Dave Warner MD PhD
Medical Neuroscientist
Dir. Medical Intelligence
MindTel
davew@well.com
Education:
Ph.D. Physio-informatics
Loma Linda University, Spring 2000
MD Doctor of Medicine
Loma Linda University, Spring 1995
BA Physical Science
San Diego State University, Fall 1986.
(Emphasis in Physics, Mathematics and
Philosophy)
INTERESTS:
Interventional Informatics; Medical
Communications, Distributed Medical intelligence, Bio-sensors, Quantitative
Human
performance, Expressional interface systems,
Physio-informatics, Intelligent Interface-metrics, User Tracking Interface
systems,
Distributed tele-robotic controllers,
Intermental Networking, Bio-cybernetics systems, Cognitive Neuroscience;
Perceptual
Psycho-physics, Perceptual state space
modulation, Physiology; Physics; Mathematics; Philosophy, General Systems
Professional Responsibilities
1 Director, Institute for
Interventional Informatics (I3)
San Diego
CA
www.pulsar.org
I3 is an
organization dedicated to the intelligent implementation of interactive
information
technologies in Health Care and Education
2 CIO, MindTel LLC
Director of Medical Intelligence
Syracuse, NY 13210
www.mindtel.com
MindTel is devoted to solving leading-edge problems in communication, healthcare, education, and recreation
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A major problem in complex
emergencies is the representation of the
emergency as it unfolds.
We will employ and
manage resources toward the design
and development of a perceptualization protocol for enhancing management of
operational tasking within complex
emergencies.
We are pursuing the
development of representational attributes (and their changes) for critical
data elements within a complex system, including the creation of a vocabulary
for discussing that representation.
We will address the changing mass of information as a geometric, multi-modal entity that makes systemic, reproducible sense to the educated professional.
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We will continue to review the literature on complex emergencies and their identifiable critical components.
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We will develop the plan for formalizing representational methods.
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We will fuse geometric entity meaning with the critical data elements which created it for an enhanced perceptual acuity.
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We will map these methods to a realistic humanitarian support problem that seems appropriate to the task
An Explanation
Since my entry into a combined MD/PhD program
back in 1988, my 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.
I have been working with and developing several
classes of advanced human computer interface
technologies including Instrumented clothing,
pressure sensors, surface EMG, EOG, EEG
(direct bio-electric signals from muscle, eye
and brain activity), a new form of force
transducer and the complete sensory immersion
systems of Virtual Reality.
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. Therefore, my specific research
is involved in studying the flow
of information between the human and the
computer. The intent of this
effort is to identify methods and
techniques which optimize information
flow between humans and computers.
From the philosophic orientation of
General Systems Theories and Physiologically
valid human information sciences we are
exploring relevant issues in interactive
human computer interface design. An
eclectic integration of cognitive neuroscience,
perceptual psycho-physics and
bio-cybernetics guides our efforts to create
robust interactive 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
multimedia.
3 Principle Instigator,
Center For Really
Neat Research
Syracuse, NY
www.cyberarium.com
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.
Sale EJ, Warner DJ, Price S, Will
AD. Compressed complexity parameter. Proceedings of the 2nd
International Brain Topography Conference., Toronto, Ontario. 1991
Warner DJ, Price SH, Sale EJ, Will
AD. Chaotropic dynamical analysis of the EEG. Brain Topography.
1990.
Warner DJ, Price SH, Sale EJ, Will
AD. Chaotropic Dynamical Analysis of the EEG.
Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 1990.
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.
Clinical 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.
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
Warner DJ, Will AD, Peterson GW, Price SH,
Sale EJ. The VPL data glove as an instrument for quantitative motion
analysis. Brain Topography. 1990.
Warner DJ, Will AD, Peterson GW, Price SH,
Sale EJ. The VPL data glove as an instrument for quantitative motion
analysis. Brain Topography. 1990.
Will AD, Warner DJ, Peterson GW, Price SH,
Sale EJ. Quantitative motion analysis of the hand using the data glove.
Muscle and Nerve. 1990.
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.
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.