ECE 2195: Biomedical Computing (15402)

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Fall 2007


Course Information - Fall 2007

Instructor

Professor Allen Cheng
accheng AT ece DOT pitt DOT edu
333 Benedum Hall

Course Description & Objectives

In this 3-credit graduate-level course, we will explore the principles of designing computing devices and systems that can be implanted inside or attached to the human body for the purpose of sensing, collecting, and processing various physiological and neurophysiological signals to facilitate proactive health monitoring and disease treating. In addition to improve the state of health cares, these bio-computing devices will also have tremendous impact in our daily lives by fundamentally changing the way we implement authentication, surveillance, position tracking, and many other applications that make use of our biological traits or interact with our biological systems. The goals of this course are to help increase the awareness and understanding of both state-of-the-art designs and futuristic research and to stimulate the interest and develop the basis of being a world-class researcher and a professional engineer in this exciting field where the next-generation computing is heading.

Prerequisite

All-levels of graduate and advanced undergraduate (juniors and seniors) students are welcome.

Class Time & Location

Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:30PM - 3:45PM
Location: 423 Benedum Hall

Requirements

This course is developed to train you to become a world-class researcher and professional. The goal is to help you develop critical and independent thinking required for a successful career. Therefore, besides intensive literature reading, you will have the opportunity to improve your skills in presentations and literature critiques. You will have the opportunity to participate in scholarly discussion in a conference-like setting. To increase your hands-on experience, you will also have the opportunity to work on a term project that you will be proud of at your job interview. There is one open-book, open-note, open-ended exam towards the end of the semester to help you gauge your level of understanding.

 


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