CV
Education
- Bachelor of Advanced Science (Hon.), Physics Major, The University of Queensland, February 2017 - July 2021
- PhD in Physics and Neuroscience, The University of Queensland, October 2021 - In Progress
Work experience
Research Assistant March 2021 - 2024
- QIMR Berghofer Research Institute, Herston
- COVID modelling research predicting the health outcomes of the Queensland population with the introduction of covid variants and medical interventions. Influenced Queensland government policy on re-opening the border, had work featured on ABC/7/9 News, ABC Radio and 4BC Radio
- MRI scanning optimization and task implementation for clinical trials with Deep-Brain Stimulation and Focused Ultrasound
Teaching Assistant July 2019 - 2022
- The University of Queensland, St. Lucia
- Tutoring and marking undergraduate courses in maths and physics, including coding practicals and laboratory workshops. Gained skills in engaging, challenging and assisting students with problem solving, while remaining focused on the bigger picture and intuition
Private Tutoring July 2017 - Current
- Brisbane, Queensland
- Tutoring students in one-on-one sessions from subjects such as chemistry, english, biology, physics and mathematics. Gained skills in building confidence of students, and finding their best strategy to learn.
Internship January 2016
- National Youth Science Forum, Australian National University, Canberra
- 2 week visit to research facilities at the Australian National University. Focus on leadership in science, community engagement and networking. Obtained scholarship from Rotary Club of Brisbane Centenary.
Wesley Hospital Internship December 2015
- Wesley Hospital, Brisbane
- 2 week internship to observe doctors, physiotherapists, nurses and occupational therapists. Offered hands-on educational experience in a hospital setting.
Research
Skills
- Matlab/Python/C/C++
- Machine Learning (Tensorflow)
- High Performance Computing (slurm/pbs)
- MRI Processing
- freesurfer
- fMRIPrep
- workbench_connectome
- ImageJ
- Lab Skills
- Basic Circuits
- Lasers
- Neuron Electrophysiology
Publications
Predicting particle properties in optical traps with machine learning
Lachlan H. W. Hamilton, Lauren R. McQueen, Oscar W. Smee, Timo A. Nieminen, Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, and Isaac C. D. Lenton "Predicting particle properties in optical traps with machine learning", Proc. SPIE 11469, Emerging Topics in Artificial Intelligence 2020, 114691Z (17 September 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2581341
Modelling herd immunity requirements in Queensland: impact of vaccination hesitancy and variants of SARS-CoV-2
Paula Sanz-Leon, Lachlan H. W. Hamilton, Sebastian J. Raison, Anna J. X. Pan, Nathan J. Stevenson, Robyn M. Stuart, Romesh G. Abeysuriya, Cliff C. Kerr, Stephen B. Lambert and James A. Roberts "Modelling herd immunity requirements in Queensland: impact of vaccination hesitancy and variants of SARS-CoV-2", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, (in press)
Presentations
Predicting particle properties in optical traps with machine learning
Talk at SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, 2020, San Diego, California, United States
Statistical Physics Models for Zebrafish Neural Dynamics
Talk at QIMR Berghofer Clinical Brain Network & Brain Modelling Group Lab Meeting, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Eigenmodes in the brain explain how local perturbations evolve into long-range effects
Talk at Australian Brain and Psychological Sciences Meeting, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Hundreds of Queenslanders could die as state reopens borders, modelling predicts
Talk at 4BC Drive with Scott Emerson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Distinct contribution of brain geometry and connectivity for whole-cortex communication
Talk at OHBM Australia 2023, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Distinct contribution of brain geometry and connectivity for whole-cortex communication
Poster at Biological Psychiatry Australia, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Distinct contribution of brain geometry and connectivity for whole-cortex communication
Poster at OHBM Noose Workshop 2024, Noosa, Queensland, Australia
Cortical response to local perturbations validates spatial, but not temporal, neural field theory predictions
Poster at OHBM 2025, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Teaching
Academic Achievements
Influence Queensland Government policy with covid modelling 2021
RTP tuition fee offset and stipend scholarship 2021
UQ summer research scholarship 2019
Rotary Scholarship for National Youth Science Forum 2016
PASCH Scholarship to International Deutschkamp in Bangkok 2015
Extra-Curricular
Oragnizer of Clinical Brain Network & Brain Modelling Group Teaching Sessions 2021 - 2023
Duty Manager at Brisbane West Indoor Sports 2019 - 2022
Volunteer coach at Centenary Rowing Club 2019 - 2020
AMEB Piano Grade 8 Certificate 2017