Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Courses and workshops
Research
Publications
Volunteer Experience
Timeline
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Abdullah Biran

Summary

Passionate professional with excellent presentation, research and communication skills. Organized and driven with impressive list of achievements and history of excelling in high-pressure environments.

Work History

Assistant Professor

King Faisal University
Hofuf
- 07.2023
  • Taught courses of Management of Health Care Technology, Selected Topics in Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Signals and Systems, and Electric Circuits.
  • Developed and implemented innovative teaching methods that enhanced student engagement and learning outcomes.
  • Supervised independent research projects conducted by undergraduates or graduates.

Internship Program

Gulf Medical Co.
Saudi Arabia
01.2011
  • Installed and maintained various medical equipment.
  • Maintained records of scheduled maintenance activities.
  • Performed preventive and corrective maintenance on a variety of equipment.

Internship Program

Aramco Co.
Dammam
01.2010
  • Attended business meetings between several companies.
  • Prepared reports summarizing project progress and results for management review.

Teaching Assistantship

Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto
  • Effectively instructed students on the fundamentals of the electric circuits lab.
  • Assisted with research projects by gathering data and performing experiments.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - Biomedical Engineering

McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
01.2023

Master of Applied Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering

Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
01.2017

Bachelor of Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering (Biomedical Engineering)

King Abdul-Aziz University
01.2012

Skills

  • Fluent English Speaker
  • Microsoft Office
  • Mat lab
  • Leadership
  • Working in team
  • Communication and Presentation

Courses and workshops

  • Educational, Instructional Skills Workshop,Toronto Metropoltian University, Toronto, 05/13/15, 05/15/15
  • Educational, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Levels 1 and 2, Ryerson University, Chang School for Continuing Education, Toronto, Canada, 2014
  • Educational, English for Academic Purposes Program, ELS Language Centers, Toronto, 2014
  • Educational, Advanced Academic Skills, School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto, 2013
  • Educational, Academic English, School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto, 2013
  • Professional, Essential Professional Skills Program, Ryerson University, Toronto, 2015
  • Professional, General Introduction to Ultrasound Units and dedicated MRI systems, Service Training, Esoate Company, Florence/Genoa, 2013
  • Professional, Electronic parts welding
  • Professional, Basic life support

Research

  • 2023, McMaster University, Conducted research in Biometric Identification using Electrocardiogram and time frequency feature matching
  • 2017, Toronto Metropolitan University, Conducted a research in Automatic Detection and Classification of Diabetic Retinopathy from Retinal Fundus Images.
  • 2012, King Abdul-Aziz University, Designed a System for Studying Heart Rate Variability on Computer Screen.

Publications

  • A. Biran and A. Jeremic, ECG bio-identification using Fréchet classifiers, “A proposed methodology based on modeling the dynamic change of the ECG features”, Elsevier Journal of Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 82, 2023
  • A. Biran and A. Jeremic, The feasibility of human identification from multiple ECGs using Maximal Overlap Discrete Wavelet Transform (MODWT) and Weighted Majority Voting Method (WMVM), Digital Medicine and Healthcare Technology, 2, 2023
  • A. Biran and A. Jeremic, Non-Segmented ECG bio-Identification using Short Time Fourier Transform and Frechet Mean Distance, 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Montreal, 2020, 5506-5509
  • A. Biran and A. Jeremic, Automatic QRS Detection and Segmentation using Short Time Fourier Transform and Feature Fusion, 33rd Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, London, 2020
  • A. Biran, P. Bidari, A. Almazroa, V. Lakshminarayanan and K. Raahemifar, Blood Vessels Extraction from Retinal Images Using Combined 2D Gabor Wavelet Transform with Local Entropy Thresholding and Alternative Sequential Filter, IEEE 29th Canadian Conference in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vancouver, May, 2016
  • A. Biran, P. Bidari, A. Almazroa, V. Lakshminarayanan and K. Raahemifar, Automatic Detection and Classification of Diabetic Retinopathy using Retinal Fundus Images, WASET International Conference on Medical Informatics and Biomedical Engineering, Montreal, July, 2016

Volunteer Experience

  • Saudi Students Association in Toronto, Social Affairs Member, 2016
  • Saudi Students Association in Toronto, Volunteering, 2013, 2015
  • Ryerson Faculty Conference, Moderator, May 2015
  • Saudi Scientific Society for Biomedical Engineering, Organizing Workshops, 2012
  • King Abdul Aziz University, Organizing Engineering Days, 2011, 2012

Timeline

Internship Program

Gulf Medical Co.
01.2011

Internship Program

Aramco Co.
01.2010

Assistant Professor

King Faisal University
- 07.2023

Teaching Assistantship

Toronto Metropolitan University

Doctor of Philosophy - Biomedical Engineering

McMaster University

Master of Applied Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering

Toronto Metropolitan University

Bachelor of Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering (Biomedical Engineering)

King Abdul-Aziz University
Abdullah Biran