MEASUREMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND AI (oral session): Advanced analytic methods

Tracks
Track 4
Friday, November 13, 2026
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Speaker

Assoc Prof Angela Campbell
Laboratory Manager
University of Otago

AI at Face Value: Can AI Improve CPAP Mask Fitting?

3:20 PM - 3:32 PM

Biography

Jordan is a Clinical Physiologist based in Wellington, New Zealand, with a strong interest in practical research in Sleep Disordered Breathing. He is passionate about improving patient outcomes through innovation in sleep medicine and clinical practice. His current research focuses on the application of artificial intelligence in sleep medicine, emerging sleep technologies, and strategies to improve sleep clinic efficiency, workflow, and overall success.
Dr Joel Yang
Research Fellow
The University of Melbourne

Machine learning to identify NIV asynchrony in motor neurone disease

3:32 PM - 3:44 PM

Biography

Dr Joel Yang has a background in neuroscience and computer engineering, with experience across both clinical and academic settings. His research focuses on AI-driven approaches to improving ventilatory therapy and remote monitoring technologies in sleep and respiratory medicine. He leads the Technological Innovation stream within the Breathing, Exercise and Sleep Therapies in Neuromuscular Disease Lab at the University of Melbourne, and serves as senior scientist in the Sleep Service at the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Dr Brett Duce
Scientific Director
Princess Alexandra Hospital

Decoupled Convolutional Segmentation for Sleep Arousal Detection Using Duration-Penalised Loss

3:44 PM - 3:56 PM

Biography

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.
Mr Andrew Dawson
Scientist
Eastern Health

Evaluation of a sleep analysis tool in juvenile absence epilepsy

3:56 PM - 4:08 PM

Biography

Andrew is an accomplished sleep scientist with over two decades of experience spanning clinical, academic, and research settings. Holding an Honours degree in Psychology from the University of Melbourne, he has contributed strongly to the advancement of sleep medicine through his work with major hospitals and collaborative research groups in Australia and abroad. Andrew has led thousands of overnight sleep studies, developed innovative protocols, and published specialized papers in sleep physiology. His career reflects a deep commitment to improving patient outcomes and fostering scientific excellence in sleep medicine.
Dr Brett Duce
Scientific Director
Princess Alexandra Hospital

Automated Sleep Staging via Bidirectional State Space Models

4:08 PM - 4:20 PM

Biography

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.
Dr Pranavan Somaskandhan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
The University of Queensland

Machine learning identifies sleep-relevant screen/ambient-light signatures using wearable spectrometry

4:20 PM - 4:32 PM

Biography

Dr Pranavan Somaskandhan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Children’s Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland (UQ). His research focuses on artificial intelligence and data analysis across sleep, circadian health, and children’s light/screen exposure. He recently completed a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at UQ, which focused on developing deep learning methods for reliable and physiology-aligned sleep scoring. He received the 2026 Future Leaders Funding Award within the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, the Richard Jago Memorial Prize from UQ in 2022, and was a New Investigator Award Finalist at Sleep DownUnder 2024.
Ms Thi Cham Nguyen
PhD candidate
Flinders Health / Medical Research Institute / Flagship Sleep Health Program College of Medicine and Public Health

Development and validation of non-contact multi-modal sleep stage classification system

4:32 PM - 4:44 PM

Biography

Cham Nguyen is an NHMRC Ideas Grant-funded PhD candidate at the College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University. Her doctoral research applies artificial intelligence and non-contact sensing to estimate sleep breathing disorder endotypes and investigates the impact of body position on sleep apnoea and its phenotypes. Building on an engineering background and industry experience as a surveyor, She integrates this technical background into her research through programming and analytical tools.
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Dr Scott Coussens
Manager
WCH

Co-Chair

Biography

Dr Philip Terrill
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineeirng
University of Queensland

Co-Chair

Biography

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