Gabriel is a Clinical Neuropsychology trainee and PhD candidate at Monash University with a strong interest in improving how sleep is conceptualised and assessed in individuals at risk of cognitive decline and dementia. His doctoral research examines the timing and magnitude of cognitive changes associated with obstructive sleep apnoea within a dementia prevention framework, with a particular focus on midlife as a potential window for early intervention. His work aims to better understand modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and support strategies that promote healthy brain ageing.

Pilar is an international PhD Candidate at Monash University researching sleep and circadian rhythm changes in adolescents. She is particularly interested in circadian phase alignment with sleep-wake behaviour, and how it is associated to different outcomes, such as sleep health and mental health. Altogether, she aims to understand the implications that these major changes in the sleep and circadian systems have for adolescence behaviour and mental health, as a way to identify potential strategies and interventions that will improve and maintain mental health and sleep quality down the track.

Dr. Baker is a clinician-scientist fellow at Flinders University. She obtained a Bachelor of Psychological Science and Ph.D. from La Trobe University, where she studied sleep and circadian dysregulation in autistic adults. Her primary research interests focus on understanding the clinical phenotypes of children with neurodevelopmental conditions, including those with a known genetic cause. Dr. Baker is particularly interested in the co-occurring conditions experienced by these individuals, such as sleep problems and anxiety. Ultimately, she aims to translate her research into more personalised treatment approaches that better meet the needs of each child and their family.

Natalie holds a Ph.D. in Quantitative and Molecular Genetics from the University of New England in Australia, was an Assistant Professor in the Neurogenetics Unit at NYU School of Medicine and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Pediatric Sleep Science from the University of Western Australia. Natalie Barnett serves as Vice President of Clinical Research at Nanit. Natalie is the founder of Nanit Lab, the clinical research arm of Nanit. Her research interests sit at the intersection of pediatric sleep science, real-world data at scale, passive/sensorless monitoring technology, maternal health and the broader family wellbeing ecosystem.

Dr Charlotte Blacketer is a second-year Respiratory Medicine trainee currently working at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. She has an interest in sleep and ventilation, chronic airways disease management and implementation science.

Sam is the current sleep fellow at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, having previously completed core respiratory training and lung transplant fellowship at the Central Adelaide Local Health Network. He has a background in human physiology and neuroscience with strong interests in respiratory physiology, ventilation and sleep medicine.

Louis is the current sleep Fellow at Eastern Health, having previously completed respiratory and general medicine training throughout various health networks in Melbourne. He is interested in all aspects of sleep medicine, with a particular interest in central sleep apnoea.

Elizabeth Chronowski is a dentist who specialises in dental sleep medicine (DSM). With more than 20 years’ experience in oral appliance therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea, she serves as a Civilian Senior Dental Officer for the Australian Defence Force in South Australia and also practises at SA Medical Specialists. Currently, she is undertaking a Higher Degree by Research, focusing her studies on oral appliance therapy in obstructive sleep apnoea.

Renel Cuesta is the Deputy Sleep Scientist at the Alfred Care Group Sleep Laboratory. He holds a postgraduate certificate in Data Engineering from ANU and has a particular interest in quality management and improvement. His skills, experience and interests were a significant contributing factor for his residing laboratory achieving NATA accreditation and providing quality care to his patients. Outside of the laboratory he enjoys rock-climbing and spending time with his baby twins.

Matthew Donnan is the Clinical Sleep Fellow and a final year Respiratory and Sleep Advanced Trainee at Alfred Health, Melbourne.

Brett is the Laboratory Director of the Metro South Sleep Service, which provides sleep services to the Princess Alexandra and Logan Hospitals. Brett has held various roles within the profession, including ANZSSA President and ASA Board member. Currently, Brett is a member of the ANZSSA Standards Committee. He is also a member of the ASA Clinical Committee and a co-author of the ASA Guidelines for Adult Sleep Studies. He is also a sessional lecturer for Griffith University in their Graduate Clinical Physiology program. Brett's research interests focus on obstructive sleep apnoea and snoring, sleep diagnostics, ventilator technologies, and machine learning.

