Talks and presentations

Open Science in Academia; Practical Steps To Get Started

November 20, 2025

Talk, Systems Neuropsychiatry Lab Webinar, Melbourne, Australia

This invited talk provided and introduction to various aspects of open science in academia and explored practical steps to get started with implementing best practices for open science.

Charting Multi-Scale Brain Phenotypes Using Spectral Normative Models

February 19, 2025

Talk, ISMRM Workshop on 40 Years of Diffusion, Kyoto, Japan

This talk at the ISMRM Workshop on 40 Years of Diffusion, was part of a session on AI and Big Data, during which I presented our recent advancements in developing spectral normative models for charting multi-scale brain phenotypes using diffusion MRI data. The talk highlighted how graph spectral brain eigenmodes can be leveraged to create scale-independent brain charts. We further explored the close association between spectral normative modeling and fundamental neural network architectures, such as graph neural networks (GNNs) and bayesian networks, discussing their implications for understanding brain structure and function across multiple spatial scales.

Open Science Volunteering and Academia: Navigating the Challenges and Rewards

December 06, 2024

Talk, MRI Together 2024, Online Conference

This online talk at the MRI Together 2024 conference was part of a symposium on “Sustainable Volunteering” during which, together with Dr. Johanna Bayer we reflected on our experiences as long-term volunteers in the MRI and neuroimaging community. This talk aimed to equip attendees with practical strategies for navigating the rewards and challenges of volunteering while highlighting the lasting impact of contributing to open science and academic communities.

Virtual talk on High-resolution Connectomic Models: Challenges, Promises, and Prospects

November 29, 2024

Talk, Melbourne Ultra-High Field Functional Imaging Network, Melbourne, Australia

This virtual talk at the Melbourne Ultra-High Field Functional Imaging Network presented our recent advancements in mapping the macroscopic human brain’s connectome at ultra-high resolutions. The talk discussed the challenges associated with acquiring, processing, and analyzing high-resolution neuroimaging data, as well as the promises such data hold for understanding brain organization. We also explored future prospects for integrating multi-modal imaging techniques and leveraging advanced computational models to enhance our understanding of brain connectivity and function at unprecedented spatial scales.

Spotlight talk: Spectral normative modeling for high-resolution inference of brain abnormalities

November 08, 2024

Talk, OHBM Australia 2024 Annual Meeting, Melbourne, Australia

This short spotlight talk at the OHBM Australia 2024 Annual Meeting presented our recent work on spectral normative modeling for high-resolution inference of brain abnormalities. The talk highlighted the advantages of using graph spectral brain eigenmodes to create scale-independent normative models that can capture individual variations in brain structure and function across multiple spatial scales, with applications in identifying and characterizing brain abnormalities.

Cerebro: One tool to view them all!

July 19, 2023

Talk, OHBM Brainhack 2023, Montreal, Canada

This was a hack track project pitch for OHBM Brainhack 2023. During the brainhack, a team of amazing brainhack buddies helped in a joint endeavor to develop documentations and an online gallery showcasing various capabilities of Cerebro.

Charting the human brain; toward resolution-independent reusable normative brain models

March 06, 2023

Talk, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

This was a presentation for the Predictive Clinical Neuroscience group at the Donders Institute (one of the leading research institutes worldwide for normative brain models) where I presented our newly developed idea for kernel-based reconstructive normative brain models to foster future collaborations.

High-resolution Connectomics, a tale of two disciplines

February 21, 2023

Talk, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany

This was a presentation for the Mind and Brain Division of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at Charité where I portray high-resolution connectomics as a bridge between mathematical models of graph theory and biological models of the neuronal doctrine.

Computational models of High-resolution Human Connectomics, a tale of two disciplines

November 15, 2022

Talk, Mathematics of The Interactions Between Brain Structure and Brain Functions, MATRIX House, Creswick

This talk was part of the discussions around “Mathematics of The Interactions Between Brain Structure and Brain Functions” during a two weak workshop at MATRIX house. In this presentation, I explored high-resolution connectomic approaches by examining the intersection of graph theory and neuroscience.

Workshop on white-matter tractography

March 26, 2022

Workshop, Systems Neuroscience Laboratory, Monash University, Clayton Campus

A workshop on best practices for white matter diffusion tractography.

Connectome-Based Smoothing (CBS) for structural connectomes

November 29, 2021

Poster, Maths in the Brain 2021, Monash Biomedical Imaging, Monash University Clayton Campus

Presentation at the “Maths in the Brain” Conference organized by the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health & Monash Biomedical Imaging.

Structural Connectome Fingerprinting

November 12, 2019

Poster, Students of Brain Research (SOBR) 2019 Student Symposium, The Melbourne Brain Centre in Parkville, Victoria, Australia

  • Best graphical abstract award