• The University of Western Australia (M470), 35 Stirling Highway,

    6009 Perth

    Australia

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Personal profile

Biography

In 2016 I finished my PhD at UQ creating a novel genotyping--by-sequencing method called skimGBS. I then moved to UWA to work with the Edwards group on plant breeding using computational methods. In 2018 I started a Forrest Fellowship where I worked on the genomics of wheat breeding and the applications of machine learning in genomics. In 2021 I started a DECRA where I work on modeling the evolutionary processes behind new genes and gene loss. From there I moved on to a role as Principal, Computational Biology, in the Minderoo Foundation, where I am working on novel ways to measure ocean biodiversity using environmental DNA.

Roles and responsibilities

I am a Principal with the Minderoo Foundation in the OceanOmics project.

I was DECRA fellow associated with the group of Dave Edwards - I ran my own research, helped PhD students with their research, and looked after the group's infrastructure. I taught into SCIE4002 and SCIE5003, both bioinformatics units, and helped develop the MSc Bioinformatics at UWA.

I also ran the Hacky Hour, every Tuesday at the Hackett Cafe at 2pm and online on Zoom, where we talk code and data and help people with code and data problems: https://twitter.com/hackyhouruwa

I am a member of the Research Committee for the UWA Institute of Data and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the ARDC Machine Learning CoP.

Funding overview

UWA Research Collaboration Award, 'Microbe mediated alternative Nitrogen nutrition in Australian seagrasses'

GRDC, Identifying genetic contributors to canola blackleg resistance in the presence of environmental effects using Machine Learning

GRDC, Deep Learning for early detection and classification of crop disease and stress

ARC, DECRA: The Life and Death Of Plant Genes

Industrial relevance

Our group collaborates extensively with international breeding companies such as BASF and Intergrain.

Research

Plant genomics, plant pangenomics, machine learning, interpretable machine learning, computer-assisted breeding programs, Brassica, wheat, legumes, seagrasses

Languages

English
German
French
Japanese

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 14 - Life Below Water
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

Research expertise keywords

  • plant genomics
  • plant genetics
  • bioinformatics
  • computational biology
  • Data Science

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