The Circuit Frontier: Innovating and Expanding ASIC Solutions for Enhanced Biosensing and Seamless Wireless Communication
This talk will introduce Cyber-Secure Biological Systems, leveraging living sensors constructed from engineered biological entities seamlessly integrated with solid-state circuits. This unique synergy harnesses the advantages of biology while incorporating the reliability and communication infrastructure of electronics, offering a unique solution to societal challenges in healthcare and environmental monitoring. In this talk, examples of Cyber-Secure Biological Systems, such as miniaturized ingestible bioelectronic capsules for gastrointestinal tract monitoring and hybrid microfluidic-bioelectronic systems for environmental monitoring, will be presented.
Additionally, the talk will introduce a universal noise-centric data decoding approach using GRAND that facilitates ultra-low-energy wireless communications, a critical requirement for the success of these biological systems and numerous other applications. The talk will delve into the intricacies of an interdisciplinary approach to system design, highlighting the potential of energy-efficient integrated circuits in the domains of biosensing and wireless communications. These collaborative research projects involve MIT BE/MechE, BU ECE/BME, and MIT RLE–Northeastern University.
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- UCL Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
- Torrington Place
- London, England
- United Kingdom WC1E 7JE
- Building: Roberts Engineering Building
- Room Number: Barlow room (8th floor)
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- Starts 15 September 2026 09:00 PM UTC
- Ends 18 September 2026 01:00 PM UTC
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Prof Rabia Yazicigil
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Rabia Tugce Yazicigil is an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. She received her Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2016 and was a Postdoctoral Associate at MIT. Her research spans integrated circuits, biosensing, signal processing, hardware security, and wireless systems, with a focus on energy-constrained applications. She is the recipient of several honors, including the NSF CAREER Award (2024), BU’s Early Career Excellence in Research Award (2024), and the Catalyst Foundation Award (2021). She currently serves as Chair of the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Women-in-Circuits Committee and the SSCS Distinguished Lecture Program and is an IEEE SSCS and CASS Distinguished Lecturer (2024–2026). She was also selected for the National Academy of Engineering U.S. Frontiers of Engineering cohort (2024).
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Address:Boston University, 8 St. Mary’s Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, MA 02215