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J. ADAM WILSON
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (Advisor: Justin C. Williams, Ph.D.) University of Wisconsin Madison, WI Electrical and Computer Engineering The Ohio State University Columbus, OH May 2009

B.S.

March 2003

HIGHLIGHTS

Named to Popular Sciences Brilliant 10 Class of 2009, and was listed in Time Magazines Top 10 Inventions of 2009. Cited 511 times since 2007, with an h-index of 10. PI of several small but competitive grants, including an NIBIB center grant with a score in the th 5 percentile, and a private grant from the NVIDIA Corporation for which I received one of 3 grants awarded out of several hundred applicants. Developer for the BCI2000 software system, and helped distribution to more than 600 labs world-wide.

CURRENT POSITIONS

Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Neurosurgery (Advisor: Jed Hartings, Ph.D.) University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Research Consultant Department of Neurology Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center Research Consultant Department of Electrical Engineering University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Vice President of Technology bioMente, Inc. Cincinnati, OH Neurofeedback applications for ADHD and depression

2010-present

2011-present

2010-present

2012-present

PAST POSITIONS

Postdoctoral Fellow The Wadsworth Center (Advisor: Gerwin Schalk, Ph.D.) Albany, NY Research Consultant, Brain-Computer Interface Development The Wadsworth Center (Gerwin Schalk, Ph.D.) Albany, NY Fellow, Clinical Neuroengineering Training Program University of Wisconsin Madison, WI Research Consultant, Neurophysiology Software Development University of Wisconsin (Luis Populin, Ph.D.) Madison, WI Undergraduate Research Assistant, Physiological Modeling of Movement The Ohio State University (Hooshang Hemami, Ph.D.) Columbus, OH

2009-2010

2006-2012

2005-2009

2003-2005

2002-2003

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant BME 463: Computers in Medicine (Willis Tompkins, Ph.D.) University of Wisconsin Course Lecturer: Distance Education and Labs BME 463: Computers in Medicine (Willis Tompkins, Ph.D.) University of Wisconsin

2007-2008

2008

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES

Ad-hoc Reviewer 2008-present IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering; IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering; Frontiers in Neuroscience Consultant 2004-present g.tec (Neurophysiology Acquisition Hardware, Christoph Guger, Ph.D.)

TRAINEES

Brian Ervin Mengxia Wang Prasad Deodhar Jordan Ross Chamilka Gunasekera

Graduate Research Assistant Thesis Committee Advisee Graduate Research Assistant Undergraduate Internship Undergraduate Internship

2010-present 2012 2012-present 2012 2012

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Neurocritical Care Society IEEE

AWARDS AND HONORS

Neurocritical Care Society Conference 2011, Distinguished Abstract Award Vasospasm Conference 2011, Young Investigator Award, Nominated for Next Big Idea Award The National Neurotrauma Society 2010, Top 10 Poster Award J. Adam Wilson

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Popular Science Brilliant 10 Class of 2009 Time Magazine, Top 10 Inventions of 2009 Neural Interfaces Conference Grant, Bethesda, MD, 2005

OTHER SERVICE

Judge, 4 Annual BCI Competition (2013) Judge, Southwest Ohio Science and Engineering Expo (2010-2012) Presenter, World Science Festival, New York City (2012) Organizer, BCI Workshop, University of Cincinnati (2012) Presenter, Brain-computer Interface Presentation and Hands-On Demonstration, The Seven Hills School, Cincinnati, OH (2012)

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SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Clinical Neuroengineering Training Program Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison (20052007) Ray Dvorak Scholarship, University of Wisconsin Band (1999)

RESEARCH FUNDING AND APPLICATIONS

Title: A Lower Body Exoskeleton System with Intent Estimation for Mobility Augmentation and Rehabilitation Role: Co-Investigator Funding agency: National Robotics Initiative Amount: $1,200,000 Period: 2013-17 Status: In submission Title: MONOlitihic Rapid Electroencephalogram for brain Arrhythmia Detection (MonoREAD) Role: Principal Investigator Funding agency: NIH/NIBIB and POC-CENT Amount: $114,000 Period: 2011-12 Status: Funded, in progress Title: Developing Tools for Biomedical Informatics Research at UC Role: Principal Investigator Funding agency: University of Cincinnati Department of Neurosurgery Amount: $15,000 Period: 2012-13 Status: Funded, in progress Title: Real-Time Neural Feature Extraction For Brain-Computer Interfaces Using GPU Processing Role: Principal Investigator Funding agency: NVIDIA Professor Partnership Grant Amount: $25,000 Period: 2009-11 Status: Funded, completed Title: Real-Time Neural Feature Extraction For Brain-Computer Interfaces Using GPU Processing Role: Principal Investigator Funding agency: NVIDIA Professor Partnership Grant Amount: $10,000 (product donation) Period: 2009

