Dr Jordan Nguyen is a leading Australian engineer, inventor
and innovator, committed to improving as many lives as possible, and becoming a
driving force behind both human and technological evolution as we move into the
future.
An internationally renowned engineer for humanity, Jordan
designs life-changing technologies to transform the lives of people with
disabilities and the elderly through his role as founder of Psykinetic, a social
business committed to bringing positive, sustainable and life-altering change.
He also shares his adventures through documentaries across the world. Inspired
by human endeavour, Jordan has big ambitions to see our world step consciously
and creatively into a better future.
Jordan is Founder and CEO of Psykinetic, a social business
creating futuristic, inclusive and empowering technologies to improve
independence and quality of life for disability, aged care and beyond. Dr
Jordan and his team have successfully created a mind-controlled wheelchair,
numerous Virtual and Augmented reality applications, inclusive gaming, an
instrument that enabled a friend with cerebral palsy to perform live music with
her eye movements and blinks, and devices that make it possible to control
household appliances or even drive cars using only the tiny electrical signals
created from eye movements.
Author of the book 'A Human's Guide to the Future', Jordan
is also an award-winning documentary maker and presenter. In 2016 he
collaborated with the Australian-based production company, The Feds, and the ABC
Catalyst to create and present his first TV documentary Becoming Superhuman,
which went on to win many prestigious awards both locally and internationally.
His work is regularly featured in the media. He has since gone on to present a
second ABC Catalyst documentary Meet The Avatars exploring the impacts of
Virtual Reality, including creating virtual interactive avatars to preserve
memories of loved ones. He has also presented numerous documentaries with
Discovery Channel and National Geographic “ including Frontiers of Science,
Smart China Start-up Revolutions, Vietnam: Connecting East Africa, and Tibet:
Living On The Roof Of The World. He recently founded his own media company and
aims to continue creating world-changing content on the intersection between
technology and humanity.
Jordan is a passionate ambassador for STEAM education,
adaptable mindsets and big-picture thinking, and holds a degree in Electrical
Engineering, First-Class Honours, Diploma in Engineering Practice, and a PhD in
Biomedical Engineering (Chancellors List) from the University of Technology
Sydney. He has taught university engineering masters students and overseen PhDs
in Artificial Intelligence design and Biomedical instrumentation and has
supervised many more research students. He believes our young generations are
the change-makers of tomorrow and has the potential to create solutions to the
world's greatest challenges.
In November 2022, the Dr Jordan Nguyen Innovation Centre at
Baulkham Hills North Public School was officially opened - named by the
school's students. Jordan was a finalist for NSW in Australian of the Yearin
2017, and a finalist in the AmCham (American Chamber of Commerce) awards for
Artificial Intelligence. He was named in the six Harper's BAZAAR Visionary Men
of 2019, has made the list of Australia's Most Innovative Engineers by Create
Magazine, was named twice in Onalyticas Top 100 Global Influencers on Virtual
Reality, travelled on a Think Inc tour with Steve Wozniak, won the Australian Computer
Society's (ACS) ˜ICT Professional of the Year Digital Disruptors Award, and has
had the honour of being MC for An Evening With President Barack Obama on his
last visit to Sydney.