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86
Citations
29736
World Ranking
359
National Ranking
171

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award for Emerging Technologies “For leadership in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), technologies, and devices and for seminal contributions to inertial devices and hermetic wafer-level packaging.”
  • 2005 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Khalil Najafi is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans multidisciplinary areas primarily intersecting neuroscience, computer science, and engineering.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Computer Science
  • Engineering

Within these broader domains, they have focused on several subfields such as:

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

Khalil Najafi's research topics have covered areas including:

  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Network Time Synchronization Technologies
  • Bluetooth and Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

Their recent publications demonstrate engagement with both theoretical and applied aspects of these fields:

  • BlueSync: Time Synchronization in Bluetooth Low Energy With Energy-Efficient Calculations, 2021, IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • Sea of Electrodes Array (SEA): Extremely Dense and High-Count Silicon-Based Electrode Array Technology for High-Resolution High-Bandwidth Interfacing with 3D Neural Structures, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Forming Tip Electrodes on 3D Neural Probe Arrays Using Electroplated Photoresist, 2022, 2022 IEEE Sensors

The publication venues where Najafi contributes are:

  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • 2022 IEEE Sensors

Najafi collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Behnoush Rostami
  • Farzad Asgarian
  • Amin Sandoughsaz Zardini
  • Vaughn L. Hetrick
  • Omar J. Ahmed

Awards received by Khalil Najafi include the IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award for Emerging Technologies in 2015, which recognized leadership in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and contributions to inertial devices and hermetic wafer-level packaging.

They were also inducted as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Micromachined inertial sensors

    N. Yazdi;F. Ayazi;K. Najafi

  • Wireless implantable microsystems: high-density electronic interfaces to the nervous system

    K.D. Wise;D.J. Anderson;J.F. Hetke;D.R. Kipke

  • A HARPSS polysilicon vibrating ring gyroscope

    F. Ayazi;K. Najafi

  • Energy Scavenging From Low-Frequency Vibrations by Using Frequency Up-Conversion for Wireless Sensor Applications

    H. Kulah;K. Najafi

  • Microfabrication techniques for integrated sensors and microsystems

    K. D. Wise;K. Najafi

  • An implantable multielectrode array with on-chip signal processing

    K. Najafi;K.D. Wise

  • Microelectrodes, Microelectronics, and Implantable Neural Microsystems

    K.D. Wise;A.M. Sodagar;Ying Yao;M.N. Gulari

  • A high-yield IC-compatible multichannel recording array

    K. Najafi;K.D. Wise;T. Mochizuki

  • A MICROMACHINED VIBRATING RING GYROSCOPE

    M.W. Putty;K. Najafi

  • Localized silicon fusion and eutectic bonding for MEMS fabrication and packaging

    Y.T. Cheng;L. Lin;K. Najafi

  • Fully integrated wideband high-current rectifiers for inductively powered devices

    M. Ghovanloo;K. Najafi

  • A wideband frequency-shift keying wireless link for inductively powered biomedical implants

    M. Ghovanloo;K. Najafi

  • A wireless batch sealed absolute capacitive pressure sensor

    Orhan Akar;Tayfun Akin;Khalil Najafi

  • Noise analysis and characterization of a sigma-delta capacitive microaccelerometer

    H. Kulah;J. Chae;N. Yazdi;K. Najafi

  • Wireless multichannel biopotential recording using an integrated FM telemetry circuit

    P. Mohseni;K. Najafi;S.J. Eliades;Xiaoqin Wang

  • Single channel microstimulator

    Khalil Najafi;Kensall D. Wise

  • Batch fabricated thin-film electrodes for stimulation of the central auditory system

    D.J. Anderson;K. Najafi;S.J. Tanghe;D.A. Evans

  • A wireless implantable multichannel digital neural recording system for a micromachined sieve electrode

    T. Akin;K. Najafi;R.M. Bradley

  • Vacuum packaging technology using localized aluminum/silicon-to-glass bonding

    Y.-T. Cheng;Wan-Tai Hsu;K. Najafi;C.T.-C. Nguyen

  • Silicon ribbon cables for chronically implantable microelectrode arrays

    J.F. Hetke;J.L. Lund;K. Najafi;K.D. Wise

  • An Implantable 64-Channel Wireless Microsystem for Single-Unit Neural Recording

    A.M. Sodagar;G.E. Perlin;Ying Yao;K. Najafi

  • A micromachined silicon sieve electrode for nerve regeneration applications

    T. Akin;K. Najafi;R.H. Smoke;R.M. Bradley

Frequent Co-Authors

Kensall D. Wise
Kensall D. Wise University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Junseok Chae
Junseok Chae Arizona State University
Maysam Ghovanloo
Maysam Ghovanloo Silicon Creations Inc.
Babak Ziaie
Babak Ziaie Purdue University West Lafayette
Yogesh B. Gianchandani
Yogesh B. Gianchandani University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mehmet R. Dokmeci
Mehmet R. Dokmeci Terasaki Foundation
Tayfun Akin
Tayfun Akin Middle East Technical University
Farrokh Ayazi
Farrokh Ayazi Georgia Institute of Technology
Liwei Lin
Liwei Lin University of California, Berkeley
Massoud Kaviany
Massoud Kaviany University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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