Karim G. Oweiss
Karim G. Oweiss received his Ph.D. degree (2002) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Michigan (UM), Ann Arbor. He is currently a Pre-eminent Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering (Hebert Wertheim College of Engineering) and Neuroscience (McKnight Brain Institute) at the University of Florida. He is a senior member of the IEEE. He received the excellence in Neural Engineering award from NSF in 2001, and is the editor of the book: Statistical Signal Processing for Neuroscience and Neurotechnology (2010). His research interests are in the study the neural mechanisms of sensorimotor integration and in the engineering clinically viable brain machine interfaces seeking to restore, augment, or repair damaged neurological function.
Education
1988-1993 |
B.S., Electrical & Computer Eng. (minor: Bioengineering), U. Alexandria, Egypt |
1994-1996 |
M.S., Electrical & Computer Engineering, U. Alexandria, Egypt |
1998-2002 |
PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
Positions
1998 – 2002 | Research Assistant, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Dept., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
2002 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Dept., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
2003 – 2009 | Assistant Professor (Tenure track), Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan State University |
2005 – 2009 | Assistant Professor, Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University |
2009 – 2014 | Associate Professor (Tenured), Elec & Comp Eng Dept., Michigan State University |
2009 – 2014 | Associate Professor, Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University |
2012 – 2014 | Associate Professor, Cognitive Science Program, Michigan State University |
2014 | Visiting Professor (Sabbatical), Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Division of Neurosurgery, Spectrum Health System, Grand Rapids, MI |
2014 – | Professor (Tenured), Department of Elec & Comp Eng, University of Florida |
2014 – | Professor (Affiliate), Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida |
2014 – | Professor (Affiliate), Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida |
Honors & Awards
1993 | Best Undergraduate Student award (~74,000 students), University of Alexandria, Egypt |
1998 | Graduate Fellowship, University of Michigan |
2001 | Excellence in Neural Engineering Award from National Science Foundation |
2001 |
Best Student Paper, 23rd IEEE Int. Conference on Eng. in Medicine & Biology* *For the paper: “Neural Source Localization using Advanced Sensor Array Signal Processing Techniques,” in Proc. of IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology, (I): 707-710, 2001 |
2003 | Lilly Teaching Fellow |
2006 – 2008 | IEEE Signal Processing Society Board of Directors’ Member |
2011 – | Senior Member, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) |
2014 – | Pre-eminent Professor, College of Engineering, University of Florida |
Publications
See a complete list of publications here.
Patents
1. K. Oweiss, M. Aghagolzadeh,“Multiscale Intra-Cortical Neural Interface System” US Patent 20,110,307,079
Invited Lectures and Seminars
(excluding paper presentations)
- “Reverse Engineering the Brain: Implications for Clinically Viable Brain Machine Interfaces” National Academy of Sciences, Kavli Frontiers in Science Symposium, Irvine, CA 11/07/2015
- “Reverse Engineering the Brain: Implications for Clinically Viable Brain Machine Interfaces” McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, FL, 10/29/2015
- “Reverse Engineering the Brain: Implications for Clinically Viable Brain Machine Interfaces” Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, FL, 10/27/2014
- “Clinically Viable, Bi-directional Brain Machine Interfaces,” Neurology Grand Rounds, Department of Neurosurgery, Spectrum Health System, Grand Rapids, MI, 05/21/2014
- “Clinically Viable Brain Computer Interfaces”, Center for Neural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Department, Columbia University, 05/05/2014
- “Clinically Viable, Bi-directional Brain Machine Interfaces,” Neurology Grand Rounds, Cleveland Clinic, scheduled on 02/27/2014
- “Clinically Viable, Bi-directional Brain Machine Interfaces,” Neurology Grand Rounds, Department of Neurology & Sparrow Health System, MSU, East Lansing, MI, 01/15/2014
- “Conversing with the Brain”, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, FL, 01/04/2014
- “Clinically Viable, Bi-directional Brain Machine Interfaces,” Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 10/10/2013
- “Clinically Viable Brain Machine Interfaces,” MSU Board of Trustees, East Lansing, MI, 06/21/2013
- “Dynamics of thalamocortical circuits underlying sensorimotor integration”, Workshop on System Identification in Computational Neuroscience, Paris, France, 07/17/2013
- “Conversing with the Sensorimotor Brain”, Yale University, Department of Neurobiology, New Heaven, USA, 05/10/2013
- “Challenges in decoding and sensory feedback for limb prosthetic control”, 4th International Conference on Neuroprosthetic Devices (ICNPD), University of Freiburg, Germany, 11/21/2012
- “A Clinically Viable Brain Machine Interface” DARPA PI meeting, New Orleans, USA, 11/13/2012
- “Conversing with the Brain”, Max Planck Institute, Tübingen, Germany, 07/13/2012
- “A Clinically Viable Brain Machine Interface”, Institute of Microsystems, Albert-Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany, 07/11/2012
- “A Clinically Viable Brain Machine Interface”, Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Brain research, Max Planck Society, Frankfurt, Germany, 07/10/2012
- “Optogenetics, Neural Ensemble Recording and Graphical Models: Characterizing Neuroplasticity in vivo” Biomedical Engineering Dept., Boston University, USA, 04/18/2012
