
2023 (1 PhD scholarship across UQ)
UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Award
2022 (2 awardees from Engineering Faculty)
Nominee as President of ISMRM Australia and New Zealand community
2022 Collaboration Award from UQAI
2022 (6 awardees from Engineering Faculty)
Chair · ISMRM Data Processing scientific oral & poster sessions
2022 Chair · ISMRM QSM scientific oral & poster sessions
2021 Chair · ISMRM-ANZ acquisition & reconstruction session
2021 ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)
2021 Prestigious government early-career fellowship (~200 awarded annually in Australia)
“Rising Star” Award · School of ITEE
2021 (4 awardees from the School)
Early Career Researcher Award · University of Queensland
2020 Cover Article Award · Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
2020 (January issue · top MRI journal)
Summa Cum Laude Merit Award · ISMRM
2014 / 2015 / 2019 (top 3% of 6000+ abstracts)
Conference Travel Award · Hotchkiss Brain Institute
2018 Distinguished Reviewer Award · Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
2017 / 2018 (top MRI journal)
Distinguished Reviewer Award · Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2016–2018 Postgraduate Fellowships in Health Innovation · Alberta Innovates
2016–2018 Prestigious provincial fellowship (20 awardees across Alberta)
Trainee Stipend Award · ISMRM
2013–2015 / 2018 Research Exchange Award · HBI–Melbourne Exchange Program
2017 (2 awardees from University)
Chair · ISMRM QSM Educational oral & Scientific oral sessions
2017 Postdoctoral Fellowship · T. Chen Fong in Medical Imaging Science
2016 (1 awardee from University)
Postdoctoral Fellowships · Harley Hotchkiss – Samuel Weiss
2015 Cover Article Award · Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
2015 (May issue · top MRI journal)
NIH Young Investigator Travel Award · QSM International Workshop
2014 / 2015 Travel Award · University of Alberta Graduate Student Association
2014 Consortium Ambassador · Canadian Graduate Engineering
2013 / 2014 Scholarship · Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry 75th Anniversary
2012 ($7000)
Scholarship · University of Alberta BME Graduate Program
2011 ($6500)
Major Competitive Fellowships¶
ARC DECRA, Postdoctoral Fellowships, etc.
Institutional Awards¶
UQ Knowledge Exchange, Teaching Awards, etc.
Service & Community¶
ISMRM chair roles, reviewer awards, community leadership.