Overview
Background
I was awarded my PhD in biomedical engineeering in January 2011; and since then I have been employed at the University of Queensland as a lecturer in Electrical & Biomedical Engineering a within the school of IT and Electrical Engineering. I am trained as a biomedical engineer, and my overarching interest is the development of novel medical diagnostic tools and therapies with the goal improving the health outcomes of people in Australia and globally. My current research is focussed on the application of electronic instrumentation, mathematical modelling and signal's processing to pediatric and adult respiratroy and sleep medicine medicine, and I regard my research strength to be the ability to bridge the gap between clinical physiology and biomedical engineering. In particular:
- The development of novel instrumentation and mathematical modelling to better understand the physiology underlying disease; and
- The application of engineering and mathematics to translate recent advances in the understanding of physiology to the clinical environment
My current research themes include:
- Quantifying ("phenoyping") the contribution of ventilatory control "loop gain" to obstructive sleep apnoea in the clinical environment
- Development of novel instrumentation to quantify head and torso posuture during sleep, and it's influence on obstructive sleep apnoea severity
- Developing novel actigraphy systems (using high temporal resolution accelerometry) to quantify sleep disturbance in children
- Quantifying cardio-respiratory stability in pre-term neonates
Since 2019, I am also the Deputy Associate Dean Academic (First Year) in the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology.
Availability
- Associate Professor Philip Terrill is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Engineering, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Investigating sleep disorders in children and adults, with the goal of developing diagnostic, and treatment technologies
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Design of novel biological and biomedical transducers
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Design of novel electronic instrumentation systems for application to clinical medicine, and for testing clinical and physiological hypotheses
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Investigation of biological and physiological systems using non-linear mathematical tools, chaos theory, and signal's processi
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The practical implementation of effective engineering education
Works
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2018
Conference Publication
An online education module to aid the use of trend oximetry monitoring in preterm infants
Wong, M., Parsley, C., Williams, G., Terrill, P. and Chawla, J. (2018). An online education module to aid the use of trend oximetry monitoring in preterm infants. 30th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of Australasian-Sleep-Association and the Australasian-Sleep-Technologists-Association (Sleep DownUnder), Brisbane Australia, Oct 17-20, 2018. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley. doi: 10.1111/jsr.42_12766
2018
Conference Publication
Physiological differences between NREM and REM Predominant OSA
Joosten, S., Landry, S., Wong, A-M., Leong, P., Turton, A., Terrill, P., Mann, D., Hamilton, G. and Edwards, B. (2018). Physiological differences between NREM and REM Predominant OSA. 30th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of Australasian Sleep Association and the Australasian Sleep Technologists Association (Sleep DownUnder), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 17-20 October 2018. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2017
Journal Article
Quantifying the Arousal Threshold using Polysomnography in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Sands, Scott A., Terrill, Philip I., Edwards, Bradley A., Taranto Montemurro, Luigi, Azarbarzin, Ali, Marques, Melania, de Melo, Camila M., Loring, Stephen H., Butler, James P., White, David and Wellman, Andrew (2017). Quantifying the Arousal Threshold using Polysomnography in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Sleep, 41 (1) Y, 1-9. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsx183
2017
Journal Article
Dynamic loop gain increases upon adopting the supine body position during sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
Joosten, Simon A., Landry, Shane A., Sands, Scott A., Terrill, Philip I., Mann, Dwayne, Andara, Christopher, Skuza, Elizabeth, Turton, Anthony, Berger, Philip, Hamilton, Garun S. and Edwards, Bradley A. (2017). Dynamic loop gain increases upon adopting the supine body position during sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. Respirology, 22 (8), 1662-1669. doi: 10.1111/resp.13108
2017
Journal Article
The relationship between partial upper-airway obstruction and inter-breath transition period during sleep
Mann, Dwayne L., Edwards, Bradley A., Joosten, Simon A., Hamilton, Garun S., Landry, Shane, Sands, Scott A., Wilson, Stephen J. and Terrill, Philip I. (2017). The relationship between partial upper-airway obstruction and inter-breath transition period during sleep. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 244, 32-40. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2017.06.006
2017
Conference Publication
A META-ANALYSIS TO PROVIDE NORMATIVE PAEDIATRIC DATA FOR ACTIGRAPHY VARIABLES
Galland, B., Short, M., Haszard, J., Rigney, G., Terrill, P., Coussens, S., Foster-Owens, M. and Biggs, S. (2017). A META-ANALYSIS TO PROVIDE NORMATIVE PAEDIATRIC DATA FOR ACTIGRAPHY VARIABLES. 29th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of Australasian-Sleep-Association and Australasian-Sleep-Technologists-Association, Auckland New Zealand, Oct 25-28, 2017. HOBOKEN: WILEY. doi: 10.1111/jsr.54_12618
2017
Journal Article
Loop Gain Predicts the Response to Upper Airway Surgery in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Joosten, Simon A., Leong, Paul, Landry, Shane A., Sands, Scott A., Terrill, Philip I., Mann, Dwayne, Turton, Anthony, Rangaswamy, Jhanavi, Andara, Christopher, Burgess, Glen, Mansfield, Darren, Hamilton, Garun S. and Edwards, Bradley A. (2017). Loop Gain Predicts the Response to Upper Airway Surgery in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Sleep, 40 (7) 094, 1-10. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsx094
2017
Conference Publication
A systemic approach to improving tutor quality in a large unit
O'Shea, Peter and Terrill, Philip (2017). A systemic approach to improving tutor quality in a large unit. Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 10-13th December 2017. Sydney, Australia: Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE).
