Matt Petoe is an Associate Professor at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, specialising in movement disorders research. His research experience focuses on the design and execution of human clinical studies in sensory neuroscience, therapeutic neuromodulation, and implantable medical devices.

Matt holds a PhD in biomedical engineering (University of Queensland, 2010). His postdoctoral training was supported by the Stroke Foundation at Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand, where he used MRI and transcranial magnetic stimulation to study motor recovery after stroke. Subsequent roles include device development and visual rehabilitation for bionic eye recipients at the Bionics Institute (2012-2023) and industry-based clinical research at Deep Brain Stimulation Technologies Pty Ltd.