Sarah Johnson

Professor Sarah Johnson is a distinguished academic in the School of Engineering at the University of Newcastle, specializing in Electrical and Computer Engineering. She holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the same institution and has been awarded prestigious fellowships including an ARC Future Fellowship. Her research applies engineering solutions to digital information processing and error correction coding, with significant applications in secure communications and biomedical technologies.

Her research interests span:

• Signal processing for secure data transmission
• Error correction codes for reliable communication systems
• Biomedical applications of digital signal processing
• Quantum-enabled secure communications
• Internet of Things communication protocols

Her publications primarily focus on information theory, wireless communication systems, and biomedical engineering. Recent work shows strong emphasis on index coding optimizations, quantum cryptography implementations, and biomedical signal processing techniques for neuroimaging applications.

Significant awards include:

• NSW Premier's Prize for Excellence (2017)
• Pro Vice-Chancellor's Research Excellence Award (2007)

Professor Johnson has secured multiple ARC Discovery grants and industry-sponsored projects, including collaborations with Quintessence Laboratories on quantum key distribution. She co-founded HunterWISE to promote women in STEM fields and has supervised numerous graduate students across engineering disciplines.

She leads interdisciplinary collaborations with biomedical researchers on rehabilitation technologies and neuroimaging analysis, developing systems to monitor recovery processes and brain activity patterns.