Teodora Espinoza is a Sleep Scientist at the University of the Sunshine Coast, working within the Let’s Yarn About Sleep (LYAS) project at the Thompson Institute. She holds a background in Cognitive Neuroscience and Physics, with experience across paediatric sleep services and multi-site sleep research in Australia. Her current work focuses on supporting the co-design and implementation of trauma-informed and culturally safe sleep health services with First Nations communities. Teodora is passionate about translating sleep science into practical solutions that improve access to care and health outcomes for children and families.

Dr Stefanie Evas is an early career researcher working across the fields of cognitive neuroscience and sleep health. After completing her PhD in nutritional neuroscience with a focus on EEG and cognitive health in ageing, she moved into the world of sleep health research. Dr Evas is now leading the SIMPLIFI-OSA trial which seeks to evaluate the use of limited channel sleep study testing for the diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnoea.

Catherine Falla is a Sleep Scientist at Eastern Health. With over a decade of experience in sleep science, Catherine is dedicated to delivering positive patient outcomes through high-quality clinical care and research. Catherine considers publication in the journal SLEEP in 2023 as a highlight of her ongoing contribution to sleep research.

Dr Taseef H Farook is an early career researcher with a PhD in Dentistry (2024) and over seven years of interdisciplinary clinical and research experience spanning dentistry, digital health, and, more recently, sleep research. Ranked in the top 3% of doctoral candidates, he received the Adelaide University Doctoral Medal 2024, Dean’s Commendation, and the 2023 South Australian International Student of the Year award. His research focuses on digital health, jaw biomechanics, sleep disorders, and machine learning in oral health. During this time, he has authored over 70 peer‑reviewed publications and written an academic textbook in dentistry.

Dr Taseef Farook is an early career researcher with a PhD in Dentistry (2024) and over seven years of interdisciplinary clinical and research experience spanning dentistry, digital health, and, more recently, sleep research. Ranked in the top 3% of doctoral candidates, he received the Adelaide University Doctoral Medal 2024, Dean’s Commendation, and the 2023 South Australian International Student of the Year award. His research focuses on digital dentistry, jaw biomechanics, sleep disorders, and machine learning in oral health. During this time, he has authored over 70 peer‑reviewed publications and written an academic textbook in dentistry.

Casey Franchi is a research nurse, honours student and registered nurse at Flinders University. Her current research interests include new models of care for the management of sleep disorders within primary care. She is currently working on projects exploring the use of technology to support diagnosis and management of sleep disorders and the development of sleep education for First Nations Australians.

Kasey Fullwood is a PhD candidate with the Kids Sleep Medicine Group, based at the Centre for Children’s Health Research at the University of Queensland. Her doctoral research focuses on the development of evidence-based behavioural interventions for the management of sleep disorders in children with neurodisability and complex medical conditions. With specialised knowledge in paediatric sleep disorders, she has a particular interest in tailoring sleep treatment approaches for children with multifaceted health and behavioural needs.

Maddie Hall is an HDR researcher specialising in sleep health and health equity. Her work focuses on understanding engagement with positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy using innovative, data-driven approaches such as cumulative risk indices. She is particularly interested in reframing research questions to better capture the social and structural drivers of health outcomes. Maddie’s career goals centre on advancing research in sleep health, public policy, and intervention design, contributing to evidence-based solutions that improve health and wellbeing at a population level.

Luke Hallum is a biomedical engineer interested in the brain, behaviour, sleep, electrophysiological measurement, and medical devices. He was awarded a Ph.D. by the University of New South Wales. He did his postdoctoral training at New York University’s Center for Neural Science. He was appointed Research Assistant Professor at NYU, and in 2018 joined the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Auckland.

Cameron Harvey is an early career sleep scientist based in Perth, Western Australia at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the West Australian Sleep Disorders Research Institute. He began as a research assistant at the Institute, helping investigate long term cardiovascular outcomes in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. He is now part time clinical, part time research, coordinating several studies based out of the Sleep Clinic at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.

Dr Harwood is a current Sleep Fellow working at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and St George Hospital in Sydney, Australia.

Belle is a research assistant in the Department of Paediatrics at Monash University. Her main research focus is understanding sleep architecture in paediatric populations with a high prevalence of sleep disordered breathing and excessive daytime sleepiness. She is particularly interested in how sleep is altered in children with genetic conditions, including Prader-Willi syndrome. Her current work uses highly detailed neurophysiological measures, including EEG spectral analysis, to characterise sleep patterns in these clinical populations.

