Education

Radiology Imaging Fellowship
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Baltimore, MD 2009-2010
Biomedical Eng. Fellowship
Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Baltimore, MD 2008-2009
Biomedical Eng. Fellowship
Drexel University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Philadelphia, PA 2007-2008
PhD Degree (ECE)
Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland 2004-2007
M.S. Degree (BME)
Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran 1999-2002

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests

My current clinical interests include developing novel systems and methods using advanced signal/image processing, machine learning and radiological methods for the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment effectiveness monitoring of many diseases. I have been trained in medical imaging, computer science, and engineering.

Research Interests

Research Activities

Research Focus
I have over 22 years of experience in both academic and industrial settings. I have focused on various aspects of medical imaging and spectroscopy (Ultrasound, MRI, PET/CT, Optical), biosensing and wearables (ECG, EEG, EMG, BCG, Pulse Ox), algorithm development using machine learning and AI, computer vision, signal and image processing methods for many different industrial and medical applications. I have a BSc and MSc degrees in electrical and biomedical engineering and a PhD in AI for biomedical applications. I also completed two different fellowships in biomedical engineering and radiology. I have worked as Tenure-Track Faculty at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and visiting faculty at Stanford School of Medicine, and with several other adjunct faculty appointments in ECE and BME in the past. I have directed, as PI and Co-Investigator, on numerous research projects funded by federal grants and have extensively published over 90 proceedings and journal papers. I have also patented several systems and methods for industrial and medical applications. I have also served as editor and reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals and conferences.

Inventions, Patents, Copyrights (pending, awarded)

  • Nov 16, 2021 US Patent 20190293620 Vasefi F., Farkas D.L., Akhbardeh A., Kang L., Stanislov Sokolov S. Apparatus and method for multimode analytical sensing of items such as food, filed on Mar 19, 2019, granted on Nov 16th, 2021.
  • Nov 23, 2021 US Patent 17/534,160 Akhbardeh A. System and Method for Quantitatively Measuring Dyspnea, filed on Nov 24, 2020 (pending).
  • Dec 20, 2021 US Patent 16/557,663 Akhbardeh A. Automated Lung Ultrasound Quantification and Reading for Diagnosis and Treatment Effectiveness Monitoring (pending).
  • April 21, 2016 US Patent 20160106339, Behzadi Y., Akhbardeh A., Lewis C. System, Apparatus And Methods For Data Collection And Assessing Outcomes, Date Awarded: Apr. 21, 2016
  • Aug 20, 2019 US Patent 10,388,017 B2, 2019, Jacobs MA, Akhbardeh, A. Advanced Treatment Response Prediction Using Clinical Parameters and Advanced Unsupervised Machine Learning: The Contribution Scattergram, filed on July 31, 2014, awarded on Aug 20, 20.
  • May 12, 2016 US Patent 20,160,132,754, 2016: Inventors: Akhbardeh A., Jacobs MA. An integrated real-time tracking system for normal and anomaly tracking and the methods thereof. Date Awarded: May 12, 2016.
  • Oct 2, 2014 US Patent 20,140,296,655A1: Inventors: Akhbardeh A., Tehrani A. Real-time tracking of cerebral hemodynamic response (RTCHR) of a subject based on hemodynamic parameters.
  • Feb 17, 2012 US Patent 9,008,462, Inventors: Akhbardeh A, Jacobs MA. Methods and systems for registration of radiological images. Date Awarded: April 14, 2015
  • Feb 09, 2016 US Patent 9,256,966, Inventors: Jacobs MA, Akhbardeh A. Multiparametric Non-linear dimension reduction methods for segmentation and classification of radiological images. Date Awarded: Feb 09, 2016

(WIPO) World Intellectual Property Organization for Trade Patents = 6

  • Nov 23, 2021 PCT/US2021/060651: Inventor: Akhbardeh A., Quantitative Measurement Of Dyspnea.
  • Sep 26, 2019 WO2019183136A1: Inventors: Vasefi F., Farkas D.L., Akhbardeh A., Kang L., Stanislov Sokolov S. Apparatus and method for multimode analytical sensing of items such as food.
  • Oct 9, 2014 WO2014164717A1: Inventors: Akhbardeh A., Tehrani A. Real-time tracking of cerebral hemodynamic response (RTCHR) of a subject based on hemodynamic parameters.
  • Dec 11, 2014 WO2014197402A1: Inventors: Behzadi Y., Akhbardeh A., Lewis C. System, Apparatus And Methods For Data Collection And Assessing Outcomes Date Awarded: November 28, 2013.
  • May 28, 2013 WO2013177586: Inventors: Akhbardeh A., Jacobs MA. An integrated real-time tracking system for normal and anomaly tracking and the methods thereof. Date Awarded: November 28, 2013.
  • July 31, 2014 WO2015017632: Inventors: Jacobs MA, Akhbardeh A. Advanced treatment response prediction using clinical parameters and advanced unsupervised machine learning: the contribution scattergram. Date Awarded: February 5, 2015.

Publications

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RESEARCH ACTIVITIES