Signal Processing Engineering
Resume:
Reda R. Gharieb, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Senior Member, IEEE
Department of Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University
Assiut 71516, Egypt
E-mail: *********@*****.***
Cell: +201********
WoRK AUTHORIZATION IN USA
Green Card Holder
OBJECTIVE
. I am interested in advancing industrial technology. I am interested
in applying my academic and industrial experience in
biomedical/electrical engineering for the development of innovative
technologies in order to enhance the quality of life of both human and
animal and to make life more enjoyable.
EMPLOYMENT HISTTORY
2009- Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Eng. Department, Assiut
Current University
2008- 2009 Senior GUI developer, Sena Biotech LLC, Tyler, TX, USA (the company was
shut off
Research Scientist, Fairway Medical Technologies INC., Houston, TX, USA,
2006- 2008 in cooperation with Seno Instruments, Inc., San Antonio, TX
2004 - 2006 Senior Research Scientist, Infinite Biomedical Technologies(IBT), LLC,
Baltimore, MD, USA (my qEEG monitor technology is now marketing by IBT )
2002 - 2004 Associate Professor, Dept of Electrical and Electronics, Assiut
University, Egypt
2000 - 2002 Frontier Research Scientist, Lab. For Advanced Brain Signal Processing,
RIKEN Brain Science Institute, JAPAN
1999 - 2000 Postdoctoral Fellow, Toyama University, Toyama, Japan
1997 - 1999 Lecturer, Dept of Electrical and Electronics, Assiut University, Assiut,
Egypt
1993 - 1997 Assistant Lecturer, Dept of Electrical and Electronics, Assiut
University, Assiut, Egypt
1988 - 1993 Demonstrator, Dept of Electrical and Electronics, Assiut University,
Assiut, Egypt
RESEARCH PROJECTS DONE
. Development of a quantitative EEG (qEEG) technology to evaluate and
monitor cortical health in ischemic brain injury after cardiac arrest.
The technology has shown capability of detecting epilepsy; Infinite
Biomedical technologies (2004-2006) ( This technology is currently
marketing by Infinite Biomedical Technologies, Maryland, USA)
. Development of an qEEG based neonatal brain injury monitoring, Infinite
Biomedical technologies (2004-2006)
. Laser optoacoustic 3D imaging system for breast and prostate cancer
detection, Fairway Medical Technologies (2006-2008)
. ICLAB software, Riken BSI (2000-2002)
FIELDS OF EXPERIENCE
. Statistical signal/image/seismic data processing, algorithm development
and scientific programming for various applications (Signal examples:
ECG, EEG, ERPS, EPs, MEG, Acoustic signals, satellite images, US medical
imaging, laser optoacoustic imaging systems, etc.)
. Multi sensor signal processing and multivariate data analysis, data
fusion, beamforming, and blind source separation (BSS)
. Statistical parameter estimation (e.g., MA, AR, ARMA, Kalman filter),
feature extraction and data space reduction (PCA, ICA, LDA)
. Statistical learning and pattern classification/recognition algorithms:
Bayesian (MAP), Bayesian minimum risk, maximum-likelihood, Mahalnobis and
Euclidean distances
. Machine learning, neural networks (NN), Fuzzy logic (FL) and support
vector machines (SVM)
. Wavelets and multi-resolution analysis
. Noise cancelling and signal/image enhancement
. Quantitative analysis and metric development
. Adaptive filter methods (e.g.., MMSE, LMS, RLS and MAVE)
. Computational neuroscience and Bioinformatics
. Data fusion oriented technology for generating a quantitative index of
planted multi-sensors in congestive heart failure.
. Hidden Markov Models
. Inverse problem and deconvolution
. Optimization
. Computer modeling, simulation and MCR style simulations
. Light-tissue interaction simulation using MCR method
. Modeling and simulation of acoustic transducer arrays with each
transducer element is of an arbitrary size and shape (The arrays I have
simulated and used are linear straight, linear concave, linear convex,
planar and annular). I have experience with beamforming and computation
of directivity, resolution, field of view and other characteristics
required for calibration and optimizing a acoustic imaging system
. Modeling and simulation of various objects such point, sphere, cube,
cylinder and others. I have generated acoustic signals for various
objects and received by various types of transducers and arrays. I have
generated signals from around the object by scanning it around its center
axis by 360o. So, I have generated a set of signals for various angles.
