Associate Professor Mohit Shivdasani

Associate Professor Mohit Shivdasani

Associate Professor

Doctor of Philosophy (Bionics and Neuroscience) (2004 – 2009), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

Master of Electronic Engineering (Biomedical Engineering Specialisation) (2003), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering (Honours) (1998 – 2002), Mumbai University, Mumbai, India

Engineering
Grad Sch: Biomedical Eng

Dr Mohit Shivdasani arrived in Australia from India to pursue a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering at La Trobe University, Melbourne. He was subsequently offered a scholarship to undertake a PhD in Auditory Neuroscience following which he took up a postdoctoral Research Fellow position at the Bionics Institute (formerly Bionic Ear Institute) in 2009. Since then, Dr Shivdasani has been part of a multi-disciplinary team whose research is focused on developing a bionic eye for vision restoration in blind humans through a $50M federally funded grant awarded to Bionic Vision Australia. Dr Shivdasani's own research at the Bionics Institute played a major role in this project since the beginning, and his unique preclinical electrophysiology experiments were instrumental in the design and development of Australia's first bionic eye prototype which was successfully implanted in three patients in 2012, only 3 years since the development of the device began. Subsequently, he became part of the team performing carefully controlled psychophysical experiments in the implanted patients, and testing strategies to help patients use their implant to its full capability and improve the level of vision attainable. In February 2018, he was appointed as a Senior Lecturer in Bionics in GSBmE, UNSW and began a new life chapter in Sydney after having lived in Melbourne for 15 years. Based on this unique preclinical and clinical experience with the bionic eye his future goals are to continue basic research to help improve the resolution of devices which will help improve functional outcomes and increase the quality of living for patients.

Dr Shivdasani has published several papers in prestigious international journals and has won many awards including the 2006 Young Biomedical Engineer of the Year presented by Engineers Australia. In 2014, he procured independent research funding through a New Investigator Project grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia and was elected as a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2016. Dr Shivdasani has also supervised a number of PhD and Master’s students to completion and has made numerous local and international invited presentations about his research, both professionally and publicly. See below for Dr Shivdasani's current CV. In 2018, Dr Shivdasani joined UNSW as a Senior Lecturer in Bionics and Neuromodulation and continues to dabble in various bionics projects related to retinal implants, cochlear implants, neuroscience of touch and nerve stimulation to treat chronic pain. In 2022, Dr Shivdasani was promoted to Associate Professor.

Professional Memberships

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS): Senior Member: Feb 2016 to Present; Member: June 2015 – Feb 2016, Jan 1999 – Dec 2002
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO): Member: 2011-Present

Publications

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/mohit.shivdasani.1/bibliography/public/

 

