Dr Andrew Madry
PHYSICS, BSC (HONS), PHD
Andrew Madry has a degree in Physics, a BSc (Hons) and a PhD from the University of Sydney. His PhD work was in acoustics and signal processing.His early career was in the defence industry developing and testing sonar systems for the Royal Australian Navy. This involved designing and testing transducers and developing signal detection algorithms.He had a second career in medical devices, initially leading a team at a major Sydney hospital developing technology for treating abnormal heart rhythms. That work in cardiology led to a career-long interest in understanding abnormal electrical signals in the heart and in particular developing algorithms for understanding the mechanisms of atrial fibrillation.He has been a technical consultant since 2001 through his company Madry Technologies Pty Ltd. In consultancy, he has provided services to many companies including medical device companies Cochlear and Resmed, as well as defence and industrial companies. Andrew developed a software product, called Cardiac Electrophysiology Analysis System (CEPAS), that is used by researchers in the field of cardiac electrophysiology, in the USA, Japan and Australia. In the last 5 years, Andrew has had a focus on the field of Data Science. Has been engaged in specific data projects implementing analytical techniques to resolve problems in a variety of domains. Part of Andrew’s work in Data Science has been providing customised training, based on years of experience in industry. Andrew is currently the executive of the Systems Engineering Society of Australia (SESA). A particular interest is the application of Systems Thinking principles to data projects as well as healthcare.
Clare Pain
BSc (Hons) MSC
Clare is a medical journalist and science writer with over a decade experience of writing for doctors and the general public. After two years of studying Medicine, Clare completed a Chemistry degree, followed by a Masters in Operational Research. She then worked for 12 years in industry in the UK as a statistician and economic forecaster. She turned to science writing and medical journalism in 2011 and has written for the ABC, New Scientist, the Springer Nature publishing group, Medical Observer, Australian Doctor, Spectator Australia and the Epoch Times.Since December 2021, Clare has run projects on www.ClarityonHealth.org to examine the covid response in Australia, including the ‘The Australian Survey of Reasons for COVID-19 Vaccination’. She is also working with Monica Smit of Reignite Democracy Australia, and a team of international volunteers on www.excessdeathstats.com . Currently she is questioning the new way the ABS has chosen to measure excess deaths, which has roughly halved excess death numbers. At the event she will be talking about this and also examining whether all deaths from covid should be classed as excess deaths.
Dr Suzanne Niblett
BSc (Hons), PhD
Dr Suzanne Niblett has a Bachelor of Science with Honours and a Doctoral Degree in Biological Science from the University of Newcastle. Suzanne has over twenty years of research and teaching experience working in the areas of biochemistry, microbiology, cell and molecular biology, immunology, chronic diseases and preventative health. Her doctoral research involved the investigation of pathophysiological alterations in amino and organic acid metabolism in individuals with fatigue syndromes. Following the completion of her PHD, Suzanne worked as a research academic in the areas of medicine and public health for approximately twelve years. Her post-doctoral research involved the conduct and management of large collaborative multidisciplinary research projects that examined the factors that support cardiovascular health, and promote positive health-related behaviours, independence and well-being. Through her PhD and postdoctoral studies, Suzanne gained expertise in the management and analyses of large complex data sets and has provided research and statistical support to researchers and health professionals at the University of Newcastle, Royal North Shore Hospital, Wyong Hospital and Gosford Hospital. Since 2018, Suzanne has worked as an independent research consultant assisting organisations with program evaluation, database development, database management, and data analyses. Since mid-2021, Suzanne has been evaluating the way Australian government agencies have been publishing data for Covid-19 vaccine injuries. This evaluation has included analyses of the adverse event reports submitted to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Database of Adverse Event Notification (DAEN) in relation to the Covid-19 vaccines. It also includes an assessment of the published findings for the adverse event report data collected through AusVaxSafety, an active pharmacovigilance system for vaccines led by the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS). Suzanne will be presenting the results of some of these analyses at this event.