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Dr Emily Porter
B.Eng., M.Eng, Ph.D
Biography
Research Interests
Peer Reviewed Journals
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| (2018) | 'Microwave Breast Imaging: experimental tumour phantoms for the evaluation of new breast cancer diagnosis systems'
Oliveira, BL;O'Loughlin, D;O'Halloran, M;Porter, E;Glavin, M;Jones, E (2018) 'Microwave Breast Imaging: experimental tumour phantoms for the evaluation of new breast cancer diagnosis systems'. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 4 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2018) | 'Quantification of the Sensing Radius of a Coaxial Probe for Accurate Interpretation of Heterogeneous Tissue Dielectric Data'
Alessandra La Gioia, Saqib Salahuddin, Martin O'Halloran, Emily Porter (2018) 'Quantification of the Sensing Radius of a Coaxial Probe for Accurate Interpretation of Heterogeneous Tissue Dielectric Data'. IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2018) | 'Supervised Learning Classifiers for Electrical Impedance-based Bladder State Detection'
Dunne, E;Santorelli, A;McGinley, B;Leader, G;O'Halloran, M;Porter, E (2018) 'Supervised Learning Classifiers for Electrical Impedance-based Bladder State Detection'. Scientific Reports, 8 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2018) | 'A realistic pelvic phantom for electrical impedance measurement'
Dunne, E;McGinley, B;O'Halloran, M;Porter, E (2018) 'A realistic pelvic phantom for electrical impedance measurement'. Physiological Measurement, 39 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2018) | 'Symmetry difference electrical impedance tomography-a novel modality for anomaly detection'
McDermott, B;Porter, E;Jones, M;McGinley, B;O'Halloran, M (2018) 'Symmetry difference electrical impedance tomography-a novel modality for anomaly detection'. Physiological Measurement, 39 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2017) | 'Investigation of Histology Region in Dielectric Measurements of Heterogeneous Tissues'
Porter, E;O'Halloran, M (2017) 'Investigation of Histology Region in Dielectric Measurements of Heterogeneous Tissues'. Ieee Transactions On Antennas And Propagation, 65 :5541-5552 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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| (2017) | 'Modeling of the Dielectric Properties of Biological Tissues within the Histology Region'
Porter, E;La Gioia, A;Santorelli, A;O'Halloran, M (2017) 'Modeling of the Dielectric Properties of Biological Tissues within the Histology Region'. Ieee Transactions On Dielectrics And Electrical Insulation, 24 :3290-3301 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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| (2017) | 'ANATOMICALLY AND DIELECTRICALLY REALISTIC MICROWAVE HEAD PHANTOM WITH CIRCULATION AND RECONFIGURABLE LESIONS'
B. McDermott, E. Porter, A. Santorelli, B. Divilly, L. Morris, M. Jones, B. McGinley, and M. O'Halloran (2017) 'ANATOMICALLY AND DIELECTRICALLY REALISTIC MICROWAVE HEAD PHANTOM WITH CIRCULATION AND RECONFIGURABLE LESIONS'. Progress In Electromagnetics Research, 78 :47-60 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2017) | 'Stable tissue-mimicking materials and an anatomically realistic, adjustable head phantom for electrical impedance tomography'
Barry McDermott, Brian McGinley, Katarzyna Krukiewicz, Brendan Divilly, Marggie Jones, Manus Biggs, Martin O'Halloran, and Emily Porter (2017) 'Stable tissue-mimicking materials and an anatomically realistic, adjustable head phantom for electrical impedance tomography'. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 4 (015003) [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2017) | 'Minimum information for dielectric measurements of biological tissues (MINDER): A framework for repeatable and reusable data'
E. Porter, A. La Gioia, S. Salahuddin, S. Decker, A. Shahzad, M. A. Elahi, M. O’Halloran, O. Beyan (2017) 'Minimum information for dielectric measurements of biological tissues (MINDER): A framework for repeatable and reusable data'. International Journal Of Rf And Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, e21201 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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| (2017) | 'Effect of logarithmic and linear frequency scales on parametric modelling of tissue dielectric data'
Saqib Salahuddin and Emily Porter and Paul M Meaney and Martin O’Halloran (2017) 'Effect of logarithmic and linear frequency scales on parametric modelling of tissue dielectric data'. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 3 (1) [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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| (2017) | 'Optimised Analytical Models of the Dielectric Properties of Biological Tissue'
S. Salahuddin, E. Porter, F. Krewer, M. Glavin, E. Jones, R. Dwyer, M. Kerin and M. O’Halloran (2017) 'Optimised Analytical Models of the Dielectric Properties of Biological Tissue'. Medical Engineering Physics, [Details] |
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| (2017) | 'Microwave Breast Cancer Detection via Cost-sensitive Ensemble Classifiers: Phantom and Patient Investigation'
Y. Li, E. Porter, A. Santorelli, M. Popović, and M. Coates (2017) 'Microwave Breast Cancer Detection via Cost-sensitive Ensemble Classifiers: Phantom and Patient Investigation'. Biomedical Signal Processing And Control, [Details] |
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| (2016) | 'An Early Clinical Study of Time-Domain Microwave Radar for Breast Health Monitoring'
Porter, E;Coates, M;Popovic, M (2016) 'An Early Clinical Study of Time-Domain Microwave Radar for Breast Health Monitoring'. Ieee Transactions On Biomedical Engineering, 63 :530-539 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2016) | 'A Wearable Microwave Antenna Array for Time-Domain Breast Tumor Screening'
Porter, E;Bahrami, H;Santorelli, A;Gosselin, B;Rusch, LA;Popovic, M (2016) 'A Wearable Microwave Antenna Array for Time-Domain Breast Tumor Screening'. Ieee Transactions On Medical Imaging, 35 :1501-1509 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'Microwave Time-Domain Radar: Healthy Tissue Variations Over the Menstrual Cycle'