Phone
+61-2-90659668
Location
Room 515A, Level 5, Samuels Building, UNSW Sydney, Kensington
  • Book Chapters | 2023
    Guo T; Shivdasani MN; Tsai D; Ayton LN; Rathbun DL; Lovell NH, 2023, 'Visual Prostheses: Neuroengineering Handbook', in Handbook of Neuroengineering, Springer Nature Singapore, pp. 1023 - 1068, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5540-1_31
    Book Chapters | 2021
    Guo T; Shivdasani MN; Tsai D; Ayton LN; Rathbun DL; Lovell NH, 2021, 'Visual Prostheses: Neuroengineering Handbook', in Handbook of Neuroengineering, Springer Singapore, pp. 1 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2848-4_31-2
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Guo T; Tsai D; Bai S; Shivdasani M; Muralidharan M; Li L; Dokos S; Lovell N, 2020, 'Insights from Computational Modelling: Selective Stimulation of Retinal Ganglion Cells', in Brain and Human Body Modeling 2020, Springer Nature, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45623-8_13
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Shepherd RK; Seligman PM; Shivdasani MN, 2016, 'Auditory and Visual Neural Prostheses', in Neurobionics: The Biomedical Engineering of Neural Prostheses, pp. 187 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118816028.ch7
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Fox K; Burns O; Garrett DJ; Shivdasani MN; Meffin H, 2015, 'The bionic eye: A review of multielectrode arrays', in Handbook of Bioelectronics: Directly Interfacing Electronics and Biological Systems, pp. 294 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139629539.029
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Muralidharan M; Guo T; Tsai D; Lee JI; Fried S; Dokos S; Morley JW; Lovell NH; Shivdasani MN, 2024, 'Neural activity of retinal ganglion cells under continuous, dynamically-modulated high frequency electrical stimulation', Journal of Neural Engineering, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ad2404
    Journal articles | 2023
    Chakrabarty S; Chew D; Güemes A; Loeb G; Sharma R; Shivdasani M; Sridhar A; Yin H, 2023, 'How do we overcome the current limitations of bioelectronic sensors used in healthcare and medicine?', Research Directions: Bioelectronics, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/bel.2023.4
    Journal articles | 2023
    Chakrabarty S; Shivdasani M; Yin H, 2023, 'How do we ensure safety and effectiveness of bioelectronic devices and judge when they are truly necessary for the rehabilitation of neurological conditions?', Research Directions: Bioelectronics, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/bel.2023.2
    Journal articles | 2023
    Ly K; Lovell NH; Muralidharan M; Italiano ML; Tsai D; Shivdasani MN; Guo T; Dokos S, 2023, 'The direct influence of retinal degeneration on electrical stimulation efficacy: Significant implications for retinal prostheses', Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340724
    Journal articles | 2023
    Qin P; Lin Q; Xie Y; Chang YC; Zanos S; Wang H; Payne S; Shivdasani MN; Tsai D; Lovell NH; Dokos S; Guo T, 2023, 'Modulating functionally-distinct vagus nerve fibers using microelectrodes and kilohertz frequency electrical stimulation', Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340796
    Journal articles | 2023
    Reynisson H; Kalloniatis M; Fletcher EL; Shivdasani MN; Nivison-Smith L, 2023, 'Loss of Müller cell glutamine synthetase immunoreactivity is associated with neuronal changes in late-stage retinal degeneration', Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnana.2023.997722
    Journal articles | 2023
    Reynisson H; Nivison-Smith L; Lovell NH; Kalloniatis M; Shivdasani MN, 2023, 'Development of a rabbit model of Adenosine triphosphate-induced monocular retinal degeneration for optimization of retinal prostheses', Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340920
    Journal articles | 2023
    Titchener SA; Goossens J; Kvansakul J; Nayagam DAX; Kolic M; Baglin EK; Ayton LN; Abbott CJ; Luu CD; Barnes N; Kentler WG; Shivdasani MN; Allen PJ; Petoe MA, 2023, 'Estimating Phosphene Locations Using Eye Movements of Suprachoroidal Retinal Prosthesis Users', Translational Vision Science and Technology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.12.3.20
    Journal articles | 2023
    Zha M; Muralidharan M; Ly K; Guo T; Von Wegner F; Shabani H; Hosseinzadeh Z; Lovell NH; Rathbun DL; Shivdasani MN, 2023, 'Probing the Contribution of Vertical Processing Layers of the Retina to White-Noise Electrical Stimulation Responses', Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340816
    Journal articles | 2022
    Ly K; Guo T; Tsai D; Muralidharan M; Shivdasani MN; Lovell NH; Dokos S, 2022, 'Simulating the impact of photoreceptor loss and inner retinal network changes on electrical activity of the retina', Journal of Neural Engineering, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/aca221
    Journal articles | 2022
    Song X; Qiu S; Shivdasani MN; Zhou F; Liu Z; Ma S; Chai X; Chen Y; Cai X; Guo T; Li L, 2022, 'An in-silico analysis of electrically evoked responses of midget and parasol retinal ganglion cells in different retinal regions', Journal of Neural Engineering, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ac5b18
    Journal articles | 2022
    Titchener SA; Nayagam DAX; Kvansakul J; Kolic M; Baglin EK; Abbott CJ; McGuinness MB; Ayton LN; Luu CD; Greenstein S; Kentler WG; Shivdasani MN; Allen PJ; Petoe MA, 2022, 'A Second-Generation (44-Channel) Suprachoroidal Retinal Prosthesis: Long-Term Observation of the Electrode–Tissue Interface', Translational Vision Science and Technology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.11.6.12
    Journal articles | 2021
    Mouiee DA; Meijering E; Kalloniatis M; Nivison-Smith L; Williams RA; Nayagam DAX; Spencer TC; Luu CD; McGowan C; Epp SB; Shivdasani MN, 2021, 'Classifying retinal degeneration in histological sections using deep learning', Translational Vision Science and Technology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.10.7.9
    Journal articles | 2021
    Petoe MA; Titchener SA; Kolic M; Kentler WG; Abbott CJ; Nayagam DAX; Baglin EK; Kvansakul J; Barnes N; Walker JG; Epp SB; Young KA; Ayton LN; Luu CD; Allen PJ, 2021, 'A second-generation (44-channel) suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis: Interim clinical trial results', Translational Vision Science and Technology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/TVST.10.10.12
    Journal articles | 2021
    Sikder MKU; Tong W; Pingle H; Kingshott P; Needham K; Shivdasani MN; Fallon JB; Seligman P; Ibbotson MR; Prawer S; Garrett DJ, 2021, 'Laminin coated diamond electrodes for neural stimulation', Materials Science and Engineering C, 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2020.111454
    Journal articles | 2020
    Barutchu A; Fifer JM; Shivdasani MN; Crewther SG; Paolini AG, 2020, 'The Interplay Between Multisensory Associative Learning and IQ in Children', Child Development, 91, pp. 620 - 637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13210
    Journal articles | 2020
