- Sheikh, M., Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2023). Optical determination of lithium therapeutic levels in micro‐volumes of interstitial fluid. Bipolar Disorders, 25(2), pp. 136–147. doi:10.1111/bdi.13291.
- Paprocki, S., Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2023). The Impact of Acetic Acid on Measuring Ethanol Concentrations in Water and Human Serum Using Short-Wave Infrared Spectroscopy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(3), pp. 2980–2980. doi:10.3390/ijms24032980.
- Ahmed, T., Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2023). Measuring stress: a review of the current cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) measurement techniques and considerations for the future of mental health monitoring. Stress, 26(1), pp. 29–42. doi:10.1080/10253890.2022.2164187.
- Sheikh, M., Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2023). A paper-based colorimetric method for monitoring of lithium therapeutic levels. Analytical Methods, 15(7), pp. 979–986. doi:10.1039/d2ay01743a.
- Gidado, I.M., Qassem, M., Triantis, I.F. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2022). Review of Advances in the Measurement of Skin Hydration Based on Sensing of Optical and Electrical Tissue Properties. Sensors, 22(19), pp. 7151–7151. doi:10.3390/s22197151.
- Paprocki, S., Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2022). Review of Ethanol Intoxication Sensing Technologies and Techniques. Sensors, 22(18), pp. 6819–6819. doi:10.3390/s22186819.
- Sheikh, M., Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2022). Optical Detection of Lithium Therapeutic Levels in Porcine Interstitial Fluid Collected Using a Hollow Microneedle. 2022 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). doi:10.1109/embc48229.2022.9871289.
- Ahmed, T., Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2022). Physiological monitoring of stress and major depression: A review of the current monitoring techniques and considerations for the future. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 75, pp. 103591–103591. doi:10.1016/j.bspc.2022.103591.
- Sheikh, M., Qassem, M., Triantis, I.F. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2022). Advances in Therapeutic Monitoring of Lithium in the Management of Bipolar Disorder. Sensors, 22(3), pp. 736–736. doi:10.3390/s22030736.
- Sheikh, M., Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2021). Optical Determination of Lithium Levels in Artificial Interstitial Fluid for Treatment Management of Bipolar Disorder. 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). doi:10.1109/embc46164.2021.9630680.
- Budidha, K., Chatterjee, S., Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2021). Monte Carlo Characterization of Short-Wave Infrared Optical Wavelengths for Biosensing Applications. 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). doi:10.1109/embc46164.2021.9630061.
- Baishya, N., Mamouei, M., Budidha, K., Qassem, M., Vadgama, P. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2021). In-vivo quantification of lactate using Near Infrared reflectance spectroscopy. 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). doi:10.1109/embc46164.2021.9630235.
- Chatterjee, S., Budidha, K., Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2021). In-silico investigation towards the non-invasive optical detection of blood lactate. Scientific Reports, 11(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-92803-x.
- Mamouei, M., Budidha, K., Baishya, N., Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2021). An empirical investigation of deviations from the Beer–Lambert law in optical estimation of lactate. Scientific Reports, 11(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-92850-4.
- Sheikh, M., Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2021). Wearable, Environmental, and Smartphone-Based Passive Sensing for Mental Health Monitoring. Frontiers in Digital Health, 3. doi:10.3389/fdgth.2021.662811.
- Mamouei, M., Chatterjee, S., Razban, M., Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2021). Design and Analysis of a Continuous and Non-Invasive Multi-Wavelength Optical Sensor for Measurement of Dermal Water Content. Sensors, 21(6), pp. 2162–2162. doi:10.3390/s21062162.
- Baishya, N., Mamouei, M., Budidha, K., Qassem, M., Vadgama, P. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2021). Comparison of Dual Beam Dispersive and FTNIR Spectroscopy for Lactate Detection. Sensors, 21(5), pp. 1891–1891. doi:10.3390/s21051891.
- Baishya, N., Mamouei, M., Budidha, K., Qassem, M., Vadgama, P. and Kyriacou, P. (2021). In-vitro spectrometric analysis of hyperlactatemia and lactic acidosis in buffer relating to sepsis. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, 29(1), pp. 53–59. doi:10.1177/0967033520968951.
- Mamouei, M., Budidha, K., Baishya, N., Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P. (2020). Comparison of wavelength selection methods for in-vitro estimation of lactate: a new unconstrained, genetic algorithm-based wavelength selection. Scientific Reports, 10(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-020-73406-4.
- Baishya, N., Momouei, M., Budidha, K., Qassem, M., Vadgama, P. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2020). Near infrared spectrometric investigation of lactate in a varying pH buffer. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, 28(5-6), pp. 328–333. doi:10.1177/0967033520905374.
