IWS 2013
H. Kassiri and M. Deen, Low Power Highly Linear Inductorless UWB CMOS Mixer with Active Wideband Input Balun, IEEE Int’l Wireless Symposium (IWS – Session MO1D), Beijing, China, 4 pages, (14-18 April 2013). [Full Text]
ISCAS 2013
H. Kassiri, M. J. Deen, “Slew-Rate Enhancement method for two-stage single-ended operational amplifiers,” IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) 2013. [Full Text]
Texpo 2012
H. Kassiri, N. Soltani, R. Genov, “Miniature Wireless Microsystem for in-vivo Neural Recording”, Canadian Microelectronic Corporation TEXPO Student Competition and Exhibition, October 2012.
ICSL partners with Panaxium Inc.
Together with Panaxium, ICSL received an NSERC engage grant for the project “Development and Characterization of an implantable system-on-a-chip for long-term ambulatory EEG monitoring.”
The measurement and recording of electrical signals from the brain are known as electroencephalography (EEG). EEG is commonly used as part of the diagnosis and treatment planning for numerous neurological conditions including epilepsy, sleep disorders, brain injury, and others. This project was built to advance the development of implantable and wearable EEG acquisition systems by designing miniaturized electronics for EEG data collection, storage, and transmission.
The problem with current EEG instrumentation is that patients must either be tethered to the recording hardware by wired electrodes or wear a bulky headset to store and transmit the EEG data while powering the system. In either case, it is not possible to obtain high-quality EEG data over long periods of time, while the patient goes about their routine and daily activities. As a result, physicians commonly make clinical decisions based on inadequate and incomplete EEG information or, in clinical workflows for many neurological conditions, without any EEG information at all.
Combined with specialized electrodes made from highly biocompatible and durable organic electronic materials, our overall solution will overcome the limitations of current instrumentation and allow for widespread use of long-term EEG, resulting in better diagnosis and management of neurological conditions and leading to improved patient outcomes.
IEEE VLSI Paper Accepted
March 2018: Our paper “Artifact-Tolerant Opamp-less Delta-Modulated Bidirectional Neuro-Interface” is accepted for presentation in IEEE Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2018.
Hossein won the ISSCC Jack Kilby Award!
February 2018: Hossein received ISSCC 2017 Jack Kilby outstanding paper award for his paper “All-wireless 64-channel 0.013 mm 2/ch closed-loop neurostimulator with rail-to-rail DC offset removal“. (Photo Courtesy of ISSCC)
ISSCC 2018 paper accepted
October 2017: Our paper “50nW 5kHz-BW Opamp-Less ΔΣ Impedance Analyzer for Brain Neurochemistry Monitoring” is accepted for presentation in IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), San Francisco, Feb 2018.
Open Positions in ICSL
September 2017: Graduate Research Open Positions (starting Jan. or Sept. 2018).
We have multiple positions available for motivated and talented M.Sc. or Ph.D. students. If you are interested to join our lab, please contact us with your resume and transcript and a brief statement of interest for the project(s) you want to work on.
IEEE JSSC paper accepted
September 2017:
Our paper “Rail-to-Rail-Input Dual-Radio 64-channel Closed-Loop Neurostimulator” is accepted for publication in IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits.
ICSL director recognized as one of Lassonde research leaders
August 2017: Hossein was recognized as one of Lassonde research leaders for his research work on implantable devices for epilepsy seizure detection.