Event

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Mohammed N. Islam,  Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, & Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA and ,Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Dexter, Michigan, USA

Abstract

Contactless Vital Sign Monitoring (CVSM) systems using Al processing and 3D cameras will be described. These 3D cameras have been commoditized through the large and mature Smartphone market, and they are used to measure the facial blood flow and upper chest motion. Al and machine learning are used to perform face tracking, personalizing baselines, and detecting anomalous occurrences.

Demos include CVSM apps on Smartphone’s and tablets, as well as integration with extended reality (XR) headsets using 3D cameras. Without disturbing patients or turning on lights, healthcare professionals can observe vital signs through XR devices. CVSM enables telemedicine and remote monitoring, delivering physiological data lo providers, and extends into vehicles for advanced driver monitoring.

With our expertise in CVSM, our team is poised to take full advantage of the emerging XR Eyewear with Al Assistants to implement MediYoda, which will be "smart eyewear powered by the Al force of clinical wisdom.". XR headsets can monitor patients in facilities, while smart glasses support professionals during rounds and Interactions.

The talk will highlight how research enhances lives through patent protection and commercialization. Protecting key Innovations creates barriers to competitors. For technology to evolve into a company there must be clear market need, sustainable advantages, and a defined execution path, supported by founders with vision, persistence, and tenacity.

Biography

Mohammed N. Islam received the B.S. degree in 1981, the M.S. degree in 1983, and the Sc.D. degree in 1985, all electrical engineering, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. From 1985-1992 he was a member of the Technical Staff in the Advanced Photonics Department at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Holmdel, N.J. He joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1992, where he is currently a Full Tenured Professor. He also has a joint Full Professor appointment in the Biomedical Engineering Department, and also was with the University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine. Additionally, he Is on the advisory board of Jotno Foundation, which is expanding technical collaborations between US and Asia.

Prof. Islam was a Fannie and John Hertz Fellow from 1981-1985, and in 1992 received the OSA Adolf Lomb Medal for pioneering contributions to nonlinear optical phenomena and all-optical switching In fibers. He earned the U-M Research Excellence Award in 1997, became a Fellow of the Optical Society of America in 1998, received the Texas eComm Ten Award in 2002 as one of the most influential figures in Texas's digital economy, and was named an IEEE Fellow in 2004. In 2007, he became the first recipient of the Distinguished University Innovator Award.

He has published over 156 refereed journal papers, holds more than 212 patents authored three books, and contributed several chapters. He has been an invited speaker at over 85 conferences and founded companies including Xtera Communications, Omni Sciences, Celeste Optics, AccuPhotonics, Omni MedSci, Omni Continuum, and Cheetah Omni. He also serves as a registered patent agent with the US Patent and Trademark Office.

His current research focuses on infrared laser sources for defense and healthcare. Defense applications include active remote sensing and chemical target identification, while healthcare applications involve diagnostics, therapeutics, and physiological monitoring using wearable devices and contactless camera systems. Recent work explores 3D imaging In smart phones, tablets, and XR eyewear with Al assistants for contactless vital sign monitoring.