CIS Seminar Series-Speaker Dr. Erik Anderson
When: Friday,
November 13, 2015
3:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Where: > See description for location
Cost: Free
Description: College of Engineering
Computer and Information Science
Speaker: Dr. Erik Anderson
Date & Time: Friday, November 13 at 3:00 PM
Location: LARTS-117
Title:
Planning Epilepsy Treatment Using Geodesic Targeting for Electrical Neuromodulation
Abstract:
Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological disorders; affecting approximately 50 million people worldwide. Approximately 30% of epileptic patients do not respond to the standard anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), with many more suffering from the side effects of these drugs. For this group of people, surgical resection of brain tissue is one of the few viable treatment options. Recent work has shown that injecting current into the head changes the resting state of groups of neurons: either inhibiting or facilitating their function. Determining the energy deposited on the cortical surface requires complex simulation and analysis. In this talk, I will discuss our efforts to automate the detection and analysis of epileptic EEG waveforms, and how accurate simulation allows these waveforms to be localized to the brain surface. The discussion will then tackle the optimization of current source configuration required to produce a desired energy characterization at the brain s urface to be used to inhibit epileptogenic brain tissue, and treat epilepsy without the use of AEDs.
Bio:
Erik Anderson is currently a Scientist at Electrical Geodesics, Inc (EGI). He received his PhD in Computing in 2011 from the University of Utah. During the tenure of his graduate and post-graduate studies at the Scientific Imaging Institute at the University of Utah, he focused on the challenges of multidisciplinary collaboration with a strong emphasis on psychological and psychiatric studies. Erik was recruited by EGI in 2013 for his experience in the processing and visualization of EEG data and expertise in the visualization of simulated data. His current research revolves around the analysis and visualization of electrophysiological simulations of the brain.
Pastries and Beverages will be served.
For further information please contact Dr. Firas Khatib at fkhatib@umassd.edu.
Computer and Information Science
Speaker: Dr. Erik Anderson
Date & Time: Friday, November 13 at 3:00 PM
Location: LARTS-117
Title:
Planning Epilepsy Treatment Using Geodesic Targeting for Electrical Neuromodulation
Abstract:
Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological disorders; affecting approximately 50 million people worldwide. Approximately 30% of epileptic patients do not respond to the standard anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), with many more suffering from the side effects of these drugs. For this group of people, surgical resection of brain tissue is one of the few viable treatment options. Recent work has shown that injecting current into the head changes the resting state of groups of neurons: either inhibiting or facilitating their function. Determining the energy deposited on the cortical surface requires complex simulation and analysis. In this talk, I will discuss our efforts to automate the detection and analysis of epileptic EEG waveforms, and how accurate simulation allows these waveforms to be localized to the brain surface. The discussion will then tackle the optimization of current source configuration required to produce a desired energy characterization at the brain s urface to be used to inhibit epileptogenic brain tissue, and treat epilepsy without the use of AEDs.
Bio:
Erik Anderson is currently a Scientist at Electrical Geodesics, Inc (EGI). He received his PhD in Computing in 2011 from the University of Utah. During the tenure of his graduate and post-graduate studies at the Scientific Imaging Institute at the University of Utah, he focused on the challenges of multidisciplinary collaboration with a strong emphasis on psychological and psychiatric studies. Erik was recruited by EGI in 2013 for his experience in the processing and visualization of EEG data and expertise in the visualization of simulated data. His current research revolves around the analysis and visualization of electrophysiological simulations of the brain.
Pastries and Beverages will be served.
For further information please contact Dr. Firas Khatib at fkhatib@umassd.edu.
Contact: > See Description for contact information
Topical Areas: General Public, Computer and Information Science