Postgraduate Research

2024

University of Adelaide Research Scholarship (UARS) funded project within the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML), Perception, Attention, Learning, and Memory Lab (PALM), and School of Psychology.

"Investigating Human-AI Interactions: An Empirical Foundation for Human Perceptions of Machine Consciousness (PMC)"

This research examines perceptions of Artificial Intelligence that concern the usage, impact, and development of AI systems with human-like abilities and appearances. PMC is a newly emerging area of concern in relation to the deployment of novel AI technologies. This project aims to pave an empirical foundation for an understanding of PMC in real-world machines.

Supervision: Professor Carolyn Semmler, Professor Anton Van Den Hengel, Dr Jonathan Opie and, Dr William Ngiam.

AI

Writing Centre

2024

Writing Learning Advisor at The Univeristy of Adelaide's Writing Centre

Consulting to improve student academic writing, research, and critical thinking skills.

2023

Data analyst and research assistant at CINTEL, Data61, CSIRO. Primarily experimental research on psychological relations that mediate interactions between humans and artificial intelligence. Moreover, optimisation and validation of short form psychometric measures of Trust in AI.

AIML

2023

Scholarship funded Research Internship at the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML)

A collaboration investigating human-machine dynamics between user interfaces powered by large language models. Particularly, the types of usage in various subject areas, human-trust in these systems, and how integrating anonymized and private vector databases with various retrieval/search mechanisms effects user experience and LLM performance.

AIML

2022-2023

Research Position at CSIRO Data61, Sandy Bay site in Hobart, Australia. Government funded research collaboration with investigating and validating measures of trust in various artificial intelligence systems.

Bachelor of Psychological Science with a second major in Philosophy

2020-2023


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Univeristy of Adelaide

Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS)

2021-2022

Appointed to run extra weekly classes for 1st year Psychology core courses 1A and 1B at the University of Adelaide. Experience helping struggling and high achieving students, with class sizes ranging from 5-20 students.

PASS

Student Staff Consultative Committee (SSCC)

2021-2022

Elected to represent the students of the School of Psychology on the SSCC at the University of Adelaide.

Research Assistant

2021-2022

Reasoning and Decisions lab.
With the University of Adelaide/Melbourne and Insight Via AI.
Studying consensus decision making based on information from AI and human agents.

Adelaide Perception & Cognition Conference

2022

Research poster presentation proposing a methodolgy for mapping the complexity of mental representations and objective referents.

Complexity

AIML Research Showcase

2021

Made noises with wooden box and strings at Adelaide Oval

Art Intelligence Hackathon

2020

Developed and pitched an AI augmented reality installation. Workshopped with artist in residence Laurie Anderson, Professor Anton van den Hengel, and the The Sia Furler Institute.

Hackathon

Wannabe Grease Monkey

Continually learning how to rebuild engines, make horsepower, and fabricate stuff.

An example project is the full restoration of this classic Cafe Racer style bike done in 2020.
These useful skills have been further developed on Land Rovers, forklifts, dirtbikes, and tractors.

Hospitality

The usual...

Golf clubs, restraunts, bars, bakery, etc...

Coffee Cocktail

Sound Engineering

2019

Frenchwoods Festival of the Performing Arts.
Within New York, United States, as a Lead sound technician for music and theatre performances in various 200- 2000 capacity venues.

Live sound and large scale post production for concert, orchestra, jazz, rock bands, and 30+ performer musical and drama theater productions. Additionally worked as an advanced guitar tutor for the on site music college.

Thanks Aaron

Music and Guitar Tuition

2010-present

Rock bands, jazz ensembles, acoustic duos, wedding bands, and more. Music is a passion that I'm grateful to have. I've also had the honour of teaching a handful of talented students.