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Status: Funded, completed

OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

COSBID M3 Primary developer of the COSBID M3 multi-modal neuroICU monitoring system (www.cosbidm3.com). DigiScope 3.0 Freely available software for learning biological digital signal processing, including 10 labs (http://sourceforge.net/projects/digiscope/). BCI2000 Core developer of the BCI2000 brain-computer interface software system (www.bci2000.org).

2010-present

2007-present

2004-2012

FULL-LENGTH PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

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Wilson, JA, Shutter, L. A. & Hartings, JA COSBID-M3: A Platform for Multimodal Monitoring, Data Collection, and Research in Neurocritical Care. Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement 115, 6774 (2013). Hartings, JA et al. Full-band electrocorticography of spreading depolarizations in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement 115, 13141 (2013). Wilson, JA, Walton, L. M., Tyler, M., & Williams, J. (2012). Lingual electrotactile stimulation as an alternative sensory feedback pathway for brain-computer interface applications. Journal of neural engineering, 9(4), 045007. Thongpang, S. et al. A Micro-Electrocorticography Platform and Deployment Strategies for Chronic BCI Applications. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience 42, 259265 (2011). Wilson, JA, Mellinger, J., Schalk, G. & Williams, J. A procedure for measuring latencies in braincomputer interfaces. IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering 57, 17851797 (2010). Brunner, P. et al. A practical procedure for real-time functional mapping of eloquent cortex using electrocorticographic signals in humans. Epilepsy & behavior: E&B 15, 278286 (2009). Wilson, JA, Shalk, G., Walton, L. M. & Williams, J. C. Using an EEG-based Brain-Computer Interface for Virtual Cursor Movement with BCI2000. Journal of Visualized Experiments (2009) Wilson, JA & Williams, J. C. Massively Parallel Signal Processing Using the Graphics Processing Unit for Real-Time Brain-Computer Interface Feature Extraction. Frontiers in Neuroengineering 2, 11 (2009). Schalk, G. et al. Two-dimensional movement control using electrocorticographic signals in humans. Journal of Neural Engineering 5, 7584 (2008). Felton, E. A., Wilson, JA, Williams, J. C. & Garell, P. C. Electrocorticographically controlled braincomputer interfaces using motor and sensory imagery in patients with temporary subdural electrode implants. Report of four cases. Journal of neurosurgery 106, 495500 (2007). Wilson, JA, Felton, E. A., Garell, P. C., Schalk, G. & Williams, J. C. ECoG factors underlying multimodal control of a brain-computer interface. IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering. 14, 246250 (2006). Zhang, C.-L., Wilson, JA, Williams, J. & Chiu, S. Y. Action potentials induce uniform calcium influx in mammalian myelinated optic nerves. Journal of Neurophysiology 96, 695709 (2006). Pearce, T. M., Wilson, JA, Oakes, S. G., Chiu, S. Y. & Williams, J. C. Integrated microelectrode array and microfluidics for temperature clamp of sensory neurons in culture. Lab on a chip 5, 97101 (2005).

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
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14. Tompkins, W. & Wilson, JA Software for Biomedical Engineering Signal Processing Laboratory Experiments. Proceedings of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (2009) 15. Wilson, JA et al. Electrotactile Sensory-Substitution for a BCI Improves Error Correction During J. Adam Wilson

