Ms. Jessica Woolley

Ms. Jessica Woolley

Assistant Lecturer (Education Focused)
Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
Jess Woolley is an Assistant Lecturer with the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering.
Her current research is developing computer models of the brain to improve methods of using electricity to restore vision for people who are visually impaired.
She is also a member of ELECTRO, and is interested in how to teach practical problem finding and solving at scale.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences , Monash University , 2023
  • Bachelor of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (Honours), Monash University , 2023

Research Interests

  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Bionic Implants
  • Engineering Education

Research Projects

Current projects

A computational model of electrical stimulation in the visual cortex for bionic eyes

To create a model of the visual cortex with extracellular electrical stimulation which can be used to explore complex effects associated with extracellular electrical stimulation in order to support development of  cortical visual protheses

Teaching Commitments

  • ECE2071 - Systems programming
  • ECE2131 - Electrical circuits
  • ECE2072 - Digital systems
Last modified: 09/06/2026