Rate My Professor James Abbas

Abbas's research specializes in neural engineering applied to medical rehabilitation and exercise. His work involves designing neurotechnology, developing computational models, and conducting experimental evaluations of rehabilitation systems in human subjects, with applications in neuroprosthetics and global health technologies. He holds multiple patents, including the Self-Anchoring MEMS Intrafascicular Neural Electrode (2010), Fitting system for a neural-enabled limb prosthesis system (2014), Communication interface for sensory stimulation (2015), Modular multi-channel inline connector system (2016), Neural interface activity simulator (2017), Systems and methods for decoding intended motor commands from recorded neural signals (2017), Directional-specific extraneural recording device (2018), Systems and methods for advanced medical device placement and usage (2020), Non-invasive intraoral neurostimulation device for obstructive sleep apnea (2020), and Systems and methods for delivering focalized neurostimulation (2022). Abbas is a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors (elected 2020) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation and Frontiers in Neuroengineering, as an associate editor for the IEEE EMBS and Neural Engineering Conferences, and as a member of the Steering Committee for the Data Resource Center of the NIH SPARC Initiative. Additional honors include 2019 Invited Faculty for the IEEE Brain Initiative Neurotech Entrepreneurs Workshop, 2019 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Nominee from Arizona State University Faculty Women’s Association, and 2012 Top Five Percent Faculty recognition from Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering for teaching excellence. His contributions have garnered over 2,970 citations on Google Scholar.