Mehdi Borjkhani

Electrical Engineering Department, Urmia University of Technology (Assistant professor)

Email: m.borjkhaniut.ac.ir, borjkhanigmail.com

Education

Nanyang Technological University, Postdoc. Neuroscience                                                ۲۰۱۹ 

University of Tehran, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering                                                          ۲۰۱۸
 
Tehran Polytechnic, M.S.C Biomedical Engineering                                                           ۲۰۰۹
 
Urmia University, B.S.C Electronic and Electrical Engineering                                          ۲۰۰۵
 

Publications

Journal Articles

[۱] Ca۲+ Channels Involvement in Low-Frequency Stimulation-Mediated Suppression of Intrinsic Excitability of Hippocampal CA۱ Pyramidal Cells in a Rat Amygdala Kindling Model. Z. Ghotbeddin, S. Heysieattalab, M. Borjkhani, J. Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Saeed Semnanian, N. Hosseinmardi, M. Janahmadi. Neuroscience (۲۰۱۹). IF=۳.۲.
[۲] Hyperexcitability of hippocampal CA۱ pyramidal neurons in male offspring of a rat model of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) induced by prenatal exposure to valproic acid: A possible involvement of Ih channel current. R. Hajisoltani, S. A. Karimia, M. Rahdara, S. Davoudi, M. Borjkhani, N. Hosseinmardi, G. Behzadi, M. Janahmadi. Brain Research (۲۰۱۹), IF=۳.۱۲.
[۳] Computational modeling of opioid-induced synaptic plasticity in hippocampus. M. Borjkhani, F. Bahrami, M. Janahmadi, PloS one (۲۰۱۸), IF=۳.
[۴] Formation of opioid-induced memory and its prevention: a computational study. M. Borjkhani, F. Bahrami, M. Janahmadi. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience (۲۰۱۸), IF= ۲.۶۵.
[۵] Period doubling and route to chaos in reduced graphene oxide, an experimental evidence, M. Faraji, M. A. Sharif, M. Borjkhani, K. Ashabi, Journal of Molecular Liquids (۲۰۱۸), IF=۴.۵.
[۶] Do Opioids Contribute to Pathological Memory Formation? Introducing a Computational Model to Meet the Question, M. Borjkhani, F. Bahrami, M. Janahmadi, Basic and Clinical Neuroscience (۲۰۱۷), IF=۰.۷.
[۷] Chaotic fractional‐order model for muscular blood vessel and its control via fractional control scheme, M.P. Aghababa, M. Borjkhani, Complexity (۲۰۱۴), IF=۳.۵.
[۸] Application of GA, PSO, and ACO algorithms to path planning of autonomous underwater vehicles, M.P. Aghababa, M.H. Amrollahi, M. Borjkhani, Journal of Marine Science and Application (۲۰۱۲), IF=۰.۴۳.
[۹] Temporal modulation instability, transition to chaos in non-feedback biased photorefractive media, M.A. Sharif, M. Borjkhani, B. Ghafary, Optics Communications (۲۰۱۴), IF=۱.۴۸.
[۱۰] Low power MICS band Transmitter for Bio-Medical Sensor Nodes with Driving Capability by Energy Harvesting Systems H. Borjkhani, S. Sheikhaei, M. Borjkhani, Iranian Journal of Biomedical Engineering (۲۰۱۴).
[۱۱] Kinematical Modeling of the Writing Process using Model Predictive Control, M. Borjkhani, F. Towhidkhah, Iranian Journal of Biomedical Engineering (۲۰۱۰).
 

