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Updated: March 24th, 2025 08:43

2025 journal article

A Wireless Miniature Injectable Device With Memory-Assisted Backscatter for Multimodal Animal Physiological Monitoring

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 72(3), 988–999.

By: Y. Han*, R. Stephany*, L. Zhao*, P. Ahmmed n, A. Bozkurt n & Y. Jia*

author keywords: Coils; Wireless communication; Animals; Electrocardiography; Wireless sensor networks; Biomedical monitoring; Monitoring; Temperature measurement; Data communication; Implants; Injectable device; multimodal sensing; backscatter transmitter; wireless power; memory controller
topics (OpenAlex): Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks; Wireless Power Transfer Systems; Wireless Body Area Networks
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 17, 2025

2025 journal article

Wearable Wireless Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy System for Cognitive Activity Monitoring

BIOSENSORS-BASEL, 15(2).

By: M. Victorio, J. Dieffenderfer, T. Songkakul, J. Willeke, A. Bozkurt & V. Pozdin

author keywords: near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS); functional NIRS (fNIRS); wearable devices; biosensors; brain activity; cognitive monitoring
topics (OpenAlex): Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques; Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring; Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 10, 2025

2024 journal article

A Subcutaneously Injectable Implant for Multimodal Physiological Monitoring in Animals

IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL, 24(7), 11205–11216.

By: P. Ahmmed n, J. Reynolds n & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: Accelerometers; animal welfare; biocompatibility; biophotonics; cardiovascular health; electrocardiography (ECG); injectable implant; photoplethysmography (PPG); physiological monitoring; polymer encapsulation; temperature measurement
topics (OpenAlex): Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring; Muscle activation and electromyography studies; Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
TL;DR: A miniaturized, injectable, and multimodal implant for real-time measurements of heart rate, breathing rate, movement, and subcutaneous temperature with future extensions to blood pressure and oxygen saturation is reported. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: March 1, 2024

2024 article

A Wireless Injectable Device for Multimodal Animal Physiological Monitoring

2024 IEEE BIOMEDICAL CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS CONFERENCE, BIOCAS 2024.

By: Y. Han*, R. Stephany*, L. Zhao*, J. Li*, P. Ahrnmed, A. Bozkurt n, Y. Jin

author keywords: injectable device; backscatter transmitter; wireless power; load-shift keying; memory controller
topics (OpenAlex): IoT-based Smart Home Systems; Wireless Body Area Networks
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Added: March 17, 2025

2024 journal article

A Wireless Multimodal Physiological Monitoring ASIC for Animal Health Monitoring Injectable Devices

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS, 18(5), 1037–1049.

By: L. Zhao*, R. Stephany*, Y. Han*, P. Ahmmed n, T. Huang*, A. Bozkurt n, Y. Jia*

author keywords: Animal health monitoring; injectable device; multimodal sensing; subcutaneous implant; electrocardiography; photoplethysmography; temperature measurement; Animal health monitoring; injectable device; multimodal sensing; subcutaneous implant; electrocardiography; photoplethysmography; temperature measurement
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
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Added: October 14, 2024

2024 review

Advances in Modeling and Interpretability of Deep Neural Sleep Staging: A Systematic Review

[Review of ]. PHYSIOLOGIA, 4(1), 1–42.

By: R. Soleimani n, J. Barahona n, Y. Chen n, A. Bozkurt n, M. Daniele n, V. Pozdin*, E. Lobaton n

author keywords: sleep stage classification; EEG; ECG; deep learning; contrastive learning; transfer learning; data augmentation; interpretability
topics (OpenAlex): EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces; Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research; Advanced Neural Network Applications
TL;DR: An improvement in performance up to 12% on standard datasets over the last 5 years is identified and the causes for these trends seem to be caused by incorporating new architectural components, such as the use of transformers and contrastive learning. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 1, 2024

2024 journal article

Evaluating Bacterial Nanocellulose Interfaces for Recording Surface Biopotentials from Plants

SENSORS, 24(7).

By: J. Reynolds n, M. Wilkins n, D. Martin n, M. Taggart n, K. Rivera*, M. Tunc-Ozdemir*, T. Rufty n, E. Lobaton n, A. Bozkurt n, M. Daniele n

author keywords: nanocellulose; electrophysiology; plant; electrode
topics (OpenAlex): Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies; Photoreceptor and optogenetics research; Botanical Research and Applications
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 15, 2024

2024 journal article

Exploring the Dynamics of Canine-Assisted Interactions: A Wearable Approach to Understanding Interspecies Well-Being

ANIMALS, 14(24).

By: T. Holder*, C. Nichols n, E. Summers n, D. Roberts n & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: canine-assisted interactions; wearable systems; psychophysiology sensors
topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior; Infant Health and Development
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 13, 2025

2024 journal article

Preliminary Analysis of Collar Sensors for Guide Dog Training Using Convolutional Long Short-Term Memory, Kernel Principal Component Analysis and Multi-Sensor Data Fusion

ANIMALS, 14(23).

By: D. Martin n, D. Roberts n & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: Conv-LSTM; KPCA; autoencoder; manifold learning; pattern recognition; guide dogs
topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods; Marine animal studies overview
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 23, 2024

2024 journal article

Quantifying Visual Differences in Drought-Stressed Maize through Reflectance and Data-Driven Analysis

AI, 5(2), 790–802.

By: S. Banerjee n, J. Reynolds n, M. Taggart n, M. Daniele n, A. Bozkurt n & E. Lobaton n

author keywords: crop health monitoring; drought-stress detection; remote sensing; near-infrared; pixel extraction; classification
topics (OpenAlex): Remote Sensing in Agriculture; Smart Agriculture and AI; Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
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Added: June 8, 2024

2023 article

A Wearable System for Continuous Monitoring and Assessment of Speech, Gait, and Cognitive Decline for Early Diagnosis of ADRD

2023 45TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY SOCIETY, EMBC.

By: J. Dieffenderfer n, A. Brewer n, M. Noonan n, M. Smith n, E. Eichenlaub*, K. Haley*, A. Jacks*, E. Lobaton n ...

topics (OpenAlex): Congenital Heart Disease Studies; Phonocardiography and Auscultation Techniques; Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
TL;DR: This paper presents a low cost and low power wearable system custom designed to track the trends in speech, gait, and cognitive stress while also considering the important human factor needs such as privacy and compliance. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 26, 2024

2023 article

A Wireless Multimodal Physiological Monitoring ASIC for Injectable Implants

IEEE 49TH EUROPEAN SOLID STATE CIRCUITS CONFERENCE, ESSCIRC 2023, pp. 305–308.

By: L. Zhao*, R. Stephany*, Y. Han*, P. Ahmmed n, A. Bozkurt n & Y. Jia*

author keywords: injectable implant; multimodal sensing; ECG; PPG; temperature sensing; physiological monitoring
topics (OpenAlex): Neuroscience and Neural Engineering; Wireless Body Area Networks; EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
TL;DR: This paper presents a wireless multimodal physiological monitoring ASIC fabricated in a CMOS 180 nm process that is sized to be within the form factor of an injectable microchip implant and can measure electrocardiography, photoplethysmography, and body temperature. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: November 13, 2023

2023 article

Adolescent Asthma Monitoring: A Preliminary Study of Audio and Spirometry Modalities

2023 45TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY SOCIETY, EMBC.

topics (OpenAlex): Respiratory and Cough-Related Research; Music and Audio Processing; Asthma and respiratory diseases
TL;DR: Deep learning techniques are explored to improve forecasting of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) by using audio data from participants and test whether auditory sleep disturbances are correlated with poorer asthma outcomes. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 26, 2024

2023 article

An Exploration of Machine Learning Methods for Gait Analysis of Potential Guide Dogs

TENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANIMAL-COMPUTER INTERACTION, ACI 2023.

By: Y. Wu n, C. Nichols n, M. Foster n, D. Martin n, J. Dieffenderfer n, M. Enomoto n, B. Lascelles n, J. Russenberger ...

author keywords: Guide Dog; Canine Behavior Analysis; Canine Gait Analysis; IMU; Machine Learning
topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies; Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology
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Added: February 22, 2024

2023 article

Conformal Micropatterned Organic-Metal Electrodes for Physiological Recording

2023 IEEE SENSORS.

By: K. Queener n, P. Ahmmed n, M. Victorio*, J. Twiddy n, A. Dehn n, A. Brewer n, E. Lobaton n, A. Bozkurt n, V. Pozdin*, M. Daniele n

author keywords: conformal electrodes; biopotential recording; microfabrication; photolithography; PEDOT:PSS
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Muscle activation and electromyography studies; Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
TL;DR: CMOM electrodes were characterized then evaluated in vivo against commercial-off-the-shelf electrodes and PEDOT:PSS coating found to reduce the overall impedance in each electrode variant, resulting in a >97% decrease in impedance at low frequencies. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 1, 2024

2023 journal article

Continuous heart rate variability monitoring of freely moving chicken through a wearable electrocardiography recording system

POULTRY SCIENCE, 102(2).

