Arvaneh, Mahnaz, Dr

Dr Mahnaz Arvaneh

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Senior Lecturer

m.arvaneh@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5649

Amy Johnson Building

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Dr Mahnaz Arvaneh
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Amy Johnson Building
Portobello Street
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Mahnaz received a Ph.D. on Advanced Brain-computer Interface from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore in 2013. From 2009 to 2013, she was also an attached researcher at the Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore. Thereafter, she moved to University College Dublin where she worked as a lecturer in Biomedical Engineering in 2013. From 2014 to 2015, Mahnaz worked as a research fellow in the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience. Since September 2015, she has been a lecturer in the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering at the University of ��«Ӱҵ.

Mahnaz’ expertise is in Brain-computer interface, neural signal processing, and their applications in monitoring and enhancing physical and mental health. She is the director of Physiological Signals and Systems Laboratory at University of ��«Ӱҵ. Her work on neural interfaces has received high-profile media coverage, e.g. BBC Tech Tent, BBC Radio 4, Sky News, etc. She has published more than 50 highly cited papers in both engineering and neuroscience top-ranked journals and conferences. Since March 2018, she has been serving as an associate editor in IEEE transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. She also co-edited a book on brain-computer interface in IET, and contributed in Royal Society Neural Interfaces Perspective, launched in September 2019.

Research interests

In my research, I combine analytical and experimental techniques and develop novel signal processing and pattern recognition algorithms to better understand how our physiological systems (particularly the nervous system) work in healthy and diseased states. Through this research, I aim to improve our understanding of the human body, both to address fundamental questions in the control of physiological systems and to develop improved therapeutic, assistive, adaptive and rehabilitative technologies for a variety of conditions.

My research interests include:

Biomedical signal processing, machine learning and pattern recognition
Statistical and adaptive signal processing, and mathematical modelling of bioelectric signals
Neural and cognitive process, clinical applications, and understanding
Brain–computer interface algorithms, systems, adaptation, and applications
Robotic and BCI-based stroke rehabilitation
Neuroprosthetic learning and control
Medical system and device research and development

Pilot funding, feasibility studies and equipment grants

Woman Academic Return Program (WARP), £10000 funded by University of ��«Ӱҵ for recruiting a research assistant, Nov 2017-Nov 2018.
Robotics Capital Equipment Grant for purchasing an exoskeleton, £36000 funded by EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Large-Area Electronics, Nov 2016.
“Controlling Prosthetic hands”, £1000 travel grant funded by Innovation Impact and Knowledge Exchange (IIKE), Nov 2016-March 2017.
“Brain-controlled assistive devices”, £3000 small grant funded by Japanese-Anglo Daiwa foundation, June 2016-May 2018.
“Controlling neuroprosthesis using brain and muscle signals”, £2700 funded by EPSRC Vacation Bursary (PI), June 2016- August 2016.
“Enhancing Neuroprosthetic Control Using Error Related Brain Activities”, £5000 funded by EPSRC Institutional Sponsorship (CI), Nov 2015-Mar2016
M. Arvaneh, “Mind controlled computers”, 500€ funded by European Commission in association with EU Researchers’ Night, Sep 2015 (equipment grant)
M. Arvaneh, I. Robertson, “Analysing brain signals for monitoring and enhancing cognitive performance”, 3600€ funded by Insight (Science Foundation Ireland), March 2015 (for recruiting an intern student)
M. Arvaneh, A. Martel, I. Robertson, 2000€ funded by European Commission in association with EU Researchers’ Night, Sep 2014 (equipment grant)
M. Arvaneh, 400 USD IEEE Signal Processing Society Travel Grant for ICASSP 2012

Publications

Books

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Edited books

(Ed.) (2018) . Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Journal articles