    Fried SI; Shivdasani MN, 2020, 'Selective activation of the visual cortex', Nature Biomedical Engineering, 4, pp. 139 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41551-020-0519-8
    Journal articles | 2020
    Muralidharan M; Guo T; Shivdasani MN; Tsai D; Fried S; Li L; Dokos S; Morley JW; Lovell NH, 2020, 'Neural activity of functionally different retinal ganglion cells can be robustly modulated by high-rate electrical pulse trains', Journal of Neural Engineering, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ab9a97
    Journal articles | 2020
    Rathbun DL; Shivdasani MN; Guo T; Fried S; Lovell NH; Hessburg P, 2020, 'The eye and the chip 2019 - Conference Report', Journal of Neural Engineering, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ab60c0
    Journal articles | 2020
    Shivdasani MN; Evans M; Burns O; Yeoh J; Allen PJ; Nayagam DAX; Villalobos J; Abbott CJ; Luu CD; Opie NL; Sabu A; Saunders AL; McPhedran M; Cardamone L; McGowan C; Maxim V; Williams RA; Fox KE; Cicione R; Garrett DJ; Ahnood A; Ganesan K; Meffin H; Burkitt AN; Prawer S; Williams CE; Shepherd RK, 2020, 'In vivo feasibility of epiretinal stimulation using ultrananocrystalline diamond electrodes', Journal of Neural Engineering, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/aba560
    Journal articles | 2020
    Song X; Guo T; Shivdasani MN; Dokos S; Lovell NH; Li X; Qiu S; Li T; Zheng S; Li L, 2020, 'Creation of virtual channels in the retina using synchronous and asynchronous stimulation - A modelling study', Journal of Neural Engineering, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/abc3a9
    Journal articles | 2020
    Titchener SA; Kvansakul J; Shivdasani MN; Fallon JB; Nayagam DAX; Epp SB; Williams CE; Barnes N; Kentler WG; Kolic M; Baglin EK; Ayton LN; Abbott CJ; Luu CD; Allen PJ; Petoe MA, 2020, 'Oculomotor responses to dynamic stimuli in a 44-channel suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis', Translational Vision Science and Technology, 9, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.9.13.31
    Journal articles | 2020
    Vickery RM; Ng KKW; Potas JR; Shivdasani MN; McIntyre S; Nagi SS; Birznieks I, 2020, 'Tapping Into the Language of Touch: Using Non-invasive Stimulation to Specify Tactile Afferent Firing Patterns', Frontiers in Neuroscience, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2020.00500
    Journal articles | 2019
    Barutchu A; Toohey S; Shivdasani MN; Fifer JM; Crewther SG; Grayden DB; Paolini AG, 2019, 'Multisensory perception and attention in school-age children', Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 180, pp. 141 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2018.11.021
    Journal articles | 2019
    Loutit AJ; Shivdasani MN; Maddess T; Redmond SJ; Morley JW; Stuart GJ; Birznieks I; Vickery RM; Potas JR, 2019, 'Peripheral nerve activation evokes machine-learnable signals in the dorsal column nuclei', Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2019.00011
    Journal articles | 2019
    Sikder MKU; Sikder KU; Shivdasani MN; Fallon JB; Seligman P; Ganesan K; Villalobos J; Prawer S; Garrett DJ, 2019, 'Electrically conducting diamond films grown on platinum foil for neural stimulation', Journal of Neural Engineering, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ab2e79
    Journal articles | 2019
    Titchener SA; Ayton LN; Abbott CJ; Fallon JB; Shivdasani MN; Caruso E; Sivarajah P; Petoe MA, 2019, 'Head and gaze behavior in retinitis pigmentosa', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 60, pp. 2263 - 2273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.18-26121
    Journal articles | 2018
    Abbott CJ; Nayagam DAX; Luu CD; Epp SB; Williams RA; Salinas-LaRosa CM; Villalobos J; McGowan C; Shivdasani MN; Burns O; Leavens J; Yeoh J; Brandli AA; Thien PC; Zhou J; Feng H; Williams CE; Shepherd RK; Allen PJ, 2018, 'Safety studies for a 44-channel suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis: A chronic passive study', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 59, pp. 1410 - 1424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.17-23086
    Journal articles | 2018
    Apollo NV; Jiang J; Cheung W; Baquier S; Lai A; Mirebedini A; Foroughi J; Wallace GG; Shivdasani MN; Prawer S; Chen S; Williams R; Cook MJ; Nayagam DAX; Garrett DJ, 2018, 'Development and Characterization of a Sucrose Microneedle Neural Electrode Delivery System', Advanced Biosystems, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adbi.201700187
    Journal articles | 2018
    Spencer TC; Fallon JB; Shivdasani MN, 2018, 'Creating virtual electrodes with 2D current steering', Journal of Neural Engineering, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/aab1b8
    Journal articles | 2018
    Titchener SA; Shivdasani MN; Fallon JB; Petoe MA, 2018, 'Gaze compensation as a technique for improving hand– eye coordination in prosthetic vision', Translational Vision Science and Technology, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.7.1.2
    Journal articles | 2017
    Halupka KJ; Abbott CJ; Wong YT; Cloherty SL; Grayden DB; Burkitt AN; Sergeev EN; Luu CD; Brandli A; Allen PJ; Meffin H; Shivdasani MN, 2017, 'Neural responses to multielectrode stimulation of healthy and degenerate retina', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 58, pp. 3770 - 3784, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.16-21290
    Journal articles | 2017
    Halupka KJ; Shivdasani MN; Cloherty SL; Grayden DB; Wong YT; Burkitt AN; Meffin H, 2017, 'Prediction of cortical responses to simultaneous electrical stimulation of the retina', Journal of Neural Engineering, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2560/14/1/016006
    Journal articles | 2017
    Petoe MA; McCarthy CD; Shivdasani MN; Sinclair NC; Scott AF; Ayton LN; Barnes NM; Guymer RH; Allen PJ; Blamey PJ, 2017, 'Determining the Contribution of Retinotopic Discrimination to Localization Performance With a Suprachoroidal Retinal Prosthesis', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 58, pp. 3231 - 3239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.16-21041
    Journal articles | 2017
    Shivdasani MN; Sinclair NC; Gillespie LN; Petoe MA; Titchener SA; Fallon JB; Perera T; Pardinas-Diaz D; Barnes NM; Blamey PJ, 2017, 'Identification of characters and localization of images using direct multiple-electrode stimulation with a suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 58, pp. 3962 - 3974, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.16-21311
    Journal articles | 2017
    Sikder MKU; Fallon J; Shivdasani MN; Ganesan K; Seligman P; Garrett DJ, 2017, 'Wireless induction coils embedded in diamond for power transfer in medical implants', Biomedical Microdevices, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10544-017-0220-1
    Journal articles | 2016
    Aplin FP; Fletcher EL; Luu CD; Vessey KA; Allen PJ; Guymer RH; Shepherd RK; Shivdasani MN, 2016, 'Stimulation of a suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis drives cortical responses in a feline model of retinal degeneration', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 57, pp. 5216 - 5229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.16-19926