. Generation of acoustic signals for volume simulated by MCR-based light-
tissues interaction method using different arrays (i.e., linear, linear
concave, linear convex and annular) for linear, angular and planar
scanning
. I have also generated acoustic signal from annular array by lateral scan
and constructed image generated and received from lateral scan.
. Acoustic and ultrasound signal processing using matched filters and
wavelet based filters
. CT and reconstruction of 3D and 2D images for liner concave and convex
arrays scanned around the center axis of object. The CT has been applied
one simulated and real world measured signals.
. 3D visualization
. Pre- and post-image processing using wavelet techniques, filters and PCA
. Quantitative analysis of images and color mapping
. Morphological image processing
SKILLS
. MATLAB with GUI development ( more than 15 years)
. C#.NET with GUI software development
. GUI JAVA developer, NetBeans IDE 6.1, Swing components, 2D graphics such
as Y-X plot with auto-scale and time zooming using Mouse functions,
scattering plot, bars plot, histogram, imaging of 2D data, data color
mapping, visualization of 3D volume and slices on 2D image using JAVA
slider component.
. C/C++ Object-oriented programming, creation and use of DLLs, OpenGL
. STATA for statistical data analysis and visualization
. Working Knowledge of R
. FORTRAN linked with ASSEMBLY for real-time signal acquisition and
processing of signals
. Strong skills in mathematics, linear algebra, matrix computation,
differential equations, difference equations, regression, interpolation,
data fitting and numerical analysis.
. HTML, JavaScript, working knowledge of XML and SQL
. FTP
. MS-Windows, MS-Office, Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Front-page
and MS-DOS
TALKS/PRESENTATION
1] Neurological Journal club: Biomedical Engineering Department, School
of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 2004, and 2005.
2] Lab. for advanced Brain Signal Processing, Riken Brain Science
Institute, Japan: 2000, 2001, and 2002.
3] NeuroMetrix LLC., Boston, USA, 2005
4] Lab of R&D, General Motor, Detroit, Michigan, USA, 2008
AWARDS/ RECOGNITION
. Permanent resident of USA based on EB1 case (an Alien of extraordinary
ability), thanks to USA.
. Senior Member, IEEE (2004-current): Signal Processing and Engineering in
Medicine and Biology societies.
. National Award in Engineering Sciences (Awarded by the National Academy
of Scientific Research and Technology), Egypt (2002/2003).
. The 2002/2003 paper of excellence selected by Int. Medical Informatics
Association (IMIA). The paper was re-published in 2003 IMIA Yearbook.
("Segmentation and tracking of the electro-encephalogram signal using an
adaptive recursive bandpass filter," Medical & Biological Engineering &
Computing, vol. 39, pp. 237-248, 2001)
. A paper classified among the top 25 papers, 2003-2004, Digital Signal
Processing, Academic press, Elsevier Science ("Second-order statistics
based blind signal separation using a bank of subband filters," Digital
Signal Processing, Academic press, Elsevier Science, pp. 252-274, April
2003)
. Member of Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2005-2006 (8th Edition)
. Best paper SPIE BIOS 2007, a part of SPIE Photonics West. ("Detection and
noninvasive diagnostic of breast cancer with 2-color optoacoustic laser
system," Proc. of SPIE Vol. 643*-******, (2007) San Jose, CA)
. A Reviewer for various journals and conferences in the field and IMIA
Yearbook of Medical Informatics.
PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS
1] R. R. Gharieb et. al. "Method for EEG quantitative analysis and
monitoring," US Provisional Application 60/704326, Aug. 1, 2005. Final
application 11496925, submitted July 31, 2006.
2] Platform independent UI Multi-sensor CT and CAD (MS-CTCAD) software,
Copyright 2009, TXu 1-596-212, USA, Reda Gharieb.
