Dr. Alvin Kar Fye LEE

EDUCATION

• PhD, University of Western Australia (2020)
• BSc with First Class Honours in Psychology, University of Western Australia (2015)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research investigates psychological states through a multifaceted approach, encompassing the following key objectives:

1) Understanding the fundamental neurobiological mechanisms underpinning these states.
2) Identifying quantifiable biomarkers that serve as indicators of these psychological states.
3) Developing and employing biomarker-based models for the continuous monitoring and prediction of psychological states.
4) Exploring the potential for leveraging these biomarkers to influence psychological states.
5) Applying these biomarkers to practical, real-world contexts.

To this end, my research draws from established cognitive neuroscience methodologies, encompassing psychometric assessments, computerised testing, and neuro/physiological data. Additionally, I employ both classical frequentist and Bayesian statistical models to rigorously test hypotheses. Furthermore, I incorporate computational modelling techniques and contemporary data-driven approaches, including machine learning and deep learning, to uncover complex relationships within the data.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Lee, K. F. A., Chan, E., Car, J., Gan, W.-S., & Christopoulos, G. (2022). Lowering the Sampling Rate: Heart Rate Response during Cognitive Fatigue. Biosensors, 12(5), 315. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12050315

Lee, K. F. A., Fox, A. M., & Notebaert, L. (2020). The effects of anxiety, depressive, and obsessive-compulsive subclinical symptoms on performance monitoring. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 158, 362–369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2020.09.009

Lee, K. F. A., Gan, W.-S., & Christopoulos, G. (2021). Biomarker-Informed Machine Learning Model of Cognitive Fatigue from a Heart Rate Response Perspective. Sensors, 21(11), 3843. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21113843

Lee, K. F. A., Lee, E. H., Roberts, A. C., Car, J., Soh, C. K., & Christopoulos, G. (2022). Effects of fun-seeking and external locus of control on smoking behaviour: a cross-sectional analysis on a cohort of working men in Singapore. BMJ Open, 12(10), e061318. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061318