Adam Dunn

Professor Adam Dunn is a leading academic in Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health at The University of Sydney, where he established the Discipline of Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health in 2020. With nearly 20 years of experience, his work integrates machine learning, natural language processing, and computational social science to address challenges in public health, clinical epidemiology, and evidence synthesis.

His research programs focus on: (1) improving health information access and trust, (2) analyzing misinformation uptake via digital traces, and (3) developing AI tools for systematic review efficiency. Current projects include generative AI applications in patient discharge instructions, fairness in multimodal health AI, and infodemic burden measurement toolkits for WHO.

Recent publications span clinical NLP, vaccine credibility, and social media surveillance. Awards include global recognition in medical informatics and editorial leadership roles at npj Digital Public Health and npj Digital Medicine. He has supervised over 15 PhD scholars and served on NHMRC and MRFF grant review panels.

• Key Projects: WHO Infodemic Toolkit, NLM R01 grant on ClinicalTrials.gov integration
• Expertise: AI in health, systematic review methodology, health information trust