    Journal articles | 2016
    Barnes N; Scott AF; Lieby P; Petoe MA; McCarthy C; Stacey A; Ayton LN; Sinclair NC; Shivdasani MN; Lovell NH; McDermott HJ; Walker JG, 2016, 'Vision function testing for a suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis: Effects of image filtering', Journal of Neural Engineering, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2560/13/3/036013
    Journal articles | 2016
    Fox K; Meffin H; Burns O; Abbott CJ; Allen PJ; Opie NL; Mcgowan C; Yeoh J; Ahnood A; Luu CD; Cicione R; Saunders AL; Mcphedran M; Cardamone L; Villalobos J; Garrett DJ; Nayagam DAX; Apollo NV; Ganesan K; Shivdasani MN; Stacey A; Escudie M; Lichter S; Shepherd RK; Prawer S, 2016, 'Development of a Magnetic Attachment Method for Bionic Eye Applications', Artificial Organs, 40, pp. E12 - E24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aor.12582
    Journal articles | 2016
    George SS; Shivdasani MN; Fallon JB, 2016, 'Effect of current focusing on the sensitivity of inferior colliculus neurons to amplitude-modulated stimulation', Journal of Neurophysiology, 116, pp. 1104 - 1116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00126.2016
    Journal articles | 2016
    Petoe MA; Shivdasani MN, 2016, 'Are long stimulus pulse durations the answer to improving spatial resolution in retinal prostheses?', Annals of Translational Medicine, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm.2016.11.24
    Journal articles | 2016
    Sinclair NC; Shivdasani MN; Perera T; Gillespie LN; McDermott HJ; Ayton LN; Blamey PJ, 2016, 'The appearance of phosphenes elicited using a suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 57, pp. 4948 - 4961, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.15-18991
    Journal articles | 2016
    Spencer TC; Fallon JB; Thien PC; Shivdasani MN, 2016, 'Spatial restriction of neural activation using focused multipolar stimulation with a retinal prosthesis', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 57, pp. 3181 - 3191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.16-19325
    Journal articles | 2016
    Wong YT; Halupka K; Kameneva T; Cloherty SL; Grayden DB; Burkitt AN; Meffin H; Shivdasani MN, 2016, 'Spectral distribution of local field potential responses to electrical stimulation of the retina', Journal of Neural Engineering, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2560/13/3/036003
    Journal articles | 2015
    Apollo NV; Maturana MI; Tong W; Nayagam DAX; Shivdasani MN; Foroughi J; Wallace GG; Prawer S; Ibbotson MR; Garrett DJ, 2015, 'Soft, Flexible Freestanding Neural Stimulation and Recording Electrodes Fabricated from Reduced Graphene Oxide', Advanced Functional Materials, 25, pp. 3551 - 3559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201500110
    Journal articles | 2015
    George SS; Shivdasani MN; Wise AK; Shepherd RK; Fallon JB, 2015, 'Electrophysiological channel interactions using focused multipolar stimulation for cochlear implants', Journal of Neural Engineering, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2560/12/6/066005
    Journal articles | 2015
    Leung RT; Nayagam DA; Williams RA; Allen PJ; Salinas-La Rosa CM; Luu CD; Shivdasani MN; Ayton LN; Basa M; Yeoh J; Saunders AL; Shepherd RK; Williams CE, 2015, 'Safety and efficacy of explanting or replacing suprachoroidal electrode arrays in a feline model', Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 43, pp. 247 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ceo.12428
    Journal articles | 2015
    Leung RT; Shivdasani MN; Nayagam DAX; Shepherd RK, 2015, 'In vivo and in vitro comparison of the charge injection capacity of platinum macroelectrodes', IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 62, pp. 849 - 857, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2014.2366514
    Journal articles | 2014
    Ayton LN; Blamey PJ; Guymer RH; Luu CD; Nayagam DAX; Sinclair NC; Shivdasani MN; Yeoh J; McCombe MF; Briggs RJ; Opie NL; Villalobos J; Dimitrov PN; Varsamidis M; Petoe MA; McCarthy CD; Walker JG; Barnes N; Burkitt AN; Williams CE; Shepherd RK; Allen PJ, 2014, 'First-in-human trial of a novel suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis', PLoS ONE, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115239
    Journal articles | 2014
    Cicione R; Fallon JB; Rathbone GD; Williams CE; Shivdasani MN, 2014, 'Spatiotemporal interactions in the visual cortex following paired electrical stimulation of the retina', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 55, pp. 7726 - 7738, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.14-14754
    Journal articles | 2014
    Dumm G; Fallon JB; Williams CE; Shivdasani MN, 2014, 'Virtual electrodes by current steering in retinal prostheses', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 55, pp. 8077 - 8085, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.14-15391
    Journal articles | 2014
    Ganesan K; Garrett DJ; Ahnood A; Shivdasani MN; Tong W; Turnley AM; Fox K; Meffin H; Prawer S, 2014, 'An all-diamond, hermetic electrical feedthrough array for a retinal prosthesis', Biomaterials, 35, pp. 908 - 915, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.10.040
    Journal articles | 2014
    George SS; Wise AK; Shivdasani MN; Shepherd RK; Fallon JB, 2014, 'Evaluation of focused multipolar stimulation for cochlear implants in acutely deafened cats', Journal of Neural Engineering, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2560/11/6/065003
    Journal articles | 2014
    Nayagam DAX; Williams RA; Allen PJ; Shivdasani MN; Luu CD; Salinas-LaRosa CM; Finch S; Ayton LN; Saunders AL; McPhedran M; McGowan C; Villalobos J; Fallon JB; Wise AK; Yeoh J; Xu J; Feng H; Millard R; McWade M; Thien PC; Williams CE; Shepherd RK, 2014, 'Chronic electrical stimulation with a suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis: A preclinical safety and efficacy study', PLoS ONE, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097182
    Journal articles | 2014
    Shivdasani MN; Sinclair NC; Dimitrov PN; Varsamidis M; Ayton LN; Luu CD; Perera T; McDermott HJ; Blamey PJ, 2014, 'Factors affecting perceptual thresholds in a suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 55, pp. 6467 - 6481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.14-14396
    Journal articles | 2014
    Villalobos J; Fallon JB; Nayagam DAX; Shivdasani MN; Luu CD; Allen PJ; Shepherd RK; Williams CE, 2014, 'Cortical activation following chronic passive implantation of a wide- Field suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis', Journal of Neural Engineering, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2560/11/4/046017
    Journal articles | 2013
    Crewther SG; Fifer JM; Barutchu A; Shivdasani MN, 2013, 'Verbal and novel multisensory associative learning in adults', F1000Research, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.2-34.v2
    Journal articles | 2013
    John SE; Shivdasani MN; Williams CE; Morley JW; Shepherd RK; Rathbone GD; Fallon JB, 2013, 'Suprachoroidal electrical stimulation: Effects of stimulus pulse parameters on visual cortical responses', Journal of Neural Engineering, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2560/10/5/056011
