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Smart Health : Data-driven Healthcare , and Quantum Physics : Overcoming Computational Challenges

Dr Lan , Boon Leong Associate Professor , PhD
Smart Health : The objective of the research is to use data - big and small - to improve healthcare . We develop data analytics , including AI , to diagnose , assess risk , understand disease dynamics , find early warning for disease onset , and monitor health . The diseases we are studying include cardiac arrhythmias ( such as atrial fibrillation , ventricular tachycardia ), epileptic seizure , chronic stress , and neurodegenerative diseases ( such as Parkinson ).
Quantum Physics : The objective of the research is to overcome computational challenges in the applications of quantum physics to problems of interest in engineering . In particular , we are studying the accuracy of ( 1 ) the standard approximations to relativistic quantum mechanics , and ( 2 ) artificial neural network representations of the quantum state of a many-body system .
Data collected by wearables and smartphones could be used for diagnostics and health monitoring
Research expertise : Dynamics of Biological Systems , Biomedical Engineering , Quantum Physics
E : lan . boon . leong @ monash . edu T : + 603 5514 6214
Relativistic quantum state of a free electron moving in a circle

Intelligent Lighting : Applications of Solid State Lighting

Dr Vineetha Kalavally Associate Professor BEng ( Hons ), PhD , PEng MIEM , PhD , CEng
Research expertise : Intelligent Lighting Control , Visual and Non-Visual Quality of Light , Optical Amplification , Visible Light Communication
Lighting control has entered a dynamic period of growth and potential . Solid state lighting ( SSL ) technologies emerging in recent years have enabled a wide range of innovative strategies , from room-level intelligence of occupancy and daylight harvesting to polychromatic LED clusters for tuning the human circadian rhythm . These new strategies are beginning to gain broad acceptance by office and home owners at the same time that green building regulations are increasingly mandating greater efficiency in buildings . This coincidence of events creates the opportunity for lighting research in collaboration with industry .
The Intelligent Lighting Laboratory is working to develop lighting specialised in systems that employ LED luminaires equipped with sensors and spectral tuning features , tunable circadian lux , building mobile apps for lighting control and control automation leading to future smart lighting systems .
Spectrally tuneable luminaires
Human-centric lighting
E : vineetha @ monash . edu T : + 603 5514 6253
RESEARCHER PROFILE 2025 / 2026