Dr.Mehran Emadi Andani |Noninvasive Brain|Best Researcher Award
Researcher and Scientific Consultant, University of Verona,Italy
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Professional Profiles:
š Education :
Mehran Emadi Andani holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (2003ā2009). He earned an M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering (1996ā1999) and a B.Sc. in Electronics Engineering (1991ā1996) from the same university and Isfahan University of Technology, respectively. His academic achievements are complemented by prestigious scholarships, including a Ph.D. scholarship from the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and a B.Sc. scholarship from Isfahan University of Technology.
š¢Ā Experience:
Dr. Emadi Andani has extensive experience in academia, research, and industry. Since 2023, he has been a Scientific Consultant at both Brain Products Italia Srl. and the University of Verona. He served as a Research Fellow at the University of Verona from 2016 to 2023, with prior stints from 2011 to 2015. Earlier in his career, he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Isfahanās Department of Biomedical Engineering (2009ā2011 and 2013ā2016). His industry experience includes roles as a Biomedical Engineer at ArminTeb Co. (2004ā2009) and an Electronic Engineer at Nashiba EEG Co. (1999ā2004). He has also gained international exposure as a Visiting Researcher at BioRob Lab, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2007, and through training at Corbett Research Co. in Sydney, Australia.
Skills:
Dr. Emadi Andani has over a decade of experience in signal processing, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and pattern recognition. He is proficient in tools like MATLAB, Simulink, R, SPSS, and LabChart. His expertise spans designing and implementing biomedical instrumentation, developing real-time electronic sensors, and conducting statistical analysis. His specialization in neurophysiological data analysis includes extensive work with TMS and tDCS applications. Additionally, he is skilled in human movement data acquisition and the repair and maintenance of biomedical instruments.
Research Focus :
His research interests lie at the intersection of biomedical engineering, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. He has contributed to studies on neurophysiological signal analysis, motor control, and the development of non-invasive neuromodulation techniques. Notable research includes projects on emotional state recognition using physiological signals and motor planning based on tau theory.
š¬Awards:
Dr. Emadi Andani has received numerous accolades for his academic and professional contributions. His awards include the Best Paper Award at the CISCE 2024 International Conference in Guangzhou, China, and at the Iranian Conference on Biomedical Engineering in 2015. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Susanne Klein-Vogelbach 2015 prize and the Cooperint Grant from the University of Verona. Additionally, he has been recognized in competitive academic forums, such as ranking 2nd in the Iranian Mathematics Olympiad (1990) and achieving top rankings in national entrance exams and other competitions.
Ā Publications:
- Placebo-induced changes in excitatory and inhibitory corticospinal circuits during motor performance
- Authors: M Fiorio, M Emadi Andani, A Marotta, J Classen, M Tinazzi
- Journal: The Journal of Neuroscience
- Year: 2014
- Citation Count: 80
- The role of expectation and beliefs on the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation
- Authors: M Braga, D Barbiani, M Emadi Andani, B Villa-SƔnchez, M Tinazzi
- Journal: Brain Sciences
- Year: 2021
- Citation Count: 42
- Trajectory of human movement during sit to stand: a new modeling approach based on movement decomposition and multi-phase cost function
- Authors: M Sadeghi, M Emadi Andani, F Bahrami, M Parnianpour
- Journal: Experimental Brain Research
- Year: 2013
- Citation Count: 42
- Changes in perception of treatment efficacy are associated to the magnitude of the nocebo effect and to personality traits
- Authors: N Corsi, M Emadi Andani, M Tinazzi, M Fiorio
- Journal: Scientific Reports
- Year: 2016
- Citation Count: 38
- Modulation of inhibitory corticospinal circuits induced by a nocebo procedure in motor performance
- Authors: M Emadi Andani, M Tinazzi, N Corsi, M Fiorio
- Journal: PLoS One
- Year: 2015
- Citation Count: 37
- When words hurt: verbal suggestion prevails over conditioning in inducing the motor nocebo effect
- Authors: N Corsi, M Emadi Andani, D Sometti, M Tinazzi, M Fiorio
- Journal: European Journal of Neuroscience
- Year: 2019
- Citation Count: 32
- MODEM: a multi-agent hierarchical structure to model the human motor control system
- Authors: M Emadi Andani, F Bahrami, PJ Maralani, AJ Ijspeert
- Journal: Biological Cybernetics
- Year: 2009
- Citation Count: 27
- COMAP: A new computational interpretation of human movement planning level based on coordinated minimum angle jerk policies and six universal movement elements
- Authors: M Emadi Andani, F Bahrami
- Journal: Human Movement Science
- Year: 2012
- Citation Count: 24
- The placebo effect in the motor domain is differently modulated by the external and internal focus of attention
- Authors: G Rossettini, M Emadi Andani, F Dalla Negra, M Testa, M Tinazzi
- Journal: Scientific Reports
- Year: 2018
- Citation Count: 23
- Design of robust adaptive controller and feedback error learning for rehabilitation in Parkinson’s disease: a simulation study
- Authors: K Rouhollahi, M Emadi Andani, SM Karbassi, I Izadi
- Journal: IET Systems Biology
- Year: 2016
- Citation Count: 20
Dr. Emadi Andani is highly deserving of the Best Researcher Award due to his outstanding contributions to science and technology, particularly in biomedical engineering and neuroscience. Addressing the areas of improvementāsuch as securing more prominent grants and broadening high-impact publicationsācould further solidify his candidacy for such accolades.