Our people
The director of the lab is Antonio Di Ieva, neurosurgeon, neuroanatomist and computational neuroscientist, Professor of Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy.
Members:
Antonio Di Ieva
Professor
Macquarie Medical School, Performance and Expertise Research Centre
Professor Di Ieva received his Medical Degree in 2002 and specialisation in Neurosurgery in 2007 in Italy. He was a consultant neurosurgeon in Milan from 2007 to 2009, mainly involved in the treatment of brain and pituitary tumours, working closely with ENT and craniomaxillofacial surgeons, oncologi… View full profile
Dr Carlo Russo
Macquarie Medical School
Dr Carlo Russo is a computer scientist and Research Associate at the Computational NeuroSurgery (CNS) Lab at Macquarie University, Sydney. He works on application and development of algorithms for image analysis in the neurosciences using non-linear geometry, including fractal analysis, and deep lea… View full profile
Ghasem Azemi
Associate Professor
Macquarie Medical School, School of Engineering, School of Psychological Sciences, School of Psychological Sciences
I currently serve as a Research Associate at the Computational NeuroSurgery Lab within the School of Medicine at Macquarie University. I also hold an Honorary Associate Professor position with the School of Psychology at Macquarie University. I received my PhD in signal processing from Queensland U… View full profile
Ms Lija George
Macquarie Medical School
Lija George is a Research Assistant at the Computational NeuroSurgery Laboratory (CNS) at Macquarie University, Sydney. She is a biomedical engineer with experience working on various neuroscience and neuroimaging projects. She is a co-author of more than 18 peer-reviewed scientific publications.… View full profile
Associate Members:
John Magnussen
Professor
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
Professor Magnussen graduated in Medicine from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), before completing a PhD in Nuclear Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, also at UNSW. He qualified in Radiology from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH) where he remained for several years as Director of Researc… View full profile
Dr Sidong Liu
Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Centre for Health Informatics, Data Horizons Research Centre
Dr Sidong Liu is a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI), Macquarie University. He graduated from the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), a member of China’s elite C9 League, where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Bioinformatics. His academic pursuit co… View full profile
Benoit Liquet-Weiland
Professor
Astrophysics and Space Technologies Research Centre, Data Horizons Research Centre, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Dr Anna Guller
Macquarie Medical School
Dr Amin Beheshti
Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence, Data Horizons Research Centre, Future Communications Research Centre, School of Computing
Prof. Dr. Amin Beheshti is a Full Professor of Data Science at Macquarie University, and Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at UNSW Sydney, Australia. Amin is the founder and director of the Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence, the head of the Data Science Lab, and the founder of the Big D… View full profile
Dr Jennilee Davidson
Macquarie Medical School, Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre
Students:
Poonam Kumari
Research Scholar
Department of Clinical Medicine
Poonam Kumari is a research scholar at the Department of Clinical Medicine, Macquarie University. She completed her undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Engineering from India. She holds a Master of Research degree in Cognitive Science from Macquarie University. She is currently doing her PhD in computational neuroscience, medical image processing and artificial intelligence under the supervision of Prof. Antonio Di Ieva.
Mehnaz Tabassum
Research Scholar
Department of Australian Institute of Health Innovation
Mehnaz Tabassum is a research scholar at Macquarie University's Centre for Health Informatics (CHI), part of the Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI). She has a bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering, as well as a postgraduate degree. Her areas of research interest include image processing and analysis (both generic and medical), computer vision, and artificial intelligence. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. under the supervision of Dr. Sidong Liu, with a focus on deep learning-based methodologies and applications in medical imaging.
Robert Newport
Post Doctoral Fellow
Department of Clinical Medicine
Robert Newport is currently pursuing post doctoral fellowship at the Department of Clinical Medicine, Macquarie University. He completed his Master of Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master of Research from the Department of Computing at Macquarie University, in collaboration with the Australian Government Department of Defence Science and Technology. He also completed his PhD in medical image processing and Artificial Intelligence under the supervision of Prof. Antonio Di Ieva.
Sahar Moradi
Research Scholar
School of Computing
Sahar Moradi is a research scholar at the School of Computing, at Macquarie University. She completed her bachelor’s degree in software engineering from Iran, Tehran, and holds a master’s degree in computer science from Macquarie University. She is currently doing her Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence, Medical Data Analysis, and Brain Network, under the supervision of Prof. Amin Beheshti, Prof. Antonio Di Ieva, and Dr.Sidong Liu.
