Dr. Timothy Dunn

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Timothy Dunn is an Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Duke University, where he also holds appointments in Neurobiology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Neurosurgery. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2015. His research interests encompass a diverse range of areas including Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Neurobiology, Animal Behavior, Computational Neuroscience, Prognostic Modeling, and Traumatic Brain Injury. Dunn has been recognized with several awards for his contributions to the field, including the Technological Innovations Neuroscience Award from the McKnight Foundation in 2021 and various teaching distinctions from Harvard University and Duke. His academic work is currently affiliated with the Duke AI Health initiative and the Duke Division of Global Neurosurgery and Neurology. Dunn is actively involved in research projects and teaches a variety of courses in Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. He is also known for being a finalist in the AI Watson XPrize as part of a team from IBM.

Research Interests

Machine Learning Computer Vision Neurobiology Animal Behavior Computational Neuroscience Prognostic Modeling Traumatic Brain Injury

Awards

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Technological Innovations Neuroscience Award

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Peer Recognition Honor

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Certificate Distinction Teaching

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Certificate Excellence Teaching

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AI Watson XPrize Finalist (with team DataKind)

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Certificate Distinction Teaching

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Graduate Research Fellowship

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MCB Department Citation (Best Class)

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I.L. Chaikoff Award Undergraduate Research

Courses

EGR 393: Research Projects Engineering ECE 899: Special Readings Electrical Engineering ECE 493: Projects Electrical Computer Engineering BME 899: Special Readings Biomedical Engineering BME 792: Continuation Graduate Independent Study BME 791: Graduate Independent Study BME 790L: Advanced Topics Lab for Graduate Students Biomedical Engineering BME 789: Internship Biomedical Engineering BME 590: Special Topics Biomedical Engineering BME 580: Introduction Biomedical Data Science BME 494: Projects Biomedical Engineering BME 493: Projects Biomedical Engineering BME 394: Projects Biomedical Engineering BME 390L: Special Topics Lab

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)