Paul Constable

Paul Constable is a Senior Lecturer at the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and a Full Member of the Caring Futures Institute. His research focuses on identifying retinal biomarkers for neurodevelopmental disorders using machine learning and signal analysis. He leads the retinalbiomarkers group, collaborating internationally with teams in the UK, Germany, Brazil, and the US. His expertise includes visual electrophysiology (ERG/EOG), deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch), and portable ERG device development to enhance accessibility.

• Education:
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics (Australian College of Optometry, 2020)
  • PhD in Optometry (City University of London, 2007)
  • Bachelor of Science in Optometry (University of Melbourne, 1991)
• Awards:
  • Marmor Award for Clinical Innovation in Electrophysiology (2014)
  • Vice President & Executive Dean’s Award (2019)
• Research Interests:
  • Retinal biomarker discovery for autism spectrum disorder and ADHD
  • Signal analysis (Wavelet transforms, Bayesian modeling)
  • Machine learning applications in ophthalmology

His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to education and health. Recent studies include spectral analysis of ERGs for neurodevelopmental disorders and AI-driven synthetic signal generation to improve biomarker classification.