Research

Biomedical engineering; biological signals (ECG, EEG, myoelectric signals); signal processing; pattern recognition; assistive devices; electronic noses.

Application

Multi-modal non-invasive sensor systems for remote and/or portable monitoring (e.g. Smart Rollator project); non-linear biological signal processing for prosthetic control and fatigue monitoring; detection and identifi cation of bacteria using electronic noses.

Activities

• Associate Director of Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biomedical Engineering (2009-present)
• Awards Committee Member for Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society (2008-present)
• Website, IEEE EMBS Ottawa Chapter (2005-present)

Journal Articles

M. Talebinejad, A.D.C. Chan, A. Miri (2009), “Fatigue estimation using a novel multi-fractal detrended fluctuation analysis-based approach”, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology (publication pending).

G. C. Green, A.D.C. Chan, B.S. Luo, H. Dan, M. Lin (2009), “Identification of Listeria species using a low-cost surface-enhanced Raman scattering system with wavelet-based signal processing”, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (publication pending).

M. Talebinejad, A.D.C. Chan, A. Miri, and R.M. Dansereau (2008), “Fractal analysis of myoelectric signals: a novel power spectrum-based method,” Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology (publication pending).

A.D.C. Chan, M.M. Hamdy, A. Badre, and V. Badee (2008), “Wavelet distance measure for person identification using electrocardiograms,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 57(2): 248-253.

A. R. Abu-El-Quran, R. A. Goubran, A. D. C. Chan (2006), “Security-Monitoring using Microphone Arrays and Audio Classification,” IEEE Trans. Instrumentation and Measurement (publication pending).

Conference Publications

M. Talebinejad, A.D.C. Chan, and A. Miri, “Multi-scale analysis of myoelectric signals: Assessment of long-range dependencies and fractal-scaling-break,” 31st Conference of the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society 2008.

G.C. Green, A.D.C. Chan, R.A. Goubran, B.S. Luo, and M. Lin, “A rapid and reliable method of discriminating between Listeria species based on Raman spectroscopy,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, May 2008.

G.C. Green, and A.D.C. Chan, “Myoelectric control development toolbox,” 30st Conference of the Canadian Medical & Biological Engineering Society, June 2007.