People

People

Meet our team

Group Leader 

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Dr. Sonika Tyagi is an Associate Professor of Digital Health and Bioinformatics at the School of Computational Technologies, RMIT University Australia. She is also an affiliate Machine Learning lead scientist at Central Clinical School Monash University Australia. Her expertise is in developing new machine learning (ML) tools and pipelines, and applying these methods to solve biological and clinical research questions. 

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Current PhD Students 

Murali Aadithya MS

Aashish Bhandari

Naima Vahab

Yashpal Ramakrishnaiah

Samitha Amarapathy

PhD Graduates from the lab

  • Dr. Gulrez Chahal (2021) 
  • Dr Javier Gomez (2022) 
  • Dr. Emma Gail (2022) 
  • Dr. Leticia Camargo Tavares (2023) 
  • Dr. Jason Phung (2024) 
  • Dr. Tyrone Chen (2024) 

Postdoctoral Researchers

  • Position Available 

Masters and Honours students

  • Imrad Nyeen (Masters of Data Science) 
  • Eleanor Cummins (Masters of Data Science) 
  • Samuel Mainwood (Masters of Data Science) 
  • Navya Tyagi (BS Data Science) - Intern 
  • Janak Datta Velagapudi (BS Computer Science Honours) 
  • Miya Monica (MS Data Science) - Intern 

Alumni 

  • Shilp Patel (Honours intern, Deakin University) 
  • Chelsea Giofrelle (Undergraduate student) - volunteer 
  • An Ng (Masters of Data Science) 
  • Alex Dubrovsky (Bioinformatician) 
  • Rithika Venkatesan (Data Scientist) 
  • Yashpal Ramakrishnaiah (Masters of Data Science) 
  • Tarun Bonu (Masters of Data Science) 
  • Kunal Tembhare. PhD student - discontinued 
  • Esha Singh (BTech IIT Delhi) - Intern 
  • Geeta Kole (BTech IIT Delhi) - Intern 
  • Lipika Singh (Masters of Bioinformatics) 
  • Ishan Phansalkar (ARCH INDIA AIRS Fellow 2023) 
  • Naima Vahab - ML Intern 
  • Melcy Phillip (Bioinformatician) - intern 
  • Shaun Dabare (GEN3990 Undergrad Research Student ) 
  • David MacPherson (GEN3990 Undergrad Research Student) 
  • William Huang (Honours Student ) 
  • Vanessa Crossman (Honours Student, co-supervised) 
  • Sarthak Chauhan (BTech IITD) -Intern 
  • Agrima Deedwania (BTech IIT Delhi) -Intern 
  • Nazia Khatoon -discontinued 
  • Dr Jasbir Dhaliwal (Research Fellow) 
  • Sean Gribben 
  • Reena Zelenkova
  • Josh Nibbs, Andrew Harrison
  • Viktor Prypoten
  • Boris Deletic
  • Xavier Pellow
  • David Helmersen
  • Nathan Di Pierro 
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Research

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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.

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