Mohamad Sawan
Polytechnic School of Montreal, Canada
Biography
Mohamad Sawan is professor of biomedical engineering in Polytechnique Montreal. He is a holder of a Canada Research Chair in Smart Medical Devices (2001-15), he is leading the Microsystems Strategic Alliance of Quebec, and is founder of the Polystim Neurotechnologies Laboratory. He published more than 700 peer reviewed papers, and 12 patents. He received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, the Bombardier Medal for technology transfer, the medal of merit from the President of Lebanon, and the Barbara Turnbull Award for spinal-cord research in Canada. Dr. Sawan is Fellow of the IEEE, Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and Officer of the Quebec’s National Order.
Abstract
Abstract : Seizure onset detection and subsequent treatment through direct intracortical processing