Sabato Santaniello, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

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Research Interests:

Deep Brain Stimulation; Movement Disorders; Epilepsy; Seizure Onset Detection; Brain Computer Interface; Neural Prosthetics; Computational Neuroscience.

Education:

• Postdoc, Johns Hopkins University
• Ph.D., University of Sannio (Italy)
• Laurea, University of Napoli “Federico II” (Italy)

CV/Resume

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Fatemeh Delavari

Ph.D. Candidate (Spring 2021 - Now)

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Research Interests:

My primary areas of focus encompass cognitive neuroscience, Brain-computer interfaces, computer-aided diagnosis, neuro-engineering, and neurorehabilitation. I have specialized expertise in biomedical signal and image processing, with a particular emphasis on EEG signal processing. Furthermore, I am proficient in utilizing machine learning techniques, and my programming skills in Python, MATLAB, and R have been instrumental in advancing my research pursuits.

Education:

• M.Eng. in Amirkabir University of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic (Iran)
• B.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering, Shahed University (Iran)

 

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Alumni

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Xu Zhang

Ph.D. Candidate (Fall 2017 - Summer 2023)

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Research Interests:

I am interested in identifying the mechanisms of essential tremor and Parkinsonian tremor through computational modeling, and developing novel neurostimulation protocols to treat them.

Education:

• B.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (China)

 

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Stefan Sumsky

Ph.D. Candidate (Fall 2015 - Fall 2019)

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Current Position:

Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University

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Undergraduate Students

I'jaaz Muhammad		BME Major - Spring 2017	Independent Study: "Neural Decoding of Kinematic Variables from Spike Trains and Local Motor Potentials"
Shaheer Hassan		BME Major - Fall 2016 / Spring 2017	Senior Design: "A Diagnostic System for Overnight Automatic Epileptogenic Zone Localization"
Paige Murphy		BME Major - Fall 2016 / Spring 2017
Adam von Paternos		BME Major - Fall 2016 / Spring 2017
Stephen Schmidt		BME Major - Fall 2016 / Spring 2017
Adam von Paternos		BME Major - Spring 2016	Independent Study: "Algorithms for Automatic Detection of Inter-Ictal Spikes in Intracranial EEG Recordings "
Megan Calabrese		BME Major - Fall 2015 / Spring 2016	Research Experience
Allison Colberg		BME Major - Fall 2015 / Spring 2016	Senior Design: "A Microcontroller-based System for Real-Time Seizure Onset Detection in Patients with Drug- Resistant Epilepsy"
Jamie Mierzejewski		BME Major - Fall 2015 / Spring 2016
Rebecca Newman		BME Major - Fall 2015 / Spring 2016
Edward Novikov		BME Major - Fall 2015 / Spring 2016
Juan Romero		BME Major - Fall 2015 / Spring 2016
Brooke Tornifoglio		BME Major - Fall 2015	Research Experience
Ashraf Magdum		BME Major - Summer 2015	Web development