- Budidha, K., Mamouei, M., Baishya, N., Qassem, M., Vadgama, P. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2020). Identification and Quantitative Determination of Lactate Using Optical Spectroscopy—Towards a Noninvasive Tool for Early Recognition of Sepsis. Sensors, 20(18), pp. 5402–5402. doi:10.3390/s20185402.
- Baishya, N., Mamouei, M., Budidha, K., Qassem, M., Vadgama, P. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2020). Investigations into the Effects of pH on Quantitative Measurements of Lactate in Biological Media Using ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy. Molecules, 25(16), pp. 3695–3695. doi:10.3390/molecules25163695.
- Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P. (2019). Review of Modern Techniques for the Assessment of Skin Hydration. Cosmetics, 6(1), pp. 19–19. doi:10.3390/cosmetics6010019.
- Qassem, M., Constantinou, L., Triantis, I.F., Hickey, M., Palazidou, E. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2019). A Method for Rapid, Reliable, and Low-Volume Measurement of Lithium in Blood for Use in Bipolar Disorder Treatment Management. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 66(1), pp. 130–137. doi:10.1109/tbme.2018.2836148.
- Qassem, M., Triantis, I., Hickey, M., Palazidou, E. and Kyriacou, P. (2018). Methodology for rapid assessment of blood lithium levels in ultramicro volumes of blood plasma for applications in personal monitoring of patients with bipolar mood disorder. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 23(10), pp. 1–1. doi:10.1117/1.jbo.23.10.107004.
- Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2015). Reflectance near-infrared measurements for determining changes in skin barrier function and scattering in relation to moisturizer application. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 20(9), pp. 95008–95008. doi:10.1117/1.jbo.20.9.095008.
- Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P. (2014). Use of reflectance near-infrared spectroscopy to investigate the effects of daily moisturizer application on skin optical response and barrier function. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 19(8), pp. 87007–87007. doi:10.1117/1.jbo.19.8.087007.
- Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2014). Investigating skin barrier function utilizing reflectance NIR Spectroscopy. 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. doi:10.1109/embc.2014.6944435.
- Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2013). Comparing the rates of absorption and weight loss during a desorption test using near infrared spectroscopy. Skin Research and Technology, 19(2), pp. 137–144. doi:10.1111/srt.12024.
- Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2012). In vitro spectrophotometric near infrared measurements of skin absorption and dehydration. 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. doi:10.1109/embc.2012.6347372.
Meha Qassem
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About
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (Technology Enabled), City, university of London, United Kingdom, May 2019
- PhD, City, University of London, UK, Sep 2010 – Dec 2014
Employment
- Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering, City, University London, Jun 2019 – present
Languages
Arabic (can read, write, speak and understand spoken) and English (can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review).
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Geographic Areas
- Europe
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Conference papers and proceedings (10)
- Baishya, N., Mamouei, M., Budidha, K., Qassem, M., Vadgama, P. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2020). Near Infrared and Aquaphotomic analysis of water absorption in lactate containing media. 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) in conjunction with the 43rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society 20-24 July. doi:10.1109/embc44109.2020.9176675
- Mamouei, M., Budidha, K., Baishya, N., Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2020). The efficacy of support vector machines in modelling deviations from the Beer-Lambert law for optical measurement of lactate. 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) in conjunction with the 43rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society 20-24 July. doi:10.1109/embc44109.2020.9175215
- Mamouei, M., Qassem, M., Razban, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2020). Measurement of dermal water content using a multi-wavelength optical sensor. 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) in conjunction with the 43rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society 20-24 July. doi:10.1109/embc44109.2020.9176619
- Baishya, N., Budidha, K., Mamouei, M., Qassem, M., Vadgama, P. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2019). Near Infrared Spectrometric Investigations on the behaviour of Lactate. 2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) 23-27 July. doi:10.1109/embc.2019.8857833
- Mamouei, M., Qassem, M., Budidha, K., Baishya, N., Vadgama, P. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2019). Comparison of a Genetic Algorithm Variable Selection and Interval Partial Least Squares for quantitative analysis of lactate in PBS. 2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) 23-27 July. doi:10.1109/embc.2019.8856765
- Qassem, M., Hickey, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2016). Colorimetric determinations of lithium levels in drop-volumes of human plasma for monitoring patients with bipolar mood disorder. 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) 16-20 August. doi:10.1109/embc.2016.7591889
- Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2014). Effectiveness of the DreamSkin® garment on relieving symptoms of eczema/dermatitis using electrical and spectroscopic methods: A case study. 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) 26-30 August. doi:10.1109/embc.2014.6944432
- Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2013). In vivo optical investigation of short term skin water contact and moisturizer application using NIR spectroscopy. 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) 3-7 July. doi:10.1109/embc.2013.6610020
- Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2013). In vivo optical investigation of short term skin water contact and moisturizer application using NIR spectroscopy. doi:10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610020
- Qassem, M. and Kyriacou, P.A. (2012). In vitro spectrophotometric near infrared measurements of skin absorption and dehydration.