Dave Warner MD PhD
Medical Neuroscientist
davew@well.com
http://www.mindtel.com/
http://www.medibolt.com/
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Academic
Assistant Research Professor,
Engineering and Computer Science
Syracuse University
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Professional
Dir. Medical Intelligence
MindTel
http://www.mindtel.com/
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Current research projects
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U S Navy – Office of Naval Research and Third
Fleet
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Roc-N-RoL.
Remote Operations Center Network with
Real-time Operational Links
A wireless ship wide network linking key personnel
with the battle center through handheld and wearable computers.
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Naval Undersea Warfare Center
Providing “intelligence on demand” and other technical
support services for neuro-scientific aspects of new project definition
and development.
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DARPA
Humanitarian Intelligence and Civil Military Operations.
Research real world humanitarian assistance and
disaster relief efforts (such as those in central Africa) so as to
recommend collaborative technologies and experimental environments to further
develop methods for responding to crisis situations
Education:
An Explanation
Since my entry into a combined MD/PhD
program back in 1988, my researchefforts
have focused on advanced instrumentation and new methods of analysis which
can beapplied to evaluating various
aspects of human function as it relates to human computer interaction.I
have been working with and developing several classes of advanced human
computer interfacetechnologies including
Instrumented clothing, pressure sensors, surface EMG, EOG, EEG(direct
bio-electric signals from muscle, eye and brain activity), a new form of
forcetransducer and the complete
sensory immersion systems of Virtual Reality.An
optimal mapping of interactive interfacetechnologies
to the human nervous system's capacity to transduce, assimilate and respondintelligently
to information in an integrative-multisensory interactionwill
fundamentally change the way that humans interact with informationsystems.
Therefore, my specific research is involved in studying the flowof
information between the human and the computer. The intent of thiseffort
is to identify methods and techniques which optimize informationflow
between humans and computers.From
the philosophic orientation of General Systems Theories and Physiologicallyvalid
human information sciences we are exploring relevant issues in interactivehuman
computer interface design. An eclectic integration of cognitive neuroscience,perceptual
psycho-physics and bio-cybernetics guides our efforts to createrobust
interactive systems. Application areas for this work includequantitative
assessment of human performance, augmentative communicationsystems,
environmental controls for the disabled, medical communicationsand
integrated interactive educational multimedia.
PAST Projects
1.Distributed medical
intelligence (DMI):
Connectivity Matrix for ubiquitous telemedical Knowledge on Demand services.
2.Interactive educational
tracking tools
"Smart Desk"
3.Universal interfacing
tools
Neattools-TNG3's
4.Bot-masters (DARPA)
Wearable computer interface systems
Landmine detection
Wearable air ground station
Tele-robotic controller
Human-robot interface/controllers
5.Cyber-Cultural
engineering
"Cyberarium" - Center for Really Neat Research
6.Interventional
Informatics
It is the intent of Interventional informatics
to seek out key areas where information technology can be
effectively utilized to improve quality of life, for example, in health
care and/or education, and then actively participate in facilitating
implementation. Project areas currently active include:
1. Advanced instrumentation for the acquisition and analysis of medically
relevant
biological signals
2. New interface systems for persons with disabilities
3. Educational systems that adapt to the users ability to learn
4. Advanced training technologies which will allow the
rapid dispersion of newly developed techniques.
5.. Advanced informatic systems which augment the general flow of medical
information and provides decision support for the health care professional.
6.. Public access to health information databases designed to empower the
average citizen to become more involved in their
own health care.
Short Bio
Warner, a medical neuroscientist, has
an MD/PhD from Loma Linda University,is the director of the Institute
for Interventional Informatics and has gained international recognition
for pioneering new methods of physiologically based human-computer interaction.
Warner's research efforts have focused on advanced instrumentation and
new methods of analysis which can be applied to evaluating various aspects
of human function as it relates to human-computer interaction, this effort
was to identify methods and techniques which optimize information flow
between humans and computers. Warner's work has indicated an optimal mapping
of interactive interface technologies to the human nervous system's capacity
to transduce, assimilate and respond intelligently to information in an
integrative-multisensory interaction will fundamentally change the way
that humans interact with information systems. Application areas for this
work include quantitative assessment of human performance, augmentative
communication systems, environmental controls for the disabled, medical
communications and integrated interactive educational systems. Warner is
particularly active in technology transfer of aerospace and other defense
derived technologies to the fields of health care and education. Specific
areas of interest are: advanced instrumentation for the acquisition and
analysis of medically relevant biological signals; intelligent informatic
systems which augment both the general flow of medical information and
provide decision support for the health care professional; public accesses
health information databases designed to empower the average citizen to
become more involved in their own health care; and advanced training technologies
which will adaptively optimize interactive educational systems to the capacity
of the user.