EDUCATION
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE YEAR(s) FIELD OF STUDY
(if
applicable)
Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt B. Sc 1985 Communication and
Electronics
Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt M. Sc 1993 Electrical
Engineering
Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt Ph. D 1997 Electrical
Engineering
Certificates and Training
. Certificate of Research Compliance Training from Johns Hopkins School
of Medicine, 3/22/2006.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
. Electronics in medicine and biomedical instrumentation
. Biomedical signal processing and signal modeling
. Digital Signal Processing-basic and advanced topics
. Image Processing
. Digital Electronics
. Diagnostic Ultrasound
. Mathematics of Medical imaging
. Neural and Adaptive Systems
. Analog and Digital Communication systems
. Biosignal and Biomedical Image Processing- MATLAB based Applications
. Probability, random variables and stochastic processes
. Learning and soft computing
. Multi-rate signal processing and filter banks
. Wavelets and joint time-frequency analysis
. Estimation, Prediction and detection theories
. Computer programming language (Matlab, C,C++, JAVA, C#)
Supervision and co-supervision of M. Sc thesis
. "Development and Application of Information Theoretical Approach for
Blind Source Separation," Naser Mourad, South Valley University,
2002.
. "Image Enhancement with Edge Preserving Utilizing Higher Order
Statistics," Abu Elnaser Ibrahim Hasaneen, South Valley University,
2001.
. "Adaptive Antenna Anti-Jamming Using signal Separation Technique,"
Mohammed Ezzat, Armed Forces of Egypt, 2001
Supervision of B. Sc Student Projects
. "ECG signal analysis using wavelet-recoded and real-world data",
Assiut University, 21010.
. "Mutual Information of EEG signal for identification of Alzheimer
subjects," Assiut University, Egypt, 2004.
. "Nonparametric and parametric modeling of EEG," Assiut University,
Egypt, 2002.
. "Blind signal separation", Minia University, Egypt, 1999
. "Design and analysis of adaptive filters for data echo canceling,"
Minia University, Egypt, 1998
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Papers
1] R. R. Gharieb and N. V. Thakor, "Neurological EEG Monitors- A Review,"
Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation, Second Edition,
edited by John G. Webster Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2] R. R. Gharieb, "Self and mutual information of the
electroencephalogram for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease,",
Journal of Engineering Science (JES), Assiut University, Vol. 33,
No.3, pp.887-896, May 2005
3] R. R. Gharieb, "Efficient extraction of evoked potentials from a small
number of sweeps using combination of the ensemble averaging and
correlation based blind source separation," Journal of Engineering
Sciences, Assiut University, vol., 32, no. 2, pp. 679-686, April 2004.
4] R. R. Gharieb and A Cichocki, "Second-order statistics based blind
signal separation using a bank of subband filters," Digital Signal
Processing, Academic press, Elsevier Science, pp. 252-274, April 2003.
5] R. R. Gharieb and A. Cichocki, "Noise reduction in Brain evoked
potentials based on third-order correlations," IEEE Trans. Biomedical
Engineering vol. 48, pp.501-512, May 2001.
6] R. R. Gharieb and A. Cichocki, "Segmentation and tracking of the
electro-encephalogram signal using an adaptive recursive bandpass
filter," Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, vol. 39,
pp. 237-248, 2001.
7] R. R. Gharieb, Y. Horita and T. Murai, "Enhancement and tracking of a
single sinusoid in noise using cumulant-based IIR adaptive notch
filter," IEICE Trans. Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and
Computer Sciences (Japan), vol. E84-A, no. 2, pp. 568-576, Feb. 2001.
8] R. R. Gharieb, "New results on employing cumulants for retrieving
sinusoids in colored non-Gaussian noise,'' IEEE Trans. Signal
Processing, vol. 48, pp. 2164-2168, July 2000.
9] R. R. Gharieb, "Higher order statistics based IIR notch filtering
scheme for the enhancement of sinusoids in colored noise,'' IEE Proc.
Vision, Image and Signal Processing, vol. 147, pp. 115-121, Apr. 2000.
