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1 University of Texas at El Paso Huiying Yu, Ph.D. Address: University of Texas at El Paso, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department 500 W. University Ave, El Paso, TX or Tel: Fax: EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso MPhil in Computation Biology, University of Cambridge, UK Biomedical Sciences B.Sc., University of Durham, UK A level, Teesside Tertiary College, Middlesbrough, UK Access to Health (TROCN), Middlesbrough College, UK Nursing School, Nursing Diploma in Tianjin, China. WORK EXPERIENCE Since 2011 Research Assistant Professor Postdoctoral Research Associate/Research Assistant for Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMC) Research Assistant for NASA project Teaching/Research Assistant in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Texas at El Paso Research/teaching Assistant in the Kinesiology Department at University of Texas at El Paso Research Assistant in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Texas at El Paso 2005 Summer Internship in Unilever, UK ICU nurse in the First Central Hospital in Tianjin, China. COURSES TAUGHT Soft Computing (undergraduate and graduate level) Biomechatronics and Neurorehabilitation (graduate level) Fuzzy Logic for Engineering (graduate level) Linear Systems Analysis for engineering (graduate level) Systems & Control (undergraduate level) Electrical Circuit (undergraduate level) RESEARCH INTERESTS Clinical Biomedical Diagnosis Human Motion Analysis & Neurorehabilitation Bioengineering & Biosensors

2 Bioinstrumentation and Measurement Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Computational Intelligence Lower extremity Biomechanics Human Locomotion Software Development for assessment and treatment of neurological disorders Biomedical Devices TEACHING INTERESTS Bioinstrumentation Special Topics in Biomechanics (Biomechatronics) for Engineering Human Locomotion and Rehabilitation Musculoskeletal Anatomy & Physiology Neurosciences Fuzzy Logic in Engineering INVESTIGATION GRANTS Neuromusculoskeletal Wireless Sensor Recorder for Home Rehabilitation, Vodafone Americas Foundation Wireless Innovation, $300,000 for 3 year (Pending) Role: Co-PI Development of a secondary proprioceptive feedback center for peripheral neuropathy, Interdisciplinary Research (IDR) Enhancement, UTEP $20,000 for 1 year (Pending) Role: Co-PI Neuromusculoskeletal Sensor Recorder for Home Rehabilitation, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) $409,139 for 2 years (Pending) Role: Co-PI Development of an Intelligent System for the Analysis and Control of the Neuromusculoskeletal System: Approaching a New Technology for Automated Analysis and Intervention of Functional Impairments, NIH SBIR proposal, Phase I $150,000 for 6 months (Pending) Role: Co-PI PUBLICATIONS (Journals) Huiying Yu, Melaku A. Bogale, Jimmy Moody, Thompson Sarkodie-Gyan, Identification of gait patterns in traumatic brain injury patients, Gait and Posture, 2012 (Preparation for submission) Huiying Yu, Oscar A. Espino, Amr Abdelgawad, Thompson Sarkodie-Gyan, Investigation to EMG activity and foot pressure on diabetic neuropathy during overground and treadmill walking, Gait and Posture, 2012 (Preparation for submission) T. Sarkodie-Gyan, Huiying Yu, Murad Alaqtash, Melaku Bogale, James Moody, Richard Brower, Amr Abdelgawad, Experimental of Neuromorphic Data in Gait Dynamics as Biomarkers for Evaluation of Subjects with Traumatic Brain Injury, Elsevier, Physiological Measurement, 2012 (Preparation of submission)

