Current Projects
Across MARCS, we are engaged with hundreds of research projects at any given time. MARCS research projects aim to have a profound impact in their particular field and often involve collaboration with local and international researchers. You can explore our current research projects here.
Health
| Project Title | Chief Investigators | Funding Source | Years |
| Cortical layers: examining the role of feedback in human visual perception. | Kiley Seymour | ARC Discovery | 2021-2023 |
| Imaging the human cerebellum during motor timing and learning [Via UNSW]. | Peter Keller | ARC Discovery | 2021-2023 |
| Developing and Testing a Virtual Court | David Tait | Victoria Court Services | 2020- 2021 |
| The impact of compliant-soled shoes on the balance parameters in full-term and pre-term survivors in children aged 4 years | Genevieve Dwyer Paul Breen Jennifer Roberts |
South Western Sydney Local Health District | 2018-2022 |
| ARC Training Centre in Cognitive Computing for Medical Technologies. [via Uni Melb] | André van Schaik | ARC Training Centre in Cognitive Computing for Medical Technologies | 2017-2022 |
| Mood Regulation using music: A community health strategy for Improving Quality of life in people with mild dementia | Sandra Garrido Kate Stevens |
NHMRC | 2016-2021 |
| Prosodic conditioning of the phonetic granularity of coarticulatory vowel nasalization in speech production and perception [via Hanyang University] | Anne Cutler Taehong Cho Sahyang Kim Holger Mitterer |
National Research Foundation of Korea | 2016-2021 |
| Sydney Partnership for Health Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE) Frontiers Technology Clinical Academic Group: disruptive innovation in healthcare | Kate Stevens Paul Breen Gaetano Gargiulo Sandra Garrido Gough Lui Don Wright Gabrielle Weidemann Tamara Watson Gu Fang |
Maridulu Budyari Gumal | 2016-2021 |
| Development, testing and piloting of Moody Tunes: A smartphone app for mental health | Sandra Garrido | Mental Health Commission of NSW | 2021 |
| Impact of Stochastic Noise on Nocioception - Can Protective Sensation be Enhanced without Affecting Pain Perception | Paul Breen Matthew Malone Jorge Serrador David Mahns |
South West Sydney Limb Preservation and Wound Research | 2021 |
| Vagus nerve stimulation: optimising stimulation parameters to treat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | Chloe Taylor Alexander Burton Paul Breen |
tVNS Technologies GmbH | 2021 |
| Smart Watch Digital Health Technology for Next Generation Psychological Virtual Care | Gough Lui Mark Antoniou Paul Breen |
Virtual Psychologist Pty Ltd | 2021 |
Data
| Project Title | Chief Investigators | Funding Source | Years |
| Neuromorphic Muscle Activity Sensing and Processing for Prosthetics | André van Schaik | Baxter Charitable Foundation | 2020- 2022 |
| Sprite Imaging with High Speed Neuromorphic Event Based Camera Imaging | André van Schaik Greg Cohen |
United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) | 2020- 2022 |
| Event-based sensing in the underwater environment | Greg Cohen Moritz Milde André van Schaik Saeed Afshar |
Office of Naval Research | 2020- 2022 |
| NSW TechVoucher - Development of combined electrical/mechanical sensing for human physiological monitoring | Gaetano Gargiulo Paul Breen Ganesh Naik |
NSW Treasury/Medical Monitoring Solutions P/L | 2020- 2021 |
| Smart Gloves for Surgical Skills Training | Gough Lui Gaetano Gargiulo Paul Breen |
James N Kirby Foundation | 2019- 2022 |
| Turn-key neuromorphic solution for deep learning | André van Schaik Mark Wang |
Vijna Labs Pvt Ltd | 2019- 2022 |
| Electronics design, assembly and testing for smart sensor | Paul Breen | Medical Monitoring Solutions P/L | 2021 |
Space & Defence
| Project Title | Chief Investigators | Funding Source | Years |
| Decision making in uncertain, dynamic and complex information environments | Tomas Trescak | Department of Defence | 2021-2022 |
| Neuromorphic Processors for Cyber Security Applications at the Edge (NGTF) | André van Schaik Greg Cohen |
Department of Defence | 2021- 2023 |
