Aaron S.W. Wong

Dr Aaron Wong is an Honorary Lecturer at the School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, with dual affiliations in Computer Science and Software Engineering. His career spans interdisciplinary research in robotics, cognitive neuroscience, and neuroimaging, supported by roles in the Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory and Priority Research Centre for Stroke and Brain Injury.

• Education:
  • PhD in Computer Science, University of Newcastle
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) with Honours
  • Bachelor of Computer Science

Research Focus: Dr Wong's work bridges machine learning, humanoid emotion modeling, and multimodal neuroimaging (MRI/EEG). Key projects include developing brain-computer interfaces, acoustic localization systems for rescue robots, and semi-supervised manifold alignment techniques.

Publication Trends: Recent articles emphasize theta oscillations in cognitive control, EEG-MRI joint modeling, and deep learning for speech emotion recognition. Collaborative themes span neurodevelopmental studies, stroke research, and urban robotics.

• Scientific Awards:
  • 2008 RoboCup SPL World Champion
  • 2011 RoboCup Australian Open Champion
  • 2014 Global Leader of Innovation (UON)
  • 2011 Best Student Paper (ANZAScA)

Supervision & Grants: Served as co-supervisor for two PhD students. Secured $23,775 in grants including a 2018 Hunter Medical Research Institute award for EEG-MRI predictive modeling and 2016 Keats Endowment funding for cognitive flexibility research.

Labs & Teams: Central to the Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory and PRC Stroke and Brain Injury, with global RoboCup collaborations and contributions to the Age-ility Project data repository.