3 Jorge Garza-Ulloa, Huiying Yu, Thompson Sarkodie-Gyan, A Mathematical Model for Ground Reaction Force Sensor Validation Scheme in Human Gait Analysis, Measurement, October, 2011 (in press) T. Sarkodie-Gyan, Huiying Yu, Murad Alaqtash, Amr Abdelgawad, Melaku Bogale, James Moody, Application of Fuzzy Sets for Assisting the Physician s Model of Functional Impairments in Human Locomotion, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (submitted for peer-review) Huiying Yu, Thompson Sarkodie-Gyan, Murad Alaqtash, Towards a methodology for the differential analysis in human locomotion: A pilot study on the participation of individuals with multiple sclerosis, Health Education Journal (Submitted for peer-review) T. Sarkodie-Gyan, Huiying Yu, Murad Alaqtash, A. Abdelgawad, E. Spier, R. Brower, Measurement of Functional Impairments in Human Locomotion using Pattern Analysis, Measurement, January, 2011; 44: Murad Alaqtash, Huiying Yu, Richard Brower, Amr Abdelgawad, Thompson Sarkodie- Gyan, Application of Wearable Sensors for Human Gait Analysis using Fuzzy Computational Algorithm, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, September 2011, 24(6): Huiying Yu, Murad Alaqtash, Eric Spier, T. Sarkodie-Gyan. Analysis and Diagnosis of Muscle Activity during Gait Cycle using Fuzzy Rule-based Reasoning, Measurement, April, 2010; 43: PUBLICATIONS (Proceedings of the International Conferences) Huiying Yu, Murad Alaqtash, Amr Abdelgawad, Thompson Sarkodie-Gyan, Identification of Gait Patterns in Multiple Sclerosis Patients, 7 th World Congress for Neurorehabilitation, World Federation for NeuroRehabilitation (WFNR), Melbourne, Australia, May, Alaqtash M., Sarkodie-Gyan T., Yu H., Abdelgawad A., An automated gait assessment tool based on multi-sensors fusion and fuzzy information granules, World Federation for NeuroRehabilitation (WFNR), Melbourne, Australia, May, Bogale M., Yu H., Sarkodie-Gyan T., Moody J., Brower R., Gait variability study using dual task paradigm among healthy and mild traumatic brain injury subjects, World Federation for NeuroRehabilitation (WFNR), Melbourne, Australia, May, Huiying Yu, Thompson Sarkodie-Gyan, A Case Study for differential analysis on Multiple Sclerosis in human locomotion XIX World Congress on Parkinson s Disease and Related Disorders, Shanghai, China, December, Murad Alaqtash, Thompson Sarkodie-Gyan, Huiying Yu, Olac Fuentes, Richard Brower, and Amr Abdelgawad, Automatic Classification of Pathological Gait Patterns using Ground Reaction Forces and Machine Learning Algorithms, 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 11), Murad Alaqtash, Huiying Yu, Thompson Sarkodie-Gyan, Application of Wearable Miniature Non-invasive Sensory System in Human Locomotion using Soft Computing Algorithm, accepted paper for oral presentation, 2010 International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, Shanghai, China, November 2010.

4 T. Sarkodie-Gyan, M. Alaqtash, Huiying. Yu, C. MacDonald, E. Spier, R. Brower Determination of Functional Impairments using the methods of computational intelligence the Proceeding 6 th World Congress for Neurorehabilitation (WCNR 2010) in Vienna, Austria, March Cameron E. Sheid, Huiying Yu, Jody Riskowski. Rate of Loading Differences in Overground and Treadmill Gait The International Journal of Exercise Science, March Murad Alaqtash, Huiying Yu, Eric Spier, Richard Brower, Thompson Sarkodie-Gyan. Application of wearable sensors for human gait analysis using soft computing algorithm. Submitted journal of IEEE transaction on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering September, T. Sarkodie-Gyan, Huiying Yu, Murad Alaqtash, Eric Spier, Richard Brower. Recognition and Decision-making algorithm in Human Locomotion based on the Principles of Fuzzy Reasoning. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetrics (ROBIO), Guilin, China, December Huiying Yu, Jody Riskowski, Richard Brower, T. Sarkodie-Gyan. Gait Variability while walking with three different speeds. Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE 11 th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, Kyoto, Japan, June Huiying Yu, P. Nava, Richard Brower and T. Sarkodie-Gyan. Design and Validation of a Fuzzy Expert system for Neurorehabilitation: A Case Study Proceedings of 24 th Southern Biomedical Engineering conference at UTEP in April Chad MacDonald, Ben Betancourt, Huiying Yu, Thompson Sarkodie-Gyan. Fuzzy Inferential Gait Phase Detection using Lower Limb Joint Locations, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, September Huiying Yu, P. Nava, R. Brower, Martine Ceberio and T. Sarkodie-Gyan. Identification of Human Gait using Fuzzy Inferential Reasoning IEEE 10 th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, P656~660. Noordwijk, Netherlands, June PATENTS A Sensory Feedback Center for Reeducation of Both Upper and Lower Extremities and Prosthetic Devices, 2011, US patent # Sensor for Reliable Measurement of Joint Angles, 2011, US patent # ACADEMIC SUPERVISION Oscar A. Espino, Assessment and Evaluation of Peripheral Neuropathy from Diabetic Mellitus using Systems Analysis Approach, Master Thesis, December 2011, University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Chethan R. Keladi, Sensor-based Robotic Learning System for the Rehabilitation of Impaired Arm, Master Thesis, 2012, UTEP Luis Sagarnaga Lopez, Determination of the Dynamic Behavior of Subjects with Diabetic Neuropathy, Master Thesis, 2012, UTEP Julio A. Torres Frayre, Control of a prototype synergistic multi-axis robotic system, Master Thesis, 2012, UTEP

5 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Elsevier Measurement, journal paper reviewer Advisor/co-advisor for UTEP academic student organizations: Neurosciences Research Association, and Society for Robotics and Biocybernetics ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS NASA-Advanced Scholarship, 2010 Graduate Student Travel Grant Award, University of Texas at El Paso, 2009 PhD Dissertation Proposal Award, University of Texas at El Paso, 2009 Graduate Student Travel Grant Award, University of Texas at El Paso, 2008 Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF) Advance, 2008 Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF) Advance, 2007 INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SOCIETIES Member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Member of IEEE Women in Engineering Biomedical Engineering Society American Society of Biomechanics