Electronics and Neurotechnology Group

Theme 1: Medical Devices

[Project 23] 2024-29: EPSRC Open Fellowship (EP/X031950/1), SUPREMISE: SUPer-REsolution non-invasive Muscle measurements with miniaturised magnetIc SEnsors, PI (~£2M)

News:

University of Glasgow: https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1015539_en.html
The Engineer - New wearable to monitor neuromuscular activity magnetically: https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/new-wearable-to-monitor-neuromuscular-activity-magnetically/

[Project 22] 2024-27: EPSRC (EP/Y015215/1), ANALOGUE: Automated Nano AnaLysing, characterisatiOn and additive packaGing sUitE, PI (£3M)

[Project 21]2023-27: HORIZON-EIC-PATHFINDEROPEN (GA n.101099355), BRAINSTORM: Wireless deep BRAIN STimulation thrOugh engineeRed Multifunctional nanomaterials, PI Glasgow (€3M)

News:

University of Glasgow: https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_995487_en.html
The Engineer - BRAINSTORM project will develop nano-magnets for neuromodulation: https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/brainstorm-project-will-develop-nano-magnets-for-neuromodulation/

[Project 20] 2023-26: EPSRC (EP/X034690/1), CHIST-ERA, SNOW: Wearable Nano-Opto-electro-mechanic Systems, PI (£250k)

[Project 19] 2022-24: EPSRC (EP/X017516/1), Photodynamic Therapy via Implantable Microsystems for Cancer Treatment, Co-I (£250k)

[Project 18] 2022-26: HORIZON-EIC-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES (GA n.101070908), CROSSBRAIN: Distributed and federated cross-modality actuation through advanced nanomaterials and neuromorphic learning, PI Glasgow (€4M)

News:

Future Scot: https://futurescot.com/glasgow-researchers-
to-create-brain-bot-to-combat-epileptic-seizures/

The Engineer - Crossbrain project to tackle seizures using nanobots: https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/crossbrain-project-to-tackle-seizures-using-nanobots/

[Project 17] 2022-24: EPSRC (EP/X024989/1)/HORIZON-MSCA-PF, MAGNABLE: Injectable magnetomyography (€220k)

News:

Health Tech Newspaper: https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/magnetomyography-shows-potential-in-prosthetics-and-wearables/
The Engineer - Magnetomyography shows potential in prosthetics and wearables: https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/magnetomyography-shows-potential-in-prosthetics-and-wearables/

[Project 16] 2021-25: EPSRC Industrial CASE (EP/W522168/1), Analog Neuromorphic Processing for Biosensors, PI

[Project 15] 2021-24: British Council, Innovative and Collaborative Research Partnerships Grants, FleEnSys, PI Glasgow.

[Project 14] 2019-24: EU H2020 FETPROACT (GA n.824164), HERMES: Hybrid Enhanced Regenerative Medicine Systems, PI (€8.4M)

Theme 2: Integrated Circuits

Our work focuses on CMOS-spintronic sensing interface circuits, allowing them to be manufactured as integrated Analog Front-End (AFE) including various circuit building blocks e.g. analogue-to-digital converters (ADC) and DC-DC converters for low-power and high-speed electronics systems.

We are designing CMOS analogue and mixed-signal circuits for various applications e.g. biomedical and cryogenic electronics (Cryo-CMOS).

[Project 13]2023-26: EPSRC (EP/X025152/1), SEQUENCE: Superconducting Gatemon Quantum Computing Enabled by CryoElectronics, Co-I (~£1M)

[Project 12] EPSRC (EP/W032627/1), EPIQC: Empowering Practical Interfacing of Quantum Computing

Read the news here: https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_842073_en.html

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and more news:

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/epsrc-glasgow-university-epiqc-quantum-computing/

https://www.digit.fyi/glasgow-university-quantum-computing-project-receives-3m-of-funding/

https://www.devopsonline.co.uk/university-of-glasgow-to-work-on-a-quantum-computing-project/

[Project 11] EPSRC QCS Hub - Cryogenic qubit control interface using analog/mixed-signal circuits and systems

Our meLAB receives funding for two new Innovate UK projects. The UKRI news: https://www.ukri.org/news/50-million-in-funding-for-uk-quantum-industrial-projects/

[Project 10] The University of Glasgow lends support to £6.5M Quantum Computing Consortium. Read the news here: https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_818516_en.html

More story from the lead partner (SureCore): https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/6-5m-develop-ics-quantum-computers-2021-11/

[Project 9] The University of Glasgow researchers contribute to £5.7M Quantum Computing Project. Read the news here: https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_818876_en.html

More story about this project: https://quantummotion.tech/quantum-motion-leads-5-7-million-ukri-project-to-develop-cryo-electronics-chip-2/

A diagram of the Cryo-CMOS Chip the Altnaharra consortium is setting out to develop

[Project 8] EPSRC IAA and Wellcome Trust Translational Partnership, Novel handheld magnetic-based sensor for malaria diagnostic.

Heidari, H. Magnetoelectronics: Electronic skins with a global attraction.Nature Electronics, 1(11), pp. 578-579, 2018.
K.M. Lei, H. Heidari et al., “A handheld high-sensitivity micro-NMR CMOS platform with stabilization for multi-type biological/chemical assays” IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits, 52:1, 2017.
V. Nabaei, N. Chandrawati, H. Heidari, "Magnetic biosensors: Modelling and simulation", Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 103, pp. 69-86, 2018. (pdf)
H. Heidari, et al., “CMOS vertical Hall magnetic sensors on flexible substrate” IEEE Sensors J., 16(24) 8736-8743, 2016.
Z. Yin, E. Bonizzoni and H. Heidari, "Magnetoresistive Biosensors for On-Chip Detection and Localization of Paramagnetic Particles," in IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 179-185, Sept. 2018.
S. Zuo, K. Nazarpour, and H. Heidari, “High-Performance Tunnelling Magnetoresistors for Next Generation Spintronics”, in IEEE Electron Device Letters, 2018.
H. Heidari, et al., “A CMOS current-mode magnetic Hall sensor with integrated front-end.” IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, 11(4), 2015.
H. Fan, J. Li, Q. Feng, H. Sun and H.Heidari, "Exploiting Smallest Error to Calibrate Non-Linearity in SAR Adcs," in IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 42930-42940, 2018.
K. O. Htet, H. Fan and H. Heidari, "Switched-Capacitor DC-DC Converter for Miniaturised Wearable Systems," IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits Systems (ISCAS), 2018, pp. 1-5.
H. Fan et al., "A 4-Channel 12-Bit High-Voltage Radiation-Hardened Digital-to-Analog Converter for Low Orbit Satellite Applications," in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, 2018.

Electronics and Neurotechnology Group

Our work focuses on CMOS-spintronic sensing interface circuits, allowing them to be manufactured as integrated Analog Front-End (AFE) including various circuit building blocks e.g. analogue-to-digital converters (ADC) and DC-DC converters for low-power and high-speed electronics systems.

We are designing CMOS analogue and mixed-signal circuits for various applications e.g. biomedical and cryogenic electronics (Cryo-CMOS).

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