Dr. Vasilis Marmarelis

Professor

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Biography

Vasilis Z. Marmarelis received a diploma in Electrical Mechanical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens in 1972 and completed his M.S. in Information Science and Ph.D. in Engineering Science (Bio-Information Systems) at the California Institute of Technology in 1973 and 1976, respectively. He has been a lecturer and research fellow at Caltech in BioInformation Systems from 1976 to 1978 and joined the University of Southern California (USC) as a faculty member in the Biomedical and Electrical Engineering Departments in September 1978. Throughout his career, Dr. Marmarelis has served as the Chairman of Biomedical Engineering from 1990 to 1996 and is the Co-Director of the Biomedical Simulations Resource, supported by multi-million dollar grants from the National Institutes of Health. He has co-authored an influential book and published over a hundred journal papers and book chapters. In 2000, he invented the 'Multimodal Ultrasound Tomography' system for early breast cancer detection and has worked on various projects concerning nonlinear modeling, medical diagnosis, and neurological issues. Dr. Marmarelis has made significant contributions to the fields of biomedical systems modeling and physiological applications, thereby advancing information processing in the nervous system.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

1978-09-01 — Present

University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA

Joined the faculty of the Biomedical and Electrical Engineering Departments.

Chairman

1990-01-01 — 1996-01-01

Department of Biomedical Engineering, USC • Los Angeles, CA

Served as Chairman for six years.

Co-Director

1985-01-01 — Present

Biomedical Simulations Resource • Los Angeles, CA

Co-Directed a research center dedicated to modeling and simulation of physiological systems.

Awards

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Fellow

2005-01-01

Requirements for University of Southern California

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related science
Application Checklist
  • Official transcripts
  • GRE General scores
  • TOEFL scores (International)
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Personal Statement
Specialization Notes

Requires general GRE for all graduate degrees.