Dr Paula Muller

Dr Paula Muller will present and discuss a wide range of topics associated Health & Medical Device Literacy from the perspective of a bi-lingual Biomedical Engineer to inspire a creative vision of the future of Diversity & Inclusion to achieve Transparent Design for Well-being.

Biography:

Paula Muller, PhD, IEEE Senior Member, Biomedical Engineer, Humanitarian and SIGHT Volunteer. Paula has been involved with IEEE NJ Coast Section PACE SIGHT Group since the very beginning. She is a leader, inspired innovator, and role model making significant ongoing contributions to the community locally and globally including but not limited to: Sociavi (her company), ‘Do Good Things Health and Justice for All,’ IEEE HAC Event, ‘Hear, Here!,’ IEEE SIGHT Project, ‘Do Good Things: Justice for All,’ improving communication for those with hearing loss, PACE SIGHT ‘Inventing Your Future,’ collaboration helping people become Inventors, IEEE Women’s History Month Roundtable at Stevens Institute of Technology, and more.

Paula Muller, PhD is Founder of Sociavi, and has a lifelong passion for technology applied to healthcare, starting with her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering in Chile working with the blind, then her work in Switzerland analyzing EEGs to prevent epileptic seizures, followed by her Ph.D. and Post-doc work at Rutgers with Parkinson patients, and later at Authentidate with Telehealth products and services. Paula is Certified Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia Care Training (CADDCT) and Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP), and volunteers as bilingual Community Educator for the Alzheimer's Association.

The Story of Sociavi: The concept of Sociavi evolved from her professional background as well as her strong commitment to family relations and lifetime connections. Thus SOCIAVI was born, meaning in Latin to “share” and “unite”, with the goal of keeping those aging in place and their families connected and closer together. The specifically designed, touch screen communication device, the Sociavi C2M (Connect To Me), provides the users with a “small appliance”, that is simple to operate and easily integrates into their daily life. Simplicity is the Cornerstone of Sociavi: No Login, No Password, No Username, No Account Setup. Just a 13 inch screen hands free device simple to navigate along with an array of brain fitness activities that stimulate and soothe the mind. Paula and her company were awarded two patents from the USPTO in 2020 on the methods and devices for a Communication System for Use with Protected Persons. IEEE SIGHT Volunteer Graham C. Alig, Patent Agent, worked closely with Paula to achieve these goals. Paula brings Peace of Mind to families and caregivers through her Woman Founded and Woman Owned company, Sociavi C2M that allows families to connect with their Loved Ones Far, Near, Simply and Globally.

• https://sociavi.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-muller-ph-d-caddct-cdp-9169221/

Dr Thomas Willis, III

Dr Thomas Willis, III will present and discuss a wide range of topics associated Health & Medical Device Literacy from the perspective of an Electromagnetic Engineer to inspire a creative vision of the future of Diversity & Inclusion to achieve Transparent Design for Well-being. 

Biography:

• Thomas M. Willis, III PhD IEEE Senior Member

Electromagnetic Compatibility Medical Devices & Communications

Thomas M. Willis III works in the area of microwave wireless communications at AT&T Laboratories in Middletown, NJ. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering specializing in electromagnetics from the University of Michigan. His areas of interest include propagation modeling and measurements, wireless communications reliability, interference, electromagnetic compatibility and RF exposure and safety.

Dr. Willis holds more than 250 United States Patents.

Dr. Willis is on the Board of the National Spectrum Management Association (NSMA), currently vice president of the Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition (FWCC), chairs the 6 GHz Interference Task Group at WinnForum and participates in the TIA TR-45 Working Group on Microwave Systems.