Smart Sensing Systems and Analysis of Exhaled Breath for Detecting Diseases

Dr. Sudhir Shrestha
Assistant Professor Engineering Science Department, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

Cerent Engineering Science Complex, Salazar Hall 2009A
3:00 PM

Abstract – Smart sensing systems employ an array of sensors, and advanced data analysis methods for making sense of the information gathered by the sensors. This presentation will discuss recent progress on sensing systems for analyzing exhaled human breath and monitoring health status of a patient. The human breath contains a large number of compounds that carry important health information. For example, changes in the level of certain compounds in exhaled breath have been linked to the changes in blood glucose levels. Developing a system that detects blood glucose levels from exhaled breath of a patient involves recognizing the compounds, manufacturing a sensor array to sense them, and formulating a hardware and computational solution that produces an actionable output. This presentation will discuss recent results from the presenter’s team in that effort. In addition, recent efforts in developing sensing systems to monitor ambient air quality will be discussed.

Dr. Sudhir Shrestha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at Sonoma State University. He received his Ph.D. from Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA in 2009. Prior to joining SSU, he was with Miami University, Oxford, OH and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), IN. He has several years of postdoctoral and industry experience. Dr. Shrestha's research aims to develop Smart Sensing Systems for health and other applications.