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Expert in Neuroimaging & Biomedical Data Analysis | MRI, Machine Learning, Scientific Writing | R, Python & MATLAB

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I am a neuroimaging researcher and lecturer with over 10 years of experience in biomedical engineering, brain MRI analysis, and interdisciplinary mental health research. I hold a PhD in Electrical Engineering and currently work at the University of Melbourne, where I coordinate programming courses and lead imaging analysis projects at the Melbourne Brain Centre Imaging Unit. My research focuses on advanced quantitative MRI methods, including Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM), Arterial Spin Labelling (ASL), diffusion MRI (DTI, FBA), and 23Na MRI. I have contributed to 17 peer-reviewed journal articles (2 as first author, 1 as senior author), and have presented at major conferences including ISMRM, OHBM, and CIFAR Winter School on Neuroscience of Consciousness. I specialize in: Custom neuroimaging pipelines (QSM, ASL, FSL, ANTs, dcm2niix, SPM) MATLAB, Python, Bash scripting for image preprocessing and analysis Scientific writing, figure preparation, and manuscript editing Machine learning for individualized biomarker development in psychiatry Grant proposal support and literature review synthesis I’ve worked with multidisciplinary teams across Australia and Europe, and regularly consult on research design, data analysis, and publication support. I am passionate about making complex analyses accessible and reproducible, and enjoy supporting early-career researchers with tailored guidance.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Computational Neuroscience
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Biomedical Engineering
• ☆ Electrical Engineering

Services

• Writing
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Creative Writing

Consulting Digital Strategy Consulting, Healthcare Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Algorithm Design-ML, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Research Fellow

University of Melbourne

August 2019 - Present

Education

PhD in Biomedical Engineering

The University of Melbourne

August 2014 - April 2019

Masters in Electrical Engineering (Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department)

University of Melbourne

February 2012 - August 2013

Certifications

• NAATI

  National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters

  January 2015 - January 2018

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Warda Syeda, Suzan Maleki, Joshua Hendrikse, Karyn Richardson, Rebecca A. Segrave, Sam Hughes, Edouard Kayayan, Stuart Oldham, James P. Coxon, Karen Caeyenberghs, et al. (2024). White matter alterations associated with chronic cannabis use disorder: a structural network and fixel-based analysis . Translational Psychiatry.

Tina D. Kristensen, Karen S. Ambrosen, Jayachandra M. Raghava, Warda T. Syeda, Thijs Dhollander, Cecilie K. Lemvigh, Kirsten B. Bojesen, Anita D. Barber, Mette Ø. Nielsen, Egill Rostrup, et al. (2024). Publisher Correction: Structural and functional connectivity in relation to executive functions in antipsychotic-naïve patients with first episode schizophrenia . Schizophrenia.

Tina D. Kristensen, Karen S. Ambrosen, Jayachandra M. Raghava, Warda T. Syeda, Thijs Dhollander, Cecilie K. Lemvigh, Kirsten B. Bojesen, Anita D. Barber, Mette Ø. Nielsen, Egill Rostrup, et al. (2024). Structural and functional connectivity in relation to executive functions in antipsychotic-naïve patients with first episode schizophrenia . Schizophrenia.

P. Ravanfar, W.T. Syeda, R.J. Rushmore, B. Moffat, A.E. Lyall, A.H. Merritt, G.A. Devenyi, M.M. Chakravarty, P. Desmond, V.L. Cropley, et al. (2023). Investigation of Brain Iron in Niemann-Pick Type C: A 7T Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping Study . American Journal of Neuroradiology.

In Vivo 7-Tesla MRI Investigation of Brain Iron and Its Metabolic Correlates in Chronic Schizophrenia <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Schizophrenia.

Warda Syeda, Charlotte M Ermine, Mohamed Salah Khilf, David Wright, Vanessa H Brait, Jess Nithianantharajah, Scott Kolbe, Leigh A Johnston, Lachlan H Thompson, Amy Brodtmann (2022). Long-term structural brain changes in adult rats after mild ischaemic stroke . Brain Communications.

Cognitive behavioral markers of neurodevelopmental trajectories in rodents <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Translational Psychiatry.

(2019). A continuum of T2* components: Flexible fast fraction mapping in sodium MRI . Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

(2018). 3D-multi-echo radial imaging of 23 Na (3D-MERINA) for time-efficient multi-parameter tissue compartment mapping . Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

PREPRINT

Yoshito Saito, Christos Pantelis, Vanessa Cropley, Liliana Laskaris, Cassandra M. J. Wannan, Warda T. Syeda (2024). Characterising grey-white matter relationships in recent-onset psychosis and its association with cognitive function .

Warda Syeda, Chao Suo, Murat Y&#252;cel, Suzan Maleki, Joshua Hendrikse, Karyn Richardson, Rebecca Segrave, Sam hughes, Edouard Kayayan, Stuart Oldham, et al. (2024). White matter alterations associated with chronic cannabis use disorder: a structural network and fixel-based analysis .

Warda Syeda, Michelle Adams, Bruce Tonge, Christos Pantelis, Antonia Merritt, David Moseley, Riana De Netto, Cassandra Wannan (2023). Multi-axial Profile Scores (MAPS) for Complex Child Psychiatric Presentations .

Cassandra M J Wannan, Christos Pantelis, Antonia Merritt, Bruce Tonge, Warda T Syeda(2021). Affinity Scores: An Individual-centric Fingerprinting Framework for Neuropsychiatric Disorders . Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

CONFERENCE PAPER

Analysis of ADC model robustness in diffusion-weighted MRI @INPROCEEDINGS{7950676, author= {S. Warda Taqdees and A. Ng and D. K. Wright and M. Tolcos and L. A. Johnston}, booktitle= {2017 IEEE 14th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI 2017)}, title= {Analysis of ADC model robustness in diffusion-weighted MRI}, year= {2017}, volume= {}, number= {}, pages= {966-969}, keywords= {biomedical MRI;diffusion;medical image processing;Cramer-Rao lower bound analysis;apparent diffusion coefficient;biexponential model;diffusion weighted MRI;exponential model;gamma distribution model;parametric models;Adaptive optics;Analytical models;Brain modeling;Data models;Magnetic resonance imaging;Rats;Robustness;Apparent diffusion coefficient;Cr�mer-Rao lower bound analysis;Diffusion weighted MRI;Gamma distribution;Restricted diffusion}, doi= {10.1109/ISBI.2017.7950676}, ISSN= {}, month= {April}} . 2017 IEEE 14th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI 2017).

(2015). Limitations of two-component diffusion models for axon diameter density estimation . 2015 IEEE 12th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI).