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Jamal Esmaelpoor

Jamal Esmaelpoor is publicly named by the Bionics Institute as researcher and engineer. Dr Jamal Esmaelpoor is a Biomedical Signal Engineer and Data Scientist at the Bionics Institute, working at the intersection of engineering, neuroscience, and clinical research to translate complex biomedical data into meaningful clinical insights. He completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne in 2026 within the Medical Bionics Department. His doctoral research focused on identifying reliable brain-based predictors of cochlear implant outcomes using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). His work demonstrated how patterns of brain network organisation and dynamic functional connectivity can predict speech understanding outcomes in cochlear implant recipients, contributing to improved patient selection and more personalised clinical care.