2017
Conference Publication
LOOP GAIN VARIES ACCORDING TO SLEEP STAGE AND TIME OF NIGHT IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA (OSA)
Landry, S., Andara, C., Joosten, S., Sands, S., Terrill, P., Mann, D., Hamilton, G. and Edwards, B. (2017). LOOP GAIN VARIES ACCORDING TO SLEEP STAGE AND TIME OF NIGHT IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA (OSA). 29th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of Australasian-Sleep-Association and Australasian-Sleep-Technologists-Association, Auckland New Zealand, Oct 25-28, 2017. HOBOKEN: WILEY. doi: 10.1111/jsr.71_12618
2017
Conference Publication
Ventilatory Control Sensitivity In Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Sleep State Dependent
Landry, S. A., Andara, C., Joosten, S. A., Sands, S. A., Terrill, P. I., Mann, D., Hamilton, G. and Edwards, B. A. (2017). Ventilatory Control Sensitivity In Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Sleep State Dependent. International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), Washington, DC, United States, 19-24 May 2017. New York, United States: American Thoracic Society.
2017
Conference Publication
Loop gain predicts the response to upper airway surgery in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Joosten, S. A., Leong, P., Landry, S. A., Sands, S. A., Terrill, P. I., Mann, D., Rangaswamy, J., Andara, C., Burgess, G., Mansfield, D., Hamilton, G. and Edwards, B. A. (2017). Loop gain predicts the response to upper airway surgery in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), Washington, DC USA, 19-24 May 2017. New York, NY USA: American Thoracic Society.
2017
Conference Publication
A pilot study characterising head flexion/extension during sleep and its relationship with sleep apnea severity
Tate, A., Walsh, J., Karup, V., Freakley, C., Mann, D., Eastwood, P. and Terrill, P. (2017). A pilot study characterising head flexion/extension during sleep and its relationship with sleep apnea severity. 29th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Auckland, New Zealand, 25-28 October 2017. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2017
Conference Publication
OESOPHAGEAL PRESSURE AND DIAPHRAGMATIC EMG AS ALTERNATE MEASUREMENTS OF RESPIRATORY DRIVE DURING OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA
Mann, D., Sands, S., Edwards, B., Joosten, S., Hamilton, G., Landry, S., Wilson, S. and Terrill, P. (2017). OESOPHAGEAL PRESSURE AND DIAPHRAGMATIC EMG AS ALTERNATE MEASUREMENTS OF RESPIRATORY DRIVE DURING OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA. 29th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of Australasian-Sleep-Association and Australasian-Sleep-Technologists-Association, Auckland New Zealand, Oct 25-28, 2017. HOBOKEN: WILEY. doi: 10.1111/jsr.62_12618
2017
Conference Publication
Characterising Changes In The Pulse Oximetry Profiles Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Treated With Acetazolamide: A Graphical Visualisation
Terrill, P. I., Sands, S. A., Wilson, S. and Edwards, B. A. (2017). Characterising Changes In The Pulse Oximetry Profiles Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Treated With Acetazolamide: A Graphical Visualisation. International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), Washington Afghanistan, May 19-24, 2017. NEW YORK: AMER THORACIC SOC.
