VIVEK WALIMBE, PhD

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vivekwalimbe@ieee.org

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Education		Ph.D. Major: Biomedical Engineering	2001 - 2006 GPA: 3.8/4
		The Ohio State University/ The Cleveland Clinic, USA Research Advisors: Prof. Raj Shekhar (University of Maryland) & Prof. Cynthia Roberts (The Ohio State University) Dissertation Title: “Interactive, quantitative 3D stress echocardiography and myocardial perfusion SPECT for improved diagnosis of coronary artery disease”
		Bachelor of Engineering Major: Instrumentation Engineering	1997 – 2001 Graduated with Distinction
		Government College of Engineering, University of Pune, India
Work Experience		Advanced Imaging & Algorithms Engineer Duration: 08/2006 – Current Global Diagnostic X-Ray Engineering, GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI, USA
		Graduate Research Assistant Duration: 09/2002 – 08/2006 Biomedical Engineering Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
		Predoctoral Fellow Duration: 06/2004 – 06/2006 American Heart Association
		Technical Consultant Duration: 09/2004 – 08/2006 Provided assistance for a range of image/signal processing tasks for various projects undertaken by clinical staff at the Cleveland Clinic and other institutes.
Other Ongoing Experience	Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, & Frequency Control
	Reviewer, Medical Science Monitors
Professional Membership		Member, IEEE – The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Member, EMBS – IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Skills		Scientific Specialization · Strong background in image and signal processing (especially biomedical applications), computer graphics, and instrumentation and control systems. · Extensive experience in development of low- to high-end medical image processing algorithms for wide range of clinical applications; proven track record of working with multimodality images including real-time 3D ultrasound, CT, MR, PET, SPECT. · Formal training in human physiology, specialization in cardiovascular sciences. General · Experience in leading successful global cross-functional project teams in an industry-leading diagnostic imaging business. · Experience in independent handling of academic/research and commercial/industrial projects (conceptualization, proposal presentation and successful implementation) · Experience in writing successful business proposals, technical grant proposals and research proposals for IRB approval. · Proven leadership qualities; excellent written and verbal communication skills, logical and critical thinking, analytical ability, problem solving skills and programming ability.
Patent Applications		· R. Shekhar, V. Walimbe, “Techniques for 3-D Elastic Spatial Registration of Multiple Modes of Measuring a Body,” 2006. · R. Shekhar, V. Zagrodsky, V. Walimbe, “Segmentation of Regions in Measurements of a Body based on a Deformable Model,” 2006. · R. Shekhar, V. Walimbe, “Quantitative, Real-Time 4D Stress Echo Analysis,” 2007.
Successful Grant Proposals		Funding Agency: The American Heart Association Award: Predoctoral Fellowship/Portfolio (AHA #: 0415141B) Role: Principal Investigator Duration: 07/2004 – 06/2006 Registration and Quantitative Analysis of 3D Echocardiography & SPECT for Improved Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease Specific aims: (1) To develop techniques for automatic multimodality fusion of RT3D echo and cardiac SPECT images, (2) to develop algorithms for automatic quantitative analysis of myocardial function and perfusion from fused multimodality images, and (3) to evaluate the effectiveness of the image registration and quantitative analysis techniques for diagnosis of ischemic heart disease.
Selected Publications (from about 15 total journal publications, abstracts, conference proceedings, etc.) V. Walimbe, O. Lalude, M. Garcia, R. Shekhar, “Quantitative Real-time 3-Dimensional Stress Echocardiography: A Preliminary Investigation of Feasibility and Effectiveness,” Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 20(1):13-22, 2007. V. Walimbe, R. Shekhar, “Automatic elastic image registration by interpolation of 3D rotations and translations from discrete rigid-body transformations,” Medical Image Analysis, 10: 899-914, 2006. R. Shekhar, V. Walimbe, S. Raja, V. Zagrodsky, M. Kanvinde, G. Wu, B. Bybel, “Automated Three-Dimensional Elastic Registration of Whole-Body PET and CT from Separate or Combined Scanners,” Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 46(9):1488-96, 2005. Paper featured exclusively on the cover page of volume #46(9) of the journal. V. Zagrodsky, V. Walimbe, C.R. Castro-Pareja, J. Qin, J. M. Song, R. Shekhar, “Registration-assisted segmentation of real-time 3D echocardiographic data using deformable models,” IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 24(9):1089-99, 2005. V. Walimbe, V. Zagrodsky, S. Raja, W.A. Jaber, F.P. DiFilippo, M.J. Garcia, R.C. Brunken, J. D. Thomas, R. Shekhar "Mutual information-based multimodality registration of cardiac ultrasound and SPECT images: A Preliminary Investigation," International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, 19:483-94, 2003.

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