Dr Shiraz is the Chief Scientific Officer at Khora, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. She has a PhD in Psychology and over 20 years of applied experience within the mental health sector globally, in research and in a clinical context. 

Farah has a leading role in the CHALLENGE product that KHORA has developed using innovative software to aid therapy for people who suffer from auditory hallucinations, specifically, patients with schizophrenia who are hearing malevolent voices. She builds the scientific evidence for CHALLENGE by leading and conducting additional trials internationally. In addition, Dr Shiraz focuses on expanding on the development of applications of VR within the health and mental health field.

Originally from the UK, Dr Shiraz has previously been working as an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore where she was the department lead for promoting and developing global research projects for mental health research across S.E. Asia. She is an expert in mental health, research methods, and psychopathology. She is passionate about being involved in using Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to improve people’s mental health, constantly pushing the boundaries of what the technology can do.