Anthony Burkitt
Prof. Burkitt’s research is in the area of neuro-engineering and he has worked in cochlear implant speech processing and computational auditory neuroscience for over a decade. This work has involved the investigation of various mechanisms of information processing specialised to the auditory system and associated with speech perception. He has published papers on physiological neural processing mechanisms associated with speech that involve specialized networks within the auditory brainstem. This research has been instrumental in his development of new cochlear implant speech processing strategies that have been patented and currently undergoing pilot clinical trials. His recent research interests have involved extending these concepts from the auditory system to the visual system in order to develop visual stimulation paradigms for retinal implants.
Prof. Burkitt’s research in neural modelling of biological systems has had an impact upon the development and understanding of neural models of information processing, i.e., how information is encoded, transmitted and decoded within neural systems. In addition, he has carried out work on understanding the neural basis of epileptic seizures and methods for detecting and predicting seizures. He is currently also involved in research to use electrical stimulation for seizure abatement in epilepsy.
Prof. Burkitt has over 90 refereed publications; he is regular reviewer for numerous international journals in his area of expertise, and regularly reviews grants for both the Australian Research Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Prof. Burkitt is a Senior member of the IEEE, is a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Biological Cybernetics (Springer Publishers), and is a member of the Australian Neuroscience Society and the Australian Speech Science and Technology Society.
