Doctoral Researcher in Computer Science at Frontier AI Research Centre at Macquarie University.
My research is at the intersection of humanoid robots, multimodal AI, and mental-health diagnostics. I design simulation-first pipelines, trust-calibrated interaction policies, and privacy-preserving avatarization to make early assessment more reliable and equitable. I am supervised by Distinguished Chair Professor Longbing Cao and Professor Deborah Richards, collaborating across computing, psychology, and clinical partners.
Designing conversational humanoid agents (e.g., Ameca) that sense and fuse facial, vocal, and linguistic cues to support early detection of depression, PTSD, and cognitive decline. Emphasis on trust calibration, safety, and clinician-style pacing.
SimClinician: a simulation testbed with MetaHuman patients, synchronized speech/face/gaze and PHQ-8 / PCL-C flows. Enables counterfactual replay, nonverbal perturbations, and uncertainty-aware turn management.
Transforming raw sessions into re-playable 3D avatars that encode behavioral and affective signals while removing identifiers. Supports longitudinal tracking without storing voices or faces.
Interactive triage wizards and RL-inspired probing layered over E-DAIC and DAIC-WOZ to select targeted questions that maximize diagnostic clarity while exposing confidence and evidence.
Grant of 300$ for research funding.
Grant of 250$ for research funding.
Grant of 350$ for research funding.
Grant of 300$ for research funding.
Grant of 250$ for research funding.
Grant of 350$ for research funding.
Faculty Research Training Committee, Macquarie University
Representing doctoral and master's research students in faculty-level discussions on training quality, policy development, and student support initiatives. Advocating for improved research infrastructure and professional development opportunities.
Macquarie University
Supervising undergraduate and master's students in summer research internships focused on humanoid AI, multimodal fusion, and simulation-based training projects. Mentoring students in research methodology, technical skills development, and academic writing.
Email: filippo.cenacchi@hdr.mq.edu.au
Links: Google Scholar · GitHub · LinkedIn
I welcome collaboration on simulation-based training for humanoid diagnostic agents, 3d human avatarization and clinician-centered AI diagnosis.
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