Metin Akay

Metin Akay currently serves as an Honorary Professor at the Technical University of Crete and holds positions as Chair of the IEEE BRAIN Initiative and Past President of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Notable roles include Chief Ambassador and President of the same society, as well as Chair of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE) with IFMBE. At the University of Houston, Metin Akay is the John S Dunn Endowed Chair Professor and Founding Chair, a position held since January 2010. Previous academic leadership includes serving as Professor and Interim Chair of the Harrington Department of Biomedical Engineering at Arizona State University from 2005 to 2010. Metin Akay has been honored with multiple Doctorates Honoris Causa in various fields across several institutions, and earned a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Rutgers University.