10] R. R. Gharieb, "On employing cumulants for retrieving sinusoids in
colored non-Gaussian noise,'' Bulletin of the faculty of
Engineering, Assiut University, Egypt, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 231-240,
Jan. 1999.
11] R. R. Gharieb, "A cumulant-based IIR notch filtering approach for
the enhancement of sinusoids in Gaussian noise,'' Bulletin of the
faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, Egypt, vol. 27, no. 1,
pp. 159-167, Jan. 1999.
12] H. M. Ibrahim, R. R. Gharieb and M. M. Hassan, "A higher order
statistics based adaptive algorithm for line enhancement," IEEE
Trans. Signal Processing, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 527-532, Feb. 1999.
13] H. M. Ibrahim and R. R. Gharieb, "Estimating two-dimensional
frequencies by a cumulant-based FBLP method,'' IEEE Trans. Signal
Processing, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 262-266, Jan. 1999.
14] H. M. Ibrahim and R. R. Gharieb, "Two-dimensional cumulant-based
adaptive enhancer,'' IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, vol. 47, no. 2,
pp. 593-596, Feb. 1999.
15] R. R. Gharieb, "Cumulant-based LP method for two-dimensional
spectral estimation,'' IEE Proc. Vision, Image and Signal
Processing, vol. 146, pp. 307-312, Dec. 1999.
16] R. R. Gharieb, "IIR notch filtering scheme based on higher order
statistics,'' Bulletin of the Faculty of Engineering, Assiut
University, Egypt, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 199-204, July, 1998.
17] R. R. Gharieb, T. I. Haweel and H. M. Ibrahim, "A two-dimensional
adaptive lattice (TDAL) structure for noise cancelling," Int. J.
Electronics, vol. 70, no. 3, pp. 483-492, 1995.
18] T. I. Haweel, R. R. Gharieb and H. M. Ibrahim, "Median least mean
squares lattice (MLMSL) adaptive filters," Int. . Electronics, vol.
78, no. 1, pp. 101-111, 1995.
19] M. F. Fahmy, T. I. Haweel, G M. Elrahemm and R. R. Gharieb, "System
identification using discrete orthogonal functions,'' Int. J.
Circuit. Theory, Application, pp. 317-329, 1993.
20] R. R. Gharieb, G. M. Elraheem and A. El-wardany, "IIR adaptive
filters using discrete orthogonal functions,'' Bulletin of the
faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, Egypt, vol. 19, pp. 119-
123, Jan. 1991.
Peer-reviewed Conferences & Workshops
1] Matthew P. Fronheiser, Alan Stein, Don Herzog, Scott Thompson, Anton
Liopo. Mohammad Eghtedari, Massoud Motamedi, Sergey Ermilov, Andre
Conjusteau, Reda Gharieb, Ron Lacewell, Tom Miller, Ketan Mehta,
Alexander A. Oraevsky, "Optoacoustic system functional and molecular
imaging in nude mice," Proc. of SPIE Vol. 6856, 68560R, (2008), San
Jose, CA, USA.
2] Sergey A. Ermilov, Reda Gharieb, et al.," Data processing and quasi-3D
optoacoustic imaging of tumors in the breast using a linear arc-shaped
array of ultrasonic transducers Proc. of SPIE Vol. 6856, 68560R,
(2008), San Jose, CA, USA.
3] Mohammad A. Yaseena, H. Peter-F. Brechtb, Sergey A. Ermilov, Reda R.
Gharieb, Andr Conjusteau, and Alexander A. Oraevsky," Hybrid
optoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging system for detection of prostate
malignancies," Proc. of SPIE Vol. 6856 68560T-2, (2008), San Jose, CA.
4] Sergey Ermilov, Alan Stein, Andre Conjusteau, Reda Gharieb, Ron
Lacewell, Tom Miller, Scott Thompson, Pamela Otto, Barbara McCorvey,
Tuenchit Khamapirad, Morton Leonard, and Alexander Oraevsky Detection
and noninvasive diagnostic of breast cancer with 2-color optoacoustic
laser system," Proc. of SPIE Vol. 643*-******, (2007) San Jose, CA.