Porter, E;Santorelli, A;Kazemi, R;Popovic, M (2015) 'Microwave Time-Domain Radar: Healthy Tissue Variations Over the Menstrual Cycle'. Ieee Antennas And Wireless Propagation Letters, 14 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'A Time-Domain Microwave System for Breast Cancer Detection Using a Flexible Circuit Board'
Santorelli, A;Porter, E;Kang, E;Piske, T;Popovic, M;Schwartz, JD (2015) 'A Time-Domain Microwave System for Breast Cancer Detection Using a Flexible Circuit Board'. Ieee Transactions On Instrumentation And Measurement, 64 :2986-2994 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2014) | 'A Flexible Broadband Antenna and Transmission Line Network for a Wearable Microwave Breast Cancer Detection System'
E. Porter, G. Walls, Y. Zhou, M. Popović, and J. D. Schwartz (2014) 'A Flexible Broadband Antenna and Transmission Line Network for a Wearable Microwave Breast Cancer Detection System'. Progress In Electromagnetic Research, Pier-99, Pp. 1-20, 2009, 49 :111-118 [Details] |
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| (2014) | 'Time-Domain Microwave Radar Applied to Breast Imaging: Measurement Reliability in a Clinical Setting'
E. Porter, A. Santorelli, and M. Popović (2014) 'Time-Domain Microwave Radar Applied to Breast Imaging: Measurement Reliability in a Clinical Setting'. Progress In Electromagnetics Research, [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Time-Domain Multistatic Radar System for Microwave Breast Screening'
Porter, E;Kirshin, E;Santorelli, A;Coates, M;Popovic, M (2013) 'Time-Domain Multistatic Radar System for Microwave Breast Screening'. Ieee Antennas And Wireless Propagation Letters, 12 :229-232 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Time-domain microwave breast cancer detection: extensive system testing with phantoms'
E. Porter, A. Santorelli, M. Coates, and M. Popović (2013) 'Time-domain microwave breast cancer detection: extensive system testing with phantoms'. Technology In Cancer Research And Treatment, [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Microwave Breast Screening in the Time-Domain: Identification and Compensation of Measurement-Induced Uncertainties'
E. Porter, E. Kirshin, A. Santorelli, and M. Popović (2013) 'Microwave Breast Screening in the Time-Domain: Identification and Compensation of Measurement-Induced Uncertainties'. Progress In Electromagnetic Research B, Vol 18, Pp. 1-24, 2009, [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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| 2017 | International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Young Scientist Award | International Union of Radio Science (URSI) | |
| 2017 | Marie Curie ASSISTID Fellowship | Marie Curie ASSISTID COFUND | |
| 2016 | 2016 Rising Stars in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Carnegie Mellon University | |
| 2016 | Royal Irish Academy Charlemont Grant | Royal Irish Academy | |
| 2016 | Irish Research Council ‘New Foundations’ Grant | Irish Research Council | |
| 2015 | D. W. Ambridge Prize | McGill University | |
| 2015 | Research Fund of Quebec: Nature and Technologies Postdoctoral research scholarship | Le Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies | |
| 2015 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | |
| 2014 | Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel Award (G.R.E.A.T.) | McGill University | |
| 2013 | Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel Awards (G.R.E.A.T.) | McGill University | |
| 2013 | IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Doctoral Research Award | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | |
| 2013 | McGill Engineering Doctoral Award (MEDA) | McGill University | |
| 2013 | First place prize winner of poster competition at MEDTEQ (Quebec Consortium for Industrial Research and Innovation in Medical Technology) Forum | MEDTEQ | |
| 2013 | Winner hSITE (Healthcare support through information technology advancements) ARR (annual research review) poster competition | hSITE (Healthcare support through information technology advancements) | |
| 2012 | Winner hSITE (Healthcare support through information technology advancements) ARR (annual research review) poster competition | hSITE (Healthcare support through information technology advancements) | |
| 2011 | Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel Awards (G.R.E.A.T.) | McGill University | |
| 2011 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | |
| 2011 | Doctoral Research Award | Le Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies | |
| 2010 | Hydro-Quebec Doctoral Award Fellowship | McGill University | |
| 2010 | Vadasz Doctoral Fellowship | McGill University | |
| 2009 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | |
| 2009 | Master’s Research Award | Le Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies | |
| 2008 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Undergraduate Student Research Award | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | |
| 2007 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Undergraduate Student Research Award | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
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| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | Member | / |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
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| National University of Ireland Galway | Postdoctoral Researcher | / |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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| 2010 | McGill University | MASTER OF ENGINEERING | Electrical Engineering | |
| 2009 | McGill University | BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING | Electrical and Computer Engineering | |
| 2015 | McGill University | PhD | Electrical Engineering |
Languages
| Language | |
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| English | |
| French |
