Mahta received her B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, in 2005, her M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tehran, Iran, in 2008, and her Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, in 2014. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Western University and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics from 2014 to 2016 and a postdoctoral fellow at Simon Fraser University, Canada, from 2016-2021. She joined IBL in 2021 as a research associate to support the ongoing projects with her expertise in biosignal processing and data analysis.
Education
- PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering – Robotics and Control, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada (2009 – 2014)
- MSc, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (2005 – 2008)MSc, Cell and Molecular Biology, Azad University, Tehran, Iran (2006 – 2009)
- BSc, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (2000 – 2005)
Awards
- Innovation Disclosure Award, 2015 Vanguard awards presented by WORLDiscoveries UWO, Oct 2015
- NSERC CREATE Program in Computer-Assisted Medical Interventions (CAMI), Supplementary Funding, University of Western Ontario, 2014 – 2015
- Travel Support Award, International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2013
- Western ECE Department Travel Grant, University of Western Ontario, 2013
- NSERC CREATE Program in Computer-Assisted Medical Interventions (CAMI), Supplementary Funding, University of Western Ontario, 2009 – 2011
Current Projects
- Optical monitoring of spinal cord hemodynamics.
- Non-invasive evaluation of muscle metabolic fitness and function.
- Early detection and monitoring COVID-19 patients using a multimodal sensor.
Interests
Biosignal Processing, Wearable Sensors, Machine Learning Algorithms, Robotics with Applications in Minimally Invasive Medical Interventions and Rehabilitation, Mechatronics, Control Systems.
Publications
Ahmadizadeh, C., Khoshnam, M., Menon, C. (2021). Human machine interfaces in upper-limb prosthesis control: a survey. IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, 38 (4), 12-22.
Anvaripour, M., Khoshnam, M., Menon, C., Saif, M. (2020). FMG- and RNN-based estimation of motor intention of upper-limb motion in human-robot collaboration. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 7, 183.
Rezaei, A., Khoshnam, M., Menon, C. (2020). Towards user-friendly wearable platforms for monitoring unconstrained indoor and outdoor activities. Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 25 (3), 674-684.
Valdés, B.A., Khoshnam, M., Neva, J.L., Menon, C. (2020). Robotics-assisted training of arm position sense in three-dimensional space. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 17 (1), 1-11.
Delva, M.L., Lajoie, K., Khoshnam, M., Menon, C. (2020). Wrist-worn wearables based on force myography: on the significance of user anthropometry. BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 19 (1), 1-18.
García Patiño, A., Khoshnam, M., Menon, C. (2020) Wearable device to monitor back movements using an inductive textile sensor,” Sensors, 20 (3), 905.
Kuatsjah, E., Zhang, X., Khoshnam, M., Menon, C. (2019) Two-channel in-ear EEG system for detection of visuomotor tracking state: a preliminary study. Medical Engineering & Physics, 68, 25-34.
Jiang, X., Gholami, M., Khoshnam, M., Menon, C. (2019). Estimation of ankle joint power during walking using two inertial sensors,” Sensors, 19 (12), 2796.
Kuatsjah, E., Khoshnam, M., Menon, C. (2019). Investigation on the effect of noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation on fine motor skills during a visuomotor task in healthy participants. PloS One, 14(5), e0216214.
Valdés, B.A., Khoshnam, M., Neva, J.L., Menon, C. (2019). Robot-aided upper-limb proprioceptive training in three-dimensional space. IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), 121-126.
Anvaripour, M., Khoshnam, M., Menon, C., Saif, M. (2019). Safe human robot cooperation in task performed on the shared load. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 3761-3767.
Khoshnam, M., Häner, D.M.C., Kuatsjah, E., Zhang, X., Menon, C. (2018). Effects of galvanic vestibular stimulation on upper and lower extremities motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 12, 633.
Jiang, X., Chu, K.H.T., Khoshnam, M., Menon, C. (2018). A wearable gait phase detection system based on force myography techniques. Sensors, 18 (4), 1279.
Lui, J., Naylor, A., Zhou, M., Khoshnam, M., Chhatre, N., Mahanfar, A., Menon, C. (2018). Monitoring upper-limb activity based on radio frequency time-of-flight distance measurement. IEEE Information Technology, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference (IEMCON), 54-60.
Jiang, X., Tory, L., Khoshnam, M., Chu, K.H.T, Menon, C. (2018). Exploration of gait parameters affecting the accuracy of force myography-based gait phase detection. IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), 1205-1210.
Delva, M.L., Sakr, M., Sadeghi Chegani, R., Khoshnam, M., Menon, C. (2018). Investigation into the potential to create a force myography-based smart-home controller for aging populations. IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), 770-775.
Nokhbeh Foghahaayee, H., Menhaj, M.B., Talebi, H.A., Khoshnam, M. (2017). Performance limitations of non-minimum phase affine nonlinear systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 62 (12), 6430-6437.
Khoshnam, M., Patel, R.V. (2017). Robotics-assisted control of steerable ablation catheters based on the analysis of tendon-sheath transmission mechanisms. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 22 (3), 1473-1484.
Khoshnam, M., Kuatsjah, E., Zhang, X., Menon, C. (2017). Hands-free EEG-based control of a computer interface based on online detection of clenching of jaw. International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, 497-507.
Khoshnam, M., Yadmellat, P., Patel, R.V. (2016). Black-box modeling and control of steerable ablation catheters. IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 1192-1197.
Khoshnam, M., Patel, R.V. (2016). Tendon-sheath analysis for modeling and control of steerable ablation catheters. IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 1585-1590.
Khoshnam, M., Skanes, A.C., Patel, R.V. (2015) Modeling and estimation of tip contact force for steerable ablation catheters. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 62 (5), 1404-1415.
Azizian. M., Najmaei, N., Khoshnam, M., Patel, R.V. (2015). Visual servoing in medical robotics: a survey. Part II: tomographic imaging modalities – techniques and applications. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery, 11 (1), 67-79.
Khoshnam, M., Khalaji, I., Patel, R.V. (2015). A robotics-assisted catheter manipulation system for cardiac ablation with real-time force estimation. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 3202-3207.
Azizian. M., Khoshnam, M., Najmaei, N., Patel, R.V. (2014). Visual servoing in medical robotics: a survey. Part I: endoscopic and direct vision imaging – techniques and applications. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery, 10 (3), 263-274.
Khoshnam, M., Patel, R.V. (2014). Estimating contact force for steerable ablation catheters based on shape analysis. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 3509-3514.
Khoshnam, M., Patel, R.V. (2014). Robotics-assisted catheter manipulation for improving cardiac ablation efficiency. IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), 308-313.
Khoshnam, M., Patel, R.V. (2013). Pseudo-rigid-body 3R model for a steerable ablation catheter. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 4427 – 4432.
Khoshnam, M., Yurkewich, A., Patel, R.V. (2013). Model-based force control of a steerable ablation catheter. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 4479 – 4484.
Khoshnam, M., Azizian. M., Patel, R.V. (2012). Modeling a steerable catheter based on beam theory. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 4681-4686.