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| "Hello! Welcome to my introductory blog!" |
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| Summer 2015 Meyerhoff Scholars 27th Cohort Summer Bridge Closing Ceremony |
My undergraduate background is interdisciplinary, with exposure primarily to Information Systems but as well Computer Engineering. At the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), I enrolled as a Meyerhoff Scholar of the 27th cohort in the Fall of 2015 with ambitions of obtaining the highest degree possible in academia, a Doctor of Philosophy. Thankfully in honor of the UMBC Meyerhoff Scholars Program, I established the belief to envision my own path to make obtaining my Ph.D. a reality.
I learned that my passion for learning and applying my knowledge to research would thrive more in a discipline where I connect my knowledge & skills to helping human beings better receive assistance through their interaction with technology.
I am a scholar, community leader, and advocate for academia, which led to my induction into the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program at UMBC in the Spring of 2017.
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| Spring 2017 Induction Ceremony of REM 26th Cohort |
This program provided graduate school visits, Saturday academic community gatherings, professional/graduate workshops, and more to prepare students like myself for a successful transition into graduate education.
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| Summer 2016 SPIRE-EIT REU at Iowa State University |
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| Summer 2017 Science of Software REU at North Carolina State University |
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| Summer 2019 Bioelectrics Summer Institute at ODU |
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| Presented preliminary results of Temperature Sensing System Proposal at the 2018 SAEOPP McNair/SSS Scholars Research Conference |
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Awarded 1st Place Cash Prize in the "Physical Science" division of the 2018 SAEOPP Oral Presentation competition
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Upon completing the 2018 SAEOPP McNair/SSS Scholars Research Conference, I continued working towards finishing this project and enumerated my research findings into a research report to complete my summer internship with UMBC McNair Scholars Summer Research Institute.
Thankfully, with the support of Dr. Slaughter, my report was accepted as a conference paper submission for the 14th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered & Molecular Systems (NEMS), where I was nominated as a finalist for their best student paper award (see Page 69).
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Acceptance of Nonimee for IEEE 14th International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS) Best Student Paper Award in Bangkok, Thailand
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"I stand on the shoulders of giants,"
I have so much gratitude to my mentors, fellow scholars, parents, and partner for believing in me to support my progression toward building academic success.
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| My mentor Dr. Slaughter & I, after the G-RISE "G1" Induction Ceremony |
The journey was not swift, but I never gave up on my dream to pursue and acquire my Ph.D., which will be in Computer Science.
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| My NIRDS Lab, after the demo of our research at ODU's Admitted Student Day |
At ODU's Center for Bioelectronics (CBE) (, led by executive director Dr. Slaughter, I work in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science's Neurological Information Retrieval and Data Science (NIRDS) Lab, spearheaded by Dr. Sampath, to usher real-world biomedical applications with the use of intelligent wearable technology by creating methods of robust sensing data analysis leveraging machine learning!
The integration of biomedical engineering with computer science, I believe, will yield promising results to make sensor data actionable and assist practitioners in decision support for predicting the blood glucose levels of diabetic patients before adverse glycemic conditions occur. Currently, I have pivoted towards the study and implementation of machine learning algorithms for blood glucose prediction, where I am learning how to collect, pre-process, and produce accurate computational models.
The NIRDS Lab has been an amazing environment to work and build relationships with colleagues in data science. Check out my tweet below from a live demonstration we did for high school students from Hampton City Schools!
Today, I demonstrated how completing an exercise like tricep dips could be correlated with Electrodermal Activity (or Galvanic Skin Response) to high school students from @HamptonCSchools via the @empatica E4! Excited to continue learning more about GSR! https://t.co/VRzmDjN9kY
— Brian Hanson, Jr. (@bdhansonjr) April 12, 2022
Thank you for taking the time to learn about my legacy until now! I am excited to continue sharing future updates in my research and the progression of my Ph.D. here at ODU!
-- Brian D. Hanson, Jr.