Researcher

I’m a PhD candidate in the Wild Immunology Lab at Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania. Based out of Nipaluna/Hobart (Lutruwita/Tasmania), we are currently working on developing generalised ecological field devices to remotely monitor native wildlife:

• A smart bait dispenser for oral bait vaccination of the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) against the devil facial tumour disease
• A remote animal microchip scanner (RAMS) to distantly study native wild individuals in their natural habitat

Contact me via Email or LinkedIn

Education

• PhD in Medical Engineering @ University of Tasmania [Ongoing]
• MSc in Biostatistics @ Manipal Academy of Higher Education [2022]
• BSc in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics @ Christ University [2020]

Work Experience

Casual Academic Staff @ University of Tasmania [Sep 2024 – ongoing]

• Teaching assistant for Statistics using R programming
• Test and Tag Technician for the Medical Science Precinct, University of Tasmania

Machine Learning Researcher @ Fortifyedge Inc [Feb 2024 – Jun 2024]

• Created dashboard to display noise data from Boeing Aircraft Factory collected on Samsung wearables for worker safety
• Modelled hearing loss prediction based on demographics and objective exposure to noise
• Performed anomaly detection on accelerometry and gravitation data to model physical activity intensity

Statistical Analyst @ Eli Lilly and Company [Jan 2022 – Sep 2023]

• Supported immunology studies with dataset creation and report generation using SAS and R programming
• Supported development of in-house automation tools on Shiny
• Functional onboarding of new hires and mentoring graduate freshers

Grants and Scholarships

• Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research HDR Grant (A$24,985) “Deployment of the novel remote animal microchip scanner (RAMS) to remotely study Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) at the Forestier Peninsula” [2026-2028]
• Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Grant (A$53,169) “Species-Selective AI Trapping to Monitor and Mitigate Devil Facial Tumour Disease” [2026-2028]
• Menzies Institute for Medical Research Top-up Scholarship (A$7,500 p. a.) [2025-2027]
• Tasmania Graduate Research Scholarship [2023-2027]

Publications and Preprints [Google Scholar]

• Chaturvedi, P., Flies, A. S., Han, S. C., & Connelly, W. M. (2026). A study on edge devices for image classification of the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) for vaccine delivery. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 7, e70216. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70216
• Chaturvedi, P., & Pokhriyal, H. (2025). Parameter estimation of the four-parameter Harris extended Weibull distribution with applications to real-life data. arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.26162. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2509.26162

Media

• The Conversation - News article: Iconic Australian mammals could be at real risk from bird flu. Could we protect them using vaccines in baits?
• ABC Science - News article: Why bird flu poses a high risk to many Australian native mammals
• BBC Unexpected Elements – Podcast feature: Science down under
• The Scientist – Article: A Hell of a Disease: Can Science Save the Tasmanian Devil?

Conferences

• The Australian Mammal Society and The Australasian Bat Society Joint Conference 2026 (Oral presentation)
• 5th Wild and Comparative Immunology Consortium 2026 (Oral presentation, 2nd prize)
• The TinyML4D Academic Network 17th Show and Tell 2025 (Invited speaker)
• 4th Wild and Comparative Immunology Consortium 2024 (Oral presentation)