By: P. Ahmmed n, J. Reynolds n, A. Bozkurt n & P. Regmi*

author keywords: electrocardiography; heart rate variability; chicken; animal welfare; wearables
MeSH headings : Animals; Chickens; Electrocardiography / veterinary; Heart Rate / physiology; Wearable Electronic Devices / veterinary
topics (OpenAlex): Animal Nutrition and Physiology; Meat and Animal Product Quality; Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
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Added: December 6, 2022

2023 journal article

Robust Cough Detection With Out-of-Distribution Detection

IEEE JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS, 27(7), 3210–3221.

author keywords: Cough detection; audio classification; out-of-distribution; bio-signal processing; machine learning
topics (OpenAlex): Speech Recognition and Synthesis; Voice and Speech Disorders; Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
TL;DR: The incorporation of OOD detection techniques improves cough detection performance by a significant margin and provides a valuable solution to real-world acoustic cough detection problems. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: April 6, 2023

2023 article

Toward In-the-Field Canine Manifold Learning: Data Fusion for Evaluation of Potential Guide Dogs

TENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANIMAL-COMPUTER INTERACTION, ACI 2023.

By: D. Martin n, D. Roberts n & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: manifold learning; LSTM; autoencoder; KPCA; canine monitoring
topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies; Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Added: March 18, 2024

2023 article

Towards a Multimodal Synchronized System for Quantifying Psychophysiological States in Canine Assisted Interactions

TENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANIMAL-COMPUTER INTERACTION, ACI 2023.

author keywords: human-canine interaction; pet therapy; psychophysiology; internet of things; physiological sensing; behavioral tracking; heart rate; electrodermal activity; accelerometer
topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior; Infant Health and Development
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 18, 2024

2022 journal article

A Multimodal Sensing Platform for Interdisciplinary Research in Agrarian Environments

SENSORS, 22(15).

By: J. Reynolds n, E. Williams n, D. Martin n, C. Readling n, P. Ahmmed n, A. Huseth n, A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: corn earworm; bivalve; testing platform; wireless; Internet of Things; sensor development; agriculture; aquaculture
MeSH headings : Agriculture; Electronics; Environmental Monitoring / methods; Interdisciplinary Research; Reproducibility of Results
topics (OpenAlex): Insect Pheromone Research and Control; Smart Agriculture and AI; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
TL;DR: The design of a modular system to serve as a research platform for outdoor sensor development and deployment and the flexibility to include internal electronics and external sensors, allowing novel applications is presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: July 28, 2022

2022 article

Comparing Accelerometry and Depth Sensing-Based Computer Vision for Canine Tail Wagging Interpretation

NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANIMAL-COMPUTER INTERACTION, ACI 2022.

By: D. Martin n, T. Holder n, C. Nichols n, J. Park n, D. Roberts n & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: Computer Vision; IMU; Animal-Computer Interaction; Interpretability
topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Rabies epidemiology and control; Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology
TL;DR: The preliminary findings support that the higher-resolution and continuous interpretations on the dog tail movements and positions can pave the way for assessing their emotional states and designing more appropriate training and play environments. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: December 18, 2023

2022 article

Contact-Free Simultaneous Sensing of Human Heart Rate and Canine Breathing Rate for Animal Assisted Interactions

NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANIMAL-COMPUTER INTERACTION, ACI 2022.

By: T. Holder n, M. Rahman n, E. Summers n, D. Roberts n, C. Wong n & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: human-canine interaction; contact-free physiological sensing; computer vision; signal processing
topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring; Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia
TL;DR: This preliminary effort toward a contact-free approach to facilitate AAI assessment via the physiological sensing of humans and canines using consumer-grade cameras focuses on verifying the technological feasibility of remotely sensing the heart rate signal of the human subject and the breathing rates of the dog subject while they are interacting. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: December 18, 2023

2022 article

Motion-Resilient ECG Signal Reconstruction from a Wearable IMU through Attention Mechanism and Contrastive Learning

NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANIMAL-COMPUTER INTERACTION, ACI 2022.

By: J. Wang n, M. Foster n, A. Bozkurt n & D. Roberts n

author keywords: ECG; Inertial Measurement Unit; Machine Learning; Deep Neural Network
topics (OpenAlex): Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring; Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments; Phonocardiography and Auscultation Techniques
TL;DR: This study investigated two artificial neural network architectures to overcome severe noise artifacts in the IMU signal resulting from dogs’ movements and environmental factors and proposed and evaluated a machine learning framework that reconstructs ECG signals from IMU signals even under moderate to heavy movements. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: December 18, 2023

2022 journal article

Preliminary Evaluation of a System with On-Body and Aerial Sensors for Monitoring Working Dogs

SENSORS, 22(19).

By: M. Foster n, T. Wu n, D. Roberts n & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: ECG; heart rate variability; electrodes; machine learning; 3D printing; wearable; drone; UAV; embedded system
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Animals; Dogs; Electrocardiography; Heart Rate; Monitoring, Physiologic; Working Dogs
topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies; Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
TL;DR: An initial effort towards deployment of on-body and aerial sensors to monitor the working dogs and their environments during scent detection and search and rescue tasks in order to ensure their welfare, enable novel dog-machine interfaces, and allow for higher success rate of remote and automated task performance is presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 24, 2022

2022 article

Real-Time Monitoring of Plant Stalk Growth Using a Flexible Printed Circuit Board Sensor

2022 IEEE SENSORS.

By: J. Twiddy n, M. Taggart n, J. Reynolds n, C. Sharkey n, T. Rufty n, E. Lobaton n, A. Bozkurt n, M. Daniele n

author keywords: Plant growth; circumferential sensor; mechanical sensing; multiplexer; crop monitoring; maize; electrode array
topics (OpenAlex): Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control; Plant Surface Properties and Treatments; Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
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Added: February 27, 2023

2022 article

Spatial and Temporal Analytic Pipeline for Evaluation of Potential Guide Dogs Using Location and Behavior Data

NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANIMAL-COMPUTER INTERACTION, ACI 2022.

author keywords: Guide Dog; Canine Behavior Analysis; Feature Extraction; IMU; Machine Learning; Clustering
topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods; Primate Behavior and Ecology
TL;DR: A preliminary data analysis workflow is demonstrated that is able to provide detailed information about candidate guide dogs’ day to day physical exercise levels and gait activities using objective environmental and behavioral data collected from a wearable collar-based Internet of Things device. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: March 30, 2023

2022 article

Wireless Wearable Electrochemical Sensing Platform with Zero- Power Osmotic Sweat Extraction for Continuous Lactate Monitoring

Saha, T., Songkakul, T., Knisely, C. T., Yokus, M. A., Daniele, M. A., Dickey, M. D., … Velev, O. D. (2022, July 12). ACS SENSORS, Vol. 7.

By: T. Saha n, T. Songkakul n, C. Knisely n, M. Yokus n, M. Daniele n, M. Dickey n, A. Bozkurt n, O. Velev n

author keywords: paper microfluidics; sweat; wearable device; electrochemical sensor; lactate; osmotic pumping; hydrogel
MeSH headings : Humans; Lactic Acid / analysis; Monitoring, Physiologic; Osmosis; Sweat / chemistry; Wearable Electronic Devices
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Tactile and Sensory Interactions; Interactive and Immersive Displays
TL;DR: A wearable system combining a hydrogel for osmotic sweat extraction, with a paper microfluidic channel for facilitating sweat transport and management, a screen-printed electrochemical lactate sensor, and a custom-built wireless wearable potentiostat system holds the potential of providing comprehensive and long-term continuous analysis of sweat lactate trends in the human body during rest and under exercising conditions. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: July 13, 2022

2021 article

A Wearable Patch for Prolonged Sweat Lactate Harvesting and Sensing

2021 43RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC), pp. 6863–6866.

By: T. Saha n, J. Fang n, M. Yokus n, S. Mukherjee n, A. Bozkurt n, M. Daniele n, M. Dickey n, O. Velev n

MeSH headings : Humans; Hydrogels; Lactic Acid; Sweat; Sweating; Wearable Electronic Devices
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Analytical Chemistry and Sensors; Tactile and Sensory Interactions
TL;DR: The on-skin performance of a non-invasive wearable sweat sampling patch that can harvest sweat at rest, during exercise, and post-exercise is reported, which can potentially provide useful information about the human metabolic activity. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: April 25, 2022

2021 article

Evaluation of Environmental Enclosures for Effective Ambient Ozone Sensing in Wrist-worn Health and Exposure Trackers

2021 IEEE SENSORS.

By: T. Latif n, J. Dieffenderfer n, A. Tanneeru n, B. Lee n, V. Misra n & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: asthma; environmental sensing; ozone exposure; ozone sensor; wearables
topics (OpenAlex): Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting; Air Quality and Health Impacts; Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
TL;DR: Openings along the sidewall of the wrist-worn device covered with commercially available expanded polytetrafluoroethylene-based membranes to provide the required air flow while ensuring resistance to water are studied. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 28, 2022

2021 article

Investigating the Relationship between Cough Detection and Sampling Frequency for Wearable Devices

2021 43RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC), pp. 7103–7107.

By: M. Abdelkhalek n, J. Qiu n, M. Hernandez*, A. Bozkurt n & E. Lobaton n

MeSH headings : Algorithms; Cough / diagnosis; Humans; Neural Networks, Computer; Reproducibility of Results; Wearable Electronic Devices
topics (OpenAlex): Respiratory and Cough-Related Research; Infant Health and Development; Speech and Audio Processing
TL;DR: This paper presents a new cough detection technique and preliminary analysis on the trade-off between detection accuracy and obfuscation of speech for privacy, and indicates that, using a publicly available dataset, it can sample signals at 750 Hz while still maintaining a sensitivity above 90%, suggested to be sufficient for clinical monitoring. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: April 25, 2022

2021 article

Melt-Extruded Sensory Fibers for Electronic Textiles

Tabor, J., Thompson, B., Agcayazi, T., Bozkurt, A., & Ghosh, T. K. (2021, December 26). MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING, Vol. 307.

By: J. Tabor n, B. Thompson n, T. Agcayazi n, A. Bozkurt n & T. Ghosh n

author keywords: electronic textiles; flexible sensors; pressure sensing
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Interactive and Immersive Displays; Textile materials and evaluations
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Added: December 16, 2021

2021 article

Noncontact Electrophysiology Monitoring Systems for Assessment of Canine-Human Interactions

2021 IEEE SENSORS.

author keywords: Animal-assisted interactions; canine-assisted therapy; capacitively coupled ECG; noncontact electrodes
topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Infant Health and Development; Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
TL;DR: A capacitively coupled biopotential recording system custom-designed for animal-human dyads that uses noncontact electrodes to monitor the heart rate and its variability to evaluate the physiological basis of the animal-assisted therapies. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: December 21, 2021

2021 article

Novel 3D-printed Electrodes for Implantable Biopotential Monitoring

2021 43RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC), pp. 7120–7123.

By: P. Ahmmed n, J. Reynolds n, S. Hamada*, P. Regmi n & A. Bozkurt n

MeSH headings : Animals; Electric Conductivity; Electrodes; Equipment Design; Humans; Printing, Three-Dimensional; Prostheses and Implants
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Analytical Chemistry and Sensors; Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
TL;DR: A novel 3D-printing process to integrate conductive metal surfaces on a low-temperature co-fired ceramic base to be deployed as electrodes for electrocardiography (ECG) implants for small animals and simultaneous recording with a commercial device validated the measurements, demonstrating promising accuracy in heart rate and breathing rate monitoring. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: December 21, 2021

2021 article

Preliminary Evaluation of a Solar-Powered Wristband for Continuous Multi-Modal Electrochemical Monitoring

2021 43RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC), pp. 7316–7319.

By: T. Songkakul n, K. Peterson n, M. Daniele n & A. Bozkurt n

MeSH headings : Electric Power Supplies; Humans; Solar Energy; Sweat; Wearable Electronic Devices; Wrist
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies; Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
TL;DR: The presented solar-powered wearable system enables continuous wireless multi-modal electrochemical monitoring for uninterrupted sensing of metabolic biomarkers in sweat while harvesting energy from indoor lighting or sunlight. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: April 25, 2022

2021 article

Simultaneous Localization of Biobotic Insects using Inertial Data and Encounter Information

2021 43RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC), pp. 4649–4653.

By: J. Cole n, A. Bozkurt n & E. Lobaton n

MeSH headings : Animals; Cockroaches; Disasters; Insecta; Locomotion
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
TL;DR: An inertial navigation system based on machine learning modules that is capable of localizing groups of G. portentosa carrying thorax-mounted inertial measurement units and uses the agents’ encounters with one another as signals of opportunity to increase tracking accuracy is presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: April 25, 2022

2021 journal article

Textile-Based Pressure Sensors for Monitoring Prosthetic-Socket Interfaces

IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL, 21(7), 9413–9422.

Contributors: J. Tabor n, T. Agcayazi n, A. Fleming n, B. Thompson n, A. Kapoor n, M. Liu n, M. Lee*, H. Huang n, A. Bozkurt n, T. Ghosh n

author keywords: Sensors; Sensor arrays; Sensor systems; Sockets; Monitoring; Data collection; Capacitive sensors; Pressure sensors; capacitive sensors; sensor arrays; body system networks; sensor systems and applications; textiles; wearable sensors; flexible electronics; prosthetics
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics; Muscle activation and electromyography studies
TL;DR: This work presents a capacitive pressure sensor fabricated through a simple, and scalable sewing process using commercially available conductive yarns and textile materials that provides a soft, flexible, and comfortable sensing system for monitoring the inner socket environment (ISE). (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: March 5, 2021

2021 article

Towards Continuous Plant Bioimpedance Fitting and Parameter Estimation

2021 IEEE SENSORS.

By: D. Martin n, J. Reynolds n, M. Daniele n, E. Lobaton n & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: bioimpedance parameter extraction; equivalent circuit modelling; precision agriculture; cyberphysical systems
topics (OpenAlex): Smart Agriculture and AI; Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies; Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography
TL;DR: This study developed a software pipeline to support impedance sensing applications and applied this to track longitudinal consistent bioimpedance data from the V4 leaf midrib in maize plants, demonstrating that the analysis of an example longitudinal dataset was able to reveal a time series for parameter fitting. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 28, 2022

2021 article

Wearable Bioimpedance Hydration Monitoring System using Conformable AgNW Electrodes

2021 IEEE SENSORS.

By: T. Songkakul n, S. Wu n, P. Ahmmed n, W. Reynolds, Y. Zhu n & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: bioimpedance spectroscopy; wearable; hydration
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Muscle activation and electromyography studies; Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
TL;DR: A custom miniaturized wearable bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) system consisting of a Bluetooth-enabled system-on-a-chip and an analog front-end circuit integrated with conformable, flexible, and stretchable silver-nanowire electrodes is presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: December 21, 2021

2020 journal article

A Systematic Literature Review of Animal-Assisted Interventions in Oncology (Part I): Methods and Results

Integrative Cancer Therapies, 19, 1–19.

By: T. Holder n, M. Gruen n, D. Roberts n, T. Somers* & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: animal-assisted interventions; animal-assisted activities; animal-assisted therapy; oncology; cancer; human-animal bond; quantitative
MeSH headings : Affect; Animal Assisted Therapy; Animals; Dogs; Humans; Medical Oncology; Neoplasms / drug therapy; Quality of Life
topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Geographies of human-animal interactions; Empathy and Medical Education
TL;DR: This systematic literature review focuses on the research methods and quantitative results of AAI studies in oncology and finds methodological consistency in the use of canines as therapy animals, in the types of high-risk patients excluded from studies, and in the infection precautions taken with therapy animals throughout cancer wards. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 14, 2020

2020 review

A Systematic Literature Review of Animal-Assisted Interventions in Oncology (Part II): Theoretical Mechanisms and Frameworks

[Review of ]. INTEGRATIVE CANCER THERAPIES, 19.

By: T. Holder n, M. Gruen n, D. Roberts n, T. Somers* & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: animal-assisted interventions; animal-assisted activities; animal-assisted therapy; oncology; cancer; human-animal bond; mechanisms; theoretical frameworks
MeSH headings : Animals; Humans; Medical Oncology; Quality of Life
topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Empathy and Medical Education; Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
TL;DR: This review aids progress toward a unified theoretical framework and toward more holistic cancer treatments by discussing concepts of neurobiological transduction connecting mechanisms to AAI benefits. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2021

2020 journal article

High performance flexible supercapacitors including redox active molybdate incorporated Poly(vinylphosphonic acid) hydrogels

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, 45(3), 2186–2194.

By: E. Cevik*, A. Bozkurt*, M. Dirican n & X. Zhang n

author keywords: Flexible supercapacitors; Molybdate; Poly(vinylphosphonic acid); Hydrogel electrolyte; Redox mediated supercapacitor
topics (OpenAlex): Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication; Advanced Battery Technologies Research; Conducting polymers and applications
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Added: March 2, 2020

2020 journal article

In Vivo Evaluation of a Subcutaneously Injectable Implant with a Low-Power Photoplethysmography ASIC for Animal Monitoring

SENSORS, 20(24).

By: J. Valero-Sarmiento n, P. Ahmmed n & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: injectable; photoplethysmography; biomedical electronics; biophotonics; encapsulation; implant; in vivo; biomedical telemetry; software radio
MeSH headings : Animals; Equipment Design; Photoplethysmography / instrumentation; Photoplethysmography / veterinary; Pilot Projects; Prostheses and Implants; Rats; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Telemetry; Wireless Technology
topics (OpenAlex): Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring; ECG Monitoring and Analysis; Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
TL;DR: The wireless operation of the injectable capsule system with a human subject holding the sensor between the fingers and the in vivo functionality of the subcutaneous sensing on a pilot study performed on anesthetized rat subjects are demonstrated. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2021

2020 journal article

Localization of Biobotic Insects Using Low-Cost Inertial Measurement Units

SENSORS, 20(16).

By: J. Cole n, A. Bozkurt n & E. Lobaton n

author keywords: biobots; cyborg insects; inertial navigation; machine learning
MeSH headings : Animals; Cockroaches; Disasters; Insecta; Locomotion; Robotics
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior; Species Distribution and Climate Change
TL;DR: A data-driven inertial navigation system that is capable of localizing cockroaches in areas where GPS is not available and can achieve centimeter-level accuracy is presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2020

2020 journal article

Preliminary Evaluation of a Wearable Sensor System for Heart Rate Assessment in Guide Dog Puppies

IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL, 20(16), 9449–9459.

By: M. Foster n, R. Brugarolas n, K. Walker n, S. Mealin n, Z. Cleghern n, S. Yuschak n, J. Clark n, D. Adin n ...

author keywords: ECG; heart rate variability; electrodes; machine learning; 3D printing; wearable
topics (OpenAlex): Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments; Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology
TL;DR: A novel wireless heart rate sensing system for puppies in training as guide dogs that includes a harness with on-board electrocardiography front-end circuit, inertial measurement unit and a micro-computer with wireless capability is developed. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 10, 2020

2020 journal article

Wearable multiplexed biosensor system toward continuous monitoring of metabolites

BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS, 153.

By: M. Yokus n, T. Songkakul n, V. Pozdin n, A. Bozkurt n & M. Daniele n

author keywords: Wearable; Multiplex; Potentiostat; Electrochemical sensors; Glucose; Lactate; pH; Sweat sensors
MeSH headings : Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation; Dimethylpolysiloxanes / chemistry; Electrochemical Techniques; Electrodes; Glucose / analysis; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Lactic Acid / analysis; Metabolome / physiology; Monitoring, Physiologic / instrumentation; Skin Temperature; Surface Properties; Sweat / chemistry; Wearable Electronic Devices
topics (OpenAlex): Electrochemical sensors and biosensors; Analytical Chemistry and Sensors; Biosensors and Analytical Detection
TL;DR: The design and characterization of a wearable system with a flexible sensor array for non-invasive and continuous monitoring of human biochemistry and future evaluation of temporal changes of the sweat biomarkers is reported. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: March 23, 2020

2019 journal article

Activity-Aware Wearable System for Power-Efficient Prediction of Physiological Responses

SENSORS, 19(3).

author keywords: wearable health; physiological prediction; activity clustering; multi-modal data; Body Sensor Networks; sensor selection; power efficient sensing
MeSH headings : Accelerometry / statistics & numerical data; Actigraphy / instrumentation; Cluster Analysis; Electric Power Supplies / economics; Humans; Telemedicine / economics; Wearable Electronic Devices / economics; Wearable Electronic Devices / standards
topics (OpenAlex): Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems; Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring; IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
TL;DR: This article proposes a method for context aware dynamic sensor selection for power optimized physiological prediction using multi-modal wearable data streams, and finds the optimal reduced set of groups of sensor features, in turn reducing power usage by duty cycling these and optimizing prediction accuracy. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: March 18, 2019

2019 journal article

An Injectable System for Subcutaneous Photoplethysmography, Accelerometry, and Thermometry in Animals

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS, 13(5), 825–834.

By: J. Reynolds n, P. Ahmmed n & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: Accelerometers; biomedical electronics; biophotonics; cardiology; encapsulation; hypodermic needles; implant; in vivo; photoplethysmography; temperature measurement
MeSH headings : Accelerometry / instrumentation; Accelerometry / methods; Animals; Chickens; Movement; Needles; Photoplethysmography / instrumentation; Photoplethysmography / methods; Rats; Thermography / instrumentation; Thermography / methods; Wireless Technology / instrumentation
topics (OpenAlex): Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring; Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies; Pharmacological Effects and Assays
TL;DR: The design and deployment of a miniaturized capsule-based system for subdermal injection to provide real-time and continuous heart-rate, movement, and core-body-temperature measurements is demonstrated. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 9, 2019

2019 journal article

Multi-axis stress sensor characterization and testing platform

HardwareX, 5, e00048.

By: T. Agcayazi n, M. Foster n, H. Kausche n, M. Gordon n & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: Mechanical characterization; Stress sensor design; Testing stage; Stress sensor calibration
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies; Mechanical and Optical Resonators
TL;DR: A cost-effective multi-axis stress sensor characterization platform that can reach the limits of the F/T sensor without losing any accuracy to structural bending is described. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 24, 2020

2019 journal article

Simultaneous Monitoring of Canine Heart Rate and Respiratory Patterns During Scent Detection Tasks

IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL, 19(4), 1454–1462.

By: R. Brugarolas n, S. Yuschak n, D. Adin n, D. Roberts n, B. Sherman n & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: Sniffing; tachogram; PSD; wearable; ECG
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies; Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies; Human-Animal Interaction Studies
TL;DR: These contributions pave the way for a novel real-time cybernetic olfactory detection monitoring system to provide decision support for handlers in the field in addition to enabling future computer-sniffing dog interfaces. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 18, 2019

2018 chapter

Fiber-Based Sensors: Enabling Next Generation Ubiquitous Textile Systems.

In R. Tong (Ed.), Wearable Technology in Medicine and Health Care (pp. 153–171).

Ed(s): R. Tong

topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Biosensors and Analytical Detection; Textile materials and evaluations
Source: Crossref
Added: July 28, 2019

2018 review

Flexible Interconnects for Electronic Textiles

[Review of ]. ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES, 3(10).

By: T. Agcayazi n, K. Chatterjee n, A. Bozkurt n & T. Ghosh n

Contributors: T. Agcayazi n, K. Chatterjee n, A. Bozkurt n & T. Ghosh n

author keywords: e-textiles; flexible electronics; interconnects; smart textiles
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Conducting polymers and applications; Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies
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Added: October 29, 2018

2018 journal article

In Vitro</italic> Evaluation of an Injectable EEG/ECG Sensor for Wireless Monitoring of Hibernation in Endangered Animal Species

IEEE Sensors Journal, 18(2), 798–808.

By: J. Valero-Sarmiento n, J. Reynolds n, A. Krystal* & A. Bozkurt n

Contributors: J. Valero-Sarmiento n, J. Reynolds n, A. Krystal* & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: Injectable; wireless; EEG; ECG; hibernation; software-defined radio; inductive coupling
topics (OpenAlex): Neuroscience and Neural Engineering; Neural dynamics and brain function; Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
TL;DR: This paper has developed an ultra-miniaturized wireless system that can be packaged inside a glass or polymer capsule and injected subcutaneously underneath the scalp or chest without requiring a surgery, thereby addressing the shortcomings of the traditional monitoring systems. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: June 14, 2019

2018 journal article

In vitro electrochemical assessment of electrodes for neurostimulation in roach biobots

PLOS ONE, 13(10).

By: T. Latif n, M. McKnight n, M. Dickey n & A. Bozkurt n

Ed(s): N. Lebedev

MeSH headings : Animals; Coated Materials, Biocompatible / chemistry; Cockroaches / physiology; Electric Conductivity; Electric Impedance; Electric Stimulation; Gallium / chemistry; Implantable Neurostimulators; Indium / chemistry; Microelectrodes; Robotics / instrumentation; Stainless Steel
topics (OpenAlex): Neuroscience and Neural Engineering; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research; Insect and Pesticide Research
TL;DR: This is the first time conductive polymer and liquid metal electrodes were studied comparatively for neurostimulation applications and will be used in the future to provide a benchmark for subsequent in vivo tests with implanted electrodes in cockroach biobots. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 29, 2018

2018 journal article

Toward Fully Manufacturable, Fiber Assembly-Based Concurrent Multimodal and Multifunctional Sensors for e-Textiles

Advanced Materials Technologies, 4(1), 1800281.

By: A. Kapoor n, M. McKnight n, K. Chatterjee n, T. Agcayazi n, H. Kausche n, A. Bozkurt n, T. Ghosh n

Contributors: A. Kapoor n, M. McKnight n, K. Chatterjee n, T. Agcayazi n, H. Kausche n, A. Bozkurt n, T. Ghosh n

author keywords: bicomponent fibers; e-textiles; fiber-based sensors; flexible electronics; wearable sensors
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Conducting polymers and applications; Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: December 6, 2018

2017 article

A 172 mu W Compressively Sampled Photoplethysmographic (PPG) Readout ASIC With Heart Rate Estimation Directly From Compressively Sampled Data

Pamula, V. R., Valero-Sarmiento, J. M., Yan, L., Bozkurt, A., Van Hoof, C., Van Helleputte, N., … Verhelst, M. (2017, June). IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS, Vol. 11, pp. 487–496.

author keywords: Compressive sampling (CS); heart rate (HR); Lomb-Scargle periodogram (LSP); low power; photoplethysmography
MeSH headings : Data Compression; Heart Rate; Humans; Plethysmography; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
topics (OpenAlex): Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring; ECG Monitoring and Analysis; EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
TL;DR: A compressive sampling (CS) photoplethysmographic (PPG) readout with embedded feature extraction to estimate heart rate (HR) directly from compressively sampled data is presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

A Wearable Hydration Sensor with Conformal Nanowire Electrodes

Advanced Healthcare Materials, 6(6), 1601159.

By: S. Yao n, A. Myers n, A. Malhotra n, F. Lin n, A. Bozkurt n, J. Muth n, Y. Zhu n

Contributors: S. Yao n, A. Myers n, A. Malhotra n, F. Lin n, A. Bozkurt n, J. Muth n, Y. Zhu n

MeSH headings : Electrodes; Humans; Nanowires; Organism Hydration Status; Silver; Wearable Electronic Devices; Wireless Technology
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Tactile and Sensory Interactions; Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
TL;DR: A wearable skin hydration sensor in the form of a capacitor is demonstrated based on skin impedance measurement and a chest patch consisting of a strain sensor, three electrocardiography electrodes, and a skin Hydration sensor is developed for multimodal sensing. (via Semantic Scholar)
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7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 5, 2019

2017 journal article

A framework for mapping with biobotic insect networks: From local to global maps

Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 88, 79–96.

By: A. Dirafzoon n, A. Bozkurt n & E. Lobaton n

topics (OpenAlex): Topological and Geometric Data Analysis; Advanced Vision and Imaging; Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
TL;DR: Simulation and experimental results with biologically inspired robotic platform are presented to illustrate and verify the correctness of the approach, which provides building blocks for SLAM with biobotic insects. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Balancing noise sensitivity, response latency, and posture accuracy for a computer-assisted canine posture training system

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER STUDIES, 98, 179–195.

By: J. Majikes n, R. Brugarolas n, M. Winters n, S. Yuschak n, S. Mealin n, K. Walker n, P. Yang n, B. Sherman n, A. Bozkurt n, D. Roberts n

author keywords: Animal-computer interaction; Classification algorithm; Machine learning; Random Forest; Wearable technology
topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies; Hand Gesture Recognition Systems
TL;DR: Results indicate that with proper parameter tuning, the system can successfully capture and reinforce postures to provide computer-assisted training of dogs and to provide a model for future ACI technologies. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Geometric Learning and Topological Inference With Biobotic Networks

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SIGNAL AND INFORMATION PROCESSING OVER NETWORKS, 3(1), 200–215.

By: A. Dirafzoon n, A. Bozkurt n & E. Lobaton n

author keywords: Biobotic insects; emergency response; estimation; manifold learning; mapping; topological pattern recognition
topics (OpenAlex): Topological and Geometric Data Analysis; Cell Image Analysis Techniques; Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
TL;DR: This study considers agents mimicking motion behaviors of cyborg insects, known as biobots, and exploit coordinate-free local interactions among them to infer geometric and topological information about the environment, under minimal sensing and localization constraints. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Hydration Sensing: A Wearable Hydration Sensor with Conformal Nanowire Electrodes (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 6/2017)

Advanced Healthcare Materials, 6(6).

By: S. Yao n, A. Myers n, A. Malhotra n, F. Lin n, A. Bozkurt n, J. Muth n, Y. Zhu n

topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Roach Biobots Toward reliability and optimization of control

IEEE PULSE, 8(5), 27–30.

By: T. Latif n & A. Bozkurt n

MeSH headings : Animals; Disasters; Dogs; Humans; Reproducibility of Results; Rescue Work; Robotics
topics (OpenAlex): Robotic Locomotion and Control; Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence; Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
TL;DR: Progress has been made in developing centimeter-scale robotics that could assist first responders in the future, however, these prototypes still require improvements in the efficiency of the mechanical parts and control systems deployed in real-life scenarios. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 article

Shedding Light to Sleep Studies

BIOSENSING AND NANOMEDICINE X, Vol. 10352.

author keywords: Near-infrared spectroscopy; sleep analysis; polysomnography
topics (OpenAlex): Sleep and Wakefulness Research; Sleep and related disorders; Circadian rhythm and melatonin
TL;DR: This system serves as a prototype to evaluate the potential of a small bandage-size continuous-wave NIRS device to be a useful means of studying sleep and to provide labelled data for future work involving learning algorithms. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2017 chapter

Stimulus Control for Semi-autonomous Computer Canine-Training

In Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (pp. 279–290).

By: J. Majikes n, S. Yuschak n, K. Walker n, R. Brugarolas n, S. Mealin n, M. Foster n, A. Bozkurt n, B. Sherman n, D. Roberts n

topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies; Infant Health and Development
TL;DR: A semi-autonomous, canine-training system by combining existing research in Applied Behavior Analysis with computer systems consisting of hardware, software, audio, and visual components capable of autonomously training a dog to perform a specific behavior on command. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 24, 2020

2016 conference paper

A 172 mu W compressive sampling photoplethysmographic readout with embedded direct heart-rate and variability extraction from compressively sampled data

2016 ieee international solid-state circuits conference (isscc), 59, 386–541.

By: P. Rajesh, J. Valero-Sarmiento, L. Yan, A. Bozkurt, C. Van Hoof, N. Van Helleputte, R. Yazicioglu, M. Verhelst

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

A Biobotic Distributed Sensor Network for Under-Rubble Search and Rescue

COMPUTER, 49(5), 38–46.

By: A. Bozkurt n, E. Lobaton n & M. Sichitiu n

topics (OpenAlex): Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies; Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research; Neural dynamics and brain function
TL;DR: A video in which authors Alper Bozkurt, Edgar Lobaton, and Mihail Sichitiu demonstrate the acoustic steering of roach biobots to search for disaster victims trapped under rubble. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 conference paper

A finger touch force detection method for textile based capacitive tactile sensor arrays

2016 ieee sensors.

By: T. Agcayazi n, M. McKnight n, H. Kausche n, . ghosh n & A. Bozkurt n

topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Tactile and Sensory Interactions; Interactive and Immersive Displays
TL;DR: This work presents initial efforts to differentiate between a finger and an insulated object touch event on a custom textile based tactile sensor developed before and shows that the two cases could be differentiated using the capacitance change of the neighboring cross-over points. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 conference paper

Auto-adjusting mandibular repositioning device for in-home use

2016 38th annual international conference of the ieee engineering in medicine and biology society (embc), 4296–4299.

By: R. Brugarolas n, J. Valero-Sarmiento n, A. Bozkurt n & G. Essick*

MeSH headings : Accelerometry; Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / instrumentation; Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / methods; Humans; Mandible / physiology; Monitoring, Physiologic / instrumentation; Monitoring, Physiologic / methods; Oximetry; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / physiopathology; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / therapy; User-Computer Interface
topics (OpenAlex): Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research; Neuroscience of respiration and sleep; Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
TL;DR: The Auto-Positioner is presented, a novel add-on for MRDs that adjusts the extent to which the mandible is advanced in response to respiratory signals indicating labored breathing during sleep, and to changes in sleeping position known to affect individual patient's airway patency. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 conference paper

Characterization of RSS variability for biobot localization using 802.15.4 radios

2016 ieee topical conference on wireless sensors and sensor networks (wisnet), 1–3.

By: H. Xiong n, T. Latif n, E. Lobaton n, A. Bozkurt n & M. Sichitiu n

topics (OpenAlex): Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies; UAV Applications and Optimization; Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks
TL;DR: This paper investigates RSS variability and its suitability for biobotic localization of mobile sensor nodes in the future. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Low-Power Wearable Systems for Continuous Monitoring of Environment and Health for Chronic Respiratory Disease

IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 20(5), 1251–1264.

By: J. Dieffenderfer n, H. Goodell n, S. Mills n, M. McKnight n, S. Yao n, F. Lin n, E. Beppler n, B. Bent n ...

Contributors: J. Dieffenderfer n, H. Goodell n, S. Mills n, M. McKnight n, S. Yao n, F. Lin n, E. Beppler n, B. Bent n ...

author keywords: Environmental and physiological sensing; wearable asthma monitoring
MeSH headings : Asthma / diagnosis; Chronic Disease; Electric Impedance; Electrocardiography; Equipment Design; Humans; Monitoring, Ambulatory / instrumentation; Monitoring, Ambulatory / methods; Photoplethysmography; Skin / physiopathology; Spirometry
topics (OpenAlex): Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring; Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
TL;DR: The preliminary efforts to achieve a submilliwatt system ultimately powered by the energy harvested from thermal radiation and motion of the body are described with the primary contributions being an ultralow-power ozone sensor, an volatile organic compounds sensor, spirometer, and the integration of these and other sensors in a multimodal sensing platform. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2016 conference paper

Nanocellulose electrodes for interfacing plant electrochemistry

2016 ieee sensors.

By: K. Keller, M. Wilkins, J. Reynolds, J. Dieffenderfer, C. Hood, M. Daniele, A. Bozkurt, M. Tunc-Ozdemir

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 conference paper

Preliminary statistical assessment towards characterization of biobotic control

2016 38th annual international conference of the ieee engineering in medicine and biology society (embc), 2184–2187.

By: T. Latif, M. Yang, E. Lobaton & A. Bozkurt

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 conference paper

Room temperature sensing of VOCS by atomic layer deposition of metal oxide

2016 ieee sensors.

By: A. Tanneeru n, S. Mills n, M. Lim n, M. Mahmud n, J. Dieffenderfer n, A. Bozkurt n, T. Nagle n, B. Lee n, V. Misra n

topics (OpenAlex): Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors; Analytical Chemistry and Sensors; Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 conference paper

Sensing textile seam-line for wearable multimodal physiological monitoring

2016 38th annual international conference of the ieee engineering in medicine and biology society (embc), 311–314.

By: M. McKnight n, T. Agcayazi n, H. Kausche n, . ghosh n & A. Bozkurt n

MeSH headings : Biosensing Techniques / methods; Electric Capacitance; Electric Impedance; Electrocardiography; Monitoring, Physiologic / methods; Nanotubes, Carbon; Pressure; Textiles; Wireless Technology
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Conducting polymers and applications; Tactile and Sensory Interactions
TL;DR: A novel multimodal sensing method by forming seam-lines of conductive textile fibers into commercially available fabrics, which shows a correlation between capacitance and pressure; impedance and wetness; and recorded potential and ECG waveforms. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2016 conference paper

Silver nanowire based wearable sensors for multimodal sensing

Ieee topical conference on biomedical wireless technologies networks and, 55–58.

By: F. Lin n, S. Yao n, M. McKnight n, Y. Zhu n & A. Bozkurt n

topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Conducting polymers and applications; Tactile and Sensory Interactions
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2016 conference paper

Smart connected canines: IoT design considerations for the lab, home, and mission-critical environments (invited paper)

2016 ieee 37th sarnoff symposium, 118–123.

By: J. Majikes n, S. Mealin n, B. Rita n, K. Walker n, S. Yuschak n, B. Sherman n, A. Bozkurt n, D. Roberts n

topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Social Robot Interaction and HRI; Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
TL;DR: This paper summarizes three example canine-human systems presented earlier along with their Ion data characteristics and design criteria in order to explore how smart connected canines can improve the authors' lives, the future of smartconnected canines, and the requirements on IoT technologies to facilitate this future. (via Semantic Scholar)
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11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
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2016 conference paper

Soft, flexible 3D printed fibers for capacitive tactile sensing

2016 ieee sensors, 1–3.

By: A. Kapoor*, M. McKnight n, K. Chatterjee*, T. Agcayazi n, H. Kausche n, . ghosh, A. Bozkurt n

Contributors: A. Kapoor*, M. McKnight n, K. Chatterjee*, T. Agcayazi n, H. Kausche n, T. Ghosh*, A. Bozkurt n

topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Tactile and Sensory Interactions; Muscle activation and electromyography studies
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2016 article

Sound Localization Sensors for Search and Rescue Biobots

Latif, T., Whitmire, E., Novak, T., & Bozkurt, A. (2016, May 15). IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL, Vol. 16, pp. 3444–3453.

By: T. Latif n, E. Whitmire n, T. Novak n & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: Acoustic sensors; robot sensing systems; microphone arrays; neural engineering
topics (OpenAlex): Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior; Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
TL;DR: This work presents a vision-based automated system for an objective assessment of biobotic navigation capability on Madagascar hissing cockroaches and reports the most precise control results obtained with insect biobots so far both manually and autonomously. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2016 conference paper

Towards a sweat-based wireless and wearable electrochemical sensor

2016 ieee sensors.

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2016 conference paper

Towards a wearable system for continuous monitoring of sniffing and panting in dogs

International conference on wearable and implantable body sensor, 292–295.

By: R. Brugarolas n, T. Agcayazi n, S. Yuschak n, D. Roberts n, B. Sherman n & A. Bozkurt n

topics (OpenAlex): Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies; Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies; Human-Animal Interaction Studies
TL;DR: This work has identified discrete features of sniffing and panting in the time domain and utilize event duration, event rate, event mean energy, and the number of consecutive events in a row to build a decision tree classifier. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2016 conference paper

Using liquid metal alloy (EGaIn) to electrochemically enhance SS stimulation electrodes for biobotic applications

2016 38th annual international conference of the ieee engineering in medicine and biology society (embc), 2141–2144.

By: T. Latif n, F. Gong n, M. Dickey n, M. Sichitiu n & A. Bozkurt n

MeSH headings : Alloys / chemistry; Biotechnology / instrumentation; Electric Impedance; Electrodes; Gallium / chemistry; Indium / chemistry; Robotics / instrumentation; Stainless Steel / chemistry
topics (OpenAlex): Neuroscience and Neural Engineering; Conducting polymers and applications; Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
TL;DR: This study looks into the potential of using a liquid metal alloy, eutectic gallium-indium (EGaIn), as a means of enhancing properties of the stainless steel electrodes and its first time consideration as in vivo neurostimulation electrodes. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2016 article

Wearable Heart Rate Sensor Systems for Wireless Canine Health Monitoring

Brugarolas, R., Latif, T., Dieffenderfer, J., Walker, K., Yuschak, S., Sherman, B. L., … Bozkurt, A. (2016, May 15). IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL, Vol. 16, pp. 3454–3464.

By: R. Brugarolas n, T. Latif n, J. Dieffenderfer n, K. Walker n, S. Yuschak n, B. Sherman n, D. Roberts n, A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: Computer applications; inertial measurement unit; animal machine interface; physiology
topics (OpenAlex): Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring; Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments
TL;DR: A non-invasive wearable sensor system combining electrocardiogram (ECG), photoplethysmogram (PPG), and inertial measurement units (IMU) to remotely and continuously monitor the vital signs of dogs is presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2015 journal article

Flexible Technologies for Self-Powered Wearable Health and Environmental Sensing

PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, 103(4), 665–681.

By: V. Misra n, A. Bozkurt n, B. Calhoun*, T. Jackson*, J. Jur n, J. Lach*, B. Lee n, J. Muth n ...

Contributors: V. Misra n, A. Bozkurt n, B. Calhoun*, T. Jackson*, J. Jur n, J. Lach*, B. Lee n, J. Muth n ...

author keywords: Atomic layer deposition; CMUT; environmental monitoring; environmental sensor; flexible electrode; motion harvesting; physiological sensor; piezoelectric; PZT; self-powered; silver nanowire; TEG; thermoelectrics; ultra-low power; ultra-low power SOC; volatile organic compound sensor; wearable device
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials; Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors; Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies
TL;DR: The latest advances in high-efficiency nanostructured energy harvesters and storage capacitors, new sensing modalities that consume less power, low power computation, and communication strategies, and novel flexible materials that provide form, function, and comfort are presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2015 article

Knowledge Engineering for Unsupervised Canine Posture Detection from IMU Data

12TH ADVANCES IN COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (ACE15).

By: M. Winters n, R. Brugarolas n, J. Majikes n, S. Mealin n, S. Yuschak n, B. Sherman n, A. Bozkurt n, D. Roberts n

author keywords: Animal-computer interaction; Classification algorithms; canine training; accelerometers; animal-machine interfaces
topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Social Robot Interaction and HRI
TL;DR: Several algorithms for recognizing canine postures are demonstrated, as well as a system for building a computational model of a canine's potential postures, based solely on skeletal measurements, because existing techniques use labeled data, which can be difficult to acquire. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2015 chapter

Metamorphic neural interfaces with insects for remote controlled biobots

In S. Carrara & K. Iniewski (Eds.), Handbook of Bioelectronics (pp. 183–194).

By: A. Bozkurt n

Ed(s): S. Carrara & K. Iniewski

topics (OpenAlex): Neuroscience and Neural Engineering; EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
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2015 conference paper

Self-powered wearable sensor platforms for wellness

2015 International Conference on Compilers, Architecture and Synthesis for Embedded Systems (CASES), 187–187.

By: V. Misra, J. Lach, A. Bozkurt, B. Calhoun, S. Datta & O. Oralkan

Source: NC State University Libraries
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2015 article

Towards the Non-Visual Monitoring of Canine Physiology in Real-Time by Blind Handlers

12TH ADVANCES IN COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (ACE15).

