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Dr. Padmanesan Narasimhan is a clinician and Senior Lecturer at the аIJʹÙÍø School of Population Health, bringing a wealth of experience and a global perspective to the Digital Health Research Group, which he leads. His passion for strengthening health systems and integrating digital health solutions was ignited early in his career while providing care for HIV/AIDS patients in India and now in an Emergency Department in Australia. This foundational experience underpins his current research, which critically examines how digital platforms can integrate formal and informal healthcare providers, improve hospital triage systems, and utilize AI for disease prediction even with informal data structures. Dr. Narasimhan’s significant contributions to the field are evidenced by numerous publications and prestigious recognitions, including the Fellowship in Australasian Institute of Digital Health. He is also dedicated to nurturing the next generation of digital health professionals, leading the postgraduate course PHCM9790: Digital Health – Principles, Practice and Evidence.

Dr. Narasimhan's leadership extends to impactful research projects that are shaping the future of digital health. He serves as Chief Investigator A for the NHMRC IDEAS Grant-funded AI TRIBOT Study, pioneering the use of an AI-powered conversational chatbot to streamline emergency department triage. This innovative project aims to enhance real-time decision-making and optimize patient flow, representing a cutting-edge digital front-door strategy for acute care services. Furthermore, as Co-Investigator and India Lead for the SHIBU OS INT Initiative's EPIWATCH project, Dr. Narasimhan is at the forefront of developing an AI-driven platform for the early detection of infectious disease outbreaks. This $5.3 million initiative leverages machine learning and big data analytics to provide predictive epidemic intelligence, shifting public health surveillance from reactive to proactive, especially vital in low- and middle-income countries. His work also includes a focus on integrating informal healthcare providers through digital platforms to improve healthcare delivery in low-resource settings, strengthening referral pathways and enhancing diagnosis accuracy and continuity of care.

Dr Anthony Sunjaya is a medical doctor, Senior Lecturer in Health Leadership and Management and Director of Lifelong Learning (Short Courses and Executive Education) at the School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, аIJʹÙÍø Sydney, Australia.

He is an Affiliate Faculty of the Center for Primary Care, Harvard Medical School; an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Respiratory Health at The George Institute for Global Health; Visiting Researcher, Harefield Respiratory Research Group, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals; and an Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Public Health, Imperial College London.  He also advices the Tyree Institute for Health Engineering based out of аIJʹÙÍø's Faculty of Engineering on accelerating the translation of medical technologies into clinical practice.

His research focuses on health systems, primary care, personalised medicine and digital health especially the development and implementation of decision support systems, and patient centred care. Clinically, his work focuses on cardiorespiratory diseases, diabetes, and multimorbidity.