Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey

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Feb 7, 2024: Our collaborative work ‘Biofeedback Based Virtual Reality Game for Pediatric Population (BioVirtualPed): A Feasibility Trial’ has been accepted for publication in Seminars in Oncology Nursing. 

Jan 6, 2024: Our paper ‘A Novel Approach to Quantify Microsleep in Drivers with Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Concurrent Analysis of EEG Patterns and Driving Attributes’ has been accepted for publication in the IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (JBHI). Congrats Riaz!

Dec 29, 2023: With our project ‘Vital-6-RB: Multi-modal Wearable System Development for Vital Sign Monitoring’, Assist. Prof. Remziye Semerci won the ‘Innovative Nurse of the Year’ Award by DoktorClub.

Dec 22, 2023: Our paper ‘A Hierarchical Framework for Apnea Detection and Respiration Pace Assessment using Seismocardiogram Signals’ has been accepted for oral presentation at the 17th International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing (BIOSIGNALS 2024). Congrats Berke!

Dec 22, 2023: Our paper ‘Mapping Seismocardiogram Characteristics to Hemorrhage Status and Vascular Pressure: a Novel Approach for Triage Assessment’ has been accepted for oral presentation at the 17th International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing (BIOSIGNALS 2024). Congrats Zeynep!

Dec 22, 2023: Our paper ‘Performance Comparison of Gyrocardiogram and Seismocardiogram Signals in Valvular Heart Disease Assessment’ has been accepted for oral presentation at the 17th International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing (BIOSIGNALS 2024). Congrats Ecem!

Oct 20-24, 2023: We presented our paper ‘BioVirtualPed: A biofeedback based virtual reality game for pediatric patients’ at the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress (Madrid, Spain).

June 15, 2023: We received Koç University Seed Fund with Assist. Prof. Remziye Semerci. Project Title: Multi-modal Wearable System Development for Vital Sign Monitoring.

Apr 29, 2023: Our paper ‘Investigating the Effect of Body Composition Differences on Seismocardiogram Characteristics’ has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE 36th International Symposium on Computer Based Medical Systems (IEEE CBMS 2023). Congrats Fadime!

Apr 24, 2023: Our paper ‘Unveiling the Temporal and Spectral Relationships Between Seismocardiogram Signals, Systolic Time Intervals and Thorax Characteristics’ has been accepted for presentation at the 5th International Conference on Bio-engineering for Smart Technologies (BioSMART 2023). Congrats Berke!

Apr 24, 2023: Our paper ‘Distinguishing Between Murmurs in Different Heart Valves Using Phonocardiogram Analysis’ has been accepted for presentation at the 5th International Conference on Bio-engineering for Smart Technologies (BioSMART 2023). Congrats Ecem!

Dec 6, 2022: Our paper ‘A Novel Multi-Modal Sensing System Prototype for Cardiovascular and Cardiopulmonary Monitoring’ has been accepted for oral presentation at the 16th International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices (BIODEVICES 2023). Congrats Yusuf!

Dec 6, 2022: Our paper ‘Spectral Analysis of Cardiogenic Vibrations to Distinguish Between Valvular Heart Diseases’ has been accepted for oral presentation at the 16th International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing (BIOSIGNALS 2023). Congrats Ecem!

Sep 23, 2022: New project alert! Our proposal ‘SenseKnee: Wearable Sensor-based Analysis Framework for Rehabilitation Monitoring Following Total Knee Arthroplasty’  has been accepted for funding by TÜSEB-B (in collaboration with Dr. Birsel from Orthopedics and Traumatology Department).

July 24, 2022: Our paper ‘Unveiling the Relationships Between Seismocardiogram Signals, Physical Activity Types and Metabolic Equivalent of Task Scores’ has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. Congrats Fadime!

July 6, 2022: Our paper ‘Physical Activity Recognition using Deep Transfer Learning with Convolutional Neural Networks’ has been accepted for presentation at the 20th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing!

Apr 1, 2022 : IEEE EMBC 2022 decisions are out! Both of our papers have been accepted for presentation. Congrats Mine and Ozan!

June 3, 2021: Our PI received the National Young Researchers Career Development Grant (Tübitak-ARDEB 3501) with the proposal entitled ‘PhysioPatch: A Wearable Device for Non-Invasive and Continuous Cardiovascular and Cardiopulmonary Monitoring’. We will be working on designing an adaptable wearable system to allow continuous health monitoring outside the physical confines of the clinic. Stay tuned!