Meltem Izzetoglu

Dr. Meltem Izzetoglu is a faculty member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Villanova University, Villanova, PA. She is also affiliated with The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. Dr. Izzetoglu has background in both electrical and biomedical engineering fields coupled with experience and interest in design, development, and evaluation of highly portable optical brain imaging systems for field applications ranging from medical to basic science research tailored to specific domains. She has been involved in the translation of two near infrared spectroscopy-based brain imaging devices from lab to field and clinical use. Over the last decade, Dr. Izzetoglu has been focusing on the development of wearable bio-optical sensors, physical and digital head models, signal conditioning algorithms, data analytics, and metrics. Her current projects include investigation of cognitive control of mobility (walking and driving) in young and aging populations, assessment  of cognitive enhancement, cognitive decline and expertise development, detection of cerebral hemorrhage and edema development in traumatic brain injury, and monitoring of local tissue oximetry and anesthetic depth. Her external grant awards consist of funding from sources including the National Institutes of Health (R01s), National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Army Medical Research & Materiel Command, Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development, and Coulter Foundation. She has more than 150 publications in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings and 4 patent awards (1 application under review).