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Alistair L. McEwan
Personal:
Date of Birth: 25th February, 1977.
Nationality: Australian and British.
Martial Status: Married.
Qualifications:
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University of Oxford (2001-2004)
D.Phil in Engineering Science.
A new architecture for Direct Digital Frequency Synthesis.
Study of alternative methods of direct digital frequency synthesis for mobile
telecommunications and medical diagnostics.
The project is supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
council, Analog Devices and an Overseas Research Scholarship.
IC and PCB Design in Cadence, Matlab modeling and data analysis, Latex,
Unix, Emacs, C.
University of Sydney, Australia(1999-2001)
Master of Engineering (Research).
The Application of Current-Mode Translinear circuits to Neural Systems.
Australian Postgraduate Award Scholar.
Analogue electronic models of the inner ear and neuron responses based on
the closed loop mathematical models of Ray Meddis and Hodgkin and Huxley.
US Defense (DARPRA) funded project for smart microphone design.
IC Design in Tanner Tools, Matlab modeling and data analysis.
University of Sydney, Australia(1996-1999)
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering & Commerce.
First Class Honours.
Majors: Circuit Design, Software Engineering, Economics and Finance.
Current Position:
School of Electrical Engineering, The University of Sydney
Lecturer in Computer Engineering
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Previous Positions:
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Philips Research Laboratories, Aachen, Germany
Research Scientist - Marie Curie Research Fellow (2008)
Development of a new medical imaging technology (Magnetic Induction
Tomography).
Instrumentation and systems design, build and test.
Management and setup of clinical and animal trials.
Collaboration with research group in Shanghai.
Medical signal processing and image reconstruction.
New business case and IP development.
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Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, (2004-2009).
Won own competitive research grant for the development of brain imaging
device for assessment of epilepsy and stroke. BBC Health: “Bluetooth scanner
stroke hope”. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4153580.stm
Supporting clinical trials in neuro-imaging using impedance tomography.
Medical instrumentation design, calibration and evaluation.
Hardware software control and user interface programming in Matlab.
Analogue, DSP, PAL design and embedded device programming.
PhD and Masters student support, management and supervision.
Grant and academic paper writing, presentation at international conferences
and collaboration with colleagues in Korea, Australia, US and Europe.
Provisional UK patent 0723045.1
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Engineering Science, Oxford University
Research Assistant, (2001-2003).
IC design, fabrication management and evaluation.
Unix administration, training and support of Cadence design tools.
Laboratory management and support.
Undergraduate project supervision.
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The Queens College, Oxford
Non-stipendiary Lectureship in Engineering Science, (2002-2003).
Keble College, Oxford
Tutor for Electronics, (2001-2003).
Department of Electrical Engineering, Sydney University
Tutor in Electronics and Integrated Circuit Design, (2000).
A.T. Kearney Australia
Summer Business Analyst (1998/99), (3 months).
Online Strategy Project for a major retail bank.
Excel based revenue models, powerpoint presentations, client management.
United Nations Development Programme, New York.
Junior Technology Specialist (1997/98), (3 months).
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Development of videoconferencing from NY to 3rd world countries.
Intel Australia
Trainer/Demonstrator – Sales, (1997-1998).
Introduction of the Pentium II processer to the Australian market.
Australian Electronic Manufacturing Services (AEMS),
Assistant Production Engineer, (1995-1996), (3 months).
Electronic production line management (PCBs).
Skills:
Computing / Software:
Expert in Windows and Apple (OSX) computing systems
Expert user Unix/Linux (command line, SunOS, Redhat, Xvnc)
Expert user MS Office, Latex/postscript
Over 5 years programming and statistical processing in Matlab
Experience in programming C/C++, Basic, HTML/Java, SPSS
Electronics and design skills:
Over 7 years circuit simulation with various P-spice based tools.
Over 4 years IC design Cadence (Analog Artist, Monte Carlo, LVS, Virtuoso)
2 years experience Tanner tools (Simulation, verification and layout)
Experience in PCB design Cadence and Vutrax.
Electronics testing skills using spectrum analyser, mixed signal oscilloscope
PC based data acquisition systems based on HP VEE, Labview and Matlab.
