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Monday, February 27, 2012, 4:00-‐5:00 pm Clark Center Auditorium MEMS-‐based Approaches to Overcoming Sensory Loss in the Auditory and Vestibular Systems Prof. Pamela T. Bhatti School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Abstract: In the BioSystems Interface Laboratory we develop novel sensing and stimulating systems to overcome sensory loss. To enhance sound perception with cochlear implants, we have developed advanced thin-‐film intracochlear electrode arrays. Moving to the vestibular system, we pursue both an implantable and non-‐implantable systems. Analogous to a cochlear implant, we are developing a vestibular prosthesis to convey head rotation cues to the vestibular system through electrical stimulation of vestibular nerve fibers to overcome debilitating bilateral vestibular hypofunction. Complementing our work in implantable systems, we have developed a head worn angular motion monitoring system to aid patients in completing vestibular rehabilitation exercises at home. By utilizing a user-‐friendly interface to the system we hope to facilitate the transfer of patient measures to a clinic between rehabilitation sessions. Short Bio: Dr. Pamela Bhatti is an Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA. She received a B.S. in Engineering Science (Bioengineering) from the University of California, Berkeley in 1989, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington in 1993, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2006 with an emphasis on Micro-‐electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). Before completing her Ph.D., she researched the detection of breast cancer with ultrasound imaging at the University of Michigan’s Department of Radiology (1997-‐1999). Her industry experience includes embedded systems software development at Microware Corporation, Des Moines, IA (1996-‐1997), local operating network applications development and customer support at Motorola Semiconductor in Austin, TX (1994-‐1995), and research and fabrication of controlled-‐release drug delivery systems at Alza Corporation in Palo Alto, CA (1986-‐1990). Pamela received the NSF CAREER Award in 2011. Committed to translating technology to the clinical setting, she is a KL2 Scholar with the Atlanta Clinical and Translations Sciences Institute.
