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Biomedical Engineering

Academic Staff

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Professor Panicos Kyriacou

RCBE Director

Focused upon the development and applications of medical instrumentation, biosensors and physiological measurements to facilitate the prognosis, diagnosis and treatment of disease or the rehabilitation of patients

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Professor Caroline Ling Li

Professor in Biomedical Engineering

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Dr Iasonas Triantis

Senior Lecturer

Conducting research on neural engineering and bioimpedance, with a focus on targeted diagnostic and therapeutic technology; sensing methods for early- and self-diagnoses; and devices for improving therapy management.

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Dr Meha Qassem

Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering

Research in optical spectroscopy, and the development and application of instrumentation and sensors for diagnostic purposes. She has expertise in tissue optics, multivariate statistics, and optical sensors for health and wellbeing.

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Dr James May

Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering

Researching the monitoring of cardiovascular disease, with expertise in Photoplethysmography (PPG), diagnostic instrumentation, wearable devices, signal analysis and vessel-tissue phantom development.

Postdoctoral / Doctoral Research Assistants

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Dr Mahsa Sheikh

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Researching optical characterisation of materials in the development of tissue phantom technologies.

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Dr Tashfia Ahmed

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

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Dr Enayet Rahman

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Current focus encompasses diverse projects, ranging from developing Point-of-Care sensors for Diabetes Detection and Wound Healing to Bioimpedance Sensors for various applications.

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Dr Peter Charlton

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

A British Heart Foundation Research Fellow working jointly at the University of Cambridge and at City, University of London. Developing biomedical signal processing techniques to analyse data from digital wearable devices for clinical decision making.

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Raghda Al-Halawani

Research Assistant / PhD Student

Monte Carlo investigations of the effect of skin pigmentation on the accuracy of pulse oximetry.

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Michelle Nomoni

Research Assistant

Researching novel optical characterisation of materials in the development of tissue phantom technologies.

Researchers

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Dr Maria Roldan

PhD Student

Researching non-invasive multimodal monitoring in traumatic brain injury patient.

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Szymon Paprocki

PhD Student

Researching the non-invasive spectroscopic sensing of alcohol intoxication.

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George Bradley

PhD Student

Researching the development of non-invasive intracranial pressure estimation algorithms in traumatic brain injury patients.

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Iman Gidado

PhD Student

Multi-wavelength Optical Sensing and Monitoring of Dermal Water Content and Barrier Function.

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Redjan Ferizoli

PhD Student

In Vitro Investigations into Haemorheology and Blood Flow for the Estimation of Vascular Mechanics & Cardiovascular Disease.

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Dr Hiroki Kodama

PhD Student

Opto-electronic based methods for the in vivo assessment of free flap perfusion in plastic microsurger.

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William Chu

PhD Student

Detecting and Identifying Pills for Better Healthcare: An Exploration of Clustered Pill Identification Algorithms funded by Key Light Holdings Limited

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Mamun Rabbani

PhD Student

Designing a closed-loop sense and multi-modal stimulation circuity for the treatment of epithelial wounds.

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Felipe Saldarriaga Echeverri

PhD Student

Developing a data-driven photoplethysmography (PPG) analytical framework for cuffless blood pressure estimation.

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Karina Awad Perez

PhD Student

Investigating optical techniques for brain monitoring

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Anthony Alhadchiti

PhD Student

Researching a cross-disciplinary approach to soil sensors. Applying biomedical engineering methodology to design innovative, high-performing soil sensors.

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Bikash Kumar Bhawmick

PhD Student

Developing technology allowing for the combination of at least two label-free sensing modalities to detect severity and current state of diabetes.

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Laura Osario

PhD Student

Investigating the impact of skin pigmentation on pulse oximetry and near-infrared spectroscopy associated with the accuracy of blood oxygen saturation measurement.

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Mariana Castro Montano

PhD Student

Hyperspectral imaging in the monitoring of neonatal generalized oedema and fluid imbalance.

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Ifeabunike Nwokoye

PhD Student

Developing a point of care device offering a multifrequency solution for accurate non-invasive detection of skin cancer.

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Estella Himona

PhD Student

Researching the affects of skin tones on photoplethysmography (PPG) based blood pressure estimation.

