Affiliation: University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Susann’s expertise lies in the areas of experimental and computational fluid dynamics and mechanics for personalised cardiovascular health considerations.

Having a broad educational background spanning across mechanical, chemical, and materials and biomedical engineering, her research and development work encompasses several areas at the interfield of medicine, engineering, and computer sciences. She is the Head of the Sydney Vascular Modelling Group at the University of New South Wales and leads the global Coronary Atlas project, driving personalised coronary artery treatment. With her team she creates diverse knowledge to develop innovative methods to understand coronary artery mechanisms including disease, to optimise medical devices and their implant strategies, and to identify novel biomarkers.

Susann has received numerous awards including the Cardiovascular Innovations Award by the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand and was named Research Fellow of the New Zealand Heart Foundation. Her work has resulted in more than $2 million in funding, and a large number of invited keynote presentations, high-impact clinical and engineering publications, book chapters, and proceedings to date.