Visiting Scholars:
Anne Jian
Research Scholar
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Anne is working as a junior doctor at the Royal Melbourne Hospital after completing her Medical degree at the University of Melbourne. She undertook her final year research project with the CNS lab and remains involved in ongoing projects focused on improving brain tumour diagnosis and prognosis with aid of machine learning. She is interested in applying best evidence to inform clinical practice and is completing her Masters In Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Sydney. She aspires to a clinical and research career in Neurosurgery, and enjoys learning new things and working collaboratively with others to improve patient care.
Lucas Lazari
Research Scholar
(October 2023 - April 2024)
Department of Clinical Medicine
Lucas has a bachelor’s degree in Bioprocesses and Biotechnology Engineering, a master’s in Biotechnology and currently a PhD student at University of São Paulo. His areas of research involve the combination of proteomics and machine learning for the diagnosis and prognosis of diseases. Currently, he is a visiting scholar at the CNS Lab working with the application of machine learning/deep learning for diagnosis of diseases in clinical neuroscience under the supervision of Prof. Antonio Di Ieva and Prof. Giuseppe Palmisano.
Lena Kellermann
Research Scholar
(November 2023 - April 2024)
Department of Clinical Medicine
Lena is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering at the Technical University of Ilmenau (Germany) and is doing an internship in the CNS lab as part of her studies. As her interests lie in the field of medical imaging and biosignal processing, she is delighted to be involved in a project to analyse MEG data from patients with neuropathic pain. While working on fractal time series analysis and graph theory, she is supervised by Prof. Antonio Di Ieva and A/Prof. Ghasem Azemi.
Nicole Ward
Research Scholar
(September 2024 - February 2025)
Department of Clinical Medicine
Nicole Ward holds a BSc in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience from Western University, Canada. Prior to joining Macquarie University, she worked in the Numerical Cognition Lab at Western University, where her research was focused on the developing brain. Currently, she is a visiting scholar at the Computational Neurosurgery Lab at Macquarie University, under the supervision of Dr. Antonio Di Ieva. Nicole is excited to immerse herself in the ongoing projects at the CNS lab during her tenure at the University.
Merve Yazol
Research Scholar
(September 2024 - February 2025)
Department of Clinical Medicine
Dr. Merve Yazol received her Medical Degree in 2011 and specialization in Radiology in 2017 in Turkey. She has been a Specialist Radiologist since 2017 and has a subspecialty in Pediatric Radiology since 2019. She has been a lecturer and clinical researcher at Gazi University School of Medicine, since 2019 at Gazi University Hospital in Ankara, Turkey. Her thesis was on analyzing treatment responses in sellar and parasellar tumors and the effects of gamma knife radiosurgery on optic pathways using DTI. She has presented her findings at numerous national congresses and has published in journals in the fields of neuroimaging and diagnostic radiology. She is committed to advancing the field of neuroradiology through the innovative application of CT, MRI, and DTI techniques.
Previous Scholars:
Laya Jose
Research Scholar
(2019-2023)
Department of Clinical Medicine
Laya Jose was a research scholar at the Department of Clinical Medicine, Macquarie University. She completed her graduation in Computer Science & Engineering and postgraduation in Computer and Information Science. She completed her PhD in medical image processing and Artificial Intelligence under the supervision of Prof. Antonio Di Ieva.
Abdulla Suman
Post Doctoral Fellow
(2020-2022)
Department of Clinical Medicine
Abdulla Suman was a Research Associate at the Computational NeuroSurgery (CNS) Lab at Macquarie University, Sydney. He has a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and a Master’s by Research degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). He also received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Eric Suero Molina
Computational Neurosurgery Fellow
(2023-2024)
Department of Clinical Medicine
Eric Suero Molina was a Computational Neurosurgery Fellow at the Computational NeuroSurgery (CNS) Lab at Macquarie University, Sydney. He was a neurosurgeon and university lecturer at the University Hospital of Münster, Germany (Chairman: Prof. Dr. med. W. Stummer). He created and led the minimally invasive skull base surgery program of the same hospital. He had expertise in Neuro-oncology and Spine surgery and led a research group in optical and hyperspectral imaging of brain tumors at the University of Münster. He graduated in Medicine from the faculty of Medicine of Münster. He underwent neurosurgical training at the same university. He also holds a master’s degree in business administration in international healthcare management from the Frankfurt School of Business and Management.
