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Professor of Health Economics / May, 2015 — Present

Professor of Health Economics and Associate Director / January, 2008 — August, 2015

Associate Professor and Associate Director / May, 2003 — December, 2007

Senior Lecturer in Economics / May, 2000 — April, 2003

Lecturer / January, 1998 — April, 2000

Strategic Planning Consultant / November, 2023 — Present

● An Advisory Board Member, contributing to strategic planning at Academic Center of Excellence – Cyber Defense. ● Facilitate collaborations with academic and industry partners, relying on effective communication and skills. ● Collaborate in writing grant proposals to acquire funding for cyber competitions, and internships. ● Built a women club at the intersection of leadership and cybersecurity to fill the gender gap disparity. ● Oversee the lifecycle of students' projects from inception (topic selection) to culmination (final submission) by setting and managing expectations, tracking progress, and ensuring adherence to academic standards.

Research Scientist / July, 2020 — September, 2023

● Recruited for expertise in research and collaborated with a cross-functional team of 6 engineers to validate an AI-driven wristband enhancing mental health self-awareness by Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Linguistic Processing (NLP), contributing to the product's key feature. ● Ensured project compliance with IRB, HIPAA, and FDA guidelines for 2 projects, mitigating regulatory risks and aligning with industry standards for each. ● Collaborated with the CEO and 2 other scientists to co-author a $500K grant proposal from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Senior Research Analyst / October, 2021 — December, 2022

● Worked as a Senior Design Analyst in an Agile team, driving product development of COF (card on file) from conceptualization to release, including managing project closure activities and gathering lessons learned for continuous improvement. ● Applied human factors expertise to evaluate and refine designs from a customer perspective, providing design insights to a cross-functional team of 13 experts. ● Assisted in holding a workshop with stakeholders to gather expectations translating into design requirements. ● Designed and executed complex survey using Qualtrics, to gather insights from 1800 customers for new feature implementation, aiding in informed decision-making for the Agile team.

Research Associate / November, 2021 — Present

Postdoctoral Scientist / July, 2017 — September, 2021

Research Associate / July, 2016 — January, 2017

Research Flllow level B / September, 2021 — Present

I manage a team of research assistants and PhD students who work on machine learning (in collaboration with Queensland Digital Health Centre, AU and Oxford University, UK) and quantum computing projects (in partnership with EQUS Research Centre, AU). I have published the results in world-leading level journals. - Improving quantum sensors using machine learning. - Improving training methods for quantum neural networks. - Improving the accuracy of training methods for neural networks (CNNs, LLMs) in collaboration with Griffith University, AU. - Machine Learning for detection of Kidney injury in hospitals in collaboration with Queensland Digital Health Centre. - Analysis of the ISARIC/Oxford international dataset, the largest COVID dataset in the world.

Research Fellow / December, 2018 — September, 2021

- Supervised stabilising quantum computers using machine learning. - Supervised the project “The Internet of the future: towards an intercontinental quantum network,” funded $870,000 to implement quantum security protocols over 60 km of optical fibre.

IT and Data Analytics Manager / September, 2009 — November, 2012

- Managed the IT unit of the Ash food production company, supervised 5 engineers and 15 technicians in the branches across the country and managed a total annual budget of $500,000. - Performed sales analytics with Excel and SQL Server. - I did web programming with PHP and MySQL. - I received a letter of appreciation for transforming the unit.

Professor Emérito / February, 2019 — Present

Pesquisador / November, 2018 — March, 2020

Full Professor / 1985 — September, 2018

Senior Research Fellow / July, 2022 — Present

Senior Research Scientist / March, 2021 — June, 2022

Postdoctoral Researcher / January, 2017 — December, 2020