By: S. Mealin n, M. Winters n, I. Dominguez n, M. Marrero-Garcia n, A. Bozkurt n, B. Sherman n, D. Roberts n

topics (OpenAlex): Tactile and Sensory Interactions; Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology; Hand Gesture Recognition Systems
TL;DR: Two non-visual interfaces for monitoring a canine's heart and respiratory rates, an audio interface and a vibrotactile interface are introduced and the results of two initial studies are presented to evaluate the efficacy of the interfaces. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2015 conference paper

Wearable wireless sensors for chronic respiratory disease monitoring

2015 IEEE 12th International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN).

By: J. Dieffenderfer n, H. Goodell n, B. Bent n, E. Beppler n, R. Jayakumar n, M. Yokus n, J. Jur n, A. Bozkurt n, D. Peden*

topics (OpenAlex): Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting; Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring; Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
TL;DR: A wearable sensor system consisting of a wristband and chest patch to enable the correlation of individual environmental exposure to health response for understanding impacts of ozone on chronic asthma conditions is presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2014 article

Biobotic Insect Swarm based Sensor Networks for Search and Rescue

(I. Kadar, Ed.). SIGNAL PROCESSING, SENSOR/INFORMATION FUSION, AND TARGET RECOGNITION XXIII, Vol. 9091.

By: A. Bozkurt n, E. Lobaton n, M. Sichitiu n, T. Hedrick*, T. Latif n, A. Dirafzoon n, E. Whitmire n, A. Verderber n ...

Ed(s): I. Kadar

author keywords: Insect biobots; Seach and rescue; Neural engineering; Swarm robotics; Topological mapping; Sensor networks
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
TL;DR: This work has benefitted from recent developments in neural engineering and neuromuscular stimulation research to fuse the locomotory advantages of insects with the latest developments in wireless networking technologies to enable biobotic insect agents to function as search-and-rescue agents. (via Semantic Scholar)
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9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (OpenAlex)
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2014 chapter

Bionanotechnological Advances in Neural Recording and Stimulation

In L. A. Francis (Ed.), Novel Advances in Microsystems Technologies and Their Applications (pp. 437–460).

By: A. Bozkurt* & G. McConnell

Ed(s): L. Francis

topics (OpenAlex): Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
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2014 journal article

Early Metamorphic Insertion Technology for Insect Flight Behavior Monitoring

JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS, (89).

By: A. Verderber n, M. McKnight n & A. Bozkurt n

author keywords: Behavior; Issue 89; Manduca sexta; telemetry; metamorphosis; bioelectronics; neurophysiology; electrophysiology; neuromuscular
MeSH headings : Animals; Behavior, Animal / physiology; Electrodes, Implanted; Flight, Animal / physiology; Manduca / physiology; Monitoring, Physiologic / instrumentation; Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
topics (OpenAlex): Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research; Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms; Insect Pheromone Research and Control
TL;DR: A novel way to tether Manduca sexta on a magnetically levitating frame where the insect is connected to a commercially available wireless neural amplifier and this set up can be used to limit the degree of freedom to yawing "only" while transmitting the related electromyography signals from dorsoventral and dorsolongitudinal muscle groups. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2014 conference paper

Poster abstract: Cyborg-insect networks for mapping of unknown environments

2014 acm/ieee international conference on cyber-physical systems (iccps), 216–216.

By: A. Dirafzoon n, J. Bethhauser n, J. Schornick n, J. Cole n, A. Bozkurt n & E. Lobaton n

topics (OpenAlex): Topological and Geometric Data Analysis; Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research; Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks
TL;DR: This work proposes a robust approach to obtain a topological map of an unknown environment using the coordinate free sensory data obtained from these cyborg-insect networks, and takes advantage of the natural behavior of insects in order to estimate aTopological model of the environment based only on neighbor-to-neighbor interactions. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2014 journal article

Social facilitation of insect reproduction with motor-driven tactile stimuli

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1783), 20140325.

By: A. Uzsák n, J. Dieffenderfer n, A. Bozkurt n & C. Schal n

author keywords: social facilitation; tactile stimuli; reproduction
MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropod Antennae / physiology; Blattellidae / physiology; Female; Mechanoreceptors / physiology; Motor Activity; Reproduction; Social Facilitation; Touch
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research; Animal Behavior and Reproduction
TL;DR: The results indicate that tactile stimulation with artificial materials, some deviating significantly from the native antennal morphology, can facilitate female reproduction, however, none of the artificial stimuli matched the effects of social interactions with a conspecific female. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2014 conference paper

Solar powered wrist worn acquisition system for continuous photoplethysmogram monitoring

2014 36th annual international conference of the ieee engineering in medicine and biology society (embc), 3142–3145.

By: J. Dieffenderfer n, E. Beppler n, T. Novak n, E. Whitmire n, R. Jayakumar n, C. Randall*, W. Qu*, R. Rajagopalan*, A. Bozkurt n

MeSH headings : Cell Phone; Electric Power Supplies; Hemoglobins / metabolism; Humans; Monitoring, Physiologic / instrumentation; Oxygen; Photoplethysmography / instrumentation; Radial Artery; Wrist / physiology
topics (OpenAlex): Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring; Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control; ECG Monitoring and Analysis
TL;DR: The capability to produce photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals using this platform, a solar-powered, wireless, wrist-worn platform for continuous monitoring of physiological and environmental parameters during the activities of daily life, is demonstrated. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2014 journal article

Toward Cyber-Enhanced Working Dogs for Search and Rescue

IEEE INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, 29(6), 32–39.

By: A. Bozkurt n, D. Roberts n, B. Sherman n, R. Brugarolas n, S. Mealin n, J. Majikes n, P. Yang n, R. Loftin n

topics (OpenAlex): Robotics and Automated Systems; Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems; IoT-based Smart Home Systems
TL;DR: The authors introduce the fundamental building blocks for a cyber-enabled, computer-mediated communication platform to connect human and canine intelligence to achieve a new generation of Cyber-Enhanced Working Dog (CEWD). (via Semantic Scholar)
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2014 conference paper

Towards fenceless boundaries for solar powered insect biobots

2014 36th annual international conference of the ieee engineering in medicine and biology society (embc), 1670–1673.

By: T. Latif n, E. Whitmire n, T. Novak n & A. Bozkurt n

MeSH headings : Robotics; Solar Energy; Wireless Technology
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Micro and Nano Robotics; Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
TL;DR: It is demonstrated here, for the first time, the concept of an invisible fence for insect biobots with an ultimate goal of keeping insects within a certain distance of each other or a base station to ensure a reliable wireless network. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2013 conference paper

Behavior recognition based on machine learning algorithms for a wireless canine machine interface

2013 IEEE International Conference on Body Sensor Networks (BSN).

By: R. Brugarolas n, R. Loftin n, P. Yang n, D. Roberts n, B. Sherman n & A. Bozkurt n

topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems; Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments
TL;DR: A canine body-area-network (cBAN) is developing to combine sensing technologies and computational modeling to provide handlers with a more accurate interpretation for dog training to facilitate less subjective and lower-cost training techniques. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: NC State University Libraries
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2013 conference paper

Electromagnetic levitation platform for wireless study of insect flight neurophysiology

2013 35th annual international conference of the ieee engineering in medicine and biology society (embc), 1720–1723.

By: A. Verderber n, M. McKnight n & A. Bozkurt n

MeSH headings : Animals; Electrodes, Implanted; Electromagnetic Phenomena; Electromyography; Flight, Animal / physiology; Manduca / physiology; Muscle Contraction; Muscles / physiology; Video Recording; Wireless Technology
topics (OpenAlex): Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research; Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
TL;DR: An electromagnetic levitation platform for use in a light emitting diode (LED) arena based virtual reality environment was developed for wireless recording of neural and neuromuscular signals from the flight related muscle groups in Manduca sexta. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2013 conference paper

Kinect-based system for automated control of terrestrial insect biobots

2013 35th annual international conference of the ieee engineering in medicine and biology society (embc), 1470–1473.

By: E. Whitmire n, T. Latif n & A. Bozkurt n

MeSH headings : Animals; Automation; Cockroaches / physiology; Humans; Physical Stimulation; Radio Waves; Robotics
topics (OpenAlex): Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
TL;DR: A Kinect-based system for computer operated automatic control of cockroaches and this system will help refine the model for the stimulation response of the insect and improve the ability to direct them in increasingly dynamic situations. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2013 conference paper

Machine learning based posture estimation for a wireless canine machine interface

Ieee topical conference on biomedical wireless technologies networks and, 10–12.

