Dr. Behnaz Ghoraani is an Associate Professor and I-SENSE Fellow at FAU, in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Dr. Ghoraani is the founder and director of the Biomedical Signal and Image Analysis Lab at FAU. The multidisciplinary research of her lab focuses on applying novel engineering techniques and machine learning to find solutions for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of illnesses, particularly those that occur more frequently with age such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and cardiovascular disease. The National Science Foundation awarded her a prestigious early career grant to study advanced data analytics for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease using wearables and smartphones.
Dr. Ghoraani frequently consults with the Research Park at FAU on technology its companies. Her work has resulted in numerous patents, grants and relationships that enabled new entities to move to the Research Park at FAU to pursue better health outcomes for all of us.