Department of Electrical Engineering
Research interests and affiliations
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- In vivo histology
- Biophysical modeling
- Brain and heart microstructure
- Multiple sclerosis
Our team has access to world-class imaging facilities at the University of Montreal, and we also work closely with collaborators at the Montreal Neurological Institute and the newly established Stanford Center for Cognitive and Neurobiological Imaging. Due to the interdisciplinary and international nature of our projects, we are open to students from a wide range of scientific backgrounds.
If you are interested in joining, please send e-mail with your CV to: nikola.stikov@polymtl.ca.
Below is a list of ongoing projects:
- Developing software for quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRLab)
- Vendor-neutral MRI pulse sequences for myelin imaging (VENUS)
- Building a reproducible preprint server (NeuroLibre) for hosting the research article of the future
- 1900 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
- 1901 Biomedical technology
- 2518 Instrumentation and measurements
- 2708 Image and video processing
Publications
Biography
Co-director, Neuroimaging Research Laboratory (NeuroPoly)
http://www.polymtl.ca/recherche/rc/unites/details.php?NoUnite=184
Researcher at Montreal Heart Institute
https://www.icm-mhi.org/en/contact-us/employees?letter=S
Dr. Nikola Stikov is associate professor of biomedical engineering, a researcher at the Montreal Heart Institute, and co-director of NeuroPoly, the Neuroimaging Research Laboratory at École Polytechnique, University of Montreal. Prior to joining the Polytechnique faculty, Dr. Stikov completed his postdoctoral training at the Montreal Neurological Institute, and his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degree at Stanford University.
Dr. Stikov's research runs the gamut of quantitative magnetic resonance imaging, from basic issues of standardization and accuracy, to biophysical modeling, microstructural imaging and clinical applications. He is a vocal open science advocate, leading the open science axis of the Quebec Bioimaging Network (QBIN) and sitting on the steering committee of the Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform (CONP). He is also co-founder of NeuroLibre.org, a preprint server for hosting executable research objects, and the founder of the Center for advanced interdisciplinary research at the University Ss Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Macedonia.
Distinctions
- FRQS research chair (chercheur boursier Junior 1 in 2017 and Junior 2 in 2021)
- Best teacher in biomedical engineering (2017, 2018, 2020)
- Junior Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (2014)
- Montreal Neurological Institute CECR Fellowship (2010)
- Stanford Centennial Teaching Assistant Award (2007)
- Stanford Electrical Engineering Outstanding Service Award (2003)
Teaching
GBM2330 Principles of biomedical instrumentation
https://moodle.polymtl.ca/enrol/index.php?id=879
GBM6330e Emerging biomedical technologies
https://moodle.polymtl.ca/enrol/index.php?id=1720
Supervision at Polytechnique
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Ph.D. Thesis (2)
- Karakuzu, A. (2022). Bringing Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Under One Umbrella [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Boshkovski, T. (2021). The Myelin-Weighted Connectome: A Multiplex Approach to Characterize Brain Function and Structure [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Karakuzu, A. (2022). Bringing Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Under One Umbrella [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
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Master's Thesis (3)
- Nami, H. (2019). Clustering of the White Matter Tracts in the Rat Spinal Cord Based on Quantitative Histology [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Saliani, A. (2017). Construction d'un atlas de la microstructure de la matière blanche de la moelle épinière chez le rat à partir d'acquisitions histologiques [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Vuong, M. T. (2017). Comparison of Myelin Imaging Techniques in Ex Vivo Spinal Cord [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Nami, H. (2019). Clustering of the White Matter Tracts in the Rat Spinal Cord Based on Quantitative Histology [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
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