Breath-Based Blood Glucose Monitoring Clinical Research Study

Research Areas

• Breath Glucose Sensing

• Natural Language Processing for Robot Navigation

• Diabetic Retinopathy Detection from Retina Images/ Parallel Computing

• RADAR Remote Detections

• Advanced Robotics and Controls

Current Members

• Natalie Liang 

• Jessie Lopez 

• Jorge Solorio 

• Sokiyna Naser

• Austin Escalante

• Joel Rechin

• Het Patel

• Abhijith Nidanakavi

Alumni

Scott Parmley (MS ECE, 2022), Priya Patel (MS ECE, 2022), Roel Hernandez (MS ECE, 2022), Olivia Piazza (MS ECE, 2021), Kirk Durand (MS-CES, 2021), Gaven Hayden-Town (BSEE, 2021), Alexander Sneed (BSEE, 2021), Anthony Arjona (BSEE, 2021), Ellie Parker (BS CS, 2021), Khuram Shehzad (MS CES, 2020), Parshava Vora (MS-CES, 2019), Alexis Buenrostro (BSEE), Logan Lawrence (BSEE, 2020), Blake Zuniga (BSEE, 2020), Austin Saolis (BSEE, 2020), Daniel Gil (BS-EE, 2020), Casey Harold (BSEE), Matthew Boubin (MS ECE, Miami University, 2019), Tanner McWhorter (BS ECE, Miami University, 2018), and Yan-Ting Chen (MS ECE, Miami University, 2018)

Graduate Theses and Projects

• Scott Parmley, " Autonomous Yield Estimator," MS Project, May 2022

• Roel Hernandez, "Hardware Implementation of a Four-Degree of Freedom Deep Reinforcement Learning Arm Control Model Trained Through Human Demonstrations," MS Project, May 2022

• Priya Patel, "Stability Study of Figaro TGS Sensors Over 1000 Tests," MS Project, May 2022

• Kirk Duran, "Deep Reinforcement Learning for a Four Degree of Freedom Robot Arm Control Simulation Accelerated by Human Demonstrations," MS Thesis, May 2021

• Olivia Piazza, "Natural Language Processing for Robotic Navigation Through Unknown Environments," MS Thesis, December 2020.

• Khuram Shehzad, "Detecting Small Movements through Concrete using FMCW Radar for Search and Rescue Applications," MS Thesis, December 2020.

• Parshava Vora, "Detecting Diabetic Retinopathy using Embedded Computer Vision," MS Project, December 2019.

Capstone Projects

• Rania Saba, Alexander Sneed, Gaven Haydon-Town, Platform for Automated Capture and Storage of Breath Sensor Data, 2021.

• Jessica Mellor, Jonathan Cervantes, Anthony Arjona Pech, Volatile Organic Compound Profiler, 2021.

• Rio Smith, Craig McGovern, Carter O'Neal, Smart Gauge Reader, 2019.

• Grant Young, Matthew Hutchison, Nathaneal Magardie, Stone Cold - Automated Home Brewing, 2018.

• Diego Espinosa, Cristin Faria, Portable Diabetic Retina Scanning Device, 2018.

Summer and Visiting Scholars

• Kyle Wu (Maria Carrillo High School), Deewas Timsina and Dipen Timsina (Technology High School), Summer 2020

• Vinay Nagappala (Montgomery High School), Summer 2019, SSU High School Internship Program (SHIP)

• Julia Pastis (Santa Rosa High School), Summer 2018, SSU High School Internship Program (SHIP)

• Ziven Posner (El Molino High School), Summer 2018, SSU High School Internship Program (SHIP)

• Christine Tai (BS-CS, University of California, Los Angeles), Summer 2018

Publications and Patents

Funding Acknowledgements

Research and lab resources have been supported by:

• CSUPERB COVID-19 Post Pandemic Faculty Support Program, 2022

• CSUPERB COVID-19 Research Recovery Microgrant, 2022

• Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Program Mini Grant, 2020

• Koret Scholars Award, 2018, 2020 (Koret Foundation)

• Dean's Summer Research Award, 2018, 2019 (School of Science and Technology, SSU)

• SSU High School Internship Program 2018, 2019 (SHIP, School of Science and Technology, SSU)

• Sci & Tech Innovation & Strategic Priorities, 2017 (School of Science and Technology, SSU)

• SST Faculty Professional Development Award, 2017, 2019, 2021 (SSU)

• National Science Foundation, Smart and Connected Health Program (NSF award #1502310)

• SSU Start-up Funds

• Department of Engineering Science, SSU