    Journal articles | 2013
    Shepherd RK; Shivdasani MN; Nayagam DAX; Williams CE; Blamey PJ, 2013, 'Visual prostheses for the blind', Trends in Biotechnology, 31, pp. 562 - 571, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2013.07.001
    Journal articles | 2012
    Barutchu A; Toohey S; Shivdasani MN; Paolini AG, 2012, 'The interplay between multisensory integration and attention in children', Seeing and Perceiving, 25, pp. 203 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187847612x648323
    Journal articles | 2012
    Cicione R; Shivdasani MN; Fallon JB; Luu CD; Allen PJ; Rathbone GD; Shepherd RK; Williams CE, 2012, 'Visual cortex responses to suprachoroidal electrical stimulation of the retina: Effects of electrode return configuration', Journal of Neural Engineering, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2560/9/3/036009
    Journal articles | 2012
    Hadjinicolaou AE; Leung RT; Garrett DJ; Ganesan K; Fox K; Nayagam DAX; Shivdasani MN; Meffin H; Ibbotson MR; Prawer S; O'Brien BJ, 2012, 'Electrical stimulation of retinal ganglion cells with diamond and the development of an all diamond retinal prosthesis', Biomaterials, 33, pp. 5812 - 5820, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.04.063
    Journal articles | 2012
    Mauger SJ; Shivdasani MN; Rathbone GD; Paolini AG, 2012, 'An in vivo investigation of inferior colliculus single neuron responses to cochlear nucleus pulse train stimulation', Journal of Neurophysiology, 108, pp. 2999 - 3008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.01087.2011
    Journal articles | 2012
    Shivdasani MN; Fallon JB; Luu CD; Cicione R; Allen PJ; Morley JW; Williams CE, 2012, 'Visual cortex responses to single- and simultaneous multiple-electrode stimulation of the retina: Implications for retinal prostheses', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 53, pp. 6291 - 6300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.12-9434
    Journal articles | 2011
    Barutchu A; Crewther SG; Fifer J; Shivdasani MN; Innes-Brown H; Toohey S; Danaher J; Paolini AG, 2011, 'The relationship between multisensory integration and IQ in children', Developmental Psychology, 47, pp. 877 - 885, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0021903
    Journal articles | 2011
    Innes-Brown H; Barutchu A; Shivdasani MN; Crewther DP; Grayden DB; Paolini A, 2011, 'Susceptibility to the flash-beep illusion is increased in children compared to adults', Developmental Science, 14, pp. 1089 - 1099, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01059.x
    Journal articles | 2011
    John SE; Shivdasani MN; Leuenberger J; Fallon JB; Shepherd RK; Millard RE; Rathbone GD; Williams CE, 2011, 'An automated system for rapid evaluation of high-density electrode arrays in neural prostheses', Journal of Neural Engineering, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2560/8/3/036011
    Journal articles | 2010
    Allen P; McCombe M; Villalobos J; Shivdasani M; Suaning G; Lovell N; Williams C; Shepherd R; Guymer R, 2010, 'CHRONIC IMPLANTATION OF A SUPRACHOROIDAL ELECTRODE ARRAY IN A FELINE MODEL', CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, 38, pp. 15 - 16, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209826300017&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Journal articles | 2010
    Barutchu A; Danaher J; Crewther SG; Innes-Brown H; Shivdasani MN; Paolini AG, 2010, 'Audiovisual integration in noise by children and adults', Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 105, pp. 38 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2009.08.005
    Journal articles | 2010
    Mauger SJ; Shivdasani MN; Rathbone GD; Argent RE; Paolini AG, 2010, 'An in vivo investigation of first spike latencies in the inferior colliculus in response to multichannel penetrating auditory brainstem implant stimulation', Journal of Neural Engineering, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2560/7/3/036004
    Journal articles | 2010
    Shivdasani MN; Luu CD; Cicione R; Fallon JB; Allen PJ; Leuenberger J; Suaning GJ; Lovell NH; Shepherd RK; Williams CE, 2010, 'Evaluation of stimulus parameters and electrode geometry for an effective suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis.', Journal of neural engineering, 7, pp. 036008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2560/7/3/036008
    Journal articles | 2010
    Shivdasani MN; Mauger SJ; Argent RE; Rathbone GD; Paolini AG, 2010, 'Inferior colliculus responses to dual-site intralamina stimulation in the ventral cochlear nucleus', Journal of Comparative Neurology, 518, pp. 4226 - 4242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cne.22450
    Journal articles | 2009
    Crea KN; Shivdasani MN; Argent RE; Mauger SJ; Rathbone GD; O'Leary SJ; Paolini AG, 2009, 'Acute cochlear nucleus compression alters tuning properties of inferior colliculus neurons', Audiology and Neurotology, 15, pp. 18 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000218359
    Journal articles | 2009
    Shivdasani MN; Mauger SJ; Rathbone GD; Paolini AG, 2009, 'Neural synchrony in ventral cochlear nucleus neuron populations is not mediated by intrinsic processes but is stimulus induced: Implications for auditory brainstem implants', Journal of Neural Engineering, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2560/6/6/065003
    Journal articles | 2008
    Shivdasani MN; Mauger SJ; Rathbone GD; Paolini AG, 2008, 'Inferior colliculus responses to multichannel microstimulation of the ventral cochlear nucleus: Implications for auditory brain stem implants', Journal of Neurophysiology, 99, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00629.2007
    Journal articles | 2008
    Youssoufian M; Couchman K; Shivdasani MN; Paolini AG; Walmsley B, 2008, 'Maturation of auditory brainstem projections and calyces in the congenitally deaf (dn/dn) mouse', Journal of Comparative Neurology, 506, pp. 442 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cne.21566
  • Conference Papers | 2023
    Ly K; Lovell NH; Muralidharan M; Italiano ML; Tsai D; Shivdasani MN; Guo T; Dokos S, 2023, 'The direct influence of retinal degeneration on electrical stimulation efficacy: Significant implications for retinal prostheses', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340724
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Qin P; Lin Q; Xie Y; Chang YC; Zanos S; Wang H; Payne S; Shivdasani MN; Tsai D; Lovell NH; Dokos S; Guo T, 2023, 'Modulating functionally-distinct vagus nerve fibers using microelectrodes and kilohertz frequency electrical stimulation', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340796
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Reynisson H; Nivison-Smith L; Lovell NH; Kalloniatis M; Shivdasani MN, 2023, 'Development of a rabbit model of Adenosine triphosphate-induced monocular retinal degeneration for optimization of retinal prostheses', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340920
    Preprints | 2023
