Professor Trish Williams is a leader in research and innovation in digital health. Trish is Cisco Chair and Professor of Digital Health Systems at Flinders University, Director of Flinders Digital Health Research Centre, and the Cisco-Flinders Digital Health Design Lab. Trish is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, one of the 2021 Brilliant Women in Digital Health, and in 2024 Cosmos named Trish one of the 50 remarkable and inspirational women in Australian science. Internationally recognised in her field, Trish applies 40 years of experience in healthcare computing to research and practical outcomes in cybersecurity, health IoT, mobile health, medical devices, governance, patient safety, and health software safety. Trish is a passionate contributor and advocate for digital health informatics standards, Co-Chair HL7 International Security Workgroup and national expert on health informatics, security and medical device ISO standards. She has authored over 140 medical information security and safety publications. When not doing all this, she devotes time to the practical assessment of boutique gin and full-bodied red wine!