Toth J, Kurtin DL, Brosnan M & Arvaneh M (2024) . Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 18.
Wirth C, Toth J & Arvaneh M (2023) . Scientific Reports, 13(1).
Giles J, Ang KK, Phua KS & Arvaneh M (2022) . Frontiers in Neuroergonomics, 3.
Fontanesi G, Zhu A, Arvaneh M & Ahmadi H (2022) A Transfer Learning Approach for UAV Path Design with Connectivity Outage Constraint.. CoRR, abs/2211.03696.
Habelt B, Wirth C, Afanasenkau D, Mihaylova L, Winter C, Arvaneh M & Bernhardt N (2021) . Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 9.
Habelt B, Arvaneh M, Bernhardt N & Minev I (2020) . Bioelectronic Medicine, 6(1).
Habelt B, Arvaneh M, Bernhardt N & Minev I (2020) . Bioelectronic Medicine, 6(1).
Wirth C, Toth J & Arvaneh M (2020) . Frontiers in Neuroscience, 14.
Azab A, Ahmadi H, Mihaylova L & Arvaneh M (2019) . Journal of Neural Engineering.
Wirth C, Dockree PM, Harty S, Lacey E & Arvaneh M (2019) . Journal of Neural Engineering.
Azab A, Mihaylova L, Ang KK & Arvaneh M (2019) . IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.
Aftab W, Hostettler R, De Freitas A, Arvaneh M & Mihaylova LS (2019) . IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 68(3), 2137-2151.
Arvaneh M, Roertson I & Ward T (2019) . Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12.
Brosnan MB, Arvaneh M, Harty S, Maguire T, O'Connell R, Robertson IH & Dockree PM (2018) . Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 30(11), 1630-1645.
Arvaneh M, Guan C, Ang KK, Ward TE, Chua KSG, Kuah CWK, Ephraim Joseph GJ, Phua KS & Wang C (2017) . Neural Computing and Applications, 28(11), 3259-3272.
Kumagai Y, Arvaneh M & Tanaka T (2017) . Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 11.
Fitzgerald LM, Arvaneh M & Dockree PM (2017) . Consciousness and Cognition, 49, 264-277.
Amico F, Healy G, Arvaneh M, Kearney D, Mohedano E, Roddy D, Yek J, Smeaton A & Brophy J (2016) . European Psychiatry, 33(S1), S596-S596.
Arvaneh M, Guan C, Ang KK & Quek C (2014) . Neural Computing and Applications, 25(3-4), 625-634.
Arvaneh M, Guan C, Ang KK & Quek C (2013) . Neural Computation, 25(8), 2146-2171.
Arvaneh M, Cuntai Guan , Kai Keng Ang & Chai Quek (2013) . IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 24(4), 610-619.
Iravani MR & Arvaneh M (2012) . International Journal of Basic and Applied Science, 1(2), 204-210.
Arvaneh M, Guan C, Ang KK & Quek C (2011) . IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 58(6), 1865-1873.
Dastgheib ZS, Azemi A, Khademi M, Shajiee M, Arvaneh M, Gholizadeh H & Sabzevari VR (2009) . Journal of Applied Sciences, 9(3), 555-560.
Mushtaq F, Welke D, Gallagher A, Pavlov YG, Kouara L, Bosch-Bayard J, van den Bosch JJF, Arvaneh M, Bland AR, Chaumon M , Borck C et al () . Nature Human Behaviour, 8(8), 1437-1443.
Arvaneh M, Reza H, Ward T, Tanaka T & Nakanishi M () Machine Learning and Signal Processing for Neurotechnologies and Brain-Computer Interactions Out of the Lab. Front. Neuroergonomics - Neurotechnology and Systems Neuroergonomics.
Arvaneh M, Ahmadi H, Fontanesi G & Zhu A () A Transfer Learning Approach for UAV Path Design with Connectivity Outage Constraint. IEEE Internet of Things Journal.
Mansour S, Giles J, Ang KK, Nair KPS, Phua KS & Arvaneh M () Exploring the Ability of Stroke Survivors in Using the Contralesional Hemisphere to Control a Brain-computer Interface. Scientific Reports.
Arvaneh M, Fitzgerald LM, Carton S, Delargy M & Dockree P () Impaired Metacognition and Reduced Neural Signals of Decision Confidence in Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury. American Psychological Association.
Martel A, Arvaneh M, Robertson I, Smallwood J & Dockree P () .
Martel A, Arvaneh M, Robertson I & Dockree P () .
Mansour S, Ang KK, ,Krishnan Padmakumari Sivaraman Nair , Kok Soon P & Arvaneh M () Efficacy of brain-computer interface and the impact of its design characteristics on post-stroke upper-limb rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience.
Arvaneh M () #EEGManyLabs: Investigating the Replicability of Influential EEG Experiments. Cortex.
Habelt B, Wirth C, Afanasenkau D, Mihaylova L, Winter C, Arvaneh M, Minev IR & Bernhardt N () .

