Dr. Ki H. Chon was named a 2023-2024 Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor! As a former head of UConn’s Biomedical Engineering Department, Dr. Chon has driven transformative research, securing $17M in funding and creating life-saving devices like the seizure-predicting wearable for divers. His impressive record includes over 220 journal publications, 13 patents, and a commitment to diversity and education.
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Professor Ki Chon was elevated as IEEE Fellow by the IEEE Board of Directors at its November 2021 meeting, effective 1 January 2022 with the following citation:
for the development of novel algorithms to detect atrial fibrillation from smart wearable devices
Each year, following a rigorous evaluation procedure, the IEEE Fellow Committee recommends a select group of recipients for elevation to IEEE Fellow. Less than 0.1% of voting members are selected annually for this member grade elevation.
Congratulations to Professor Ki Chon!
Congrats to Professor Ki Chon who was among the prolific academic innovators named 2020 NAI Fellows. Election to NAI Fellow is the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.
Drs. Ki Chon (right) and I-Ping Chen (left) received a new R21 grant from NIH. Dr. I-Ping Chen is a Dental Medicine faculty at UConn Health. This is a multi-PI collaborative grant which will investigate a novel approach to quantify dental pain. The grant is entitled “Quantitative assessment of dental pain using a smartphone-attachable electrodermal activity sensor.” The grant is for 2 years (6/1/2020-5/30/2022) and the amount is $462,964.
UConn Faculty Receive NIH Grant to Develop Smartphone Sensor to Detect Tooth Pain
Prof. Chon (PI) and Dr. Hugo Posada-Quintero (Co-PI) who is a research assistant professor have received a new grant from Office of Naval Research, and the grant is entitled “Feasibility of Electrodermal Activity for Detecting Seizures Elicited by Central Nervous System Oxygen Toxicity Under the Water.” The grant duration is for two years (04/22/19-04/21/21) and the amount is $313,595.
Mobile Sense Technologies, Inc. (Mobile Sense) today announced it has been issued an additional patent from the USPTO, bringing the company’s issued patent portfolio total to 12. Continue reading
Dr. Ki Chon and his collaborators at UMass Med were awarded a four-year R01 grant from the NIH in the amount of $3.069M. Continue reading