Transcript Digital Architectures for Artificial Intellegence

Centre for Biomedical Engineering
CBME
Centre for Biomedical Engineering
Dr Said Al-Sarawi
Deputy Director
 A/Prof David Saint - Physiology
Secretary
 Dr Cleto Mernone - DSTO/Qinetiq
Executive Committee
 Prof Derek Abbott - School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
 Dr Andrew Allison - School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
 Dr Robert Anderson - Centre for Automotive Safety Research
 Dr Steven Wiederman - School of Physiology / Medical Science
 Dr Mathias Baument - Paediatrics
 Prof Lindsay Richards - School of Dentistry
For a complete list of the projects offered by all members of the centre
please refer to the CBME web site http://www.adelaide.edu.au/cbme
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Research Activities in CBME
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Biomedical Signal Processing
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Orthopaedic Biomechanics
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Spinal Biomechanics
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Cardiovascular Engineering
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Neural Networks and their Application to Biomedical Problems
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Biofluid Mechanics
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Wavelet Transforms in Biomedical Engineering
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Biomechanics
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PhD and Masters Degrees by Research
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Presentation Outline
• A Wireless Stent for Coronary Heart Disease
• RF Transceivers
• Neuromorphic Engineering
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A Wireless Stent for Coronary Heart Disease
A micron-scale stent with very low power source actuated using a radio frequency
signal.
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Challenges:
− quantifying the sensitivity of the proposed device and interrogation range
− selecting polymer material type, interrogation power levels, frequency of
operation, size, required receiver sensitivity and device identification code
length
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Applications:
− Replace drug eluting stent – a stent with a drug delivery option
− Ureteric stent - kidney stent – usually placed inside the ureter, between the
kidney and the bladder to temporarily relieve obstruction.
− Esophagus stent usually used to keep a blocked area open so the patient
can swallow soft food and liquids.
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Presently:
− focussing on device structure and coding requirements
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RF Transceivers
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Project: Design of Digital Phased Array Module using RFIC
− A fully integrated digital phased array for both civilian and military
applications operating between 2-18 GHz.
− Design and implementation of digital phased array in SiGe and
CMOS technologies.
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Challenges:
− design of radio frequency circuits on a common substrate: analogto-digital converters, digital-to-analog converters, amplifiers, mixers,
low noise amplifiers, phased-locked-loops and oscillators
− for such system integration, new design techniques for RF, low
power, low voltage, high frequency circuits are needed.
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Applications:
− Radars
− Electronic surveillance
− Wireless devices
− Distributed sensors
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− High performance transceivers
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Neuromorphic Engineering
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Project: Memristive Devices and Systems: Modelling, Design, and
Applications
– A novel non-volatile memory capable of storing analogue and digital data.
– research aims at achieving solutions for device modelling and system design.
– targeting both nanoelectronic technologies and bio-inspired approaches.
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Applications:
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Digital memory (associative memory)
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Implementing synaptic plasticity (learning) model
Project: Analog VLSI Neuromorphic Circuit and Systems: Design and
Applications
– Design and Implementation of Spiking Neural Networks including neuron and
synapse in VLSI.
– The research goal is to Implement learning and memorising circuits using
aVLSI CMOS.
– Design and implementation of a neuromorphic pattern recognition system.
– Applications:
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Medical Image Recognition, security image recognition, ...
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Human-like robot development
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People: Mostafa Rahimi , Omid Kavehei, Dr Said Al-Sarawi, Prof Derek Abbott, and Dr
Nicolangelo Iannella
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Questions are welcome
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