Working knowledge Medical Electronics Standards IEC 601
Data/wireless communications standards (RS232/485, Bluetooth, GSM)
Project Management / Administration:
Laboratory purchasing
Grant management
Student supervision
Communication:
Scientific publications and Research proposals
Presenting work at international conferences
Student supervision and international collaboration
Prizes and Awards:
Nokia Best Paper Award, IEE Analog Signal Processing Conference, (2002).
Grade 1: Charted Professional Engineer, The Engineering Council, (2001).
Southern Matrix Prize for E-commerce, Sydney University, (1999).
Professional Associations:
Center for neuroimaging techniques executive committee, (UCL-CNT).
IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Technical Committee (BioCAS)
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Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE), UK.
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia.
Invited Presentations:
MIT Laboratory for Computational Physiology Harvard-MIT (HST), 2006.
Philips Laboratories, Aachen, Germany, 2005.
Analog Devices, Newbury, UK, 2003.
ICANN Workshop on “Life-like Perception Systems”, Vienna, Austria, 2001
Journal Publications (all refereed):
(* lead author) (Citation count from Google Scholar)
Fabrizi L., McEwan A., Woo E. and Holder, D. Analysis of resting noise
characteristics of three EIT systems in order to optimize time difference imaging with
scalp electrodes during epileptic seizures. 2007 Physiol. Meas. 28 S217-236.
*McEwan, A., Cusick, G. and Holder, D.S. ‘A Review of Errors in Multi-frequency
EIT Instrumentation’. 2007 Physiol. Meas. 28 S197-215.
Fabrizi, L., Horesh, L., McEwan, A., Holder, D. Estimation of signal size for imaging
of epileptic sezures by electrical impedance tomography (EIT). 2007 Clinical
Neurophysiology, Volume 118, Issue 6, Pages e183-183.
*McEwan, A. Romsauerova A., Yerworth R., Horesh L, Bayford R and Holder, D.S.
Design and calibration of a compact multi-frequency EIT system for acute stroke
imaging, 2006 Physiol. Meas. 27 199-210. (8 citations)
Romsauerova, A., McEwan, A. and Holder, D.S., Identification of a suitable current
waveform for acute stroke imaging 2006 Physiol. Meas. 27 211-219. (5 citations)
Fabrizi, L., Sparkes, M., Horesh, L., Perez-Juste Abascal, J., McEwan, A., Bayford,
R.H., Elwes, R., Binnie, C.D. and Holder, D.S., Factors limiting the application of
electrical impedance tomography for identification of regional conductivity changes
using scalp electrodes during epileptic seizures in humans. 2006 Physiol. Meas. 27
163-174. (6 citations)
Romsauerova, A., McEwan, A., Horesh, L., Yerworth, R., Bayford, R., and Holder,
D.S., Multi-frequency electrical impedance tomography (EIT) of the adult human
head: initial findings in brain tumours, arteriovenous malformations and chronic
stroke, development of an analysis method and calibration. 2006 Physiol. Meas. 27
147-161. (3 citations)
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*McEwan, A., and Collins, S., Direct Digital Frequency Synthesis by Analogue
Interpolation, 2006, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, 53, 11. 12941298.
*McEwan, A., and Collins, S., Efficient, ROM-less DDFS using non-linear
interpolation and non-linear DAC 2006. Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal
Processing 48 (3) 231-237. (6 citations)
*McEwan, A., and van Schaik, A., An analogue VLSI implementation of the Meddis
inner hair cell model, EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing
Volume 2003 (2003), Issue 7, Pages 639-648. (3 citations)
Conference Publications (refereed):
*McEwan, A., Tapson, J., van Schaik, A. and Holder, D. ‘Electrode Circuits for
Frequency-and Code-Division Multiplexed Impedance Tomography’, 2007 IEEE
Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, Montreal, Canada from November 2730, 2007.
