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- Congratulations to all the IMS graduates! I am so proud of you! From left to right: Muhammad Ahsan, Qi Kang, Zaid Abukhalaf, A.F., Abdullah Al Hayajneh, and Rui Bao (May 2017)

- Congratulations to Zaid Abukhalaf for receiving the "Faculty Award" for Graduate Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Abdullah Al Hayajneh for receiving the "John J. Theobald" Graduate Achievement Award in Computer Science (May 2017).

- Congratulations to Zaid Abukhalaf for defending his thesis (May 2017)!

- Our DDW Abstract received media attention. Most notably it was leading the news in American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) First Bell. Here are some of the news links:

http://nyit.edu/box/features/tummy_tech_new_device_diagnoses_your_gut

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-05-ambulatory-device-window-stomach-bioelectrical.html

- Our Abstract entitled "A Novel System and Methodology for Continuous Ambulatory Monitoring of Gastric Slow Waves " was selected as the poster of distinction for presentation at Digestive Disease Week 2017 in Chicago. The abstract was rated in the top 10% of all AGA abstracts selected for poster presentation. Zaid, Amir and I (from left to right) presented the abstract in Chicago

- IMS Lab presented 5 posters in the Symposium of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE) at NYIT, Manhattan campus, April 2017. You can read the abstracts here: http://www.nyit.edu/files/special_events/SOURCE_ScheduleAndProgram_2017.pdf
- Dr. Farajidavar gave a talk at the the Hicksville High School Science National Honor, January 2017.

- Rui Wang received "Young Investigator Award" from International Gastrointestinal Electrophysiology Society (iGES), May 2016.

- Dr. Farajidavar presented a poster entitled "A Miniature Wireless Gastric Stimulator for High Energy Stimulation" at DDW 2016. The poster was nominated for Young Investigator Award.

- Dr. Farajidavar presented research at iGES May 2016.

- Dr. Farajidavar and Rui Wang visited Dr. Abell at University of Louisville, March 2016.

Dr. Farajidavar presented his research at the Provost discovery lunch, Feb. 2016.
Dr. Farajidavar is among the 2015 winners of Innovator of the Year Awardees in Science and Technology for contribution to 'Gastric Monitoring and Stimulation'. The award is to recognize the Long Island's best and brightest ideas. Here is the link to InnovateLI news: http://www.innovateli.com/2015-innovator-of-the-year-winners-named/
I delivered a talk at the CEWIT Conference on October 19, 2015. The title of talk is "Integrated Wireless Solutions for Managing Gastrointestinal Disorders". Here is the link to the program: http://www.cewit.org/conference2015/program/CEWIT2015_Program.pdf
IMS received an award from National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) to conduct research in developing novel implantable systems to study gastric neurophysiology. This award is part of the SPARC program! Here are some news page on this:
- http://nyit.edu/box/news/engineering_professor_wins_federal_grant_to_develop_implantable_system/
- http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-10/nyio-nrw100715.php
- http://www.innovateli.com/nyits-farajivadar-lands-nih-neural-research-grant/
- http://www.news-medical.net/news/20151008/NYITs-Aydin-Farajidavar-receives-NIH-grant-to-develop-implantable-wireless-device-for-measuring-gastric-activity.aspx
Dr. Farajidavar delivered a talk at the Cross-Disciplinary Faculty Networking Event at NYIT, Oct. 15, 2015. Dr. Farajidavar talked about the opportunities at NYIT to establish a Medical Devices Center.

Dr. Farajidavar delivered a talk at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, on August 10, 2015. You can find the details in: http://ece.ut.ac.ir/en/node/100872
Dr. Farajidavar delivered a talk at Research Center for Biomedical Technologies and Robotics, Tehran, Iran, on July 21, 2015. You can find the details in: http://knowdiff.net/?p=521
Mr. Ryuji Masaki of Aichi Steel Corp. visited IMS Lab and delivered a talk on July 24, 2015. Thank you Ryuji for the outstanding talk!

Dr. Leo Cheng and Dr. Peng Du of Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand, visited our lab on May 22, 2015. Dr. Cheng and Dr. Du delivered an outstanding talk at NYIT.

Dr. Farajidavar presented the poster entitled "A Finite-State Machine Model for Real-time Analysis of Gastric Rhythmic Activity" at Digestive Disease Week 2015 in Washingon DC on May 17, 2015.

Congratulations to Christopher Springston for receiving the Electrical Computer Engineering Graduate Faculty Award during the Awards Gala Reception at de Seversky Mansion on May 14, 2015.

Congratulations to Stefanie and Keqin for presenting their paper entitled "IPLMS: An Intelligent Parking Lot Management System" at IEEE LISAT Conference on May 1, 2015.