Honorary Members

MemberPositionInstitution
Dr Justin PhillipsVisiting Research FellowGoogle
Dr Panos IoakimVisiting Research Fellow 
Prof AJ Petros Visiting Professor Great Ormand Street Hospital for Children
Prof K Shelley Visiting ProfessorYale University, USA
Prof P Latsis Visiting Professor The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr Subhasri ChaterjeeVisiting Research FellowTata, India
Dr Mo MamoueiVisiting Research FellowUniversity of Oxford
Prof S O'ConnorVisiting Professor 

Collaborators

CollaboratorInstitution
Prof. AJ PetrosGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children
Prof. K ShelleyYale University
Dr C UffThe Royal London Hospital
Prof. J MantUniversity of Cambridge
Mr M Thaha The Royal London Hospital
Dr E PalazidouBart’s and The London School of Medicine
Mr K AquilinaGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children
Mr M EschbachMedtronic
Dr C ChoiSamsung

Past PhD Students

NameProject Title
Mr V RybynokDynamic Pulsitile Spectroscopy for Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring
Mr K ShafqatRelationship between plasma concentrations of Lignocaine, Bupivacaine and heart rate variability in patients undergoing transarterial axillary plexus blockade”
Ms M HickeyNew Fibre-optic Sensor for Measuring Splanchnic Blood Perfusion
Mr M PancholiDevelopment of an intelligent Artificial Intervertebral Disc Prosthesis for the assessment of in vivo lumbar spinal loading/stresses
Mr M ShafiqueInvestigation of photoplethysmography and arterial blood oxygen saturation during artificially induced peripheral hypoperfusion utilising multimode photometric sensors
Mr V HadjisavvasTreatment of brain cancer and ischaemic stroke utilising High Intensity Focus Ultrasound (HIFU) guided with MRI
Mr A CouppisIn-vitro and In-vivo investigations on myocardial ablation and atherosclerotic plaque erosion modelling utilizing High Intensity Focus Ultrasound (HIFU)
Mr N MylonasDevelopment of positioning devices for MRI-guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for abdominal, thyroid and brain tumours
Mr J MayInvestigation of fontanelle photoplethysmographs and oxygen saturations in intensive care neonates and infants utilising miniature photometric sensors
Ms T ZamanOptical sensors for the in vivo assessment of flap perfusion in plastic surgery
Ms S StankovicInvestigation of advanced experimental and computational techniques for the behavioural characterisation of Phase Change Materials (PCMs)
Ms M QassemAnalysis of skin hydration and barrier function using Near Infrared Spectroscopy
Mr C YiallourasDesign of a 2D MRI compatible robot for performing prostate cancer treatment using therapeutic ultrasound
Ms C GamaInvestigation of splanchnic perfusion utilising an intraluminal opto-electronic sensor placed in the duodenum
Mr K BudidhaIn vivo investigations of photoplethysmograms and arterial oxygen saturation from the auditory can in conditions of compromised perfusion
Mr T AbayReflectance Photoplethysmography for non-invasive monitoring of tissue perfusion
Ms H NjoumInvestigations of photoplethysmography in the assessment of haemodynamics and haemorheology
Mr G MenikouDesign and development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible tissue-mimicking phantoms for evaluating focused ultrasound thermal protocols
Mr N PapadopoulosIn vitro and in vivo investigation of enzymatic clot lysis through non-thermal mechanisms using focused ultrasound waves as an adjunct to thrombolytic drug tenecteplase and in synergy with microbubbles
Ms S ChatterjeeMonte Carlo Investigation of Light-Tissue interaction in Photoplethysmography
Ms Z PatelDevelopment of an intraluminal photoplethysmography sensor for the assessment of bowel viability
Mr S VillaApplication of phononic crystals as liquid sensors for the development of novel point-of-care technologies
Ms N BaishyaIn-vitro and In-vivo spectrometric investigations on the behaviour of lactate under conditions emulating septic shock
Mr N KumarNon-Newtonian coupled field analysis of blood flow in normal and stenosed carotid artery with varying hemodynamic parameters
Mr S LeandrouQuantitative Texture analysis on MRI imaging in the assessment of Alzheimer’s disease
Mr C El HajjMachine learning techniques for the prediction of systolic and diastolic blood pressure utilising the Photoplethysmogram