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Ahsan Khandoker (Bangladeshi-born Australian) is a professor of Biomedical Engineering at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He is notable for his contributions to health technology, particularly in developing devices for fetal monitoring and heart murmur detection in infants..[1]

Early Life and Education

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Ahsan Khandoker was born in Bangladesh, educated in Japan [2] and later moved to Australia, where he pursued higher education in biomedical engineering [3].

Career

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Khandoker is a professor at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, specializing in biomedical engineering with a focus on developing health technologies for mothers, infants, and athletes. His research primarily targets issues in fetal monitoring, heart health, and exercise safety [4][5].

Research and Contributions

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Khandoker is the inventor of the Twinkle Heart device.[6][7][8][9], a fetal heart monitor designed for home use by pregnant women to track fetal heartbeat and cardiac activity in infants. This device was licensed to an Emirati startup to support accessible, home-based monitoring solutions for expectant mothers in the UAE [10].

He has also collaborated with the Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., to develop a digital device capable of detecting heart murmurs in infants, providing an innovative solution in early cardiac health monitoring [11].

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Khandoker developed a model that uses breathing sounds to detect COVID-19. This research, podcasted on KU Radio, provided a preliminary self-testing method for suspected COVID-19 patients [12]

Awards and Recognition

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Khandoker received the Legacy Challenge 22[13] award from Qatar for his work on a prototype device that monitors safe exercise levels for athletes and non-athletes [14]. His contributions to biomedical computing have gained significant recognition in the Arab research community, especially regarding health technology challenges in the region [15]

Selected Publications and Works

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  • Twinkle Heart: Fetal monitoring device for home use.[6][7][8][9]
  • Heart Murmur Detection: Digital device collaboration with CNMC.[11]
  • COVID-19 Detection Model: Breathing-based model podcasted on KU Radio.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Khandoker, Ahsan; Ibrahim, Emad; Oshio, Sayaka; Kimura, Yoshitaka (2018-09-11). "Validation of beat by beat fetal heart signals acquired from four-channel fetal phonocardiogram with fetal electrocardiogram in healthy late pregnancy". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 13635. Bibcode:2018NatSR...813635K. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-31898-1. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 6134006. PMID 30206289.
  2. ^ Khandoker, A. H.; Fukazawa, K.; Dzialowski, E. M.; Burggren, W. W.; Tazawa, H. (January 2004). "Maturation of the homeothermic response of heart rate to altered ambient temperature in developing chick hatchlings ( Gallus gallus domesticus )". American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 286 (1): R129–R137. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00316.2003. ISSN 0363-6119. PMID 14525724.
  3. ^ "Ahsan Khandoker - RMIT University". www.rmit.edu.au. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  4. ^ "Ahsan Khandoker".
  5. ^ "Ahsan H Khandoker".
  6. ^ a b National, The. "Khalifa University grants IP licence to Emirati startup". The National. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  7. ^ a b Ismail, Manal. "Low-cost home foetal-heart monitor for pregnant women aims to reduce infant deaths". The National. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  8. ^ a b "Checking in with Baby: Listening to the Fetal Heart at Home".
  9. ^ a b Khalifa University (2021-01-10). Towards developing low cost solutions for affordable perinatal health screening, Dr. Ahsan Khandoker. Retrieved 2024-11-05 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ National, The. "Khalifa University grants IP licence to Emirati startup". The National. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  11. ^ a b "Novel digital device to detect heart murmurs". gulfnews.com. 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  12. ^ a b "Breathing for Covid Detection with Dr. Ahsan Khandoker & Mohanad Alkhodari".
  13. ^ "Khalifa University professors announced as winners of Qatar's Legacy 22 Challenge". gulfnews.com. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  14. ^ "Khalifa University professors announced as winners of Qatar's Legacy 22 Challenge". gulfnews.com. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  15. ^ "Biomedical Computing in the Arab World: Unlocking the Potential of a Growing Research Community".