Chapters

Tanaka T & Arvaneh M (2018) Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Brain-Machine Interfaces Preface, SIGNAL PROCESSING AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR BRAIN-MACHINE INTERFACES (pp. XIII-XIV).
Azab AM, Toth J, Mihaylova LS & Arvaneh M () , Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Brain-Machine Interfaces (pp. 81-101). Institution of Engineering and Technology
Arvaneh M & Tanaka T () , Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Brain-Machine Interfaces (pp. 1-21). Institution of Engineering and Technology

Conference proceedings papers

Tyszczuk L, Levita L, Delgadillo J, Haihong Z & Arvaneh M (2023) . 2023 Asia Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA ASC), 31 October 2023 - 3 November 2023.
Cooray N, Li Z, Wang J, Lo C, Arvaneh M, Symmonds M, Hu MTM, Vos MD & Mihaylova LS (2022) Automated Movement Detection with Dirichlet Process Mixture Models and Electromyography.. FUSION (pp 1-8)
Smith LT, Levita L, Amico F, Fagan J, Yek JH, Brophy J, Zhang H & Arvaneh M (2020) . 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), 20 July 2020 - 24 July 2020.
Li Z, Arvaneh M, Elphick HE, Kingshott RN & Mihaylova LS (2020) A Dirichlet Process Mixture Model for Autonomous Sleep Apnea Detection using Oxygen Saturation Data. PROCEEDINGS OF 2020 23RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION FUSION (FUSION 2020) (pp 622-629)
Ashley A, Arvaneh M & Mihaylova L (2019) . ICASSP 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) (pp 1150-1153). Brighton, UK, 12 May 2019 - 17 May 2019.
Giles J, Ang KK, Mihaylova L & Arvaneh M (2019) . Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) (pp 3087-3091), 12 May 2019 - 17 May 2019.
AlSaleh MMS, Moore R, Christensen H & Arvaneh M (2019) . 2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 7 October 2018 - 10 October 2018.
Azab AMME, Mihaylova L & Arvaneh M (2019) . 2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) (pp 1093-1098), 7 October 2018 - 10 October 2018.
Azab AM, Mihaylova L, Ahmadi H & Arvaneh M (2019) . ICASSP 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 12 May 2019 - 17 May 2019.
Giles J, Ang KK, Mihaylova LS & Arvaneh M (2018) . 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) (pp 2004-2007), 18 July 2018 - 21 July 2018.
Wirth C, Lacey E, Dockree P & Arvaneh M (2018) . 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) (pp 1919-1922), 17 July 2018 - 21 July 2018.
AlSaleh M, Moore R, Christensen H & Arvaneh M (2018) . 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) (pp 1952-1955), 18 July 2018 - 21 July 2018.
Aftab W, De Freitas A, Arvaneh M & Mihaylova L (2018) . (To be published) 2018 21st International Conference on Information Fusion (FUSION) (FUSION 2018) (pp 1-8). UK, 10 July 2018 - 13 July 2018.
Aftab W, De Freitas A, Arvaneh M & Mihaylova L (2018) A Gaussian Process Convolution Particle Filter for Multiple Extended Objects Tracking with Non-Regular Shapes. 2018 21ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION FUSION (FUSION) (pp 275-282)
Aftab W, De Freitas A, Arvaneh M & Mihaylova L (2017) . Proceedings from the International Conference on Digital Signal Processing
Azab AM, Arvanch M & Mihaylova LS (2017) . 2017 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 11 July 2017 - 15 July 2017.
Kumagai Y, Arvaneh M, Okawa H, Wada T & Tanaka T (2017) . 2017 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 11 July 2017 - 15 July 2017.
Toth J & Arvaneh M (2017) . 2017 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 11 July 2017 - 15 July 2017.
AlSaleh MM, Arvaneh M, Christensen H & Moore RK (2016) . 2016 Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA), 13 December 2016 - 16 December 2016.
Sikander D, Arvaneh M, Amico F, Healy G, Ward T, Kearney D, Mohedano E, Fagan J, Yek J, Smeaton AF & Brophy J (2016) . 2016 Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA), 13 December 2016 - 16 December 2016.
Soleymanpour R & Arvaneh M (2016) . 2016 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 9 October 2016 - 12 October 2016.
Arvaneh M, Umilta A & Robertson IH (2015) . 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 25 August 2015 - 29 August 2015.
