Shanmuga Sundar Dhanabalan

Shanmuga Sundar Dhanabalan is an accomplished researcher & ARC Industry Fellow, currently leads the Soft Electronics, Materials, and Sensors (SEMS) Research Group at La Trobe University, Melbourne. He also serves as the Associate Director (esearch) for the Centre for Technology Infusion at La Trobe University. Dhanabalan completed his PhD in 2017 and was subsequently awarded a competitive Conicyt-Fondecyt postdoctoral fellowship from the Chilean government, as a Principal Investigator from 2018 to 2021. From May 2021 to October 2024, he worked as a Research Fellow in the Functional Materials and Microsystems (FMM) Research Group at RMIT University, Melbourne. His work has contributed to the development of wearables, wireless battery-free patches, biosensors, and Bluetooth-enabled devices for continuous health monitoring in rural and remote areas. He has secured over $ 4.1 million in funding in the last 5 years and primarily focuses on translational research, collaborating with Australian industry partners to drive innovations from design to commercialization.