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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2010
Conference Publication
A feasibility study to investigate the use of oximetry and dual RIP bands for pre-PSG screening of OSA in children
Iyer, K., Mason, D.G., Suresh, S., Terrill, P.I. and Wilson, S.J. (2010). A feasibility study to investigate the use of oximetry and dual RIP bands for pre-PSG screening of OSA in children. Australian Sleep Association and Australian Sleep Technologists Association 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Christchurch, New Zealand, 21-23 October 2010. Australia, Japan: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2010.00457_2.x
2010
Conference Publication
Continuous multisite accelerometry system allows the identification and differentiation of movements which are not apparent using conventional actigraphy
Mason, D. G., Terrill P. I., Suresh, S., Dakin, C. and Wilson, S. J. (2010). Continuous multisite accelerometry system allows the identification and differentiation of movements which are not apparent using conventional actigraphy. Annual Australian Sleep Association Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, 21-23 October 2010. Richmond VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2010.00457_4.x
2010
Conference Publication
Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea severity assessment using pulse oximetry and dual RIP bands
Mason, D. G., Iyer, K., Terrill, P. I., Wilson, S. J. and Suresh, S. (2010). Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea severity assessment using pulse oximetry and dual RIP bands. 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 31 Aug - 4 Sep 2010. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627777
2009
Other Outputs
Investigating the infant respiratory control system using non-linear analysis
Philip Terrill (2009). Investigating the infant respiratory control system using non-linear analysis. PhD Thesis, School of Information Technol and Elec Engineering, The University of Queensland.
2009
Conference Publication
Characterising infant inter-breath interval patterns during active and quiet sleep using recurrence plot analysis
Terrill, Philip, Wilson, Stephen, Suresh, Sadasivam and Cooper, David (2009). Characterising infant inter-breath interval patterns during active and quiet sleep using recurrence plot analysis. 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Minneapolis, USA, 2-6 September 2009. Piscataway, NJ United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5332480
2009
Conference Publication
Automated sleep state classification in healthy infants: ALICE5 compared to a recurrence quanitfication analysis based classifier
Terrill, Philip, Wilson, Stephen, Suresh, Sadasivam and Cooper, David (2009). Automated sleep state classification in healthy infants: ALICE5 compared to a recurrence quanitfication analysis based classifier. Australian Sleep Association and Australian Sleep Technologists Association 21st Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, Australia,, 8 - 10 October 2009. Japanese Society for Sleep Research.
2009
Conference Publication
Optimal tissue types in the thoracic electrical impedance model for thoracic electrical bioimpedance (TEB) studies
Akhand, M., Trakic, A., Terril, P., Liu, F., Wilson, S. and Crozier, S. (2009). Optimal tissue types in the thoracic electrical impedance model for thoracic electrical bioimpedance (TEB) studies. 2009 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 3-6 September 2009. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers). doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333554
2009
Conference Publication
Development of a novel actigraphy platform based on wireless accelerometry
Terrill, P., Mason, D., Parsley, C., Dakin, C. and Wilson, S. (2009). Development of a novel actigraphy platform based on wireless accelerometry. Sleep09: Visions of the Night. Sleep, Science & Research on the World Stage: 21st Annual Scientific Meeting of Australasian Sleep Association & Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-10 October 2009. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2009.00410_3.x
2008
Conference Publication
Assessment of an automated sleep staging tool based on recurrence plot analysis of infant breathing patterns
Terrill, P., Wilson, S., Dakin, C., Suresh, S. and Cooper, D. (2008). Assessment of an automated sleep staging tool based on recurrence plot analysis of infant breathing patterns. 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Sleep Association and the 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Adelaide Australia, 2–4 October, 2008. Australia: Wiley - Blackwell Publishing, Asia Ltd. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2008.00359_3.x
2008
Conference Publication
Investigating variables participating in the infant respiratory control system attractor
Terrill, P. I., Wilson, S.J., Suresh, S., Cooper, D. M. and Dakin, C. (2008). Investigating variables participating in the infant respiratory control system attractor. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS 2008, Vancouver, Canada, 20-24 August 2008. United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649612
2008
Conference Publication
Investigating Maturation of Breathing Control Using Nonlinear Techniques in Healthy Sleeping Infants
Terrill, P.I., Wilson, S.J., Yuill, M., Suresh, S., Harris, M.A., Parsley, C., Cooper, D.M. and Dakin, C. (2008). Investigating Maturation of Breathing Control Using Nonlinear Techniques in Healthy Sleeping Infants. American Thoracic Society 2008 International Conference, Toronto, Canada, 16-21 May 2008. American Thoracic Society.
2007
Conference Publication
Developing robust recurrence plot analysis techniques for investigating infant respiratory patterns
Terrill, Philip I., Wilson, Stephen, Suresh, Sadasivam and Cooper, David M. (2007). Developing robust recurrence plot analysis techniques for investigating infant respiratory patterns. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2007), Lyon, France, 22-26 August 2007. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE - Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353706
2007
Conference Publication
Infant sleep state discrimination using recurrence analysis: Assessment of an automated sleep scoring system
Terrill, Philip Ian, Wilson, Stephen, Suresh, Sadasivam and Cooper, David (2007). Infant sleep state discrimination using recurrence analysis: Assessment of an automated sleep scoring system. 5th Congress of the World Federation of Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine Societies, Cairns, Australia, 3-6 September 2007.
2007
Conference Publication
Demonstrating coupling between the infant respiratory and cardiovascular systems using non-linear analysis
Terrill, P., Wilson, S., Suresh, S. and Cooper, D. (2007). Demonstrating coupling between the infant respiratory and cardiovascular systems using non-linear analysis. 5th Congress of the World Federation of Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine Societies, Cairns, Australia, 2–6 September 2007.
2006
Conference Publication
Discrimination of sleep state in infants using recurrence analysis of inter-breath interval- A potential automated scoring tool
Terrill, P., Wilson, S. and Cooper, D. (2006). Discrimination of sleep state in infants using recurrence analysis of inter-breath interval- A potential automated scoring tool. 19th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Sleep Association, Perth, Australia, 5-7 October 2006.
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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
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
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