About
I build software and machine learning systems for medical devices, with a focus on making diagnostics work in the real world, not just on paper.
At Biomicrology, I am co-founder and CTO. We are developing low-cost, AI-powered diagnostic tools for settings where access to labs is limited and the need is high. My work covers regulated embedded systems and ML models, as well as the software, testing, infrastructure, and compliance around them.
I like difficult problems that span research and engineering: taking an idea from first principles through to deployment, while dealing with noisy data, real-world constraints, and the responsibility that comes with medical technology.
Experience
Co-founder & CTO
Biomicrology Pty Ltd
Mar 2023 – Present
Adelaide, South Australia
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Research Assistant
Australian Institute for Machine Learning
Jul 2021 – Jul 2023
Adelaide, South Australia
Summer Research Intern
Australian Institute for Machine Learning
Dec 2020 – Jan 2021
Adelaide, South Australia
DevOps Engineer
Keen Group
Sep 2014 – May 2020
Adelaide, South Australia
Software Engineer
Freelance
Jan 2016 – Dec 2016
Adelaide, South Australia
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Surrey · 2023 – Present
Vision, Speech and Signal Processing
Diffusion Models for Interpretable Disease Forecasting
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Computer Science
University of Adelaide · 2022
In Defense of Kalman Filtering for Polyp Tracking from Colonoscopy Videos
Bachelor of Computer Science (Advanced)
University of Adelaide · 2019 – 2021
Artificial Intelligence
Awards & Scholarships
PhD Studentship
Fully funded doctoral research position.
University of Surrey
2023 – Present
Rhodes Scholarship Finalist
One of four finalists for South Australia.
The Rhodes Trust
2023
Australian Computer Society Prize for Computer Science
Most outstanding graduate completing a Bachelor of Computer Science.
University of Adelaide
2021
Mark Edwin Hurd Memorial Prize
Highest mark among graduates entering an Honours degree from Computer or Mathematical Sciences.
University of Adelaide
2021
Executive Dean's Recognition of Academic Excellence
Achieved an average mark above 90%.
University of Adelaide
2021
Summer Research Scholarship
Funded to conduct research over the 2020/2021 summer.
University of Adelaide
2020
Executive Dean's Recognition of Academic Excellence
Achieved an average mark above 90%.
University of Adelaide
2019
Publications
Risk Estimation of Knee Osteoarthritis Progression via Predictive Multi-task Modelling from Efficient Diffusion Model Using X-Ray Images
D. Butler, A. Hilton, G. Carneiro
MICCAI 2025
Human–AI Collaborative Multi-modal Multi-rater Learning for Endometriosis Diagnosis
H. Wang, D. Butler, Y. Zhang, J. Avery, S. Knox, C. Ma, L. Hull, G. Carneiro
Phys. Med. Biol. 2025
Unpaired Multi-modal Training and Single-modal Testing for Detecting Signs of Endometriosis
Y. Zhang, H. Wang, D. Butler, B. Smart, Y. Xie, M-S. To, S. Knox, G. Condous, M. Leonardi, J.C. Avery, M.L. Hull, G. Carneiro
CMIG 2025
The Effectiveness of Self-supervised Pre-training for Multi-modal Endometriosis Classification
D. Butler, H. Wang, Y. Zhang, M-S. To, G. Condous, M. Leonardi, S. Knox, J. Avery, M.L. Hull, G. Carneiro
EMBC 2023
Distilling Missing Modality Knowledge from Ultrasound for Endometriosis Diagnosis with Magnetic Resonance Images
Y. Zhang, H. Wang, D. Butler, M-S. To, J. Avery, M.L. Hull, G. Carneiro
ISBI 2023
In Defense of Kalman Filtering for Polyp Tracking from Colonoscopy Videos
D. Butler, Y. Zhang, T. Chen, S.H. Shin, R. Singh, G. Carneiro
ISBI 2022