    Su T; Hamilton J; Guo Y; Potas J; Shivdasani M; Moalem-Taylor G; Fridman G; Aplin F, 2023, Peripheral direct current suppresses physiologically evoked nociceptive responses at the spinal cord in rodent models of pain, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.07.544048
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Zha M; Muralidharan M; Ly K; Guo T; Von Wegner F; Shabani H; Hosseinzadeh Z; Lovell NH; Rathbun DL; Shivdasani MN, 2023, 'Probing the Contribution of Vertical Processing Layers of the Retina to White-Noise Electrical Stimulation Responses', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340816
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Lin Q; Shivdasani MN; Tsai D; Chang YC; Jayaprakash N; Zanos S; Lovell NH; Dokos S; Guo T, 2020, 'A Computational Model of Functionally-distinct Cervical Vagus Nerve Fibers', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 2475 - 2478, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9175855
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Muralidharan M; Guo T; Shivdasani MN; Tsai D; Fried S; Cameron M; Morley JW; Dokos S; Lovell NH, 2020, 'Towards Controlling Functionally-Distinct Retinal Ganglion Cells in Degenerate Retina', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 3598 - 3601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176595
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    Petoe MA; Titchener SA; Shivdasani MN; Nayagam DAX; Epp SB; Villalobos J; Sinclair NN; Williams CE; Barnes N; Kentler WG; Kolic M; Baglin EK; Abbott CJ; Ayton LN; Luu CD; Allen PJ, 2019, 'A 44 channel suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis: initial psychophysical results', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, CANADA, Vancouver, Vol. 60, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), CANADA, Vancouver, 28 April 2019 - 02 May 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000488800703331&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2018
    Nayagam DAX; Williams RA; La-Rosa CS; McGowan C; Abbott CJ; Epp S; Shivdasani MN; Luu CD; Villalobos J; Thien P; Burns O; Brandli A; Williams C; Allen PJ; Shepherd R, 2018, 'Histopathological Criteria for Evaluation of Chronically Stimulated Retina', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, HI, Honolulu, Vol. 59, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), HI, Honolulu, 29 April 2018 - 03 May 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000442932804051&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2018
    Petoe MA; Titchener SA; Shivdasani MN; Fallon JB; Abbott CJ; Ayton LN, 2018, 'Visual Scanning in Retinitis Pigmentosa', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, HI, Honolulu, Vol. 59, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), HI, Honolulu, 29 April 2018 - 03 May 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000442912505255&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Spencer TC; Fallon JB; Abbott CJ; Allen PJ; Brandli A; Luu CD; Epp SB; Shivdasani MN, 2018, 'Electrical Field Shaping Techniques in a Feline Model of Retinal Degeneration', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 1222 - 1225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512473
    Conference Abstracts | 2017
    Abbott CJ; Luu CD; Nayagam DAX; Brandli A; Yeoh J; Villalobos J; Burns O; Epp SB; Shivdasani MN; Thien PC; McGowan C; Williams R; Guymer RH; Williams CE; Shepherd RK; Allen PJ, 2017, 'Passive safety outcomes of a preclinical 44-channel suprachoroidal retinal prosthesis', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, MD, Baltimore, Vol. 58, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), MD, Baltimore, 07 May 2017 - 11 May 2017, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000432176302311&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2017
    Nayagam DAX; Thien PC; Abbott CJ; Shivdasani MN; Epp SB; Villalobos J; McGowan C; Williams R; Luu CD; Salinas-LaRosa C; Yeoh J; Burns O; Brandli AA; Williams CE; Allen PJ; Shepherd RK, 2017, 'A Pre-clinical Model for Safe Retinal Stimulation', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, MD, Baltimore, Vol. 58, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), MD, Baltimore, 07 May 2017 - 11 May 2017, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000432176302336&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2017
    Spencer T; Fallon JB; Abbott CJ; Allen PJ; Brandli AA; Luu CD; Shivdasani MN, 2017, 'Reducing spread of neural activation using focused multipolar retinal electrical stimulation in sighted and blinded cats', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, MD, Baltimore, Vol. 58, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), MD, Baltimore, 07 May 2017 - 11 May 2017, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000432176302325&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2016
    Abbott CJ; Luu CD; Brandli A; Yeoh J; Ayton LN; Nayagam DA; Shivdasani MN; Villalobos J; Burns O; Epp SB; Thien PC; McGowan C; Williams CE; Shepherd RK; Guymer RH; Allen PJ, 2016, 'SAFETY OF A 44-CHANNEL SUPRACHOROIDAL RETINAL PROSTHESIS IN A FELINE MODEL', in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Vol. 44, pp. 32 - 32, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000387788100022&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Patents | 2016
    Mauger SJ; Shivdasani MN, 2016, Auditory signal processing, Patent No. 9338567
    Patents | 2015
    Shivdasani MN; Williams CE; Blamey PJ, 2015, Method and apparatus for stimulating retinal nerve cells, Patent No. 9192765
    Conference Abstracts | 2014
    Ayton LN; Blamey PJ; Sinclair NC; Shivdasani MN; Petoe MA; McCarthy C; Barnes N; Allen PJ; Luu CD; Guymer RH, 2014, 'Preliminary Results of the Bionic Vision Australia Suprachoroidal Visual Prosthesis Pilot Trial', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, Vol. 55, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000433199704191&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2014
    Barnes N; Scott AF; Stacey A; Lieby P; McCarthy C; Petoe M; Ayton LN; Shivdasani MN; Sinclair NC; Walker J, 2014, 'Vision Processing with Lanczos2 Improves Low Vision Test Results in Implanted Visual Prosthetic Patients', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, Vol. 55, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000433199704180&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2014
    Halupka K; Shivdasani M; Cloherty SL; Grayden DB; Burkitt AN; Meffin H, 2014, 'A linear-nonlinear model accurately predicts cortical responses to simultaneous electrical stimulation with a retinal implant.', in BMC neuroscience, Vol. 15, pp. P95 - P95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-15-S1-P95
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Luu C; Shepherd R; Guymer R; Williams C; Shivdasani M; Cicione R; John S; Allen P; Fallon J; McCombe M; Freemantle A; Morely J, 2010, 'OPTIMISING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION PARAMETERS FOR A BIONIC EYE', in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 71 - 72, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209826300132&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

