Ali Cinar
Research Lab
Hyosung S.R. Cho Endowed Chair in Engineering
Professor, Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
Director, Engineering Center for Diabetes Research and Education (ECDRE)
Professor Ali Cinar's research activities are concentrated in three areas: complex adaptive agent-based systems, modeling, simulation and control of biomedical systems, and supervision of manufacturing process operations.
The research activities focus on the development of theory, methodology, and tools that are used in various chemical, biochemical, pharmaceutical and biomedical systems.
Research Activities
Research Center
Engineering Center for Diabetes Research and Education (ECDRE)
The Engineering Center for Diabetes Research and Education (ECDRE) is the first engineering center in the U.S. to focus on the treatment and cure of diabetes. IIT faculty members, in collaboration with faculty, medical investigators and clinicians at the University of Chicago, University of Illinois, and Rush University, and Argonne National Laboratory, are working on a variety of diabetes-related research projects. Established in 2005, ECDRE's primary focus has been on biomaterials, vascular research, and education. ECDRE is a component of the Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering, which is developing a biomedical research thrust on the campus.
"Our research is to provide the fundamental algorithms that are going to be necessary for next generation diabetes care"
Research News
Engineering Professor's Patent Advances a Next-Generation Artificial Pancreas System
New research led by Illinois Institute of Technology Professor of Chemical Engineering Ali Cinar provides the fundamental algorithms necessary for the next-generation technology to further advance artificial pancreas systems, while introducing a new approach for monitoring and regulating the glucose levels of people with diabetes.
Chemical Engineering Professor Receives 2019 Artificial Pancreas Research Award
Ali Cinar, professor of chemical engineering and director of Illinois Tech’s Engineering Center for Diabetes Research and Education, and his research team have developed algorithms for the next-generation automated insulin delivery (artificial pancreas) systems for people with diabetes.
JDRF Awards Grant Supporting Next-Generation Artificial Pancreas System
Ali Cinar, director of Illinois Tech’s Engineering Center for Diabetes Research and Education, praises the first United States Food and Drug Administration-approved commercial artificial pancreas (AP) system, which was offered to the public in 2017. But he says the technology behind it can be compared to “cruise control.”
Artificial Pancreas: Researchers develop algorithms, devices for next generation diabetes care
Researchers at Illinois Tech are developing the algorithms for a multivariable artificial pancreas (AP) that uses additional information from wristbands to improve insulin administrations decisions for people with diabetes.These multivariable AP algorithms will use information extracted from wearable devices (heart rate, energy expenditure, movement) to mitigate better the effects of exercise, stress and sleep on glucose levels.
Once completed, the artificial pancreas will consist of a glucose sensor, a wristband, a dedicated smartphone and an insulin pump. It will be fully automated and will not expect any manual inputs from the user such as meal amounts or indication of an exercise session.
The research is funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.