By: R. Brugarolas n, D. Roberts n, B. Sherman n & A. Bozkurt n

topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies; Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
TL;DR: The accuracy of machine learning algorithms in identifying canine posture through wireless inertial sensing with 3-axis accelerometers and3-axis gyroscopes is investigated, demonstrating potential to enable a real time canine computer interface. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2013 journal article

Method for non-optical quantification of in situ local soft tissue biomechanics

JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 46(11), 1938–1942.

By: G. Tarsi n, R. Gould*, J. Chung*, A. Xu*, A. Bozkurt n & J. Butcher*

author keywords: Flexible electronics; Microelectrode device; Pipette aspiration; Biopsy; Diagnosis
MeSH headings : Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Connective Tissue / physiology; Equipment Design; Heart / physiology; Liver / physiology; Lung / physiology; Microelectrodes; Phantoms, Imaging; Stress, Mechanical; Sus scrofa
topics (OpenAlex): Cellular Mechanics and Interactions; Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography; Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
TL;DR: A novel flexible micro-electrode array placed within a cylindrical probe tip is implemented, which establishes a promising new method for minimally invasive local soft tissue biomechanical measurement, which may be useful for applications such as disease diagnosis and health monitoring. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2013 conference paper

Towards a smart bandage with functional near infrared spectroscopy capability

Ieee topical conference on biomedical wireless technologies networks and, 13–15.

By: J. Dieffenderfer n, M. Bair n & A. Bozkurt n

topics (OpenAlex): Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques; Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring; Wireless Body Area Networks
TL;DR: A smart bandage with incorporated miniaturized wireless functional near infrared spectroscopy system as a sensor node for wearable body area networks and successfully transmit deoxygenation of forearm muscle tissue during pressure cuff induced ischemia through an established Bluetooth link. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2012 conference paper

Line following terrestrial insect biobots

2012 annual international conference of the ieee engineering in medicine and biology society (embc), 972–975.

By: T. Latif n & A. Bozkurt n

MeSH headings : Animals; Cockroaches; Robotics; Wireless Technology
topics (OpenAlex): Neuroscience and Neural Engineering; Advanced Memory and Neural Computing; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
TL;DR: This study uses neural stimulation systems to wirelessly navigate cockroaches to follow lines to enable terrestrial insect biobots and proposes a system-on-chip based ZigBee enabled wireless neurostimulation backpack system with on-board tissue-electrode bioelectrical coupling verification. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: NC State University Libraries
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2012 conference paper

Posture estimation for a canine machine interface based training system

2012 annual international conference of the ieee engineering in medicine and biology society (embc), 4489–4492.

By: R. Brugarolas n, D. Roberts n, B. Sherman n & A. Bozkurt n

MeSH headings : Acceleration; Actigraphy / instrumentation; Animals; Dogs / physiology; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Monitoring, Ambulatory / instrumentation; Physical Conditioning, Animal / instrumentation; Physical Conditioning, Animal / methods; Posture / physiology; User-Computer Interface
topics (OpenAlex): Human-Animal Interaction Studies; Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology; Social Robot Interaction and HRI
TL;DR: A canine body-area-network (cBAN) is proposed to incorporate context-aware sensing with objective detection algorithms to augment the sensitivity and specificity of human trainer's awareness of the dogs they are training. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2011 conference paper

Bioelectrical enhancement in tissue-electrode coupling with metamorphic-stage insertions for insect machine interfaces

2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 5420–5423.

By: A. Bozkurt n, R. Gilmour* & A. Lal*

MeSH headings : Animals; Electric Conductivity; Electrodes, Implanted; Flight, Animal / physiology; Life Cycle Stages / physiology; Man-Machine Systems; Manduca / physiology; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Prosthesis Implantation / methods; Surface Properties
topics (OpenAlex): Neuroscience and Neural Engineering; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research; Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation
TL;DR: The bioelectrical enhancement at the tissue-electrode interface allowed with these metamorphic stage insertions, where the electrodes implanted in the insect during the early pupal stages and right after emergence were compared. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2011 journal article

In Vivo Electrochemical Characterization of a Tissue-Electrode Interface During Metamorphic Growth

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 58(8).

By: A. Bozkurt n, R. Gilmour* & A. Lal*

author keywords: Bioelectric; conductive polymers; electrochemistry; implantable electrodes; insects; metamorphosis; neural implants; neuromuscular
MeSH headings : Animals; Electric Impedance; Electrodes, Implanted; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Insecta / physiology; Metamorphosis, Biological / physiology; Pupa / growth & development
topics (OpenAlex): Neuroscience and Neural Engineering; Muscle activation and electromyography studies; Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
TL;DR: Electrochemical analysis is used to provide a preliminary quantitative comparison of tissue-electrode coupling over the course of metamorphic development and after eclosion, where PEDOT:PSS coated gold electrodes are implanted in the insect during the early pupal stages and right after emergence. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2011 journal article

Low-cost flexible printed circuit technology based microelectrode array for extracellular stimulation of the invertebrate locomotory system

SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL, 169(1), 89–97.

By: A. Bozkurt n & A. Lal*

author keywords: Neural stimulation; Electrodes; Gold; Iridium oxide; Conductive polymers; PEDOT; Flexible electronics; Invertebrate physiology
topics (OpenAlex): Neuroscience and Neural Engineering; Conducting polymers and applications; Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
TL;DR: The long term dip test in saline solution supports the potential of flex-PCB electrodes for neural electrostimulation of insects, while revealing potential instability in PEDOT-PSS coatings with continuous high current density pulsing. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2009 journal article

Insect–Machine Interface Based Neurocybernetics

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 56(6), 1727–1733.

By: A. Bozkurt*, R. Gilmour*, A. Sinha*, D. Stern* & A. Lal*

author keywords: Bioelectric; cyborgs; flight control; implantable electrodes; insects; metamorphosis; neural implants; neuromuscular
MeSH headings : Animals; Behavior, Animal / physiology; Cybernetics / instrumentation; Cybernetics / methods; Electrodes, Implanted; Flight, Animal / physiology; Manduca / physiology; Materials Testing; Metamorphosis, Biological; Muscle Contraction / physiology; Muscles / physiology; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Wings, Animal / physiology
topics (OpenAlex): Neuroscience and Neural Engineering; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research; Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
TL;DR: The bioelectronic interface formed by placing microfabricated probes into insect during metamorphic growth cycles enables multidisciplinary scientific and engineering studies not only to investigate the details of insect behavioral physiology but also to control it. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2007 journal article

Early upregulation of iNOS mRNA expression and increase in NO metabolites in pressurized renal epithelial cells

American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology, 293(6), F1877–F1888.

By: N. Broadbelt*, P. Stahl, J. Chen, M. Mizrahi, A. Lal, A. Bozkurt*, D. Poppas, D. Felsen

author keywords: unilateral ureteral obstruction; nitric oxide; cyclic guanosine monophosphate; inducible nitric oxide synthase; cytokine mix
MeSH headings : Animals; Apoptosis / drug effects; Apoptosis / genetics; Apoptosis / physiology; Cell Line; Cell Proliferation; Cyclic GMP / biosynthesis; DNA Primers; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Enzyme Induction / drug effects; Enzyme Induction / physiology; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Epithelial Cells / drug effects; Epithelial Cells / metabolism; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Kidney / cytology; Kidney / drug effects; Kidney / metabolism; Kidney Tubules, Proximal / cytology; Kidney Tubules, Proximal / enzymology; NF-kappa B / antagonists & inhibitors; NF-kappa B / physiology; Nitric Oxide / metabolism; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / biosynthesis; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / genetics; Pressure; RNA, Messenger / biosynthesis; RNA, Messenger / genetics; Rats; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
topics (OpenAlex): Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects; Renin-Angiotensin System Studies; Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that with the use of a simply designed apparatus, pressure led to an extremely early induction of iNOS and a rapid activation of NOS activity to increase NO and cGMP in proximal tubule epithelial cells. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2005 journal article

A portable near infrared spectroscopy system for bedside monitoring of newborn brain

BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 4(29).

By: A. Bozkurt*, A. Rosen*, H. Rosen* & B. Onaral*

MeSH headings : Brain / blood supply; Brain / metabolism; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / methods; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Intensive Care, Neonatal / methods; Male; Monitoring, Physiologic / instrumentation; Oximetry / instrumentation; Oximetry / methods; Oxyhemoglobins / analysis; Point-of-Care Systems; Spectrophotometry, Infrared / instrumentation; Spectrophotometry, Infrared / methods
topics (OpenAlex): Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques; Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring; Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
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2004 journal article

Safety assessment of near infrared light emitting diodes for diffuse optical measurements

BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 3(9).

By: A. Bozkurt* & B. Onaral*

MeSH headings : Adult; Humans; Light; Optics and Photonics / instrumentation; Radiation, Nonionizing; Semiconductors; Skin / radiation effects; Skin Temperature / radiation effects
topics (OpenAlex): Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques; Ocular and Laser Science Research; Thermoregulation and physiological responses
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Added: July 28, 2019

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