Some Open Problems in Large Volume Data Mining in Biomedical Applications

Recent advances in sensor technologies have enabled long term recordings of numerous physiologic parameters in patients, generating very large data sets. This phenomena extends to implantable sensors as well as non-invasively applied external sensors. A cursory review of applications, issues, and opportunities will be presented, with examples drawn from electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings, hyperspectral imaging of skin and cardiovascular systems, mass spectrometry, and similar uses. Key properties of biosignals (such as smoothness, low rank data, etc) allow novel methods to be applied to these very large data volumes for extraction of actionable clinical information and practical application in intelligent bedside diagnostic instruments. These advances can propagate to consumer electronics health-related applications.

Speaker Details

Elvir Causevic, D.Sc., President and Founder, holds a Doctor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from Washington University in St. Louis, with focus on biosignal processing and advanced wavelet theory. He is the founder of Everest, and the inventor of the core technologies. Dr. Causevic has 12 years experience in both starting and managing privately held entrepreneurial companies in various fields, including advanced software, the chemical/pharmaceutical industry, and portable medical device companies. Over the years, he has managed nearly 100 projects across various disciplines. Dr. Causevic has experience in the sciences of ion beam implanting, molecular beam epitaxy, unique identification of magnetic media, chemical reactor and distillation column control, inert gas generation, VLSI custom chip design, and various advanced DSP applications. His current technical contributions are in the application of DSP technology in neurology, respiratory function analysis, and blood analysis applications. Dr. Causevic was the principal investigator on two U.S. government grants and co-principal investigator on two others, totaling approximately $1.5 million. He authored and co-authored a series of technical publications, as well as twelve patent applications. He has delivered numerous lectures and presentations to a variety of audiences at academic and technical meetings, national conventions, corporate sales meetings, and others. In addition to his duties at Everest, Dr. Causevic holds an active faculty position at Yale University in the Applied Mathematics Department, where he is involved in advanced academic DSP research. He developed and now teaches a newly designed course in Advanced Biosignal Processing. Dr. Causevic is heading the development of the BrainScope platform and is currently operating on premises at New York University Brain Research Laboratory.

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Elvir Causevic
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Everest Biomedical Instruments