Arvaneh M, Ward TE & Robertson IH (2015) . 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 25 August 2015 - 29 August 2015.
Arvaneh M, Ward TE & Robertson IH (2015) Effects of feedback latency on P300-based brain-computer interface.. EMBC (pp 2315-2318)
Arvaneh M, Robertson I & Ward TE (2014) . 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 26 August 2014 - 30 August 2014.
Flanagan D, Arvaneh M & Zaffaroni A (2014) . 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 26 August 2014 - 30 August 2014.
Arvaneh M, Guan C, Ang KK & Quek C (2012) . Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS (pp 4124-4127)
Arvaneh M, Guan C, Ang KK & Quek C (2012) . 2012 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 25 March 2012 - 30 March 2012.
Arvaneh M, Guan C, Ang KK & Quek C (2012) . The 2012 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), 10 June 2012 - 15 June 2012.
Arvaneh M, Cuntai Guan , Kai Keng Ang & Chai Quek (2012) . 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 28 August 2012 - 1 September 2012.
Arvaneh M, Guan C, Ang KK & Quek HC (2011) . 2011 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 22 May 2011 - 27 May 2011.
Arvaneh M, Guan C, Ang KK & Quek HC (2010) EEG channel selection using decision tree in brain-computer interface. APSIPA ASC 2010 - Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference (pp 225-230)
Arvaneh M, Guan C, Ang KK & Quek C (2010) . Mechatronic Systems and Control, Vol. 7(7)
Arvaneh M, Ahmadi H, Azemi A, Shajiee M & Dastgheib ZS (2009) . 2009 International Conference on Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Engineering, 2 December 2009 - 4 December 2009.
Onyeoru HC, Wirth C, Giles J & Arvaneh M () Analysing and modelling human trust to a navigation robot. 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for Extended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering (MetroXRAINE) Proceedings. Milano, Italy, 25 October 2023 - 25 October 2023.
Mohamed MAA, Mansour S, Soulatiantork P, Ang KK, Kok Soon P & Arvaneh M () Improving Common Spatial Patterns in Brain-computer Interface using Dynamic Time Warping and EEG Normalization. IEEE
Cooray N, Li Z, Wang J, Lo C, Arvaneh M, Symmonds M, Hu M, De Vos M & Mihaylova L () Automated Movement Detection with Dirichlet Process Mixture Models and Electromyography. Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Fusion, 4 July 2022 - 7 July 2022.
Toth J, Arvaneh M & Patel R () Electrophysiological Correlates of Response Time in a Vigilant Attention Task. 2022 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). Glasgow, 11 July 2022 - 15 July 2022.
Martel A, Arvaneh M, Dockree P & Robertson I () Neurophysiological correlates of mind-wandering, towards a predictive BCI-based Neurofeedback. International BCI Meeting 2016, 30 May 2016 - 3 June 2016.
Li Z, Arvaneh M, Elphick H, Kingshott R & Mihaylova L () A Dirichlet Process Mixture Model for Autonomous Sleep Apnea Detection using Oxygen Saturation Data. Proceedings of the International Conference of Information Fusion
Ashley A & Arvaneh M () Improving EEG-based error detection using relative peak features. Improving EEG-based error detection using relative peak features
Wirth C, Toth J & Arvaneh M () Four-Way Classification of EEG Responses To Virtual Robot Navigation. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
Giles J, Arvaneh M, Mihaylova L & Ang KK () Weighted Transfer Learning of Dynamic Time Warped Data for Motor Imagery based Brain Computer Interfaces. 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 20 July 2020 - 24 July 2020.
Arvaneh M, Martel A, Dockree P & Robertson I () Quantifying the Maladaptive Neurophysiological Correlates Leading to Lapses of Attention During the SART: Towards Real-Time Mental State Monitoring of Mind-Wandering. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference
Arvaneh M, Mc Cormack R, Ward TE & Robertson I () Improving Memory Performance Using a Wearable BCI. Papers from the Sixth International Brain-Computer Interface Meeting, 30 May 2016 - 3 June 2016.
Mansour S, Giles J, Ang KK, Phua KS, Nair KPS & Arvaneh M () Comparing the Performance of Contralesional and Ipsilesional brain-computer interface in stroke survivors. Frontiers of Neuroergonomics.

