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Congratulations! 2025 Lighthouse Beacon Foundation Graduate Fellow Awardee, Bhoj Raj Thapa
July 11, 2025
Congratulations! I am pleased to announce that Bhoj Raj Thapa was selected for a 2025 Lighthouse Beacon Foundation Graduate Fellowship.
Event: IEEE SoutheastCon (March 27-30, 2025)
July 11, 2025
Congratulations, Benjamin and David for presenting research work and Bhoj and Sania for participating competitions at 2025 IEEE SoutheastCon!
Publication: 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI)
July 10, 2025
I delightfully announce a publication in 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI)!
The article is entitled “Semantic Reconstruction from FNIRS using Recurrent Neural Networks.”
This paper is accessible on the following link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10981123
Event: E-day (Feb. 22, 2025)
July 10, 2025
NISP lab presented "Intelligent Machines and Brain" at E-day, hosted by the College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky.
The presentation was a big success. Special thanks to Bhoj and Trey!
Publication: in Nature Scientific Report
July 9, 2025
I delightfully announce a publication in Nature Scientific Report!
The article is entitled “Computer vision for kinematic metrics of the drinking task in a pilot study of neurotypical participants.”
This paper is accessible on the following link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-71470-8
Congratulations! 2024 Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Awardee, William Banks
October 22, 2024
Congratulations! I am pleased to announce that William Bank was selected for a 2024 Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Event: Lunch Gathering (May 2, 2024)
October 22, 2024
Dr. Bae's Neural Interfaces and Signal Processing (NISP) lab and Dr. Sanchez Giraldo's Computational Learning, Intelligence, and Perception (CLIP) lab had a lunch gathering with lab members.
Thanks all for participating!
Event: E-day (Feb. 24, 2024)
February 27, 2024
Dr. Bae and Dr. Sanchez Giraldo's labs co-presented "Intelligent Machines and Brain" at E-day, hosted by the College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky.
The presentation was a big success. Special thanks to Santiago, Bhoj, Trey, and Jose!
Event: NRPA Symposium (Nov. 3, 2023)
February 27, 2024
Congratulations, Jared, Trey, Bhoj, and Jenna for presenting research work on the annual Neuroscience RPA Clinical Translational Research Symposium!
Event: Curiosity Fair (Nov. 1, 2023)
February 27, 2024
It was such a great success in Curiosity Fair 2023!
Thanks a lot for Bhoj, Trey, and Thomas, providing the interactive demonstrations of the brain machine interfaces.
Additional photos from the event can be accessed here.
Publication: in Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)
September 4, 2023
I delightfully announce a publication in Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)!
The article is entitled “Equipment Setup and Artifact Removal for Simultaneous Electroencephalogram and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Clinical Review in Epilepsy.”
This paper is accessible on the following link: https://www.jove.com/t/64919/equipment-setup-artifact-removal-for-simultaneous
Event: UK Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars
September 4, 2023
Congratulations, Jared for presenting research work on the annual UK Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars!
Event: ECE Research Symposium
September 4, 2023
Congratulations, Jenna and Jared for presenting research projects on the 2023 ECE Research Symposium!
Congratulations! College of Engineering Undergraduate Research Fellowship Awardee, Jared Rybarczyk.
February 23, 2023
Congratulations! I am pleased to announce that Jared Rybarczyk was selected for a College of Engineering Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
Congratulations! ECE Undergraduate Research Fellowship Awardee, Jared Rybarczyk.
February 23, 2023
Congratulations! I am pleased to announce that Jared Rybarczyk was selected for an ECE Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
Publication: in IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)
February 23, 2023
I delightfully announce Bhoj Raj Thapa and Daniel Restrepo Tangarife's publication in Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)!
The article is entitled “Kernel Temporal Differences for EEG-based Reinforcement Learning Brain Machine Interfaces.”
This paper is accessible on the following link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9871862
Publication: in Journal of Neural Engineering
February 23, 2023
I delightfully announce a journal publication in Journal of Neural Engineering!
The article is entitled “Validation of a non-invasive, real-time, human-in-the-loop model of intracortical brain-computer interfaces.”
This paper is accessible on the following link: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-2552/ac97c3
Publication: in Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
August 26, 2022
I delightfully announce Benton Girdler and William Caldbeck's journal publication in Frontiers in System Neuroscience!
