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