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Biotechnology & Health Systems
Research Expertise
FEAS biotechnology and health systems research improves human health and well-being by applying engineering principles to medical innovation.
Our researchers aim to develop new diagnostics, treatments, and healthcare delivery solutions, focusing on areas like biomaterials, imaging, bioinformatics, and telemedicine. Collaborating with medical institutions and industry, the aim is to address critical health challenges and ensure equitable access to advanced healthcare.
Sample research areas include:
- Biomaterials & Regenerative Medicine
- Biomedical Instrumentation
- Digital Health
- Ergonomics & Human Factors
- Health, Wellness & Equity
- Lab-on-a-Chip
- Medical Imaging
Javad Alirezaie
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseSignal and Image Processing; Biomedical Imaging, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer-Aided Diagnosis, Pattern Recognition
Dimitri Androutsos
Associate Dean / Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs
Areas Of ExpertiseDigital Signal Processing, Digital Image Processing, Computer Vision, AR/VR, Stereoscopy
Marco A. Antoniades
Associate Professor / Director of the Microwaves and Antennas Lab
Areas Of ExpertiseAntenna and RF/Microwave Engineering; Reconfigurable Metamaterials, Metasurfaces, Electrically-Small Antennas, RF/Microwave Circuits and Devices, Implantable/Wearable Antennas
Soosan Beheshti
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseSignal Processing, Statistical Learning Theory, Information Extraction, Data Denoising and Preprocessing, Hyperparameter Selection in Machine Learning, System Identification and Control
Yaser Dahman
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseChemical and Biochemical Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Nanotechnology; Green and Renewable Technology and Molecular Biology
Farhad Ein-Mozaffari
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseMixing, Flow Visualization, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow, Multiphase Flow, Powder Blending, Discrete Element Method (DEM), CFD-DEM Coupling
Leila Marie Farah
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseDesign; Health; Inclusivity; Provisioning of Cities; Ecological Design; Urban Agriculture; Food Systems
Zouheir Fawaz
Professor
Abbas Ghasemi
Assistant Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); Flow Visualization and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV); Vortex Dynamics, Shear Layers, and Jets; Multiphase Flows, Droplets, and Atomization; Fluid Physics of Pathogen Transport and Disease Transmission; Integrating Thermo-Fluids, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Epidemiology; Green Energy and Net-zero Technologies; Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
Siyuan He
Professor
Dae Kun Hwang
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseAdvanced Materials fabrication; Microfluidics-based synthesis; Hydrogel-based applications, Biomedical Engineering; Photo-polymerization
Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi
Professor, Associate Chair, Mechatronics
Areas Of ExpertiseRobotics and Automation, Optmechatronics, Medical Robotics, Continuum Robots, Visual Servoing, Image-Guided Navigation, Aerial Manipulation
George Thomas Kapelos
Professor and Former Department Chair
Areas Of ExpertisePublic Space, Healthy Environments, Building Community, Design Equity, Architectural Pedagogy, and Modernism, Media and National Identity.
A. Emre Karatas
Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering / Affiliate Scientist, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology, St. Michael's Hospital
Areas Of ExpertiseSustainable Energy, Flame Emissions, Hybrid-electric Propulsion, Reacting Flows, Respiratory Flows, Optical Diagnostics, Carbon Dots
Mahmood (Mike) Kassam
Professor
April Khademi
Canada Research Chair in AI for Medical Imaging / Associate Professor in Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering.
Areas Of ExpertiseArtificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Medical Imaging, Radiology, Pathology, Neurology, Cancer, Healthcare, Biomedical System Design
Naimul Khan
Associate Professor / Associate Chair, Graduate Studies, / Associate Chair, Undergraduate Programs
Areas Of ExpertiseMultimedia, Medical Imaging, Machine Learning, Augmented/Virtual Reality
Owais Khan
Assistant Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseComputational Simulations, Medical Imaging, Vascular Biomechanics
Sri Krishnan
Dean / Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseAI for Mental Health, Biomedical Signal Analysis, Audio Signal Analysis, Time-frequency Theory
Lisa Landrum
Department Chair of Architectural Science / Professor / Architect
Areas Of ExpertiseArchitectural Design, Imagination, Agency, Performing Arts, History & Theory, Poetics & Ethics, Creative & Critical Thinking, Pedagogy, Architectures of Peace and Justice
Kristiina Valter Mai
Associate Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseBiomedical Engineering, Sensors, Systems Design, Neurophysiology, Balance, Rehabilitation, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability, Language, Wearables
Patrick Neumann
Director; Professor, Human Factors Engineering Lab
Areas Of ExpertiseEngineering Design, Human Factors, Industry 5.0, Cobotics, Healthcare Systems Engineering, Ergonomics, Sustainable Innovation, Organizational Design and Management
Marcello Papini
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseSolid Particle Erosion, Abrasive Jet Machining, Wear, Tribology, Fracture Mechanics, Materials Characterization, Biomedical Engineering, Process Modeling
Dafna Sussman
Associate Professor / Director, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program / Principal Investigator, Maternal-Fetal Imaging Lab
Areas Of ExpertiseMedical Imaging, Obstetric & Gynecologic Diagnostics, Machine Learning, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultrasound, Pathology, Disease Detection/Prediction
Sharareh Taghipour
Associate Professor; CRC Chair in Physical Asset Management; Director, RRMR Lab
Areas Of ExpertiseOperations Research, Industrial Engineering, Mathematical Modeling and Optimization, Optimization under Uncertainty, Data-Driven Predictive and Prescriptive Modeling
Bo Tan
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseLaser Material Processing, Ultrafast Laser Material Processing, Nanomaterials, Biosensing, Cancer Diagnosis
Ali Tavallaei
CRC Chair in Systems and Devices for Cardiovascular Interventions
Areas Of ExpertiseBiomedical Engineering, Medical Devices, Medical Robotics, Image Guided Therapy, Minimally Invasive Interventions, Medical Imaging
Scott Tsai
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseBiomedical Engineering, Lab-on-a-Chip, Microfluidics, Fluid Mechanics, Microparticles, Nanoparticles, Hydrogels, and Nanotechnology
Karthi Umapathy
Professor & Associate Chair, Dept. of ECBE / Program Director, Biomedical / Associate Chair, Student Experience
Areas Of ExpertiseBiomedical Signal and Image Analysis, Time-frequency Analysis, Digital Signal Processing, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Computational Modeling, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Feature Extraction and Pattern Classification, Medical Instrumentation, Health Analytics
Virgilio Valente
Assistant Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseBioelectronics, Bio-MEMS, Biotelemetry, Analog and Mixed-Mode IC Design, Microelectronics, Wireless Sensors
Krishnan Venkatakrishnan
Professor
Stephen Waldman
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseBiomedical Engineering; Cartilage Tissue Engineering, Chemical Engineering Materials, Mechanotransduction, and Bioreactor Design
Victor X.D. Yang
Professor
Nariman Yousefi
Assistant Professor
Hadis Zarrin
Associate Professor
Areas Of Expertise2D Nanomaterials; Multifunctional Nanocomposites, Electrolyte Gels & Membranes; 3D Porous Electrodes; Smart Coatings: Hydrogen Generation & Storage; Water Electrolysers; Fuel Cells; Supercapacitors; Batteries; Healthcare Electrochemical Biosensors; Water Treatment Adsorbents & Membranes