| Examination of HMI features that support team-oriented adaptive autonomy for agile C2 | Chris Stanton | Department of Defence | 2021- 2022 |
| Feasibility of Event Based Vision Sensors servicing the Artemis Spacecraft | André van Schaik Saeed Afshar |
Thales / ICNS collaborative research agreement: Moon to Mars project | 2021- 2022 |
| JP 9360 | André van Schaik Greg Cohen |
NPILF – WSU internal funding | 2021- 2022 |
| Neuromorphic Audio-Visual Scene Analysis for Underwater Collision Avoidance (DIN Pilot Project) | André van Schaik Ying Xu Saeed Afshar |
DIN Pilot Project + UTS | 2021 - 2022 |
| Training Packages and Arrangements for English Language Proficiency Assessors | Dominique Estival | Civil Aviation Safety Authority | 2020- 2023 |
| South Australian Multi Sensor Space Observatory | Greg Cohen | Department of Defence/Silentium | 2020- 2021 |
| Perceptual and Cognitive optimisation of visual augmented reality displays in simulated combat environments | John Cass Gabrielle Weidemann Tamara Watson Chris Stanton Tomas Trescak Tijl Grootswagers Jeff Foster Michael Tyler |
Department of Defence | 2019- 2023 |
| Neuromorphic Vision Systems for Next Generation Space Situational Awareness | André van Schaik Greg Cohen |
Defence Innovation Hub (DIH), Australia | 2019- 2022 |
| Machine Learning for Networked Event Based Vision Sensors | André van Schaik Greg Cohen |
Northrop Grumman | 2019 - 2021 |
| Event-Based Cameras and Their Potential Applications to Space Situational Awareness | André van Schaik Greg Cohen |
Airforce Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) | 2018- 2021 |
Early Life & Aged Care
| Project Title | Chief Investigators | Funding Source | Years |
| Familiar places and familiar faces: exploring the role of familiarity in language use with and by older adults | Caroline Jones Clair Hill Maddie Radnan Celia Harris |
CoEDL 2021 General Funding Scheme | 2021-2022 |
| Trialling the Listen N Talk app with culturally and linguistically diverse seniors in western Sydney | Caroline Jones Mark Richards Clair Hill Mark Antoniou |
CoEDL 2021 General Funding Scheme | 2021-2022 |
| The impact of music and musical abilities on cross-situational word learning | Eline Smit | CoEDL New Initiative & Transdisciplinary Grant 2020 | 2021-2021 |
| Origins of Phonology and Lexicon: Abstract representations before 6 months. | Denis Burnham Catherine Best |
ARC Discovery | 2020-2022 |
| Investigating the characteristics of older adults' conversation behaviour. | Chris Davis Jeesun Kim Valerie Hazan |
ARC Discovery | 2020-2022 |
| Personalising Care of People with Dementia through music: Development and Evaluation of a training program for aged care workers | Sandra Garrido Deborah Hatcher Colm Cunningham Holly Markwell |
Dementia Australia | 2020-2022 |
| Little Multilingual Minds (LMM) | Paola Escudero | CoEDL Project Initiative Pool 2020 | 2020-2021 |
| Child Language Acquisition in Urban Multilingual settings (CLAUMS) | Paola Escudero | CoEDL Project Initiative Pool 2020 | 2020-2021 |
| Are they learning? Identifying characteristic brain networks during novel word learning processes in children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) | Paola Escudero | CoEDL Project Initiative Pool 2020 | 2020-2021 |
| Discovery and definition for dementia care concept | Celia Harris Kate Stevens |
NTT | 2020-2021 |
| Maintaining active minds and bodies through older adult music education. | Roger Dean Kate Stevens Andrea Creech Jennifer MacRitchie |
ARC Discovery | 2019-2022 |
| Spoken English: Little Kids, Big Data, Wide Application [via UNSW]. | Denis Burnham Chwee Beng Lee Beena Ahmed |
ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities | 2019-2021 |
| Do cognitive effects of language learning depend upon language typology? | Mark Antoniou Anne Cutler Patrick Wong |
ARC Discovery | 2019-2021 |
| Telling the whole story in one sentence: cause chains across languages | Hannah Sarvasy | ARC DECRA | 2018-2023 |
| Enhancing language learning via auditory training and interaction. | Paola Escudero | ARC Future Fellowship | 2016-2021 |
| ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language [via ANU] | Caroline Jones Paola Escudero Anne Cutler |
