Macquarie University PhD Scholarship in AI-enabled Digital Twin for Preventive Care 2026

This fully-funded PhD scholarship offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, systems engineering, and healthcare technology.

The project focuses on:

• engineering scalable predictive models
• real-time data integration from IoT sensors and enterprise systems
• optimisation algorithms for resource allocation and scheduling
• automated decision support tools to address fall prevention, staff deployment and therapy coordination challenges.

Sponsored by Lagrange.ai, a leader in AI-driven simulation and optimisation, this scholarship provides a full stipend for three years, enabling you to focus on developing scalable digital twin systems for healthcare applications.

The research project tackles complex engineering challenges in aged care and rehabilitation facilities, including:

• real-time sensor data integration
• predictive analytics for fall prevention
• automated decision support systems.

While digital twin technology has matured in industrial settings such as manufacturing and logistics, its engineering implementation in healthcare – particularly for modeling human behavior, health trajectories and facility operations – presents novel technical challenges. This project will engineer healthcare-focused digital twins that integrate IoT sensors, enterprise systems (ERP, MES) and AI/ML models to enable real-time monitoring and optimisation.

You will work closely with industry engineers and academic supervisors, developing expertise in:

• machine learning deployment
• digital twin architecture
• data orchestration
• model management
• enterprise system integration.

• Table of Content
• About Macquarie University
• Macquarie University PhD Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Macquarie University PhD Scholarship
• Requirements for Macquarie University PhD Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Macquarie University PhD Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Macquarie University PhD Scholarship

The scholarship comprises:

• a tuition fee offset/scholarship
• a living allowance stipend.

The value of each stipend scholarship is $39,700 per annum (full time, indexed) for three years.

Requirements for Macquarie University PhD Scholarship Qualification

• This scholarship is available to eligible candidates to undertake a direct-entry three-year PhD program.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Before submitting your application, submit an expression of interest to Professor Mohsen Asadnia at [email protected]

Contact Professor Mohsen Asadnia

• E:[email protected]

For more information, kindly visit Macquarie University scholarship webpage.