A photograph of a road and rail line Between Hapuku and Mangamaunu, South Island, New Zealand

I'm a software engineer from Hobart, Tasmania and when not working, I spend time mountain biking, bush walking, gardening, travelling and tinkering in my workshop.

I began my programming adventures in the mid 1980's with BASIC on the Commodore64 and BBC Micro (mostly writing and extending text based adventure games). Since then, I have worked in many domains across a variety of platforms with numerous programming languages.

I have held a variety of positions over the years, including system/network administrator, software developer, independent contractor, systems analyst, and research team leader.

I am the owner of Psychstudio. Experiments. Online. No code.

A nice picture of Ben Howell wearing a red electroencephalography cap with lots of sensors attached

Recently I've been working in the following areas:

  • Electroencephalography and neuromotor rehabilitation.
  • Eye-tracking.
  • Robotics and autonomous vehicles.
  • Computer vision (object recognition and tracking).
  • Embedded systems.
  • Sensor informatics and message-oriented middleware.


Recent grants and awards:

  • 2016 - Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation Establishment Grant - "Assistive technology for motor rehabilitation"
  • 2012 - Australian ICT Centre Award for Engineering and Science Support Excellence
  • 2012 - Tasmanian Research and Development iAward - "Magic Map"
  • 2011 - Tasmanian Research and Development iAward - "Tasmanian Marine Analysis Network"


If you'd like to get in touch, email me at ben@psychstudio.com


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