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URL;TYPE=URI:https://www.wpi.edu/news/calendar/events/bme-seminar-filip-ste
 fanovic-university-buffalo-bme-miniaturization-high-density-sensors-wearab
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SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Filip Stefanovic, University at Buffalo BME: "Miniatur
 ization of High-Density Sensors for Wearable Medical Diagnostics"
LOCATION:United States
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n      \n      \n\n\n\nSeminar Series \n"Miniaturization o
 f High-Density Sensors for Wearable Medical Diagnostics"\n\n\n\n\n      \n
       \n\n\n\n Filip Stefanovic, PhD\nUniversity at Buffalo\nBiomedical En
 gineering\n Abstract: High-density electromyography (HD-EMG) and neurostim
 ulation hold transformative potential for next-generation data-driven heal
 th care applications such as telehealth or AI-assisted tools. However, tra
 ditional systems are poorly aligned with these future applications due to 
 their large size and complexity of use. By miniaturizing these systems int
 o flexible stick-to-skin footprints, it is hypothesized that new diagnosti
 c and therapeutic tools can be developed to spring-board future neuromuscu
 lar healthcare practices. Here, we present novel designs for ultra-portabl
 e HD-EMG, demonstrating how the required hardware can be scaled down from 
 a desktop setup to the size of a band-aid. Specifically, HD-EMG amplifiers
  are miniaturized by streamlining parallel analog front-end processing (e.
 g., filtering, amplifications, etc.), significantly reducing device dimens
 ions. Similarly, we introduce a high-density cluster electrode system that
  enables programmable electrode shapes and sizes with a 1 mm spatial resol
 ution for customizable neuromuscular interventions. Creating small form-fa
 ctor neurostimulators with hundreds of electrode contact points presents a
  significant wiring problem and highlights the need for new distributed ar
 chitectures for wearable applications. Together, these advances provide a 
 robust foundation for miniaturized devices to support continuous, high-fid
 elity neuromuscular sensing and targeted bioelectronic therapy for transla
 tional applications.\n\nBiography: Dr. Filip Stefanovic is an Assistant Pr
 ofessor of Biomedical Engineering at the University at Buffalo. Prior to t
 his he was an Associate Professor of Teaching at UB. His research interest
 s include the development of wearable neurorehabilitation technologies, co
 mputational neurophysiology in rehabilitation, and high-density sensors. F
 ilip is the recipient of four awards at UB, including the SUNY Chancellor’
 s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2025), UB Teaching Innovation (2024), 
 Teaching Accessibility (2020), and Best Teaching Faculty of the Year (2018
 ). His lab currently includes 2 PhD students and 8 Master’s students, and 
 his research is funded by NSF DARE to explore neurostimulation and neuropl
 asticity. He also works with industry to develop new wearable technologies
  for rehabilitation. Filip has experience working in industry as an R\&D E
 ngineer for Autonomous IoT systems, and as a Research Scientist developing
  new electromyography-based medical devices. Filip received his PhD at McG
 ill University in Montreal, Canada, his Master’s degree at the University 
 of Belgrade, Serbia, in conjunction with Aalborg University, Denmark, and 
 his BASc at the University of Toronto.\nFor a zoom link please contact Kat
 e Harrison at kharrison@wpi.edu\n
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