Former trainees
Postdoc
2020 – 2022
Dr. Stephanie Frisch, University of Pittsburgh, Topic: Bioinformatics in nursing
PhD students
2019 – 2023
Kayla Bohlke, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, “Balance and the brain: Accelerometry signal features and associations with neuroimaging”
2019 – 2023
Kechen Shu, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, “Deep learning approaches for automatic airway invasion detection and kinematic analysis on videofluoroscopy”
2019 – 2022
Anisha Suri, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, “Towards understanding the relation between gait, build-environment and real-life mobility of older adults via accelerometry and global position system-based wearable technology”
2017 – 2022
Shitong Mao, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, “A study of deep neural networks associated computational deglutition for swallowing assessment”
2017 – 2021
Yassin Khalifa, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, “Noninvasive dynamic characterization of swallowing kinematics and impairments in high resolution cervical auscultation via deep learning”
2016 – 2021
Zhenwei Zhang, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, “Investigations of videofluoroscopy via machine learning: Novel ways for swallowing disorders assessment”
2017 – 2021
Pritika Dasgupta, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, “Acceleration signals in determining gait-related difficulties and the motor skill of walking in older adults”
2012 – 2017
Michael Rothfuss, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, "Automatic blood vessel patency detection for wireless implantable medical devices"
2012 – 2017
Kara Bocan, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, "Analysis of tissue variability and adaptive transcutaneous power"
2013 – 2016
Iva Jestrovic, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, "A study of brain networks associated with swallowing via electroencephalography signals"
2013 – 2015
Joshua M. Dudik, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, "Cervical auscultation for the identification of swallowing difficulties"
MS students
2021 – 2023
Diana Jokic, Masters of Applied Science, University of Toronto, Topic: Swallowing and medical devices
2021 – 2023
Daniel D’Arolfi, Masters of Applied Science, University of Toronto, “Detection of central and lobar pulmonary embolisms within computer tomography pulmonary angiogram scams utilizing a two-stage deep learning approach”
2021 – 2023
Paige Phillips, Masters of Applied Science, University of Toronto, “Automated pulmonary embolism identification”
2020 – 2021
Ryan Schwartz, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, “A preliminary investigation of whether high resolution cervical auscultation signals present variations between thin liquid barium and water swallows”
2019 – 2020
Zeineb Bouzid, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, “In search of an optimal subset of electrocardiogram features to augment the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome at the emergency department”
2018 – 2019
Handenur Caliskan, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, “Automated bolus detection in videofluoroscopic images of swallowing using mask-R-CNN”
2018 – 2019
Kechen Shu, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "Associations between diameter of upper esophageal sphincter maximal opening and high-resolution cervical auscultation signal features"
2018 – 2019
Lucas Besomi, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "Predicting acute myocardial ischemia using machine learning applied to standard 10-second 12-lead ECG"
2017 – 2018
Qifan He, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "The association of high resolution cervical auscultation signal features with hyoid bone displacement during swallowing"
2017 – 2018
Justin Hawks, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "Intelligent UPC-A barcode scanning using machine learning"
2016 – 2017
Cedrine Rebrion, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "Horizontal and vertical displacement of the hyoid bone affect cervical auscultation signal features during swallowing"
2015 – 2016
Etienne Zahnd, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "Prediction methods for 1/f^β processes with application to the analysis of stride interval time series"
2015 – 2016
Zhenwei Zhang, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "Most suitable mother wavelet for the analysis of fractal properties of stride interval time series via the average wavelet coefficient"
2014 – 2015
Antoine Dumortier, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "Classifying smoking urges via machine learning"
2014 – 2015
Arthur Gatouillat, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "A study of the motor cognitive interaction during walking using transcranial Doppler"
2013 – 2015
Othman Muhei-Aldin, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "A study of brain networks associated with motor sequence learning foot tapping tasks"
2013 – 2014
Heloise Bleton, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "Cognitive function evaluation following a cervical spinal cord injury: a case study through the middle cerebral arteries using transcranial Doppler"
2012 – 2013
Alexandre Millecamps, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "Analysis of the effects of pre-processing and dual-tasking on gait accelerometry signals"
2012 – 2013
Alexander Schaefer, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "An assessment of fractal characterization methods for 1/f^β processes with application to the analysis of stride interval time series"
2012 – 2013
Iva Jestrovic, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "The effects of head movements and fluids with increasing viscosity on swallowing sounds"
2012 – 2013
Joshua Dudik, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "Age, sex and head position effects on swallowing accelerometry and sounds"
2012 – 2013
Bo Luan, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "A graph-theoretic approach to brain networks associated with swallowing"
2012 – 2013
Hanrui Huang, Masters of Science, University of Pittsburgh, "Characterization of anterior cerebral artery blood flow in resting state by using trancranial Doppler recordings"
2010
Hayley Faulkner, Masters of Applied Science, University of Toronto, "Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound as a novel access modality"
2009 – 2010
Andrew Myrden, Masters of Applied Science, University of Toronto, "Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound as a novel access modality"
2009 – 2010
Céleste Mérey, Masters of Health Science, University of Toronto, "Quantitative classification of swallowing safety through accelerometer measurement device"
2008 – 2010
Denine Ellis, Masters, University of Toronto, "Investigating the relationship between metabolic energy expenditure and fractal dynamics"
2008 – 2009
Jillian Fairley, Masters of Applied Science, University of Toronto, "The effect of treadmill walking on the fractal dynamics of pediatric gait"
2008 – 2009
Matthew Chang, Masters of Applied Science, University of Toronto, "The relationship between dynamic stability and fractal dynamics of gait"
2008
Fady Hana, Masters of Health Science, University of Toronto, "Anthropometric and demographic correlates of dual-axis swallowing accelerometry"