15:55 – 16:15
The Seismic Patch for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Monitoring and Diagnosis
The convergence of precision Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors and actuators and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing digital health, particularly in cardiopulmonary and vascular care. MEMS-based sensors enable continuous, real-time monitoring of physiological parameters by analyzing heart and lung sounds and vascular dynamics with high precision and minimal invasiveness. When combined with AI-driven analytics, these data streams provide deep insights into cardiovascular and pulmonary health, facilitating early disease detection, personalized interventions, and improved patient outcomes.
This talk introduces the SeismicTM Patch, a smart wearable device empowered by the integration of MEMS, CMOS and AI algorithms in a small size that provides longitudinal monitoring and interpretation of complex cardiovascular and pulmonary acoustic signals, enabling automated diagnostics, predictive modeling for patient-specific risk assessment, and decision support for clinicians.
Farrokh Ayazi, Ph.D.
StethX Microsystems
Farrokh Ayazi is the Founder and CEO of StethX Microsystems, a spin-off of the Georgia Tech Integrated MEMS Laboratory that is commercializing advanced wearable patches for cardiopulmonary applications. He received the B.S. degree from the University of Tehran, Iran, in 1994, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1997 and 2000, respectively, all in electrical engineering. Dr. Ayazi is the Regents Entrepreneur and Ken Byers Professor in Microsystems at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where his main research interest lies in the area of integrated Micro/Nano-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS and NEMS), with a focus on high-Q acoustic resonators and advanced inertial sensors. Dr. Ayazi was the co-founder and CTO of Qualtré, a spin-out of his research laboratory that commercialized bulk acoustic wave silicon gyroscopes for high precision applications, which was acquired by Panasonic in 2016. Dr. Ayazi is a fellow of the IEEE, has authored over 300 refereed technical and scientific articles, and holds more than 60 patents. He was the general chair of the IEEE Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems conference in 2014, held in San Francisco, CA.
Company Profile
StethX is a start-up company located in Atlanta, GA commercializing a proprietary wearable sensor technology that enables remote and long-term monitoring of cardio-pulmonary conditions with high fidelity.