Dr Lester Leong is a Consultant Family Physician practising at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital's General Sleep Clinic where he has a keen interest in promoting CPAP adherence. Dr Leong is also involved in providing palliative care in nursing homes and rehabilitation care in a community hospital. He holds teaching appointments with various universities and the College of Family Physicians Singapore.

Jianhong Liao is a joint PhD candidate at Capital Medical University and the University of Melbourne. His research interests lie in otorhinolaryngology, with a specific focus on upper airway diseases, sleep-disordered breathing, and obstructive sleep apnea. His work aims to advance clinical understanding and patient outcomes in respiratory and sleep medicine.

Dr Jonathan Lomas is a specialist Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck surgeon with experience in both adult and paediatric ENT conditions. He completed his training in Queensland and became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2024. He is currently undertaking post-fellowship clinical training in sleep apnoea surgery with Professor Stuart Mackay in Wollongong, NSW.

Stef Louey is a Respiratory and Sleep paediatrician affiliated with the Royal Children’s and Monash Children’s Hospitals, Melbourne. Her clinical interest lies in the management of respiratory and sleep difficulties, particularly in children with complex medical and developmental co-morbidities. She is currently undertaking PhD studies in the normal development of sleep using polysomnography in infants. She is currently combining clinical practice, research, swimming, and parenting two children.

Jack Manners is a Research Fellow at FHMRI: Sleep Health, Flinders University in Adelaide. His research is driven by an interest in digital health and emerging technologies, with a particular focus on Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Jack Manners is a Research Fellow at FHMRI: Sleep Health, Flinders University in Adelaide. His research is driven by an interest in digital health and emerging technologies.

Kate is a Senior Program Manager working in adolescent mental health at the Black Dog Institute in Sydney. Kate has a Masters in Clinical Psychology and is currently completing her PhD at UNSW in the field of adolescent sleep and wellbeing. Kate has worked in a diverse range of roles; first as a clinician supporting children and young people in the community, and then transitioning into mental health research with interests in youth and adolescence, school mental health, and the importance of lifestyle factors to promote health and wellbeing.

Olivia McGuiness is a physiotherapist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney. Her research focuses on infection risk and microbiology associated with positive airway pressure devices, combining clinical and benchtop approaches to inform safe reprocessing and reuse practices.

George is in the third year of his PhD which he is completing at the Child Health Research Centre in Brisbane. George's PhD interrogates the relationships between life events, transitions and sleep in the lives of children and their families. George is a massive sleep nerd and is very happy to be here.

Dr Victor Oguoma is an Associate Professor of Biostatistics within the Let’s Yarn About Sleep Program at the Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, and Senior Biostatistician in the Maternal and Child Health Division at Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin. His work applies biostatistical and epidemiological methods to strengthen evidence for child, sleep, ear and hearing health, cardiovascular outcomes, and First Nations health equity. He is committed to translating research into policy and practice that supports wellbeing across the life course.

Daniel is a final year Advanced Trainee in Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine. He is completing a Paediatric Sleep Fellowship at the Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide.

Ms Ranganathan is a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland. She holds an MSc in Translational Neuroscience from the University of Sheffield, UK and brings extensive laboratory experience investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying medical conditions. Her work has since transitioned towards the clinical sphere, driven by a strong commitment to supporting children and improving their health outcomes.

Dr Shriya Rattan is a Sleep Medicine fellow at The Children's Hospital at Westmead

Dr Gabriella Sachs is the Sleep Advanced Trainee at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

Dr. Moses Satralkar is a New Zealand based researcher qualified with a PhD specializing in Chronobiology and MBA from Massey University, Auckland. His interdisciplinary research interest areas include Sleep Science, Chronobiology, and Emerging AI-Sleep Technologies. Dr. Moses Satralkar has authored over 15 scientific research papers in Chronobiology and Circadian Physiology. He has been an Associate Professor in Education at Christ University and an Assistant Professor in Health Psychology at Oral Roberts University, USA. Earlier, he also managed International Baccalaureate and Cambridge Schools over a decade. Currently he is a Manager at New Zealand Bed Company-Slumberzone and engaged in applied research.

Trent is an advanced sleep scientist and team leader at The Prince Charles Hospital. He has 18 years' experience in sleep science and an interest in NIV and complex ventilation as well as improving patient's uptake and adherence to CPAP.

