About ME
I am an alumnus of University of Alberta with an MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering and have rejoined the NCBL team as a research assistant. Currently, my projects are focused on designing a perturbation platform for balance assessment, and providing fundamental codes and tutorials for NCBL members to be used in various studies, including different bio-instruments and activities. My master’s thesis was focused on activity monitoring using wearable inertial sensors to assess knee injuries among athletes. Based on this project, a novel knee injury assessment tool was introduced and validated for clinical use.
Some of my other experiences are EMG analysis of MS patients and healthy individuals to find distinctive features among them (research project at University of Calgary), CAD design of cardiovascular suture-needle packages to reduce tangling and undesired memory of sutures (R&D project at Nakh Jarahan Pars company), and CAD modeling and FEA analysis of a toothless lower-jaw and system of multiple implants to validate a novel configuration for implant placement in jaws with severe bone atrophy (BSc thesis at Isfahan University of Technology).
Please see my LinkedIn profile for further information on my experiences.
MSc Supervisors:
Dr. Hossein Rouhani
Dr. Jackie L. Whittaker
Research Interests:
Wearable Technologies and Bio-Sensors for Remote Health and Activity Monitoring
Biomechanics of Sports and Injury Prevention
Biomedical Signal Processing and Instrumentation Design
Neuromuscular Disorders Analysis
FEA and CAD Modeling for Medical Device Design
Projects:
Designing a perturbation platform for balance assessments
Preparing fundamental codes and tutorials for joint angles and temporospatial parameter measurements using wearable sensors during various activities
Preparing standard operating procedures for all bio-instruments in NCB lab (e.g., motion capture system, IMUs and MIMUs, EMG sensors, force plates, pressures insoles)
Extracting distinctive EMG signal features for healthy individuals and high- and low-fatigued MS patients, using robust signal processing algorithms
Validation and development of temporal and spatial algorithms to monitor highly dynamic activities, using IMU sensors
Clinical assessment of injured and uninjured athletes during functional tests, using wearable sensors
Designing a novel surgical suture-needle package to reduce tangling and undesired memory of sutures
CAD modeling and FEA analysis of various implant systems and alveolar bone to assess the combined effect of cantilever length and bone availability on implant failure
CAD modeling and FEA Analysis of a full edentulous lower-jaw and a novel system of multiple implants for complete restoration of lower jaws with severe bone atrophy
Publications:
Ahmadian, N., Nazarahari, M., Whittaker, J. L., & Rouhani, H. (2020). Quantification of triple single-leg hop test temporospatial parameters: A validated method using body-worn sensors for functional evaluation after knee injury. Sensors, 20(12), 34-64.
Ahmadian, N., Nazarahari, M., Whittaker, J. L., & Rouhani, H. (2020). Instrumented triple single-leg hop test: A validated method for ambulatory measurement of ankle and knee angles using inertial sensors. Clinical Biomechanics, 80, 105-134.
Nazarahari, M., Noamani, A., Ahmadian, N., & Rouhani, H. (2019). Sensor-to-body calibration procedure for clinical motion analysis of lower limb using magnetic and inertial measurement units. Journal of biomechanics, 85, 224-229.
Sayyedi, A., Rashidpour, M., Fayyaz, A., Ahmadian, N., Dehghan, M., Faghani, F., & Fasih, P. (2019). Comparison of stress distribution in alveolar bone with different implant diameters and vertical cantilever length via the finite element method. Journal of long-term effects of medical implants, 29(1), 37-43.
Ahmadian, N., Nazarahari, M., Whittaker, J. L., & Rouhani, H. (2019). “Using Signal Features of Body-Worn Inertial Sensors for Temporal Events Detection of Locomotion”. Proceedings of the 2019 CSME International Congress, London, ON, Canada.
Ahmadian, N., Sunner, S., Nazarahari, M., Whittaker, J. L., & Rouhani, H. (2018). “Detecting Temporal Events During Locomotion using Body-Worn Inertial Sensors”. Spotlight on Innovation: Health to Home (Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital), Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Mosaddegh, P., Ahmadian, N., & Parsa, M. (2017). “Plastic Suture Tray Package for Armed Surgical Sutures, Minimizing Undesired Memory of the Suture and Facilitating its Easy Withdrawal”, Persian Patent (filed as an international PCT application), 91285.