Preprints

Mansour S, Giles J, Nair KPS, Marshal R, Ali A & Arvaneh M (2024) , Research Square Platform LLC.
Cooray N, Li Z, Wang J, Lo C, Arvaneh M, Symmonds M, Hu M, De Vos M & Mihaylova LS (2023) , arXiv.
Fontanesi G, Zhu A, Arvaneh M & Ahmadi H (2022) A Transfer Learning Approach for UAV Path Design with Connectivity Outage Constraint, arXiv.
Arvaneh M, Ward TE & Robertson IH (2015) Effects of Feedback Latency on P300-based Brain-computer Interface, arXiv.
Arvaneh M, Umilta A & Robertson IH (2015) Filter Bank Common Spatial Patterns in Mental Workload Estimation, arXiv.
Pavlov YG, Adamian N, Appelhoff S, Arvaneh M, Benwell C, Beste C, Bland A, Bradford DE, Bublatzky F, Busch N , Clayson PE et al () , Center for Open Science.

Grants

Current Grants

Fostering Acceptance and Inclusivity of Non-Invasive Neurotechnology in African Ethnic Minority Communities, EPSRC, 07/2024 - 03/2025, £19,993, as PI
ElectroTools, RCUK, 07/2023 - 06/2024, £189,978, as PI
Feasibility study for a single blind randomised control trial on effect of exo-skeleton assisted walking on cardiovascular fitness of persons with gait problems due to multiple sclerosis, MS Society, 05/2022 - 08/2024, £11,277, as PI.
Transfer Learning for Processing Different Neurological Conditions, Daiwa Foundation, 12/2019 - 07/2024, £8,000, as PI.
Defence And Security Accelerator - SUPER: Systemic User Performance Enhancement in Real-time, 10/2023 - 02/2025, £204,443 as Co-I
Innovate UK iCURE-Explore - Accelerating upper limb stroke rehabilitation from home through the power of the brain, 10/2023 - 01/2024, £35,000 as PI
HALEON UK - Provision of novel methods for accurate quantification of responses to thermal stimuli in patients with dental sensitivity, 08/2023 - 08/2025, £103,685 as Co-I

Previous Grants

TeleRegain II: Accelerating upper limb stroke rehabilitation from home through the power of the brain, UKRI, 10/2023 - 01/2024, £35,000, as PI
MindD4AccelCare - Multimodal Intelligent Neural Decoder for Accessible and empowering mental healthcare, RCUK, 10/2022 - 11/2023, £26,819, as PI.
TeleRegain - The Next Level, Research England, 03/2023 - 07/2023, £9,625, as PI
Co-design of an Inclusive Upper Limb Telerehabilitation system using Brain-controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation, Research England, 03/2022 - 07/2022, £4,800, as PI.
TeleBCI-FES: Upper Limb Telerehabilitation using Brain-controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation, MRC, 07/2021 - 11/2022, £70,560, as PI.
Neurophysiological Biomarkers for Comparative Diagnosis and Prognosis across Neurodegenerative Diseases, Royal Society, 03/2019 - 02/2023, £11,990, as PI.

Teaching activities

Current

BIE3411 Design of Biomedical Devices and Implants
ACS321 Digital Signal Processing

Past

MAT3411- Design of Biomedical Devices and Implants (Spring 2016)
Bioengineering degree Board of Studies (ACSE representative)
Bioengineering degree, theme leader: Medical Devices and Systems
Program coordinator of BEng and MEng in Biomedical Engineering, University College Dublin, 2013
EEEN30160- Biomedical Signals & Images, University College Dublin, 2013 and 2014
EEEN40350- Rehabilitation Engineering (joint module leader), University College Dublin, 2013 and 2014