Smartphone for triage to detect stroke

By August 20th, 2025

Project overview

Project title

Smartphone for triage to detect stroke.

Project description

This project will focus on AI based voice analysis to assess patients in the emergency departments to assist in early detection of stroke conditions. The expected outcome is to develop interactive software and AI modelling focusing on responsible AI, overcoming gender, ethnicity and age-related biases. The potential benefit of this project is to reduce misdiagnosis that takes place in hospitals due to differences in gender, age and ethnicity.

Supervisory team

University

Name of university supervisorProfessor Dinesh Kumar
Professor Feng Xia
Name of universityRMIT University
Email addressdinesh.kumar@rmit.edu.au
feng.xia@rmit.edu.au
FacultySchool of Engineering

CSIRO

Name of CSIRO supervisorDr Suyu Ma
Dr Sherry Xu
Email addresssuyu.ma@data61.csiro.au
Xiwei.Xu@data61.csiro.au
CSIRO Research UnitData61

Industry

Name of industry supervisorProfessor Subhash Challa
Name of business/organisationSoftware Medical Devices
Email addresssubhash.challa@sensen.ai

Further details

Primary location of studentRMIT University, 124 La Trobe Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Industry engagement component locationSoftware Medical Devices Pty Ltd, 2/570 City Road, South Melbourne, VIC 3205
Other locationsCSIRO Clayton, Research Way, Clayton VIC 3168, Australia
Ideal student skillsetProgramming skills in Python or Matlab.

Fundamentals of signal and image processing

Fundamentals of machine learning.

Ability to work in teams and develop leadership skills.
Application close dateOpen until position filled
ApplyContact Professor Dinesh Kumar