Perturbations. Proceedings of the Biomedical Engineering Society (2008) 16. Wilson, JA et al. 2-Dimensional Electrotactile Feedback for a Brain-Computer Interface Using a Tongue-Display System for Sensory Substitution. Proceedings of the Neural Interfaces Conference (2008) 17. Kim, J., Wilson, JA & Williams, J. C. A cortical recording platform utilizing microECoG electrode arrays. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2007, 53535357 (2007). 18. Felton, E. A., Radwin, R. G., Wilson, JA, Garell, P. C. & Williams, J. C. Does Fitts Law Fit for Braincomputer Interface Tasks. Society for Neuroscience (2006). 19. Felton, E. A., Wilson, JA, Radwin, R. G., Williams, J. C. & Garell, P. C. Improving EEG and ECoGbased Brain-Computer Interfaces. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (2006). 20. Wilson, JA, Felton, E. A., Garell, P. C. & Williams, J. C. High-Gamma Synchronization During an ECoG-based BCI Cursor Control Task. Neural Interfaces Workshop (2006).. 21. Felton, E. A. et al. Brain-Computer Interfaces Using EEG and ECoG. Neural Interfaces Workshop (2005)

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

22. M. Korostenskaja, Wilson JA, et. al. Real-Time Functional Mapping (RTFM) in Pediatric Epilepsy: Comparison with fMRI and ESM Findings. Submitted to Clinical EEG & Neuroscience

BOOK CHAPTERS

23. Wilson, JA, C, Guger, and G. Schalk, BCI Hardware and Software, in Brain-Computer Interfaces: Principles and Practice, J. Wolpaw, Editor. 2011), Springer. 24. Wilson, JA. and G. Schalk, Using BCI2000 for HCI-Centered BCI Research, in Human-Computer Interfacing in Brain-Computer Interface Research, D. Tan and A. Nijholt, Editors. 2010, Springer.

ORAL ABSTRACTS

25. Wilson JA, Shutter LA, Hartings JA. COSBID M3: A Platform for Multimodal Data Collection and Research in Neurocritical Care. Vasospasm2011: International Conference on Neurovascular Events after SAH. (July 21-23, 2011, Cincinnati, OH) 26. Hartings JA, Wilson JA, Look AC, Shutter LA, Ringer A, Zuccarello M. Full-band electrocorticography study of spreading depolarizations in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Vasospasm2011: International Conference on Neurovascular Events after SAH. (July 21-23, 2011, Cincinnati, OH) 27. Wilson JA. Using General-Purpose Graphic Processing Units for BCI Systems. Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (August 30-Sept. 3, 2011, Boston, MA) 28. Wilson, JA. Massively Parallel Real-Time Signal Processing for Brain-Computer Interfaces Using GPU Processing, NVIDIA GTC, San Jose, CA 2010 29. Wilson, JA. and J.A. Hartings, Association of Cortical Spreading Depolarizations With Excitotoxicity and Metabolic Crisis After Traumatic Brain Injury, Co-Operative Study on Brain Injury Depolarizations (COSBID) Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, 2010. 30. Wilson, JA. et al. Advances in Non-Invasive Sensory Substitution for Neuroprosthetics. in Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. 2009. Pittsburgh, PA. 31. Tompkins, W. and JA. Wilson. Software for Biomedical Engineering Signal Processing Laboratory Experiments. in Proceedings of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 2009. 32. Wilson, JA, et al. Electrotactile Sensory-Substitution for a BCI Improves Error Correction During Perturbations. in Proceedings of the Biomedical Engineering Society. 2008. 33. Wilson, JA, et al. 2-Dimensional Electrotactile Feedback for a Brain-Computer Interface Using a Tongue-Display System for Sensory Substitution. in Proceedings of the Neural Interfaces J. Adam Wilson

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Conference. 2008. 34. Kim, J., JA. Wilson, and J.C. Williams, A cortical recording platform utilizing microECoG electrode arrays. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, 2007. 2007: p. 5353--5357.

