About
A systems architect, by way of the lab.
I started in the atomic-scale physics of disease, and now build the systems that carry research into the world.
J. Bones — Ngunnawal Country, Australia
I'm a systems architect, and I came to it through science. My background is computational biophysics: using atomic-scale simulation to work out how mutations in immune-system proteins cause disease. That work, published under my full name, Josiah Bones, appears in Nature and Science Advances, on the TLR7 and DECTIN-1 systems behind conditions like lupus.
Partway through my PhD I paused to build SelfTherapy, a full-stack, AI-integrated mental-health platform across web, iOS and Android. It came from seeing a clear gap: the distance between what people need and what they can actually reach when traditional therapy isn't an option.
As co-founder and CTO I architected the whole Django/Flutter system with layered safety governance, and took a Graduate Diploma in Counselling to do it properly. It was later adapted for a military context and is under research-trial consideration.
These days I'm back on the PhD, building EndPoint: the same systems discipline turned back onto the research that started it all.
Credentials
- First Class Honours in Biophysics (Cell & Molecular Biology), ANU
- Doctoral research in computational biophysics & structural biology
- Published in Nature, Science Advances and Nature Immunology (TLR7/TLR8 and DECTIN-1 protein systems)
- Graduate Diploma in Counselling
- Co-founder & CTO, SelfTherapy PTY LTD
Approach
Release
Skills
From atoms to applications.
Research, Data & Science
Computational analysis, statistical modelling and high-performance simulation, spanning atomic-scale molecular dynamics, structural biology, and large-scale data.
Systems & Infrastructure
Django/DRF backends with custom middleware, Firebase auth, complex model structures, and cloud deployment on Cloudflare.
Applications & Product
Flutter applications across web, iOS and Android with considered UX, including chat experiences that help users identify emotions, thoughts and sensations in real time.
AI & Safety Governance
Multi-layered AI agent architectures with database interfacing and safety gates designed for high-stakes mental-health and operational contexts.