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Summary Sentence: Non-Invasive Physiological Monitoring Technologies for Human Health and Performance
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Omer InanSpeaker:
Omer Inan
Title:
Non-Invasive Physiological Monitoring Technologies for Human Health and Performance
Abstract:
By 2030, the American Heart Association projects that 40% of Americans (150 million) will suffer from cardiovascular disease and the annual costs will approach $1 trillion. Cardiovascular monitoring at home could improve the quality of care and life for these millions of patients, and reduce healthcare costs for all Americans. Rather than reacting to catastrophic cardiac events such as heart attacks or strokes in the emergency room, care could be delivered proactively by tailoring treatment strategies to the changing needs of the patients. To accelerate this transition from reactive to proactive care, we need systems-level innovations in multi-modal physiological monitoring and signal interpretation. These solutions would leverage advances in embedded systems and sensor technology to achieve accurate and robust monitoring of clinically relevant parameters in the home. This talk focuses primarily on one such system: a modified electronic weighing scale designed to monitor the electrical and mechanical health of the heart. With this scale, we measured fluctuations in bodyweight resulting from the movement of blood throughout the vasculature, and combined physiologic insights with feature extraction concepts. Subsequently, we conducted multiple clinical studies with healthy and diseased populations in collaboration with cardiologists in the Medical School and local clinics to demonstrate the efficacy of this device for home health monitoring.
Bio:
Omer Inan is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he researches physiological and biomedical sensing and monitoring. Before joining Georgia Tech, Omer finished his BS, MS, and PhD in electrical engineering in ‘04, ‘05, and ‘09, respectively, from Stanford University, where he was awarded the Lieberman Fellowship in 2008-’09 for outstanding scholarship, teaching, and service. From 2009-‘13, he continued his research at Stanford as a Visiting Scholar while also working as Chief Engineer at Countryman Associates, a high-end professional audio manufacturer. He is an Associate Editor for the IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics and the annual IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference, and technical program committee member for several international biomedical engineering conferences. During his undergraduate studies at Stanford, Omer competed as a discus and shot put thrower on the Track and Field Team, and was a three-time All-American in the discus throw.
