Hasan Ayaz, PhD is an Associate Professor at the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems at Drexel University and an Associate Fellow at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Hasan Ayaz, PhD is an Associate Professor at the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems and the Department of Psychology at Drexel University and an Associate Fellow at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He also is a core member of the Cognitive Neuroengineering and Quantitative Experimental Research Collaborative.
Dr. Ayaz's research involves understanding the neural mechanisms related to human perceptual, cognitive, and motor functioning with a focus on real-world contexts, utilizing mobile neuroimaging, and deploying neuroengineering approaches to neuroergonomics applications. His research aims to design, develop, and utilize next generation brain imaging for neuroergonomic applications over a broad spectrum, from aerospace to healthcare. His research has been funded by federal agencies, corporate partners, and foundations and his research has been widely published in international journals.
BS, Bogazici University (Electrical and Electronics Engineering), 2003
MS, Drexel University (Biomedical Engineering), 2005
PhD, Drexel University (Biomedical Engineering), 2010
Dehais F, Karwowski W, Ayaz H. Brain at Work and in Everyday Life as the Next Frontier: Grand Field Challenges for Neuroergonomics. Frontiers in Neuroergonomics. 2020; 1(1).
Curtin A, Ayaz H, Tang Y, Sun J, Wang J, Tong S. (2019). Enhancing Neural Efficiency of Cognitive Processing Speed via Training and Neurostimulation: An fNIRS and TMS Study. Neuroimage. 2019; 198, 73-82.
McKendrick R, Parasuraman R, Ayaz H. Wearable functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS): Expanding Vistas for Neurocognitive Augmentation. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. 2015; 9(27).