 

  1. UNSW-Tsinghua University Collaborative Research Seed Program #RG234536; 2024-2025; "Closed-loop vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease"; $30,000; Role: CIA

  2. National Health and Medical Research Council Development Grant #2014380; 2022-2025; "Retinal implant with closed-loop multichannel stimulation to improve visual acuity"; $1,141,581; Role: CIG

  3. Industry Research Grant; 2022-2025; “A prototype device for patient-tailored diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease”; $658,954; Role: CIA

  4. UNSW Research Infrastructure Award #RG214410; 2021; $73,430; Role: CIA

  5. UNSW-Chinese Academy of Sciences Seed Funding Bridging Award #RG192622; 2020-2022; "Paving the way for the next generation of retinal implants to treat blindness"; $50,000; Role: CIA

  6. National Health and Medical Research Council Ideas Grant #1187416; 2020-2022; "A novel approach for peripheral neuromodulation: Using ionic direct current to treat chronic pain"; $732,693; Role: AI

  7. Australian Research Council Discovery Project Grant #DP200100630; 2020-2022; "The role of spike patterning in shaping human perception of tactile stimuli"; $550,000; Role: CID

  8. UNSW-DAAD Grant; 2019-2020; $25,000; Role: CIA

  9. Retina Australia Project Grant; 2019; $39,900; Role: CIC

  10. UNSW Mental Health, Neuroscience and Addictions Theme Seed Grant; 2018-2019; $40,000; Role: Co-CI

  11. UNSW Research Infrastructure Award #RG183273; 2018; $351,666; Role: Co-CI

  12. UNSW Research Infrastructure Award #RG183053; 2018; $55,203; Role: Co-CI

  13. UNSW Engineering Faculty Infrastructure Award; 2018; $145,000; Role: Co-CI

  14. National Health and Medical Research Council New Investigator Project Grant #1063093; 2014-2017; “Improving Spatial Resolution in Retinal Prostheses through Novel Electrical Stimulation Techniques”; $359,501; Role: CIA

  15. Australian Research Council Linkage Project #LP13010022; 2013-2016; “Improved effectiveness of cochlear implants through new simultaneous stimulation techniques”. $350,000; Role: Named Research Fellow

  1. Australia-China Young Scientists Exchange Program Fellowship, October 2017, ATSE, Australia
  2. Bionic Vision Technologies Travel Grant, September 2017, Bionic Vision Technologies
  3. CASS Foundation Travel Grant, April 2016, CASS Foundation, Australia
  4. International Symposium on Visual Prosthetics Travel Grant, November 2015, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
  5. Bionic Vision Australia Travel Grant, February 2014, Bionic Vision Australia
  6. Harold Mitchell Postdoctoral Travelling Fellow, June 2010, Harold Mitchell Foundation and The Bionic Ear Institute, Australia
  7. Student outstanding poster presentation prize, December 2008, Medical Bionics conference, Lorne, Australia
  8. Harold Mitchell Postgraduate Student Travelling Fellow, June 2007, Harold Mitchell Foundation and The Bionic Ear Institute, Australia
  9. Engineers Australia Young Biomedical Engineer Award, September 2006, Engineering in Physical Sciences and Medicine conference, Noosa, Australia
  10. Student poster presentation prize, July 2006, Frontiers in Otorhinolaryngology conference, Sanctuary Cove, Australia
  11. Student poster presentation prize, January 2006, Australian Neuroscience Society conference, Sydney, Australia
  12. Student Paper Presentation - First Prize, October 2001, Institute of Engineers All India Paper presentation contest, Mumbai, India

My Research Supervision

Postgraduate Supervision

Ongoing (4 PhDs)

  1. Primary Supervisor for Mr Michael Italiano (PhD, UNSW Sydney). Thesis Topic: Stimulation strategies to selectively activate neuron classes in retinal degeneration. Expected completion in 2025.
  2. Primary Supervisor for Ms Mathi Manoharan (PhD, UNSW Sydney). Thesis Topic: Hybrid stimulation of the retina using combined optogenetic and electrical stimulation. Expected completion in 2024.
  3. Joint Supervisor for Mr Hallur Reynisson (PhD, UNSW Sydney). Thesis Topic: Retinal degeneration and selective activation of neurons. Expected completion in 2023.
  4. Co-supervisor for Ms Catherine Guo (PhD, UNSW Sydney). Thesis Topic: Behavioural outcomes of treating chronic pain through ionic direct application to the sciatic nerve. Expected completion in 2024.
  5. Co-supervisor for Mr Tom Su (PhD, UNSW Sydney). Thesis Topic: Neurophysiological basis to treat chronic pain through ionic direct application to the sciatic nerve. Expected completion in 2025.

Completed (7 PhDs, 4 Masters)

  1. Co-Supervisor for Dr Sam Titchener (PhD, The University of Melbourne). Thesis Title: "Oculomotor behaviour and perceptual localisation in retinal prostheses". PhD completed in March 2021.
  2. Primary Supervisor for Dr Thomas Spencer (PhD, The University of Melbourne). Thesis Title: "Preclinical investigation of electrical field shaping strategies for retinal prostheses". PhD completed in December 2019. Currently working at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
  3. Co-Supervisor for Dr Kabir Sikder (PhD, The University of Melbourne). Thesis Title: “Exploring the use of diamond in medical implants”. PhD completed in December 2019. Currently working in the Department of Physics, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.
  4. Co-Supervisor for Dr Kerry Halupka (PhD, The University of Melbourne). Thesis Title: “Prediction and shaping of visual cortex activity for retinal prostheses”. PhD completed December 2017. Currently working at Canva, Australia.
  5. Supervisor for Ms Patricia Rodrigues (MSc in Biomedical Engineering Internship, University of Twente, Netherlands. Report Title: “Calcium Imaging Techniques for Wholemount Cat Retinal Cells”. Internship completed in 2016. Currently working at ASML, Netherlands.
  6. Co-Supervisor for Dr Shefin George (PhD, The University of Melbourne). Thesis Title: “Investigating the effect of Focused Multipolar Stimulation for Cochlear Implants: Preclinical Studies”. PhD completed in June 2016. Currently working at Stanford University, USA.
  7. Co-Supervisor for Dr Bart Steensma (MSc in Biomedical Engineering Internship, University of Twente, Netherlands. Report Title: “Characterization of electrode coatings for neural stimulation”. Internship completed in 2014. Currently working as assistant professor at UMN Utrecht, Netherlands.
  8.  Co-Supervisor for Dr Rosemary Cicione (PhD, La Trobe University). Thesis Title: “Visual cortex responses to suprachoroidal electrical stimulation of the retina”. PhD completed in 2014. Currently working at Medibio Limited, Australia.
  9. Co-supervisor for A/Prof Sam John (PhD, La Trobe University). Thesis Title: Retinal Prostheses: “Optimising electrical stimulation for suprachoroidal retinal prostheses”. PhD completed in 2013. Currently working at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
  10. Primary Supervisor for Mr Gerald Wirth (MSc in Biomedical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences, Luebeck, Germany). Thesis Title: “Intermediate phosphenes by current steering in retinal prostheses”. Degree completed in 2013. Currently working at Inari Medical, Germany.
  11. Primary Supervisor for Mr Austin Mueller (MSc in Life Sciences and Technology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne). Thesis Title: “Development and application of instrumentation for parallel stimulation and safety testing of high resolution retinal prostheses”. Degree completed in 2012. Currently working at Neuralink, USA.

My Teaching

COURSE CO-ORDINATOR

BIOM9660; Bionics and Neuromodulation

GUEST LECTURER

BIOM9420; Clinical Laboratory Science