Translating Brain Research: AI in Large-Scale Neuroimaging and Mental Health

Explore how AI and brain research are being translated into clinical applications in our upcoming event. We will cover large-scale AI in neuroimaging and AI-guided mental health interventions. Complimentary refreshments will be available. We hope to see you there.

TALK DETAILS
Accelerating Large-Scale Imaging AI Innovation for Neurological Diseases (Dr. Tim Wang)
Abstract
Translating AI research into real clinical applications and deploying it on a large scale remains challenging due to many practical issues. In this talk, I would like to share our pathway for delivering several outcomes that assist both clinical workflow and scientific research by leveraging AI and data informatics.
Speaker Bio: Dr. Chenyu (Tim) Wang's academic roles include Senior Research Fellow at the Brain and Mind Centre (University of Sydney), Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia Fellow and the inaugural Nerve Research Foundation Fellow. With a background in engineering and neuroimaging, he currently co-leads clinical neuroimaging innovations in the Computational Neuroscience Team at Brain and Mind Centre; and oversees all operational aspects of Sydney Neuroimaging Analysis Centre across clinical trial services, informatics/AI operations and R&D. In these roles, he has operationalized more than $7M in government-funded industry-research grants in the AI-imaging space. His work has translated to real-world efficiency gains for clinicians; improved diagnostics and disease monitoring for patients; and novel insights into the pathophysiology of brain diseases for researchers. As a SNAC co-founder, Tim has been instrumental in leading a diverse but highly cohesive team of more than 30 scientists, engineers, developers and clinicians across our research, product, and clinical trial/service divisions.

AI-guided mental health interventions (Dr. Cameron Higgins)
Abstract
Over the past 30 years, psychiatric illnesses have increasingly become understood as disorders of brain network function. They suggest that when brain networks become hyper or hypoactive, this reflects cognitive habits getting ‘stuck’ in an unhealthy equilibrium. Can AI be used to help nudge people’s brain activity back towards better health outcomes? With hardware that enables monitoring of brain networks now reaching price points that are accessible for most consumers, AI guided psychiatric interventions are becoming a reality.
Speaker Bio
Cameron Higgins is the founder of Resonait Medical Technologies and an Honorary Research Scientist at Oxford University. His research career is focused on characterising how our brain networks can be monitored using wearable devices and what this tells us about brain function. Cameron founded Resonait to translate this knowledge into a new form of therapy for mental health. Resonait uses a home-based wearable headset to support people in their recovery from depression.

TIMELINE
5:30 - 6:00: Arrival and networking
6:00 - 6:30: Accelerating Large-Scale Imaging AI Innovation for Neurological Diseases (Tim Wang)
6:30 - 7:00: AI-guided mental health interventions (Cameron Higgins)
7:00 - 7:30 - More networking

VENUE
Healius head office
Liberty Place, Level 22/161 Castlereagh St, Sydney NSW