SSCS UK and Ireland DL : Prof Ahmed Elwakil : Using Bio-Impedance Measurements For Modeling of Biological Tissues
Abstract:
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) is an established interdisciplinary field at the intersection of chemistry, biology, and electrical engineering. It focuses on characterizing electrical impedance variations under diverse biochemical conditions to identify critical kinetic events or quantify parameters like material corrosion rates or battery state-of-charge (SoC). In biological context, it is often termed as bio-impedance spectra and serves as a vital non-invasive diagnostic tool for monitoring cellular health, disease progression, among others. This talk surveys EIS fundamentals and measurement techniques, emphasizing impedance data modeling and the extraction of critical model parameters. It further highlights several commercial applications of bio-impedance and future research directions, including the integration of deep learning for automated spectral analysis modeling
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- University College Dublin, Belfield
- Dublin, Dublin
- Ireland
- Building: Engineering Building
- Room Number: Room 204
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- Starts 19 January 2026 12:00 AM UTC
- Ends 23 January 2026 09:00 AM UTC
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Ahmed Elwakil
Biography:
Prof. Ahmed Elwakil Biography:
Ahmed Elwakil was born in Cairo, Egypt. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electronics and Communications from Cairo University, and his Ph.D. from University College Dublin in 2000. He then joined the Department of Electrical Engineering at Sharjah University, Emirates, where he is currently a Full Professor. He worked previously with the Egyptian Nuclear Research Centre and was a Visiting Professor at Istanbul Technical University (Istanbul, Turkey), University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada), Queen's University Belfast, Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ( Saudi Arabia), among other places. He is an Adjunct Prof. at the Dept. of Electrical & Software Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada.
Prof. Elwakil's research interests are interdisciplinary covering multiple areas mainly in Circuit Theory, Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos Theory, as well as Fractional-Order Circuits and Systems with diverse applications ranging from the modeling of oscillatory networks, plasma physics, energy storage devices, bio-materials and biological tissues. He is the author and co-author of over 400 publications and 3 US patents in these areas. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the Int. J. of Circuit Theory and Applications (Wiley). He was a Senior Editorial Board Member of the IEEE J. Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems, and is an Associate Editor of the Int. J. Electronics and Communications (Elsevier) and an Associate Editor for the IEEE Trans. Circuits & Syst.-I: Regular papers. He received the Egyptian Government first class medal for achievements in Engineering Sciences twice and the Excellence award in Engineering Sciences in from the president of the Emirates in 2020.