Conference Presentations

[۱] Mathematical modeling of opioid receptor function in hippocampus. M. Borjkhani, F. Bahrami, M. Janahmadi, ۴th Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Congress, Tehran, Iran (۲۰۱۵).
[۲] M. Bahrami, M. Borjkhani, G. A. Hossein-Zadeh, F. Bahrami, "Lyapunove exponent as a feature to distinguish patients with Alzheimer&#۳۹;s disease and healthy controls using resting-state fMRI BOLD signals," ۱st Iranian Conference on Human Brain Mapping, Tehran, Iran (۲۰۱۴).
[۳] A mathematical model for neuron astrocytes interactions in hippocampus during addiction, M. Borjkhani, A. Mahdavi, F. Bahrami, ۲۱st Iranian Conference on Biomedical Engineering (۲۰۱۴).
[۴] Probabilistic study of different synchronization measures: Application to electroencephalographic signals, M. Borjkhani, A.H. KhazeniFard, A. Rahimpour, ۳^rd Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Congress (۲۰۱۴).
[۵] Low power current starved sub-harmonic injection locked ring oscillator, H. Borjkhani, S. Sheikhaei, M. Borjkhani, ۲۲^nd Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering (۲۰۱۴).
[۶] Chaotic behavior analysis in rest EEG signals of rats with Alzheimer’s disease, M. Borjkhani, T. Toufighi, F. V. Farahani, ۲^nd Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Congress, Tehran, Iran (۲۰۱۳).
[۷] Chaotic beam propagation through Chalcogenide glass fibers, M.A. Sharif, M. Borjkhani, Proc. of ۱۲^th International Young Scientists Conference Optics and High Technology Material Science – SPO, Kyiv, Ukraine (۲۰۱۱).
[۸] The effect of magnetic fields on reduction of pain in human body, M. Borjkhani, M.A. Sharif, Proc. of Anesthesia International Congress, Ahvaz, Iran (۲۰۱۱).
[۹] Telemedicine Applications for Healthcare, M. Borjkhani, N. Ezzati, National Electrical Congress, Urmia, Iran (۲۰۱۱).
[۱۰] Noninvasive detection of fetal heart beat signal, M. Borjkhani, N. Ezzati, National Electrical Congress, Urmia, Iran (۲۰۱۱).
[۱۱] Intelligence control of power using GA-PID controller, S. Zaferanlouei, M. Borjkhani, Proc. of ۴^th International conference of Fuzzy information and engineering, Shomal university, Amol, Iran (۲۰۱۰).
[۱۲] Modeling handwriting generation using Genetic Fuzzy PID controller, M. Borjkhani, GH. Jahedi, F. Towhidkhah, Proc. of ۴^th International conference of Fuzzy information and engineering, Shomal University, Amol, Iran (۲۰۱۰).
[۱۳] Diagnosis of Parkinson diseases based on handwriting kinematics using fuzzy classifier, M. Borjkhani, M. Fallahnezhad, F. Towhidkhah, M.H. Moradi, Proc. of ۴^th International conference of Fuzzy information and engineering, Shomal university, Amol, Iran (۲۰۱۰).
[۱۴] Simulation of nerve blocking by sinus/square biphasic high-frequency electrical current and suggested combined new waveform based on Hodgkin-Huxley model, S.B. Makooyi, A. Soltanzadeh, M. Borjkhani, Proc. of International Conference on Broadcast Technology and Multimedia Communication, Malaysia (۲۰۱۰).
[۱۵] Conjugated Version of Electromagnetic Sensor Based on Mach-Zehnder Electro-Optical Modulator, M.A. Sharif, M. Borjkhani, A. Soltanian, Proc. of International Conference on Broadcast Technology and Multimedia Communication, Malaysia (۲۰۱۰).
[۱۶] Non-Thermal Effects of Base Transceiver Stations on Human Health, M. Borjkhani, M.A. Sharif, ۱st Congress on Bio-electro-magnetism, Qazvin, Iran (۲۰۱۰).
[۱۷] Low-frequency electromagnetic fields biological effects on nervous system, M. Borjkhani, M.A. Sharif, ۱^st Congress on Bio-electro-magnetism, Qazvin, Iran (۲۰۱۰).
[۱۸] Diagnosis Parkinson&#۳۹;s Disease Using Reliable Handwriting Kinematic Features By Artificial Neural Network, M. Borjkhani, M. Ahmadlou, F. Towhidkhah, Proc. of International Conference on Biomedical and Interdisciplinary Research (published in Journal of Iran University of medical science), Tehran, Iran (۲۰۰۹).
[۱۹] Modeling Writing Generation in Schizophrenia Patients using Model Predictive Control, M. Borjkhani, F. Towhidkhah, ۱۰^th International Congress on Medicine, Tehran, Iran (۲۰۰۹).
[۲۰] Modeling Kinematic Features of Human Handwriting using Model Predictive Control, M. Borjkhani, F. Towhidkhah, Proc. of IEEE International Biomedical Engineering Conference, Cairo (۲۰۰۸).
[۲۱] Extracting Reliable Handwriting Kinematic Features by using Neural Network for Diagnosis Schizophrenia Disease, M. Borjkhani, M. Ahmadlou, F. Towhidkhah, Proc of IEEE International Biomedical Engineering Conference, Cairo (۲۰۰۸). 
[۲۲] Writing Disorders in Schizophrenia Patients and Diagnosis of Disease Using Support Vector Machine, M. Borjkhani, H. Davandeh, F. Towhidkhah, ۱۵^th Iranian Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Mashhad, Iran (۲۰۰۸).
[۲۳] Do Human Beings use Gestalts when Predicting Obstacle Movements, B. Taghizadeh, F. Towhidkhah, M.A. Pajouh, M. Borjkhani, ۱۵^th Iranian Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Mashhad, Iran (۲۰۰۸).
[۲۴] Schizophrenia Diagnosis using a new Artificial Immune System based on writing patterns, M. Borjkhani, S. Jafari, F. Towhidkhah, H.R. Mohammadi, ۱۶^th Iranian Electrical Engineering Conference, Tarbiat Modarres University, Iran (۲۰۰۸).
 
Graduate Courses  
Dynamical Systems in Neuroscience
Biological Systems Modeling
Electrophysiology  
Discrete signal processing
Biomedical signal processing
Functional Medical Imaging Systems
Stochastic Processes
Pattern Recognition
Estimation and System Identification 
Artificial Neural Networks
Fuzzy Control
Neuro-muscular systems control
 
Research Interests 
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical and Biomedical Signal Processing               
Pattern Recognition, Estimation and System Identification
fMRI Data Analysis
 

Teaching Experience

Modeling and simulation in bio-mechatronic
Advanced engineering mathematics
An introduction to biomedical engineering
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Electrical Circuits I & II
Electronic I & II
Linear Control Systems
Process Control
 

Programming skills

C++
Matlab
Dynamical Systems and Bifurcation Analysis software (Matcont)
Dynamical systems analysis software (Xppaut)
fMRI analysis software (FSL)