David has bachelor degrees in Physics and Biomedical Engineering (First Class Honours) and a PhD from Flinders University. He has extensive experience as a Rehabilitation Engineer in the field of disability, rehabilitation engineering and assistive technologies, and is an Associate Professor and academic staff member within the College of Science and Engineering and a researcher within the Medical Device Research Institute (MDRI) at Flinders University. David’s professional honours to date include being awarded a Churchill Fellowship, Engineers Australia’s Young Professional Engineer of the Year; Engineers Australia's Top 100 Most Influential Engineers; and a Fulbright Professional Scholarship. David is also a Fellow of Engineers Australia (FIEAust), the Professional Association for all Engineers in Australia. David has experience working in rehabilitation engineering research and industry institutions in Australia, England, Canada and the United States, holds a patent for his PhD work, and has twice won first prize in the College of Biomedical Engineers’ Better Technology Awards for novel assistive technologies. He is an invited TEDx speaker, has delivered numerous invited and keynote presentations, and he has represented Australia at two Global Research, Innovation, and Education in Assistive Technology Summit events at the WHO in Geneva.