PhD Scholar and Casual Academic

I undertook my doctoral research as a PhD scholar at Deakin University, supported by the Deakin University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (DUPR), while also working as a casual teacher in the School of Information Technology. As a PhD scholar, I:

• Designed and implemented novel neural network architectures for hierarchical classification by agreement, including capsule networks and agreement-based learning mechanisms.
• Planned and conducted experiments, analysed results, and evaluated models across diverse domains such as facial recognition, medical imaging, and underwater sensing.
• Published research in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, and presented findings at international conferences and workshops.
• Served as a peer reviewer for academic conferences and journals.

As a casual academic, I contributed to the Deep Learning (SIT319, SIT744) and Artificial and Computational Intelligence (SIT215) units by:

• Facilitating workshops that demonstrated and explained machine learning and deep learning concepts in practice.
• Marking assignments and providing constructive feedback to students.