K-12 Outreach Activities: Western Reserve Academy “Diverse Discoveries” Series (Hudson, OH)

We were invited by Isabella, a senior at Western Reserve Academy, to present for a session of her lecture series “Diverse Discoveries”, where the goal is to emphasize representation in the research community. We had a wonderful time presenting about our lab, what it means to be a researcher, and being a woman in STEM! It was a great opportunity to connect with new students and share our experiences in the field.

Welcoming Quintin to the Signals Lab!

Quintin will be taking over the project in Advanced In-Process Inspection (IPI) of internally machined features using miniature confocal chromatic sensors

January 5, 2025

IEEE brain 2024

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of attending the 2024 IEEE brain Workshop. I gained insight into new developments in neurotechnology and brain signal acquisition, along with new approaches in machine learning and clinical research in neuroscience. Thank you to the wonderful keynote speakers and poster presentations! -Bayan

Welcoming Rae and Eli to the Signals Lab!

Rae will join our lab’s EEG based projects.
Eli will work on medical image processing and machine learning based projects.

Looking for Graduate Students!

The SIGNALS Lab always seeks motivated and hard-working graduate and undergraduate engineering students.
International students should satisfy the TOEFL exam requirement, which is defined by the University of Akron.

Please contact Dr. Barkana for more information at bbarkana@uakron.edu.

Dr. Barkana joined the Editorial Staff of The Ohio Journal of Science as an Associate Editor. (February 2024)

SIGNALS Lab received the third round of funding from the Center for Precision Manufacturing (CPM). The project will start in May 2024 and continue developing an Advanced In-Process Inspection (IPI) of Internally Machined Features using Miniature Confocal Chromatic Sensors.

SIGNALS Lab published a research article. (January 2024)

Pasnoori, N., Flores-Garcia, T. & Barkana, B.D. Histogram-based features track Alzheimer’s progression in brain MRI. Sci Rep 14, 257 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50631-1.

SIGNALS Lab published a review paper. (November 2023)

Labrada A, Barkana BD. A Comprehensive Review of Computer-Aided Models for Breast Cancer Diagnosis Using Histopathology Images. Bioengineering. 2023; 10(11):1289. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10111289.

Kaden Carpenter (Electrical Engineering, UG student) joins the SIGNALS Lab to work on the IPI project. Welcome Kaden! (February 2024)