- “Conversing with the Brain”, Media Lab & Biological Engineering Seminar series, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 04/19/2012
- “Conversing with the Brain” Biomedical Engineering Dept. Seminar Series, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 11/25/2011
- “Bi-Directional Neural Interfaces for Optimizing Stimulation” 3rd International Conference on Neuroprosthetic Devices (ICNPD), Sydney, Australia, 11/27/2011
- “Conversing with the Brain” Electrical Engineering Seminar Series, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 10/04/2011
- “Reading from and Writing to Cortical Networks” Biomedical Engineering Dept. Seminar Series, University of Miami, Florida, USA, 08/02/2011
- “Graphical Models of Functional and Effective Neural Connectivity”, Joint Statistical Meeting, Miami Beach, Florida, USA, 08/01/2011
- “Sparsity in the Brain”, Ecole Polytechnic Federal de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland, 07/21/2011
- “The Facebook of the Mind: Reading from and Writing to Brain Networks” Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, 03/17/2011
- “An engineer’s view of the brain: can we electronically read and write to the mind?” INSPIRE 2010 (Plenary): International Conference on information representation and estimation, University College London, London, UK, 09/08/2010
- “Neural Encoding, Decoding and Control: The Quest for Bi-directional Brain Machine/Computer Interfaces”, Institute of Neuroscience, University of Newcastle, UK, 09/09/2010
- “Neural Encoding, Decoding and Control: What have we learned from Brain Machine Interface studies” Workshop on Methods of Information Theory in Computational Neuroscience, 19th annual Computational Neuroscience, San Antonio, TX, USA, 07/30/2010
- “Neural Encoding, Decoding and Control: What do they have in Common?” Workshop on Beyond Brain Machine Interfaces: From Senses to Cognition, Neural Interfaces Conference, Long Beach, CA, USA, 06/19/2010
- “Synergistic Neural Coding: Implications for Neuroprosthetic Devices and Brain Machine Interfaces”, 2nd International Conference on Neuroprosthetic Devices (ICNPD), Beijing, China, 02/28/2010
- “10 years of Brain Machine Interfaces: What’s next?” Department of Neurology, University of Georgia, USA, 02/23/2010
- “An Engineer’s View of the Brain: Can we electronically Read and potentially Write to the Mind?” Center for Brain Injury and Repair, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 04/11/2009
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Center for Nanomaterials Design and Assembly, Michigan State University, USA, 10/23/2008
- “Mining Large-Scale Neural Ensemble Recordings: The Quest of Electronically Reading the Mind”, Center for Integrative Neuroscience and Neuroengineering, University of Chicago, 06/11/2008
- “Engineering Large Scale Interfaces to the Nervous System: The Quest of Electronically Reading the Mind” Institute for Translational Neuroscience & Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA, 05/11/2008
- “Engineering Large Scale Interfaces to the Nervous System: Can We Electronically Read the Mind?” Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Ohio State University, USA, 05/06/2008
- “How Can We Decode the Micro Scenes of an Unknown Neural Code?” Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, 04/21/2007
- “Mining Large Scale Neural Recordings” Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Oakland University, USA, 06/10/2007
- “Neural Engineering: Developing Technology for Reliable Brain Machine Interface Systems,” Bio-Diagnostics Research Lab, Michigan State University, USA, 03/27/2007
- “Sensing Neural Ensemble Activity in Resource-Constrained Brain Machine Interfaces” Neuroengineering Lab, Institute for Signal Processing, University of Lübeck, Germany, 07/21/2006
- “Large Scale Interfaces for Continuous Monitoring and Selective Stimulation of Neuronal Populations in the Brain” Cognitive Neuroscience Program seminar series, Michigan State University, 04/16/2005
- “Towards Understanding the Micro-Environment of the Brain: Biologically Inspired Neuroprosthetics: Principles & Frontiers” Neuroscience Program Seminar Series, Michigan State University, 04/04/2004
- “Brain Machine Interfaces” College of Engineering seminar series, Michigan State University, 12/05/2002
Grants Awarded
Active
1. "Optimized Learning via Peripheral Nerve Stimulation" 01/01/17 - 12/31/20
Agency: DARPA
Role: PI
2. “Optimizing microstimulation to restore lost somatosensation” (R01) 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2020
Agency: NIH-NINDS
Role: Sole PI
3. “Collaborative Research: IUSE: EHR - Enhancing and Expanding Experiential Learning Modules across Disciplines and Institutions” 09/01/2015-08/31/2017
Agency: NSF
Role: Co-PI (Kim (NWU) , PI)
Completed
4. “A Clinically Viable Brain Machine Interface” 12/12/11 - 08/31/14
Agency: DARPA
Role: PI
5. “A primate model of an intra-cortically controlled FES prosthesis for grasp” 07/1/11-6/30/16
Agency: NIH-NINDS
Role: Co-Investigator (Miller, PI)
6. “High Speed Brain Machine Interface” 08/16/13 - 11/30/14
Agency: Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Role: Sole PI
7. “A Clinically Viable Brain Machine Interface in a Primate Model of Amputation” 12/02/13 -11/30/15
Agency: Michigan State University
Role: Sole PI
8. “A Wireless, Multiscale, Distributed Interface to the Cortex” (R01) 08/15/08 - 07/31/14
Agency: NIH-NINDS
Role: Sole PI
9. “High Speed Brain Machine Interface” 08/16/12 - 08/15/13
Agency: Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Role: PI
10. “Mining Large-Scale Neural Ensemble Recordings” (R33) 01/01/09 - 12/31/12
Agency: NIH-NINDS
Role: Sole PI
11. “Advanced Microsystems for Neural Information Processing” (R21) 03/01/06 -- 02/28/09
Agency: NIH-NINDS: Neuroprosthesis program
Role: PI
12. “Mining Large-Scale Neural Ensemble Recordings” (R21) 01/15/07 - 12/31/08
Agency: NIH-NINDS
Role: PI