DrYuxin Zhang
Research Fellow, Digital Health
Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
Orcid identifier0000-0002-7636-4084 (opens in a new tab)
- Research Fellow, Digital HealthFaculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
- +61 3 924 68269 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr Zhang's research focuses on AI-enabled digital health, wearable sensing and scalable software infrastructure for lifestyle behaviour change and chronic disease self-management. He is particularly interested in responsible GenAI, remote monitoring, digital intervention design, and the translation of research platforms into real-world health, school and community settings.
GRANTS
- INTERNAL GRANTMoving the Next Generation: Leveraging GenAI to Advance the Motor Competence of First Nations YouthDEAKIN STRATEGIC FUNDING FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH2 Mar 2026 - 1 Mar 2027People funded by this grant:
- Lander N,
- Zhang Y,
- Zhou T,
- Brown T,
- Burns K
- TENDERPlus one serve: digital application to support increased vegetable intake in rural communitiesHorticulture Innovation Australia1 Mar 2026 - 1 Apr 2028People funded by this grant:
- Livingstone K,
- Rawstorn J,
- Zhang Y,
- Alston L,
- Maddison R
- COMPETITIVE GRANTSMART-T2D: Adapting and co-designing a next-generation AI-powered digital ecosystem to support personalised self-care for type 2 diabetesDiabetes Australia1 Jan 2026 - 1 Jul 2028People funded by this grant:
- Dempsey P,
- Maddison R,
- Zhang Y,
- Jansons P,
- Dunstan D
- INTERNAL GRANTAdvancing First Nations Youth Motor Competence With AI and Co-DesignFaculty of Health HAtCH Grant13 Nov 2025 - 13 Nov 2026People funded by this grant:
- Zhang Y,
- Zhou T,
- Burns K,
- Lander N
- GRANTContext-Aware and Proactive AI-Based Lifestyle Engagement for T2DAustralian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations (ACADI)17 Oct 2025 - 16 Oct 2026People funded by this grant:
- Zhang Y
- INTERNAL GRANTGenerative AI for Tailored Home Exercise Prescription (GATE): Supporting Physiotherapists and GPs with Motion Synthesis TechnologyDeakin Science and Society Network2 Dec 2024 - 28 Nov 2025People funded by this grant:
- Zhang Y,
- Rawstorn J,
- Lander N,
- Maddison R,
- Zhou T
- COMPETITIVE GRANTDigital-enabled solutions to support healthcare delivery: Transforming outcomes for heart failure in Australia (SMART; Self-Management And Remote Technologies)Medical Research Future Fund1 Jun 2024 - 30 Jun 2027People funded by this grant:
- Maddison R,
- Sullivan C,
- Oldenburg B,
- Woods L,
- Zhang Y
- GRANTAssessing the effects of a Sit Less and Move More real-time intervention on immediate glucose response and daily glucose variability in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D)1 Nov 2023 - 31 Oct 2024People funded by this grant:
- Maddison R,
- Manski-Nankervis J-A,
- Kostakos V,
- Daryabeygikhotbehsara R,
- McMorrow R
- INTERNAL GRANTInstitute for Physical Activity and Nutrition1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Wheeler M,
- Zhang Y,
- Khalajzadeh H
- INTERNAL GRANTTAILOR-T2D: Tailored AI and Wearable Data for Lifestyle Interventions in Type 2 DiabetesBaker-Deakin Seed GrantPeople funded by this grant:
- Zhang Y,
- Maddison R,
- Rawstorn J,
- Daryabeygikhotbehsara R,
- Zheng M
