Dr. Michael Stevens is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering and Technology at UNSW Canberra, University of New South Wales. He earned a B.Eng (Medical, Honours First Class) from Queensland University of Technology in 2010 and a PhD from the University of Queensland in 2014, where he developed a physiological control system for dual rotary left ventricular assist devices operating as a biventricular assist device. His research specializations include physiological control systems for heart assist devices such as artificial hearts and left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), computational fluid dynamics modeling, signal processing for diagnostics and control, wearable technologies for fall detection and activity monitoring in older adults particularly those living with dementia, machine learning in biomedical applications, and low-cost digital manufacturing. Stevens collaborates with industry partners on simulations and bench-top testing to enhance medical devices, and he has secured over $6 million in competitive grants, including from the Medical Research Future Fund Artificial Heart Frontiers Program and the ARC Research Hub for Connected Sensors for Health.

Stevens began his career as a Research Associate at UNSW's Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering in 2015, advancing to Lecturer in 2018 and Senior Lecturer in 2022 before moving to UNSW Canberra in 2024. He has successfully supervised two PhD students to completion and currently supervises four more in cardiovascular engineering and aged care technology. He teaches courses including ENGG1000 Engineering Design and Innovation, BIOM1010 Engineering in Medicine and Biology, BIOM9701 Cardiovascular Dynamics, and BIOM9640 Biomedical Instrumentation, earning the 2021 UNSW Scientia Education Academy Exemplary Teaching Practice Award for linking learning to professional contexts. Notable awards also include the 2021 Heart Foundation NSW CVRN HEART PITCH Runner-up and multiple Prince Charles Hospital Foundation grants. He co-edited the book Mechanical Circulatory and Respiratory Support (Elsevier, 2017) and contributed chapters on physiological control and first-generation ventricular assist devices. Key publications feature Developments in control systems for rotary left ventricular assist devices for heart failure patients: a review (Physiological Measurement, 2013) and A physiological control system for an implantable heart pump that accommodates for interpatient and intrapatient variations (IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2019). His work advances smarter cardiac support technologies, improving outcomes for heart failure patients.

Professional Email: michael.stevens@unsw.edu.au