Syed M. Imaduddin

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Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology, Khalifa University

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Imad received his PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2022 prior to serving as Postdoctoral Associate at MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES). Imad’s research interests revolve around developing continuous noninvasive methods for neurovascular monitoring by combining physiological modeling, signal-processing, machine-learning, and imaging techniques.

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Foremost, Imad developed methods for noninvasive continuous brain monitoring, collaborating with physicians at leading tertiary care centers in the USA, such as Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center. As part of an international collaboration with scientists at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, his techniques have been successfully applied to the study of spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular injury in astronauts returning from outer-space. Imad’s work has garnered publications in journals including the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering and the IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control. His work has garnered funding from and collaboration with industry sponsors, including Philips Research North America, Analog Devices, Butterfly Network, and Texas Instruments, and has led to multiple patent filings.

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For his work, Imad received the Ernst A. Guillemin Award for best MS Thesis in Electrical Engineering at MIT in 2018. He was awarded the Grass Instruments Fellowship in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at MIT, and also received the President’s Gold Medal for best undergraduate performance in Electrical Engineering at the National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan, in 2015. In 2023, as part of MIT IMES, he was awarded an IMES Spot Award that recognizes individuals and teams for going out of their way to create a positive, inclusive work environment. He has previously served as an Instructor of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology in the MIT-Harvard Health Sciences and Technology program, a longstanding collaboration between MIT and Harvard Medical School. Most recently, he was made a member of the IEEE EMBS Technical Committee on Cardiopulmonary Systems and Physiology-Based Engineering.

 

At Khalifa University, Imad aims to conduct design and develop medical devices for brain and cardiovascular monitoring. He continues his work on neuromonitoring as before.

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Email: syedmuhammad.imaduddin@ku.ac.ae