Our people
IBTEC comprises of academic and research staff from AUT faculties, as well as other collaborative universities, hospitals and medical industries.
The IBTEC team



Joyce D'Mello
Administration Manager














T’heniel Chetty
Research Officer


Harrison Jones
Research Officer


Matin Khalili
Research Officer

Usman Shaikh
Research Officer

Andrew Lowry
Research Officer

Kalani Fruean
Research Assistant

Xiale Paane
Research Assistant

Atarangi Oceania Kepu Kosene Apiata
Research Assistant

Our students
- Matin Khalili (PhD)
Motion Artifact Reduction in Capacitive Electrodes for ECG Recording Systems - Tanvi Chandel (PhD)
Impact of Blood Pressure Measurement Error on CVD risk Prediction and Management - Hassan Liaquat (PhD)
An investigation into using ultrasound for skin therapy - Nimesha Weerasinghe (PhD)
An Investigation into Directionally Sensitive Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Polymers for Biomedical Applications - Ahmed Kaleem Al-Attar (PhD)
An Investigation into Miniaturization and Compactness of Lung Therapy Devices - Upeka Madhavi De Silva Kalumith (PhD)
Speech analysis for mild Traumatic Injury (mTBI)/concussion detection through advanced Artificial Intelligence techniques - Hamid Rasouli Panah (PhD)
Detecting trends and patterns of infectious diseases for early warning of potential outbreaks - Usman Shaikh (PhD)
Using capacitive EEG for assessment of cognitive workload and rehabilitation progress - Sarla Kumari (PhD)
- Rajat Sehgal (PhD)
Estimation of Free Living Energy Expenditure in humans using wearable sensors and Machine Learning - Fredy Alberto Rojas Rodriguez (PhD)
Advancing Outcome Research in Chiropractic Care: An AI-Based Approach for Personalized Treatment Plans - Ifeanyi Jacobs (PhD)
Bioimpedance Measurement of Physical Activity - Osama Anis (PhD)
Therapeutic Ultrasound for the non invasive treatment of Gout - Arunima Ballav (PhD)
Wound Healing Using Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy - Ameya Mahale (PhD)
An AI-Driven Multimodal Wearable Sensing for Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in New Zealand Population - Dilhani Thashila Dodangoda (MPhil)
Eye-tracking using Image Processing - Minh Hoang Quach (PhD)
Generative AI for Speech Analysis in Concussion Diagnosis: Enhancing Diagnostic Accuracy and Robustness - Priyadarshini Natarajan (MCIS)
Visitors to IBTec
- 15 February 2024 – 31 March 2024
Prof. Sridhar Krishnan from Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada, along with PhD students Binh Nguyen and Sammy Abdou. - 10 June 2024 – 4 October 2024
Louis Hounilh, CESI Engineering School, France - 24 June 2024 – 23 August 2024
Michaella Kim, University of Manchester
Our alumni
Learn more about some of the recent alumni from our research institute and read about the research they were involved in.
Contact us
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