Biomedical and Biological Computational Methods, Devices, & Systems
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Biomedical and Biological Computational Methods, Devices and Systems is one of the seven areas in which ECE faculty conduct research. Their work crosses boundaries and involves the application of electrical engineering concepts and techniques to new areas in biology and medicine.
Our faculty are leading the way in advances in biomedical imaging for therapeutic and surgical purposes, data analysis, synthetic and computational biology, molecular computing, magnetic technologies, and modeling of biosensing devices. Research in these areas is highly interdisciplinary; our faculty collaborate with researchers from many other departments in different colleges at the University of Minnesota, as well as with colleagues at other institutions around the world.
![Mehmet Akçakaya](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/Mehmet%20Akcakaya.jpeg.webp?itok=ydhuAMzL)
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Affiliate Faculty
![Professor Taner Akkin](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/Taner%20Akkin.jpg.webp?itok=ySwuxFrG)
Taner Akkin
Associate Professor
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
6-130 Nils Hasselmo Hall
612-625-8783
akkin@umn.edu
Research Site
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Lucy Dunne
Associate Professor
Dept. of Design, Housing, and Apparel
356 McNeal Hall
612-626-5901
ldunne@umn.edu
Research Site
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Michael McAlpine
Professor
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
ME 115
612-626-3303
mcalpine@umn.edu
Research Site
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Chad Myers
Associate Professor
Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
5-217 Keller Hall
612-624-8306
cmyers@umn.edu
Research Site
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Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
Professor
Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
5-201 Keller Hall
612-625-0163
npapas@umn.edu
Research Site
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Alena Talkachova
Associate Professor
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
6-128 Nils Hasselmo Hall
612-626-2719
talkacal@umn.edu
Research Site
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Gerald Timm
Professor
Dept. of Urology
Mayo Memorial Building
612-626-7099
timmx025@umn.edu
Research Site