
John Thomas
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About me
Transforming Healthcare with Biomedical Signal Processing and Deep Learning | Neuroengineering Scientist at Duke University | Interdisciplinary research | Epilepsy Biomarkers | Sleep | Brain-Computer Interfaces
Education

Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan , Poochatty
1996 - 2010
National Institute of Technology Calicut
2010 - 2014Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Electronics and Communications Engineering
Nanyang Technological University Singapore
2015 - 2019Ph.D. Scholar 4.42/5Thesis Title: Epilepsy Detection from Scalp EEG: A Machine Learning ApproachSupervisor: Assoc. Prof. Justin DauwelsDescription: — An automated epileptic EEG identification system was developed with Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)-based interictal biomarker detection from scalp EEG.— We achieved a 6-center clinical validation performance of 76% across the consensus of 35+ experts.— The system has successfully outperformed the current softwares available in the market.
Experience

Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Aug 2017 - Dec 2018Graduate Research AssistantCourses: Circuits and Systems Theory, Lab

Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Apr 2019 - Nov 2020Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Signal Processing, Mathematical Modelling for Neuroscience
Research Fellow
Nov 2019 - Nov 2020Project Officer
Apr 2019 - Nov 2019
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The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital)
Feb 2021 - Nov 2023Postdoctoral Researcher
Duke University Pratt School of Engineering
Nov 2023 - nowResearch Scientist
Licenses & Certifications
- View certificate

Data Science Orientation
CourseraMar 2020 - View certificate

Introduction to Data Science Specialization
CourseraApr 2020 - View certificate

Deep Learning Specialization
CourseraJul 2019
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to John ThomasAll Star Awards Duke Neurology Sep 2024
- Awarded to John ThomasInfrastructure Grant American Epilepsy Society Jul 2024 Project title: Multi-center Epilepsy Data Platform: Improving Outcomes by Deep Phenotyping
- Awarded to John ThomasAmerican Epilepsy Society Fellow American Epilepsy Society Dec 2023
- Awarded to John ThomasTrainee Publication Award Canadian League Against Epilepsy (CLAE) Sep 2023
- Awarded to John ThomasMcGill MedStar Award Montreal Neurological Institute, Canada Aug 2023
- Awarded to John ThomasFellowship and Research Allowance Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Jul 2023 Project title: Development of seizure-independent electroencephalography features for predictingthe epileptogenic zone and epilepsy surgery outcome
- Awarded to John ThomasThe Centre of Excellence in Epilepsy Travel Award McGill University Jun 2023
- Awarded to John ThomasFunding for Neuro Community Open Science Initiatives Tanenbaum Open Science Institute (TOSI) Jul 2022 Project title: Déjà vu: Development of an openly available knowledge portal for epilepsy presurgicalevaluation
- Awarded to John ThomasDreem Call for Proposal 2nd edition Dreem Jun 2022 Project title: Development of an Epileptic Sleep Quality Index (EpiSQI) for People with Epilepsyusing the Dreem headband
- Awarded to John ThomasJeanne Timmins Costello Postdoctoral Fellowship Montreal Neurological Institute Jun 2022
- Awarded to John ThomasThe Centre of Excellence in Epilepsy Travel Award Montreal Neurological Institute Jun 2022
- Awarded to John ThomasTravel Award Post-Graduate Student Society (PGSS), McGill University Jun 2022
- Awarded to John ThomasPostdoctoral Research Fellowship Savoy Foundation Jul 2021
- Awarded to John ThomasPeople's Choice Award, 3-minute Thesis 2016 Nanyang Technological University Jul 2016
- Awarded to John ThomasRecommended to Teach Certificate Nanyang Technological University Jul 2016
- Awarded to John ThomasNTU Research Scholarship Nanyang Technological University Jan 2015
Languages
- maMalayalam
- enEnglish
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