Faculty | Program Name | SIU

Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 2009

Dr. Bae’s research interests are in 1) Bioelectrical Engineering: development of bioinstruments and technology and computational simulation, 2) Neuroscience: spinal cord stimulation, opioid induced chronic pain, and HIV associated neuropathic pain, and 3) Mechanobiology: mechanosensitive ion channels (Piezo channels) and cellular mechanotransduction.

Ph.D. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022

Dr. Blair's research interests encompass the broad areas of biomedical optical imaging and biophotonics, focusing especially on the co-design of image sensors, imaging optics, and computer vision techniques for applications in image-guided surgery.

Office Hours: MW: 10AM-1PM, or by appointment

Ph.D. Duke University, 2007

Dr. Chen's research interests are in: medical image reconstruction, signal and image processing.

Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011

Dr. Farhan Chowdhury is an Associate Professor primarily in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes. His research is in the area of Mechanobiology.

Office Hours: TWR: 12-2PM, or by appointment

Ph.D. Dartmouth College, 1994

Dr. Kagaris' research interests are in: (a) digital design automation, (b) design for testability, (c) sensor networks, and (d) data mining and bioinformatics. He is currently serving as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Computers.

Office Hours: MW: 1:30-4:30PM, or by appointment

Ph.D. University of Maryland, College Park, 2008

Dr. Komaee's interests are in the areas of control theory and signal processing with emphasis on stochastic control, optimal control, estimation theory, and nonlinear filtering. In his current research, he applies these areas to problems in magnetic control of micro- and nano-scale systems. He is the recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award.

Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 2019

Dr. Li’s research interests center on biomedical devices, advanced manufacturing, surface engineering, drug screening, precise diagnostics, and personalized medicine.

Office Hours: T: 11AM-2PM, R: 10AM-1PM, or by appointment

Ph.D. Southern Illinois University, 2001

Dr. Phegley's areas of interest include Pattern recognition and classification, digital signal processing.

Office Hours: MWF: 1-2PM, or by appointment

Ph.D. Duke University, 2008

Dr. Qin’s research interests cover signal processing, noise induced hearing loss, ultrasound medical applications, machine learning, speech processing, and medical devices.

Office Hours: M: 2-3:30PM, W: 2-5PM, F: 9:30-11AM, or by appointment

Ph.D. University of Arizona, 2002

Dr. Wang's research interests are in mixed-signal VLSI, sensor signal acquisition and processing, intelligent sensor system, medical sensor device.