Our people and facilities

Medical Devices and Robotics

Personalised, smart assistive devices and robotics for customised care

Modelling of mechanobiology

Researchers in biomechanics bring expertise in the modelling of ligaments, cartilage and bone, and their mechanobiology to applications such as the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases including osteoarthritis; fracture healing; trauma; and the building of suitable implants and medical devices.

Our team

  • Prof Cameron Brown

    Professor Cameron Brown Chair, Biomedical Engineering Director, Medical Engineering Research Facility Head, Photonics and Mechanics of Biomedical Materials Queensland University of Technology Associate Honorary Professor University of Oxford Cameron Brown's research interest and expertise is in the structure-property-function relationships in biomedical materials and systems. As Director of QUT’s Medical Engineering...

  • Prof Ross Crawford

    Area of Focus: Orthopaedics and TraumaResearch AreasOrthopaedic research.Grants 2014Stryker Fellowship Program Grant July 2013-December 2014  ($35,000)Donation for Chair in Orthopaedic Research ($88,192)Osteoarthritis Research Fund- R Crawford, Y Xiao ($839)ARC Discovery – Project Title - Hypoxia-mimicking bio-scaffold for skeleton regeneration- Xiao, Wu, Crawford, & Chang ($66,661)ARC- Y Xiao, R Crawford, I Prasadam...

  • Assoc Prof Devakar Epari

    Associate Professor Devakar Epari is biomedical engineer who specializes in the area of Orthopaedic Trauma and is the Subject Area Coordinator for Medical Engineering, one of the majors in QUT's undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering (Hons). His research interests include the biomechanics and mechano-biology of bone healing and the mechanics of...

  • Prof Davide Fontanarosa

    Davide Fontanarosa was awarded his PhD in Medical Physics from the University of Maastricht (the Netherlands) with a thesis on: “Evaluation of speed of sound aberration and correction for ultrasound guided radiation therapy”.Presently, he works as Professor in the School of Clinical Sciences. Previously he worked as Senior Scientist at...

  • Prof Shaun Gregory

    Prof Shaun Gregory is the Director of the QUT Centre for Biomedical Technologies, Co-Director of the Artificial Heart Frontiers Program, Founder and Director of the Heart Hackathon student team competition, Director of the CardioRespiratory Engineering and Technology Laboratory, and President-Elect of the International Society for Mechanical Circulatory Support. He holds...

  • Assoc Prof Paige Little

    Associate Professor Little is a Principal Fellow in Spine Research with the Biomechanics and Spine Research Group, a collaborative research group with members from both QUT and the Queensland Children's Hospital in Brisbane. She leads the Spine Group, based at the Centre for Children's Health Research. Assoc/Prof Little's expertise is...

  • Assoc Prof Ajay Pandey

    Dr Ajay Pandey received a PhD in Physics from the University of Angers (France) in 2007 for his fundamental research work on Molecular Semiconductor Heterojunctions. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics (EER). He held prestigious fellowships including QUT-Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellowship...

  • Dr Edmund Pickering

    Edmund Pickering is postdoctoral researcher in both the Biomechanics and Spine Research Group (BSRG) and the Biofabrication and Tissue Morphology (BTM) group at the Queensland University of technology.  As part of this, Edmund’s research work focuses on spinal modelling and bone adaptation simulations.  Edmund also conducts research into the mechanical behaviour of...

  • Prof Jonathan Roberts

    I am a Professor in Robotics within the School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). I am the Director of the Australian Cobotics Centre and also the Technical Director of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM Hub. I am a Chief Investigator at the QUT Centre...

  • Dr Beat Schmutz

  • Prof Michael Schuetz

    Areas of expertiseTraumatologyTraumaEmergency careAccidents.

  • Dr Marie-Luise Wille

  • Prof Mia Woodruff

    Professor Mia Woodruff has 21 years’ experience in biomedical engineering since her undergraduate degree and PhD at the University of Nottingham, UK. She is as an internationally renowned expert in tissue engineering and Biofabrication, with extensive experience in all aspects of biomaterial scaffold fabrication techniques, pre-clinical models and histological analysis....

Advances in medical imaging, modelling and AI to build better robots

Clinicians will benefit from the introduction of robotic technology in healthcare settings, developed using a new generation of medical imaging, modelling and artificial intelligence.

The technology will assist surgeons through use of semi-autonomous surgical tools, resulting in more efficient surgeries with less unintended injuries; use of artificial intelligence to provide more specific diagnosis and medical monitoring systems; and advances in imaging to ensure better diagnosis.

The medical robotics team has demonstrated the real-world application of the research, making significant advances in developing the SnakeBot, an autonomous knee arthroscopy system.

Our team

  • Dr Qianqian Yang

    Dr Qianqian Yang is a Senior Lecturer in applied and computational mathematics at the School of Mathematical Sciences, QUT. She received her PhD in computational mathematics from QUT in 2010.Qianqian has extensive experience in developing computationally efficient methods for solving fractional order partial differential equations. Her recent research interest lies...

  • Prof Clinton Fookes

    Clinton Fookes is a Professor in Vision & Signal Processing and is Co-Director of the SAIVT Lab (Signal Processing, Artificial Intelligence and Vision Technologies) at the Queensland University of Technology. He is also the Associate Dean of Research of the Faculty of Engineering. He holds a BEng (Aero/Av), an MBA,...

  • Assoc Prof Andrew Fielding

    I am a physicist whose research interests are in medical imaging and radiation therapy. I have led and supervised research in image guided radiotherapy, translation of new technologies and techniques, and monte-carlo techniques for dosimetry of complex radiotherapy treatment techniques. This research work has been translated into clinical practice in...

Developing better imaging and novel analysis

Leveraging strength in medical physics, signal processing, medical radiation and imaging science, the research aims to push the boundaries of imaging capability. The translational outcomes of the research include earlier and more specific diagnosis and better surgical or therapy outcomes, with application in a range of diseases and injuries.

Applications across QUT research programs include:

  • assessment of carotid plaque vulnerability;
  • better radiation therapy planning;
  • understanding the brain network behaviour in disease;
  • biomarkers and clustering to predict either disease progression or therapy outcomes;
  • personalised medicine such as the design of customised implants or surgical approaches;
  • biomechanical properties of internal tissues and use in diagnosis; and
  • use of artificial intelligence in areas such as automated reporting in radiology practice and to capture and process patient vital signs.

Our team

Teaching and training

QUT leads the way in real-world training in the techniques that will pave the way for future health care. In combination with ARC training centres such as the Centre for Multiscale 3D Imaging, Modelling and Manufacturing, the Medical imaging, biomechanics and robotic technologies theme has experienced teachers in medical imaging (Professor Pamela Rowntree, Professor Katie McMahon), and radiation therapy (Dr Julie Burberry and Dr Cathy Hargrave).

The Centre is committed to providing professional development and undergraduate training in the latest healthcare technologies.

Our HDR students

Our facilities

The advanced imaging facilities and the experienced support staff available at QUT are paving the way towards transforming healthcare: