Media2026

More of us are using AI are therapists - should we be?

RNZ-Afternoon · Media Interview · 2026

A live media interview discussing the opportunities and limitations of AI in mental healthcare, and how AI can support therapists through early detection, self-reflection, and scalable mental health technologies.

Conference2026

Quality matters: Improving multimodal speech-based depression detection with quality-aware learning

SMHR-ASBDD · 2026

An abstract on using speech as a non-invasive digital biomarker for AI-assisted early depression screening.

Media2026

AI can’t replace mental health therapists. But here’s where it might make a difference

The Conversation · Commentary · July 2026

A public-facing commentary discussing the opportunities and limitations of AI in mental healthcare, and how AI can support therapists through early detection, self-reflection, and scalable mental health technologies.

Conference2026

FedMPA: A Novel Privacy-Performance Optimization Approach for Multimodal Speech-Based Depression Detection

Interspeech Conference · 2026

A privacy-preserving federated learning framework for multimodal speech-based depression detection, designed to balance predictive performance and privacy in healthcare AI settings.

Journal Article2025

With Data in Mind: AI Applications in Depression, Autism, and Dementia Care

New Zealand Medical Student Journal · 2025

A public-facing article discussing how AI is being applied in mental health and neurological care, including depression, autism, and dementia.

Conference2025

Speech as a Digital Biomarker for AI-Driven Early Depression Detection

HealtheX Conference · 2025

Presented research on using speech as a non-invasive digital biomarker for AI-assisted early depression screening.

Conference2023

Analyzing Trends and Topics of Sinhala Hate Speech on Twitter: A Time Series Approach

IEEE 17th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS) · 2023

Earlier work exploring temporal patterns and topic trends in Sinhala hate speech on Twitter using time-series and natural language processing approaches.

Conference2022

Analyzing Mass Media's Impact on Social Media and Correlation with Mass Media

2nd International Conference on Advanced Research in Computing (ICARC) · 2022

Earlier research examining relationships between mass media coverage and social media activity through correlation and trend analysis.

Under review2026

Adaptive Signal-to-Noise Ratio Data Selection for Robust Multimodal Depression Assessment using Transformer Representations

Under review

Under review for publication on adaptive data selection methods for improving robustness of multimodal depression assessment models using transformer-based representations.

Under review2026

Privacy-Enhanced Prototype-Based Federated Learning with Multi-Channel Privacy Evaluation for Speech-Based Depression Detection

Under review

Under review for publication on privacy-enhanced federated learning methods for speech-based depression detection, with multi-channel privacy evaluation.