Professor Anthony Burkitt holds the Chair in Bio-Signals and Bio-Systems in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Melbourne. Prof Burkitt's main research interests are in understanding how the brain both processes and learns information.His research in computational neuroscience has contributed to understanding the behaviour and function of neural information processing in the brain, encompassing both neural coding and spike-timing synaptic plasticity.
He also investigates how electrical stimulation can be used for neurological disorders, including conditions such as blindness and deafness, through the development of visual stimulation paradigms for retinal implants and speech processing strategies for cochlear implants, and epilepsy, through the development of methods for detecting and predicting seizures and the use of electrical stimulation for seizure abatement.
Professor Burkitt was the Director of Bionic Vision Australia (2010-2016), a Special Research Initiative in Bionic Vision Science and Technology of the Australian Research Council (ARC). He successfully led the project through all of its phases: Project conception, securing $50 million in ARC funding, the research and development of a prototype bionic eye (suprachroidal retinal implant), the successful implantation in three patients, and the establishment of the company Bionic Vision Technologies (BVT) with US$18 million of venture capital for the ongoing clinical and commercial development of the technology.
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Electrical receptive fields of retinal ganglion cells: Influence of presynaptic neurons
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31
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7
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Victoria Prize for Science & Innovation in the Physical Sciences
University of Melbourne Award for Excellence in Team-Based Research (as a member of the team that has pioneered the new field of endovascular bionics
Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research
Nominated as a "Knowledge Nation 100" top innovator by the Office of the Chief Scientist and Knowledge Society
Finalist, Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (as Director of Bionic Vision Australia)
Named in The Age Magazine's top 100 list of Melbourne's most influential, inspirational and creative people
Credentials
Positions
Chair Of Bio Signals And Bio-Systems
Biomedical Engineering
Chair Of Scientific Program Committee Of Ocns
OCNS - Organization for Computational Neuroscience
Board Member Of Ocns
OCNS - Organization for Computational Neuroscience
Member
OCNS - Organization for Computational Neuroscience
Member Of Scientific Program Committee Of Ocns
OCNS - Organization for Computational Neuroscience
Senior Member
IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Member Ieee
IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Member Assta
ASSTA - Australian Speech Science and Technology Society
Member Ans
ANS - Australian Neuroscience Society
Member Inns
INNS - International Neural Networks Society
Education
Bachelor of Science (Psychology)
The Australian National University
Doctor of Philosophy (Theoretical Physics)
The University of Edinburgh
Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Theoretical Physics)
The Australian National University