The article is entitled “Neural Decoders Using Reinforcement Learning in Brain Machine Interfaces: A Technical Review.”
This paper is accessible on the following link: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2022.836778
Publication: in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
July 5, 2022
I delightfully announce William Plucknett's jounal publication in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience! The article is entitled “Metric Learning in Freewill EEG Pre-Movement and Movement Intention Classification for Brain Machine Interfaces.”
This paper is accessible on the following link: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2022.902183
Publication: in International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology by Benton Girdler
June 21, 2021
I delightfully announce Benton Girdler's jounal publication in International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology! The article is entitled “Feasibility of a deep learning-based algorithm for automated detection and classification of nasal polyps and inverted papillomas on nasal endoscopic images.”
This paper is accessible on the following link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alr.22854
Congratulations! Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Awardee, William Caldbeck.
June 1, 2021
Congratulations! I am pleased to announce that William Caldeck was selected for an Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
Publication: in Robotics by Jonathan Fugal.
June 1, 2021
I am happy to announce Jonathan Fugal's jounal publication on Robotics! The article is entitled “On the Impact of Gravity Compensation on Reinforcement Learning in Goal-Reaching Tasks for Robotic Manipulators.”
This paper is accessible on the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/46
Event: Virtual E-day (Feb 27, 2021)
June 1, 2021
This year, Virtual E-day was provided on February 27th, hosted by the College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky, and the on demand demaonstrations and presentations can be viewed in the following link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV9mldv0SvkRRckgJwfuZ2YLO7UT0bhAj
Dr. Bae provided a presentation entitled, "Brain Machine Interfaces," and her presentation can be accessed in the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XvAZyGKfAQ&list=PLV9mldv0SvkRRckgJwfuZ2YLO7UT0bhAj&index=73
Congratulations! ECE Undergraduate Research Fellowship Awardee, William Plucknett.
June 1, 2021
Congratulations! I am pleased to announce that William Plucknett was selected for an ECE Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
Congratulations! National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Awardee, Benton Girdler.
June 1, 2021
Congratulations! I am pleased to announce that Benton Girdler was selected to recieve 2021 National Science Foundation Graudate Research Fellowship.
Event: Neuro-Engineering Workshop with EEG-focused Brainstorm Training (April 9 ~10, 2020)
Dr. Jihye Bae has awareded Conference and Workshop Grants from University of Kentucky (UK). Thanks to supports from UK's Office of the Vice President for Research and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Dr. Bas is hosting a Neuro-Engineering Workshop with EEG-focused Brainstorm Training at UK.
Please check the following Workshop webpage for further details: http://neuroengworkshop.engr.uky.edu/
Event: 2020 NSF ENG CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop (March 31 ~ April 2, 2020)
February 8, 2020
Dr. Jihye Bae has been selected to attend 2020 NSF ENG CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop!
Event: E-day (Feb. 22, 2020)
February 5, 2020
Dr. Bae and Dr. Sanchez Giraldo's labs are co-presenting "Intelligent Machines and Brain" at E-day, hosted by the College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky.
When: Feb. 22, 2020 @ 9am ~12pm
Where: RMB 209, University of Kentucky
The presentation was a big success! Thank Anik, Phillip, and Nick for hard work.
Social Event: Dinner Gathering (Feb 8th, 2020)
February 5, 2020
Dr. Bae's Neural Interfaces and Signal Processing (NISP) lab and Dr. Sanchez Giraldo's Computational Learning, Intelligence, and Perception (CLIP) lab had the first dinner gathering with lab members.
Thanks all for participating!
Event: Korean Student Association in University of Kentucky Seminar Series (Feb. 07, 2020)
January 13, 2020
Dr. Jihye Bae will provide a research talk as a part of Korean Student Association in University of Kentucky's seminar series.
When: Feb. 7, 2020 @6pm
Where: Jacobs Science Building 261M, University of Kentucky
Title: Introduction to Brain Machine Interfaces
Abstract: Brain machine interfaces (BMIs) have been a subject of active research because of their potential for a wide range of applications once the technology reaches maturity. Developing technologies for BMIs is an essential step to ultimately help overcome neuromuscular disabilities and treat neurological disorders. In this talk, an overview of brain machine interfaces will be provided, and signal processing and machine learning approaches will be discussed.