Centre for Biomedical Engineering Life Impact | The University of Adelaide 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

Life Impact | The University of Adelaide Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research Activities in CBME Biomedical Signal Processing Orthopaedic Biomechanics Spinal Biomechanics Cardiovascular Engineering Neural Networks and their Application to Biomedical Problems Biofluid Mechanics Wavelet Transforms in Biomedical Engineering Biomechanics PhD and Masters Degrees by Research Slide 1

Life Impact | The University of Adelaide Centre for Biomedical Engineering Presentation Outline Slide 2 A Wireless Stent for Coronary Heart Disease RF Transceivers Neuromorphic Engineering

Life Impact | The University of Adelaide Centre for Biomedical Engineering A Wireless Stent for Coronary Heart Disease A micron-scale stent with very low power source actuated using a radio frequency signal. 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 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. Presently: −focussing on device structure and coding requirements

Life Impact | The University of Adelaide Centre for Biomedical Engineering RF Transceivers 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. Challenges: −design of radio frequency circuits on a common substrate: analog- to-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. Applications: −Radars −Electronic surveillance −Wireless devices −Distributed sensors −High performance transceivers

Life Impact | The University of Adelaide Centre for Biomedical Engineering Neuromorphic Engineering 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. –Applications: Digital memory (associative memory) 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: Medical Image Recognition, security image recognition,... Human-like robot development –People: Mostafa Rahimi, Omid Kavehei, Dr Said Al-Sarawi, Prof Derek Abbott, and Dr Nicolangelo Iannella

Life Impact | The University of Adelaide Centre for Biomedical Engineering Questions are welcome Slide 6