Professor Graham Kerr

Professor Graham Kerr is a movement neuroscientist in the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), where he leads the Movement Neuroscience group. He is also a Program Leader and Executive Management Committee member for the ARC-ITTC in Joint Biomechanics.

Professor Kerr’s research embraces multidisciplinary approaches to understand the neurophysiological basis of human performance. This includes adoption of wearable technologies in the application of cognitive neuroscience, neurophysiology and neuroimaging methodologies to human performance in real-world scenarios. His research has advanced understanding of complex neural and physiological systems that underpin movement coordination and how this is affected by task demands, fatigue, ageing and neurodegenerative disease. Application has been in predictive health diagnostics, neurological assessment toolkits, wearable technologies, and establishment of clinical outreach programs. Professor Kerr’s research has also informed development of smart footwear and non-invasive brain stimulation techniques for enhancing human performance. More recent research focuses on identifying neural signatures of sensorimotor control essential for the development of human-machine interfaces. His research has been continuously funded for over 20 years by national Category 1 grants as well as industry grants from medical technology companies.

Professor Kerr is currently co-leader for the Defence Science Technology Group (DSTG) project on developing Wearable Predictive Diagnostics for human performance and the associated Human Integrated Sensory System research evaluating biological response to human stress contexts and risks of exposure to pathogenic organisms or toxic environments. Professor Kerr is also involved in a US Air Force funded research program on identifying neural signatures of ‘trust’ associated with decision-making with artificial intelligence systems.