*McEwan, A. Tapson, J. Van Schaik, A., Holder, D.S. Electrode Circuits for
Frequency- and Code-Division Multiplexed Impedance Tomography. IEEE
Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, to be held in Montreal, Canada from
November 27-30, 2007
*McEwan, A. and Holder, D.S., Battery powered and wireless electrical impedance
tomography imaging using Bluetooth. 11th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and
Biological Engineering and Computing, Medicon 2007, Ljubljana, Slovenia June 2630, 2007.
Romsauerova, A., McEwan A., Horesh L., Oh T.I., Woo E.J. and Holder D.S. A
comparison of Multi-Frequency EIT systems intended for acute stroke imaging.
IFMBE Proceedings of the World Congress of Medical Physics, Seoul, Korea, Aug
27-Sept 1, 2006.
Romsauerova, A., McEwan A., and Holder D.S.. Optimization of the pattern of
applied frequencies for Multifrequency EIT (MFEIT) of the head in order to minimize
scalp skin stimulation. IFMBE Proceedings of the World Congress of Medical
Physics, Seoul, Korea, Aug 27-Sept 1, 2006.
Fabrizi L., Horesh L., Gilad O., McEwan A. and Holder D.S., A feasibility study for
imaging epileptic seizures by EIT using a realistic FEM of the head. IFMBE
Proceedings of the World Congress of Medical Physics, Seoul, Korea, Aug 27-Sept 1,
2006.
*McEwan, A., Romsauerova, A., Horesh, L., and Holder, D.S. Performance
improvements in a MF-EIT system for acute stroke: The UCL Mk2.5 IFMBE
Proceedings of the World Congress of Medical Physics, Seoul, Korea, Aug 27-Sept 1,
2006.
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*McEwan, A. and Holder, D.S. Instrumentation improvements in battery powered,
wireless EITS IFMBE Proceedings of the World Congress of Medical Physics, Seoul,
Korea, Aug 27-Sept 1, 2006.
*McEwan, A. and Collins, S. A compact direct digital frequency synthesis
architecture. Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems,
Kos, Greece, 21-24 May 2006.
L. Horesh, O. Gilad, A. Romsauerova, A. McEwan, S.R. Arridge and D.S. Holder.
Stroke type differentiation by multi – frequency electrical impedance tomography - a
feasibility study. Proceedings of 3rd European Medical and Biological Engineering
Conference (EMBEC 2005), Prague, Czech Republic, 20-25 November 2005.
*McEwan, A., Yerworth, R. J., Bayford, R., Holder, D., Specification and
Calibration of a Multi-Frequency EIT system for stroke, Proceedings of the VI
Electrical Impedance Tomography, London, UK, 2005.
*McEwan, A., Yerworth, R. J., Bayford, R., Brown, B.H., Milnes, P., and Holder, D.,
Wireless EIT, Proceedings of the XII International Conference on Bio-impedance and
V Electrical Impedance Tomography, Gdansk, Poland, 2004.
*McEwan, A. and van Schaik, A., An alternative analog VLSI implementation of the
Meddis inner hair cell model. Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on
Circuits and Systems, Vancouver, Canada 2004.
*McEwan, A., and Chappell. M., A Low Power, High Speed Accumulator for DDFS
Applications, Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems,
Vancouver, Canada, 2004.
*McEwan, A., Shah, S., and Collins, S., A Direct Digital Frequency Synthesis System
for Low Power Communications, Proceedings European Solid State Circuits
Conference, Estoril, Portugal, 2003.
*McEwan. A., and Collins, S., Analogue Interpolation Based Direct Digital
Frequency Synthesis, Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and
Systems, Bangkok, Thailand, 2003.
*McEwan, A., and van Schaik, A., Mapping Perception Systems to Analogue VLSI
ICANN 2001 Workshop: Advances toward “Life-like Perception Systems”, Vienna,
Austria, 2001.
*McEwan, A., and van Schaik, A., A Silicon Implementation of the Meddis Inner
Hair Cell, Proceedings of International Computer Science Conventions, Australia,
2000.
Conference Publications (not refereed):
*McEwan, A. and Collins, S., An efficient CMOS DDFS architecture suitable for
Bluetooth, IEE Biennial Analog Signal Processing Conference Proceedings, (Nokia
Best Paper Award), Oxford, UK, 2002
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