2017
Conference Publication
Making a better AHI: Step 1 in a method to quantify annoea-hypopnoea event severity
Terrill, P., Edwards, B., Landry, S., Mann, D., Sands, S., Tate, A., Hamilton, G. and Joosten, S. (2017). Making a better AHI: Step 1 in a method to quantify annoea-hypopnoea event severity. 29th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of Australasian-Sleep-Association and Australasian-Sleep-Technologists-Association, Auckland, New Zealand, 25-28 October 2017. Hoboken, NJ USA: Wiley.
2017
Conference Publication
Visualizing Changes In Breath Timing With Changes In Upper Airway Resistance: Application Of The Ternary Plot
Mann, D., Edwards, A., Hamilton, G., Joosten, S. A., Landry, S., Sands, A., Wilson, S. and Terrill, P. I. (2017). Visualizing Changes In Breath Timing With Changes In Upper Airway Resistance: Application Of The Ternary Plot. International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), Washington, DC, United States, 19-24 May 2017. New York, United States: American Thoracic Society.
2016
Journal Article
The private life of echidnas: using accelerometry and GPS to examine field biomechanics and assess the ecological impact of a widespread, semi-fossorial monotreme
Clemente, Christofer J., Cooper, Christine E., Withers, Philip C., Freakley, Craig, Singh, Surya and Terrill, Philip (2016). The private life of echidnas: using accelerometry and GPS to examine field biomechanics and assess the ecological impact of a widespread, semi-fossorial monotreme. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219 (20), 3271-3283. doi: 10.1242/jeb.143867
2016
Conference Publication
The oxygen desaturation index: should we take their word for it?
Turton, A., Terrill, P., Edwards, B., Ng, Y., Joosten, S. and Hamilton, G. (2016). The oxygen desaturation index: should we take their word for it?. 28th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 20‐22 October 2016. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12453
2016
Conference Publication
Open Access Software to Calculate Respiratory Control Loop Gain From Standard Polysomnogram
Lamprecht, M., Freakley, C., Mann, D., Hamilton, G., Edwards, B., Sands, S. and Terrill, P. (2016). Open Access Software to Calculate Respiratory Control Loop Gain From Standard Polysomnogram. 28th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Adelaide, Australia, 20‐22 October 2016. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2016
Conference Publication
Supporting the use of overnight trend oximetry in infants and children at regional centres across Queensland; a state-wide service profile
Greenslade, R., Schilling, S., Williams, G., Terril, P. and Chawla, J. (2016). Supporting the use of overnight trend oximetry in infants and children at regional centres across Queensland; a state-wide service profile. 28th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 20‐22 October 2016. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12453
Funding
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Past funding
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Novel computational tools to quantify disease severity and predict treatment outcomes in obstructive sleep apnoa
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dwayne Mann
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Doctor Philosophy
Obstructive sleep apnoea pathophysiology phenotypes: associations with sleepiness and vigilance
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dwayne Mann, Professor Juha Toyras
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Doctor Philosophy
Artificial intelligence and mechanistic physiology approaches for diagnosing and phenotyping sleep disorders
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dwayne Mann, Professor Juha Toyras
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Doctor Philosophy
New deep learning based methods for assessment of sleep apnea severity and risk of related short and long term health consequences
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shakes Chandra, Professor Juha Toyras
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Doctor Philosophy
New deep learning based methods for assessment of sleep apnea severity and risk of related short and long term health consequences
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shakes Chandra, Professor Juha Toyras
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Doctor Philosophy
Artifical intelligence approaches for diagnosing and phenotyping sleep disorders
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shakes Chandra, Professor Juha Toyras
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Doctor Philosophy
Application of Artificial Intelligence to Augment Clinical Decision Making in Paediatric Sleep Medicine
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Artificial intelligence and mechanistic physiology approaches for diagnosing and phenotyping sleep disorders
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dwayne Mann, Professor Juha Toyras
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Doctor Philosophy
Artifical intelligence approaches for diagnosing and phenotyping sleep disorders
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shakes Chandra, Professor Juha Toyras
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Doctor Philosophy
Detecting risk of dementia in people with sleep apnoea
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Elizabeth Coulson
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Doctor Philosophy
Detecting risk of dementia in people with sleep apnoea
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Elizabeth Coulson
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
The influence of head and torso posture on obstructive sleep apnoea severity
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Developing methods to quantify the severity of airflow obstruction in the clinical sleep environment
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Movement characterisation with accelerometry for improved paediatric sleep assessment
Principal Advisor
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2020
Master Philosophy
Analysis of airflow indices in paediatric respiratory disorders
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- Biomedical engineering
- biomedical instrumentation
- Engineering - biomedical
- Mathematical physiology
- Medical signals analysis
- sleep and respiratory medicine
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