5] Gharieb, R.R and Hasan, Y.M.Y., "On-line classification and
segmentation of the electro-encephalogram signal using an adaptive
lattice predictor," Processing and Information Technologies, 2003,
ISSPIT, Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE International Symposium, Dec.
2003 Page(s): 814 - 817
6] R. R. Gharieb and A. Cichocki, "On-line EEG classification and sleep
spindles detection using an adaptive recursive bandpass filter," IEEE
Int. Conf. Acoust., Speech, Signal Processing, ICASSP-2001, May 7-11,
2001, Utah, USA, vol. 2, pp. 1061-1064.
7] N. Mourad, R.R. Gharieb, and A Cichocki "Extended Flexible Independent
Component Analysis," Proc. of the 1st IEEE Symposium on Signal
Processing and Information Technology (ISSPIT), pp. 305-310, Dec. 28-
30, 2001, Cairo, Egypt.
8] H. M. Ibrahim, R.R. Gharieb and Aboulnasr H. Ibrahim, "Nonlinear
cumulant based adaptive filter for simultaneous removal of Gaussian
and impulsive noises in images," IEEE Int. Conf. Acoust., Speech,
Signal Processing, ICASSP-2001, May 7-11, 2001, Salt Lake City, Utah,
USA, pp. 1877-1880.
9] A. Cichocki, R. R. Gharieb and N. Mourad, "Extraction of superimposed
evoked potentials by combination of independent component analysis and
cumulant-based matched filtering," Proc. of the 11th IEEE Workshop on
Statistical Signal Processing, pp. 237-240, Singapore, Aug. 2001.
10] A. Cichocki, R. R. Gharieb and T. Hoya, "Efficient extraction of
evoked potentials by combination of Wiener filtering and subspace
methods," IEEE Int. Conf. Acoust., Speech, Signal Processing, ICASSP-
2001, May 7-11, 2001, Utah, USA, vol. 5, pp. 3117-3120.
11] R. R. Gharieb, A. Cichocki, and S. F. Filipowicz, "Adaptive
detection and extraction of sparse signals embedded in colored
Gaussian noise using higher-order statistics," Proc. of the 10th
IEEE Workshop on Statistical Signal and Array Processing, pp. 631-
634, Pennsylvania, USA, Aug. 2000.
12] R. R. Gharieb, Y. Horita and T. Murai, "Retrieving sinusoids in
colored Raleigh noise by a cumulant-based FBLP approach,'' IEEE Int.
Conf. Acoust., Speech, Signal Processing, ICASSP2000, June 5-9,
2000, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 741-744.
13] R. R. Gharieb, Y. Horita, T. Murai and A. Cichocki, "Unity-gain
cumulant-based adaptive line enhancer,'' Proc. of the 10th IEEE
Workshop on Statistical Signal and Array Processing, pp. 626-630,
Pennsylvania, USA, Aug. 2000.
14] Y. Horita, T. Nakase, R.R. Gharieb, and T. Murai, "Quality Oriented
JPEG Coding for Color Still Picture," X European Signal Processing
Conference (EUSIPCO) 2000 (Tampere, Finland) (Sep., 2000)
15] R. R. Gharieb, "A cumulant-based LP method for two-dimensional
spectral estimation,'' Proc. Int. Conf. Artificial Intelligence
Applications (ICAI'98), pp. 150-156, Feb., 1998, Cairo, Egypt.
16] H. M. Ibrahim and R. R. Gharieb, "Adaptive FIR system identification
using higher order cumulants alone,'' Proc. Int. Conf. Artificial
Intelligence Applications (ICAI'96), pp. 273-283, Jan. 1996, Cairo,
Egypt, 1996.
17] H. M. Ibrahim and R. R. Gharieb, "Two-dimensional cumulant-based
adaptive enhancer,'' Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Image processing
(ICIP'96), pp. 789-792, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1996.
18] M. F. Fahmy, G. M. Elraheem and R. R. Gharieb, "IIR adaptive filters
using discrete orthogonal functions,'' Proc. IEEE Symp. Circuits and
Systems, San Diego, CA, May 1992, pp. 2902-2905.
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