Alena Talkachova (Elena G. Tolkacheva)
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Contact
Nils Hasselmo Hall
Room 6-128
312 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Education
- BS, Physics, Belarussian State University, Minsk, Belarus, 1991
- MS, Physics, Belarussian State University, Minsk, Belarus, 1992
- PhD, Nonlinear optics and laser physics, Nice University, Nice France, 2003
Xiangzhen Kong
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2016
Email: [email protected]
Ph: 612-626-4122
I am pursuing my PhD. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology (China) with a B.S. in 2016. My research interests are biomedical signal processing and clinical data analysis. We implemented several advanced analyzing algorithms on ECG, iEGMs and hemodynamics then to uncover the complexity of physiology. Besides, I also work on Labview programming and participate in optical mapping experiments.
Jieun Lee
M.S., Information and Communications, GIST, Korea, 2008
M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2012
Email: [email protected]
Ph: 612-626-4122
My research interests are signal processing-based discrimination and prediction for arrhythmia. We aim to analyze the ECG signals to reveal distinguishing characteristics of the AF signals in the early stage for proper AF treatments. I am currently working on discrimination of the AF progression over time, using quantitative measures in terms of non-linear dynamic complexities and AF burden factors.
Ashley Kuhnley
Email: [email protected]
I graduated with my bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from California State University, Northridge, and am pursuing my Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering. My research interests are in biomedical signal processing and clinical data analysis. We aim to analyze 24-hour Holter monitor recordings to investigate the effects of Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) on cardiac electrophysiological characteristics. I also assist with various experiments in our optical mapping lab and manage our Langendorff isolated heart perfusion system.
Sanaz Hosseini
M.S., Electrical Engineering, 2021
Email: [email protected]
I am currently pursuing my PhD. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, having earned my MS degree in Electrical Engineering from K. N. Toosi University of Technology in Iran. My research focuses on biomedical signal processing and clinical data analysis. I have also worked on projects involving Optical Mapping techniques to assess the maturation of Engineered Heart Tissues. My current research area is the analysis of ventricular fibrillation (VF) signals for effective VF treatment. Additionally, I am actively involved in developing machine learning techniques and participating in optical mapping experiments.
Yuxuan (Elodie) Du
B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2021
Email: [email protected]
I am pursuing my MS degree in Electrical Engineering at University of Minnesota. My research interests are biomedical signal processing, computer vision and machine learning techniques. My current research area is analyzing the clinical electrogram signals using ML models, applying nonlinear techniques for identifying cardiac anomalies.
Autumn Brower
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota
Email: [email protected]
I am a master’s student in the Biomedical Engineering program. My research interests include complex dynamical systems in an interdisciplinary context. Currently, I am analyzing heart rate variability from ECG signals using the Poincaré technique.
Former Students
Former PhD Graduate Students
- 2016-2022 Vasanth Ravikumar
- 2014-2018 Elizabeth Annoni
2013-2018 Steven Lee - 2013-2017 Kanchan Kulkarni
2013-2017 Shivaram Poigai Arunachalam - 2012-2015 Ning Wei
- 2009-2014 Dr. Thomas Xie, postdoc
- 2009-2014 Ramjay Visweswaran
- 2009-2014 Stephen McIntyre
- 2010-2012 Dr. Rebecca Smith
Former MS Graduate Students
- 2020-2024 Courtney Karnopp
- 2020-2024 Trenton Callaway
- 2020-2022 Samuel Newell
- 2018-2020 Sanket Thakare
- 2018-2020 Preethy Parthiban
- 2019-2020 Brett Levac
- 2018-2019 Joey Mathew
- 2016-2017 Ryan Kluck, honor thesis
- 2016-2017 James Schultz
- 2014-2016 Christopher Johnson
- 2009-2014 Joe Ippolito
- 2012-2013 Virendra Kakade
- 2009-2010 Alexander Cram