ARC Research Council (ACRG) | 2014-2022 |
Art & Music Sciences
| Project Title | Chief Investigators | Funding Source | Years |
| To map and enhance Australian musical improvisation as a creative industry | Roger Dean Sandy Evans Liam Magee John Davis Jeremy Rose |
ARC Linkage | 2021-2025 |
| Music can speak for you: making music with a deep net partner | Roger Dean Tara Hamilton Christian Walder John Davis Ajay Heble |
ARC Linkage | 2019-2023 |
| The role of oxytocin in the evolutionary origins of joint music making | Peter Keller Niels Hansen |
Lundbeckfonden Foundation | 2018-2022 |
| Developing a recommender system for unfamiliar music | Roger Dean David Bainbridge John Davis Simon Chambers |
ARC Linkage | 2017-2021 |
Human Communication
| Project Title | Chief Investigators | Funding Source | Years |
| Multiple research project support – Language processing | Anne Cutler | CoEDL 2021 General Funding Scheme | 2021-2022 |
| Making a talking dictionary for Ngarinyman | Caroline Jones | First Languages Australia | 2021-2022 |
| The ageing demographic of the Australian workforce - Work health and safety in an ageing workforce in two critical industries: Construction and Nursing | Mark Antoniou Celia Harris Weicong Li Jed Montayre |
SafeWork NSW | 2021- 2023 |
| Assessing Community Lifestyle Choices in Uruwa Wards, YUS Conservation Area, | Hannah Sarvasy & Divine Word University PNG | USAid Cardno grant | 2021- 2022 |
| "Rethinking Software for Co‐Research with Diverse Communities in the Digital Age" | Rachel Hendery | CoEDL New Initiative & Transdisciplinary Grant 2020 | 2020-2021 |
| "Monitoring as a Driver of Differential Language Change" | Luisa Miceli | CoEDL New Initiative & Transdisciplinary Grant 2020 | 2020-2021 |
| Is cross-situational word learning better in peer or individual learning contexts? | Aisling Mulvihill | CoEDL New Initiative & Transdisciplinary Grant 2020 | 2020-2021 |
| Acoustic description and prosodic conditioning of vowels in Drehu and Lifou French | Catalina Torres | CoEDL Language Documentation Grant 2020 | 2020-2021 |
| ChunkBank App Development | Caroline Jones | CoEDL Project Initiative Pool 2020 | 2020-2021 |
| PNG Voices | Hannah Servasy | Whitlam Institute | 2020-2021 |
| Mangarayyi Documentation project | Mark Richards | First Languages Australia | 2020- 2021 |
| ELLIC app | Mark Richards | Dept of Education, Skills and Employment | 2020- 2021 |
| Prosodic conditioning of the phonetic granularity of coarticulatory vowel nasalization in speech production and perception [via Hanyang University] | Anne Cutler Taehong Cho Sahyang Kim Holger Mitterer |
National Research Foundation of Korea | 2016-2021 |
| Familiar places and familiar faces: exploring the role of familiarity in language use with and by older adults | Caroline Jones Clair Hill Maddie Radnan Celia Harris |
CoEDL 2021 General Funding Scheme | 2021-2022 |
| Trialling the Listen N Talk app with culturally and linguistically diverse seniors in western Sydney | Caroline Jones Mark Richards Clair Hill Mark Antoniou |
CoEDL 2021 General Funding Scheme | 2021-2022 |
| The impact of music and musical abilities on cross-situational word learning | Eline Smit | CoEDL New Initiative & Transdisciplinary Grant 2020 | 2021-2021 |
| Origins of Phonology and Lexicon: Abstract representations before 6 months. | Denis Burnham Catherine Best |
ARC Discovery | 2020-2022 |
| Spoken English: Little Kids, Big Data, Wide Application [via UNSW]. | Denis Burnham Chwee Beng Lee Beena Ahmed |
ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities | 2019-2021 |
| Do cognitive effects of language learning depend upon language typology? | Mark Antoniou Anne Cutler Patrick Wong |
ARC Discovery | 2019-2021 |
| Telling the whole story in one sentence: cause chains across languages | Hannah Sarvasy | ARC DECRA | 2018-2023 |
| Enhancing language learning via auditory training and interaction. | Paola Escudero | ARC Future Fellowship | 2016-2021 |
| ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language [via ANU] | Caroline Jones Paola Escudero Anne Cutler |
ARC Research Council (ACRG) | 2014-2022 |