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Affiliated Faculty
Allyn E. Hubbard Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Secondary appointment, ECE
Biomimetic Systems Laboratory
Cochlear Biophysics Laboratory
Hearing Research Center
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin
phone: (617) 353-2815
fax: (617) 353-6766
email: aeh@bu.edu
office: PHO 329
office hours: by appointment
Research Interests
Auditory physiology; experiments and modeling; neurocomputing; VLSI in biomedical applications; biosensors.
Current Research
Dr. Hubbard carries on research in the study of the electromechanical properties of the cochlea and the modeling of auditory function. His interests also include the application of microcircuit technology in areas such as brain probes, neuromorphic computer architectures, and networks with brain-like structure, and specialized sensors for medical and environmental applications.
Selected Recent Publications
Nakajima H.H., Hubbard A.E., Mountain D.C. "Effects of acoustic trauma on acoustic enhancement of electrically evoked otoacoustic emissions" J Acoust Soc Am 107(5 Pt 1): 2603-14 (2000)
Nakajima, H.H., Mountain D.C., Hubbard A.E. "Nonlinear characteristics of electrically evoked otoacoustic emissions" Hear. Res. 122: 109-118 (1998)
Zhang, L., Mountain, D.C., Hubbard, A.E. "Shape and stiffness changes of the organ of Corti from base to apex cannot predict characteristic frequency changes: are multiple modes the answer?" World Scientific Publishing Diversity in Auditory Mechanics : 472-478 (1997)
Xue S, Mountain DC, Hubbard AE "Electrically evoked basilar membrane motion" Acoust Soc Am 97(5 Pt 1): 3030-41 (1995)
Broberg, R, Hubbard, A. "A custom-chip based system for functional electrical stimulation" IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng. In press : (1994)