POSTER ABSTRACTS

35. Wilson JA, Shutter LA, Hartings JA. A Platform for Multimodal Data Collection and Research in Neurocritical Care (Distinguished Poster Award). Neurocritical Care Society Meeting (Montreal, Canada, 2011) 36. Hartings JA, Wilson JA, Look AC, Shutter LA, Ringer A, Zuccarello M. Full-band electrocorticography study of spreading depolarizations in patients with aneurysmal th subarachnoid hemorrhage. 11 International Conference on Neurovascular Events after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. 2011 37. Wilson JA, Shutter L, Hartings JA. A system for real-time multimodal data integration and decision support during neurologic ICU monitoring. Tomographic Physiologic Imaging and Multimodal Monitoring. 2010 38. Brunner, P., Wilson, JA, et al. Real-time Functional Mapping Using Electrocorticography. Washington, D.C., Society for Neuroscience, 2008 39. Wilson JA, et al. Electrotactile Vision-Substitution Matches Vision-Only Performance in a BrainComputer Interface Movement Task. Washington, D.C., Society for Neuroscience, 2008 40. Kim J., Wilson JA, and J.C. Williams, A cortical recording platform utilizing microECoG electrode arrays. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, 2007. 2007: p. 5353--5357. 41. Felton, EA, et al. Human Factors Underlying Brain-Computer Interfaces. Atlanta, GA. Society for Neuroscience, 2007 42. Wilson, JA, et al. High-Gamma Synchronization During an ECoG-based BCI Cursor Control Task. in Neural Interfaces Workshop. 2006. 43. Wilson, JA, et al. Comparison of Cortical Surface Mapping of Sensory Input from Triceps Surae Muscles Using Conventional Mapping and a micro-ECoG Device. in Society for Neuroscience. 2006. 44. Wilson, JA, et al. High-Gamma Synchronization During an ECoG-based BCI Cursor Control Task. in Neural Interfaces Workshop. 2006.

INVITED SEMINARS MEETINGS

45. Wilson, JA. Massively Parallel Signal Processing Using the Graphics Processing Unit for BCI Feature Extraction. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting (NERT Workshop). 2009. Pittsburgh, PA. 46. Wilson, JA, and G. Schalk, Using BCI2000 for Brain-Computer Interface Experiments, Beijing BCI 2009 Symposium and 6th International BCI2000 Workshop, Beijing, 2009

INVITED SEMINARS OTHER INSTITUTIONS

47. The University of Wisconsin, Department of Mechanical Engineering (Oct. 2010): Using GPUs For Real-Time Brain-Computer Interfaces 48. The Wadsworth Center (Feb. 2009): Neural Prosthetics at the University of Wisconsin 49. University of Michigan, Department of Biomedical Engineering (2007-2009): Implantable Neuroprosthetics: Technologies and Techniques

LOCAL SEMINARS
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50. University of Cincinnati, Computer Science Seminar (Nov. 2012): Computer Science in J. Adam Wilson

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Biomedical Engineering & Brain-Computer Interfaces University of Cincinnati, Computer Science Boot Camp (June 2012): Computer Science in Biomedical Engineering & Brain-Computer Interfaces University of Cincinnati, Brain-Computer Interface Workshop (May 21, 2012): Neuroprosthetic Research at UC Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center (April 2011): Neuroengineering in the Clinic University of Cincinnati, Department of Psychology (May 2010): Sensory Substitution for BrainComputer Interfaces University of Cincinnati, Neurosurgery Grand Rounds (April 2010): Neuroengineering in the Clinic University of Cincinnati, Department of Electrical Engineering (March 2010): Introduction to Neuroengineering University of Wisconsin College of Engineering Dissertation (Madison, WI; May 2009): Characterizing and Optimizing Brain-Computer Interfaces Using Alternative Neural Input and Output Pathways University of Wisconsin (August 2007): Neural Prosthetics at the University of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin (Sept. 2007): Current Perspectives and Unanticipated Ethical Issues with Implantable Brain Devices

MEDIA APPEARANCES

Your Brain: 100 Things You Never Knew; EEG Tweets 3/15/2013, National Geographic Brain-Computer System at UC Helps People With Paralysis, 6/19/2012, Cincinnati Local 12 News Hope for Those Who Cant Communicate, 5/21/2012, Kentucky Post Update on J. Adam Wilson, 11/29/2010, Ohio State News in Engineering Magazine The Best Inventions of 2009: Tweeting By Thinking, 12/1/2009, Time Magazine Ten Young Geniuses Shaking Up Science Today, 10/19/2009, Popular Science Magazine Your Brain on Twitter No Hands Necessary, 4/24/2009, NPR Brain-Twitter Project Offers Hope To Paralyzed Patients, 4/23/2009, CNN Twitter Telepathy: Researchers Turn Thoughts Into Tweets, 4/20/2009, Wired Magazine

ACTIVITIES AND HOBBIES

Guitar Independent game software development Charity running events Married and parent of 2 children (with #3 on the way)

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