Congratulations to Audrey Knowlton who got accepted to the CATVehicle REU program at the University of Arizona, which is supported by National Science Foundation. http://catvehicle.arizona.edu/
Dr. Farajidavar received Outstanding Young Engineer Award from IEEE Long Island Section for pioneering contributions to the development of medical devices for treatment of chronic pain and gastric disease diagnosis (March 19 2015, during the annual awards banquet). URL: http://www.ieee.li/pulse/pulse_2015_01.pdf

Dr. Farajidavar will deliver a talk at the seminar series of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), on 11/14/2014 @ 10:30 am. The title of the talk is "Towards Smart Integrated Medical Systems and Assistive Technologies".
Jeff Steele from National Instruments will present a workshop on LabVIEW on November 21, 2014 @ 9:30 am. This is open to all NYIT students.
Dr. Farajidavar will deliver a talk to IEEE Consultants Network of Long Island at Briarcliffe College on August 6, 2014 @ 7:00 pm. The title of the talk is "Smart Medical Devices". Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available at no charge to IEEE members. For more info please see: http://www.ieee.li/calendar/index.htm
Dr. Farajidavar will deliver a talk at Underwriters Laboratories on June 26, 2014 at 6:00 pm. The title of the talk is "Closed loop Medical Systems and Assistive Technologies". This is organized by the Long Island Chapter of IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS) and Product Safety Engineering Society (PSES). This is open to IEEE members. Please register at www.IEEE.LI.
Congratulations to Jiajia and Shaun for the acceptance of their paper in the 2014 IEEE EMBS Conference. The title of the paper is "An Interoperable Pillbox System for Smart Medication Adherence".
Congratulations to Rui and Emma for the acceptance of their paper in the 2014 IEEE EMBS Conference. The title of the paper is "Automatic Identification of Solid-Phase Medication Intake Using Wireless Wearable Accelerometers".
Congratulations to Emma, Kayla and Rui for the acceptance of their paper in the 2014 IEEE EMBS Conference. The title of the paper is "Objective Quantification of Upper Extremity Motor Functions in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Test".
Congratulations to Xiaoqing (Emma) Jia and Jiajia Li for graduating with MS in Computer Science.

Congratulations to Alvaro Guerrero for graduating with BS in Biomedical Engineering. During the commencement Alvaro received "Dorothy Schure Memorial Award" and "Barbara Scarpa Marchese Memorial Award".

Paper received Robert Stern Award (Best Young Investigator Award) from the 2014 International Gastrointestinal Electrophysiology Society (iGES).
Nira presented our poster entitled "A multichannel wireless mapping system for monitoring gastric slow wave activity", at Digestive Disease Week (DDW). Also he delivered an excellent talk during iGES meeting. Thanks Nira!

Irwin Arce (student in the senior design class) presented --on behalf of his senior design group members-- at the IEEE LISAT 2014 conference. The title of the paper was "AndroRC: An Android Remote Control Car Unit for Search Missions".

Prof. Farajidavar appeared in an interview with NYIT Voices. URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=y6t06TmVJJY
Dr. Nichols presented the EGI system for recording EEG signals in Prof. Farajidavar's class for Medical Devices (EENG-860). Alvaro Guerrero is the volunteer student with strong Alpha wave!

Prof. Farajidavar is part of the multi-disciplinary team at NYIT, who received $230K from National Science Foundation (NSF) to acquire a DC/RF sputtering system to conduct research on Medical Sensors and Micro-generators in WBAN, August 2013.
Professor Farajidavar was interviewed by the Science Magazine. Part of this interview is published in the article entitled: "Postdoc Advancement: Marketing Your Value", August 2013.
Congratulations to Alvaro Guerrero Uribe who received the prestigious IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S)Undergraduate Scholarship for Fall 2013 (April 2013 Competition). Alvaro's project is entitled "Investigating Electromagnetic Interference in Intraoperative Monitoring and a Telemetric Solution", July 2013.
Professor Farajidavar delivered a talk at Auckland BioEngineering Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand, July 2013.
Congratulations to Ma Luo who graduated in Spring 2013 with Honors (Andrew Farber Memorial Award). Ma will continue in our group as a graduate student.
Congratulations to Tiep Nguyen who recieved his Masters degree in Spring 2013 with Honors (Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Faculty Award).
IMS received funding to conduct collaborative research with Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) at University of Auckland (New Zealand), Spring 2013.
Ms. Allie Finney (Academic Field Sales Engineer, NI) introduced the LabVIEW FPGA module in the Digital Logic Class (EENG-125), May 2013. Thanks to Allie!

Professor Farajidavar together with Ms. Allie Finney (Academic Field Sales Engineer, NI) held a hands-on workshop to introduce LabVIEW and Computer-Based measurements, Spring 2013. Thanks to Allie from National Instrument (NI)!

Research selected for the annual highlights edition of “Physiological Measurement”, the only “Note” (short paper) selected to be highlighted by this Journal.
Undergraduate student “Michelle Messenger” is the fall 2012 winner of the Creative Astoria Federal Competition. Congratulations to Michelle!
Research was highlighted by SCOPE Magazine, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 8, Dec. 2012. The article titled: “A miniature bidirectional telemetry system: in vivo gastric slow wave recordings” by U. I. Lula and R. Amos.

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