Selected Publications are:
1. Warner D, Rusovick R, Balch D
(1998) The Globalization of Interventional Informatics Through Internet
Mediated Distributed Medical Intelligence, New Medicine
2. Warner D, Tichenor J.M, Balch
D.C. (1996) Telemedicine and Distributed Medical Intelligence, Telemedicine
Journal 2: 295-301.
3. Warner, D., Anderson, T., and Joh
Johannsen. (1994). Bio-Cybernetics: A Biologically Responsive Interactive
Interface, in Medicine Meets Virtual Reality II: Interactive Technology
& Healthcare: Visionary Applications for Simulation Visualization Robotics.
(pp. 237-241). San Diego, CA, USA: Aligned Management Associates.
4. Warner, D., Sale, J., Price, S.
and Will, D. (1992). Remapping the Human-Computer Interface for Optimized
Perceptualization of Medical Information, in Proceedings of Medicine Meets
Virtual Reality. San Diego, CA: Aligned Management Associates.
5. Warner, D., Sale, J. and Price,
S. (1991). The Neurorehabilitation Workstation: A Clinical Application
for Machine-Resident Intelligence, in Proceedings of the 13th Annual International
Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. ( pp.
1266-1267). Los Alamos, CA: IEEE Computer
Society Press.
Basic neuroscience
The following abstracts demonstrate
the application of dynamical analysis to physiological signals and show
that it is possible to characterize abnormal electrophysiological rhythms
as low dimensional attractors.
1. Sale EJ, Warner DJ, Price S, Will
AD. Compressed complexity parameter. Proceedings of the 2nd
International Brain Topography Conference., Toronto, Ontario. 1991
2. Warner DJ, Price SH, Sale EJ,
Will AD. Chaotropic dynamical analysis of the EEG. Brain Topography.
1990.
3. Warner DJ, Price SH, Sale EJ, Will
AD. Chaotropic Dynamical Analysis of the EEG. Electroencephalography
and Clinical Neurophysiology. 1990.
4. Warner D, Will AD. Dynamical
analysis of EEG: evidence for a low-dimensional attractor in absence epilepsy.
Neurology. 1990 April;40(1):351.
The following abstract introduces the
possibility of quantitatively correlating movement related potentials recorded
over the scalp with complex motor tasks using human-computer interface
technology
Warner DJ, Will AD, Peterson GW, Price
SH, Sale EJ, Turley SM. Quantitative motion analysis instrumentation
for movement related potentials. Electroencephalography and Clinical
Neurophysiology. 1991;79:29-30.
Neuroscience
The basic problem being addressed by
the following abstracts is that clinical research involving neurological
disorders is severely limited by the inability to objectively and quantitatively
measure complex motor performance. Large double-blind randomized
controlled trials of novel therapies continue to rely on clinical rating
scales that are merely ordinal and subjective. In addition, research
on the basic neuroscience of motor control is greatly impeded by the lack
of quantitative measurement of motor performance.
1. Will AD, Sale EJ, Price S, Warner
DJ, Peterson GW. Quantitative measurement of the “milkmaid” sign
in Huntington’s disease. Annals of Neurology. 1991;30:320
2. Warner DJ, Will AD, Peterson GW,
Price SH, Sale EJ. The VPL data glove as an instrument for quantitative
motion analysis. Brain Topography. 1990.
3. Warner DJ, Will AD, Peterson GW,
Price SH, Sale EJ. The VPL data glove as an instrument for quantitative
motion analysis. Brain Topography. 1990.
4. Will AD, Warner DJ, Peterson GW,
Price SH, Sale EJ. Quantitative motion analysis of the hand using the data
glove. Muscle and Nerve. 1990.
5. Will AD, Warner DJ, Peterson GW,
Sale EJ, Price SH. The data glove for precise quantitative measurement
of upper motor neuron (UMN) function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Annals of Neurology. 1990;28:210.
6. Will AD, Warner DJ, Peterson GW,
Price SH, Sale EJ. Quantitative analysis of tremor and chorea using
the VPL data glove. Annals of Neurology. 1990;28:299.
Therapeutic potential of human computer
interface
Warner DJ, Will AD, Peterson GW, Price
SH, Sale EJ. The VPL data glove as a tool for hand rehabilitation
and communication. Annals of Neurology. 1990;28:272.
