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Mr, Dr, BEng(Hons) PhD W.Aust.
The University of Western Australia (M050), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
Dr Ben Zwick is a Research Fellow in the School of Engineering at The University of Western Australia (UWA). His mission is to apply computational science, biophysics and biomedical engineering to understand, prevent, and treat human diseases, including epilepsy, brain cancer and depression.
Ben was born in Zürich, Switzerland, and educated in Perth, Western Australia, where he earned a Bachelor's degree with honours in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in computational biomechanics from UWA. His academic research is guided by his industry experience in engineering and design, providing a unique perspective on the practical challenges of turning ideas into reality.
Ben is dedicated to making state-of-the-art medical treatments accessible to all by democratizing healthcare through open science, open data, and open-source software and hardware for medical devices. Towards this goal, he collaborates with multidisciplinary research teams to tackle scientifically significant and challenging problems in biomedical science and engineering, where his technical expertise can make a meaningful impact, ultimately improving the health outcomes and lives of others.
Research projects
Software projects
Additional software can be found in the following repositories:
Ben has served as a lecturer, unit coordinator and tutor for the following units of the Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) and Master of Professional Engineering (MPE) programmes at The University of Western Australia:
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Data article › peer-review
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Zwick, B. F. (Creator), Safdar, S. (Creator), Bourantas, G. C. (Creator), Joldes, G. (Creator), Hyde, D. E. (Creator), Warfield, S. K. (Creator), Wittek, A. (Creator) & Miller, K. (Creator), Zenodo, 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7687631, https://zenodo.org/record/7687631
Dataset
Zwick, B. F. (Creator), Safdar, S. (Creator), Bourantas, G. (Creator), Joldes, G. (Creator), Hyde, D. E. (Creator), Warfield, S. K. (Creator), Wittek, A. (Creator) & Miller, K. (Creator), Zenodo, 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7309089, https://zenodo.org/record/7309089
Dataset
Jamshidian, M. (Chief Investigator), Fichtinger, G. (CoPI), Kikinis, R. (CoPI), Miller, K. (CoPI), Wittek, A. (CoPI) & Zwick, B. (CoPI)
The University of Western Australia
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
Zwick, B. (Investigator 01)
Department of Health (Western Australia)
7/06/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
Zwick, B. (Chief Investigator), Fichtinger, G. (Investigator), Kikinis, R. (Investigator), Kikinis, R. (Investigator), Miller, K. (Investigator), Wittek, A. (Investigator), Fichtinger, G. (CoPI), Kikinis, R. (CoPI), Miller, K. (CoPI) & Wittek, A. (CoPI)
The University of Western Australia
1/01/23 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
16/11/22
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