Walter G. Besio

Research

  • Neural Engineering
  • Neuro Instrumentation
  • Brain Computer Interfacing
  • Neuromodulation
  • Noise Canceling Sensors

Education

  • Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, 2002
  • M.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, 1997
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 1993

Selected Publications

Almajidy RK, Mottaghi S, Ajwad AA, et al. A case for hybrid BCIs: Combining optical and electrical modalities improves accuracy. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2023; (17), 1162712. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1162712. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1162712
Fonseca-Barriendos D, Castaneda-Cabral J, Martinez-Cuevas F, Besio W, Valdes-Cruz A, Rocha L. Transcranial Focal Electric Stimulation Avoids P-Glycoprotein Overexpression During Electrical Amygdala Kindling and Delays Epileptogenesis in Rats. Life, 2023; 13(6), 1-15. doi: 10.3390/life13061294
Adhikari K, Pham T, Hall J, Rotenberg A, Besio WG. Language mapping using teeg and eeg data with convolutional neural networks. 2022 44TH Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in the Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), 2022; 4060-4063. doi: 10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9871190
Nami M, Thatcher R, Kashou N, et al. A Proposed Brain-, Spine-, and Mental-Health Screening Methodology (NEUROSCREEN) for Healthcare Systems: Position of the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2022; 1-21. doi: 10.3233/JAD-215240
Santana-Gomez CE, Perez-Perez D, Fonseca-Barriendos D, et al. Transcranial Focal Electrical Stimulation Modifies Biogenic Amines’ Alterations Induced by 6-Hydroxydopamine in Rat Brain. Pharmaceuticals, 2021; 14(8), 706. doi: 10.3390/ph14080706
Perez-Perez D, Castañeda-Cabral JL, Orozco-Suárez S. Noninvasive transcranial focal stimulation affects the convulsive seizure-induced P-glycoprotein expression and function in rats. Epilepsy & Behavior, 2020; 115, 107659. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107659
Liu X, Makeyev O, Besio W. Improved Spatial Resolution of Electroencephalogram Using Tripolar Concentric Ring Electrode Sensors. Journal of Sensors, 2020; 2020(3-5), 1-9. doi: 10.1155/2020/6269394
Ghatee R, Tolouei A, Fijalkowski J, et al. Cryogel‐Based Electronic–Tissue Interfaces with Soft, Highly Compressible, and Tunable Mechanics. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2019; 304(12), 1900367. doi: 10.1002/mame.201900367
Huggins JE, Guger C, Aarnoutse E, et al. Workshops of the seventh international brain-computer interface meeting: not getting lost in translation. Brain-Computer Interfaces, 2019; 6(3), 71-101. doi: 10.1080/2326263X.2019.1697163
Toole C, Martinez-Juárez IE, Gaitanis JN, et al. Source localization of high-frequency activity in tripolar electroencephalography of patients with epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior, 2019; 101(A), 106519. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106519
Valdés-Cruz A, Villasana-Salazar B, Williams B, et al. Transcranial focal electrical stimulation via concentric ring electrodes in freely moving cats: Antiepileptogenic and postictal effects. Experimental Neurology, 2019; 320, 113012. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2019.113012
Nasrollaholhosseini SH, Mercier J, Fischer G, Besio W. Electrode-Electrolyte Interface Modeling and Impedance Characterizing of Tripolar Concentric Ring Electrode. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2019; 66(10), 2897-2905. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2019.2897935
Haddix C, Al-Bakri AF, Besio W, Sunderam S. A Comparison of EEG Alpha Rhythm Detection by Tripolar Concentric Ring Electrodes. 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology (ISSPIT), 2018; 068-072. doi: 10.1109/ISSPIT.2018.8642782
Saikia MJ, Besio W, Mankodiya K. WearLight: Towards a Wearable, Configurable Functional NIR Spectroscopy System for Noninvasive Neuroimaging. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 2018; doi: 10.1109/TBCAS.2018.2876089
Chen Y, Tang JH, Shou G, et al. Effect of Body Positions on EEG Signals in Mal de Debarquement Syndrome. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2018; doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512699
Al-Bakri AF, Yaghouby F, Besio W, Ding L, Modur PN, Sunderam S. Effect of Vigilance Changes on the Incidence of High Frequency Oscillations in the Epileptic Brain. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2018; doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512339
Li C, Yuan H, Shou G, Cha Y-H, Sunderam S, Besio W, Ding L. Cortical Statistical Correlation Tomography of EEG Resting State Networks. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2018; 12, 365. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00365

Recent Grants

9/7/2022. University of Connecticut  “Louis Stokes Renewal STEM Pathways and Research Alliance: Northeast LSAMP 2021-2026”
9/14/2021. PI. National Science Foundation. “Louis Stokes Renewal STEM Pathways and Research Alliance: Northeast LSAMP 2021-2026.”
9/9/2021. PI. National Science Foundation. “Collaborative Research: Electroencephalography of Octopus Bimaculoides Using Frequency Tagging.”
8/1/21 PI National Institutes of Health “Epilepsy Seizure Detection with Innovative Tripolar EEG (tEEG) 2021-2025”
8/10/2018. PI. National Science Foundation. “Collab. Research: Developing Underwater EEG Electrodes for Octopus Research.”
9/20/2017. PI. National Science Foundation. “RII Track -2 FEC: Innovative, Broadly Accessible Tools for Brain Imaging, Decoding, and Modulation.”
7/21/2017. PI. National Science Foundation. “From Lab to Market - Transcranial Focal Electrical Stimulation (TFS) for Epilepsy.”

Patents

  • Besio WG, Inventor; Rhode Island Board of Education, Assignee. Non-Invasive Automated Electrical Control Systems and Methods for Monitoring Animal Conditions. US Patent US9399133BS. July 26, 2016
  • Besio WG, Inventor; Rhode Island Board of Education, Assignee. Biomedical Sensors Usable on Unprepared Contact Surfaces. US Patent US8626259B2. January 7, 2014
  • Besio WG, Inventor; Rhode Island Board of Education, Assignee. Biomedical Electrode System and Method for Detecting Localized Electrical Signals and Providing Electrical Stimulation. US Patent US8615283B2. December 24, 2013
  • Besio WG, Inventor; Rhode Island Board of Education, Assignee. Biomedical Electrode for Detecting Localized Electrical Signals and Providing Electrical Stimulation. US Patent US8352012B2. January 8, 2013
  • Besio WG, Fasiuddin M, Patwardhan R, Inventors; Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Louisiana Tech University Foundation Inc, Assignees. Medical Devices for the Detection, Prevention, and/or Treatment of Neurological Disorders, and Methods Related Thereto. US Patent US8190248B2. May 29, 2012
  • Tarjan P., Lu C.C. and Besio W., “Single or Multi-mode Cardiac Activity Data Collection, Processing and Display Obtained In A Non-invasive Manner.” 2002, US patent No. 7,043,292 B2.

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