Miss Shin is a clinical research nurse currently working alongside Associate Professor Jasneek Chawla within the Kids Sleep Research Group, focusing on improving sleep health in both general and specific paediatric populations. Her work includes contributing to clinical research, supporting the development of sleep interventions, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance the care and wellbeing of children with complex health needs. She has a strong interest in translating research findings into practical, family-centred strategies that can be applied in both hospital and community settings.

Darrell Tan is a medical student completing his Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine at Flinders University. His research interests include the impact of comorbid insomnia and sleep apnoea on health outcomes.

Phil is a Queensland based clinical physiologist and former director of the Wesley Hospital Sleep Disorders Centre, CPAP Clinic and Lung Function Laboratory. In 2025 Phil established BEDPOST Sleep Collective to pioneer an allied health led model of care in the assessment and management of uncomplicated OSA and insomnia. Phil believes that the future of clinical physiologists, as a profession, is akin to that of other established allied health professions eg physiotherapy and psychology. Phil’s ‘dream’ is for registered allied health professionals to hold clinical authority over the patient care pathways, in partnership with primary care practitioners (and specialist physicians), in the management of uncomplicated sleep disorders.

Phil is a Queensland based clinical physiologist and former director of the Wesley Hospital Sleep Disorders Centre, CPAP Clinic and Lung Function Laboratory. In 2025 Phil established BEDPOST Sleep Collective to pioneer an allied health led model of care in the assessment and management of uncomplicated OSA and insomnia. Phil believes that the future of clinical physiologists, as a profession, is akin to that of other established allied health professions eg physiotherapy and psychology. Phil’s ‘dream’ is for registered allied health professionals to hold clinical authority over the patient care pathways, in partnership with primary care practitioners (and specialist physicians), in the management of uncomplicated sleep disorders.

Helen trained as a Nurse at Queen Elisabeth Hospital in Birmingham, UK. She initially worked within the hospital setting before focusing on community and aged care nursing. After moving to Australia in 2010 Helen conducted extensive training in Sleep Medicine and CPAP therapy and in 2021 she completed her Registered Polysomnographic Technologist Qualification (RPSGT). Helen has worked at Peninsula Sleep Clinic since 2017 and has been managing the Clinic's operation since 2019, and in May 2026 became the Director of Nursing. She has a keen interest in both paediatric and adult sleep health.

Dr. Benjamin Tong is a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Sleep Research Group at the Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney and Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Royal North Shore Hospital. He completed his PhD in respiratory phenotyping of obstructive sleep apnoea at Neuroscience Research Australia. He has a keen interest in novel sleep and respiratory measurement technology and novel therapeutic approaches for sleep disordered breathing. His current research aims to understand the pathophysiological interactions between sleep and cardiovascular health.

PGY5 junior doctor currently working at the Mater Hospital. Prior to this, they completed two years as a Principal House Officer at Toowoomba Hospital, gaining valuable experience in a regional setting. These roles have helped shape a strong interest in regional and rural ENT surgery and in improving access to specialist care outside metropolitan centres.

Luke is a PGY5 junior doctor currently working at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane. Prior to this, they completed two years as a Principal House Officer at Toowoomba Hospital, gaining valuable experience in a regional setting. These roles have helped shape a strong interest in regional and rural ENT surgery and in improving access to specialist care outside metropolitan centres.

Helen Wong serves as a social worker over eight years of clinical experience in the mental health sector. Currently an emerging researcher within Metro South, Helen's research work focuses on the intersection of sleep disorders and geriatric. Passionate about translational research, Helen aims to bridge the gap between clinical practice and systemic healthcare policy.

Helen Wong serves as a social worker over eight years of clinical experience in the mental health sector. Currently an emerging researcher within Metro South, Helen's research work focuses on the intersection of sleep disorders and geriatric. Passionate about translational research, Helen aims to bridge the gap between clinical practice and systemic healthcare policy.

Emeritus Professor Rosemary Horne is a Senior Principal Research Fellow in the Department of Paediatrics at Monash University. Her research interests focus on numerous aspects of physiology during sleep in infants and children. Rosemary has published more than 250 scientific research and review articles. She is Chair of the Physiology working group of the International Society for the Study and Prevention of Perinatal and Infant Death and an executive board member and secretary of the International Pediatric Sleep Association. She is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Sleep Research, Sleep and Sleep Medicine.