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HOSSEIN MIRINEJAD, PH.D.

College of Aeronautics & Engineering
Assistant Professor
Campus:
Kent
Office Location:
ATB 220U
Office Hours:
Mondays: 2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
Contact Information
Email:
hmiri@kent.edu
Phone:
330-672-7403
Personal Website: Dr. Mirinejad's Personal Website

Biography

Hossein Mirinejad, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State University, Kent, OH. Prior to joining Kent State, he was a Research Fellow at the Food and Drug Administration from 2017 to 2019 and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan—Ann Arbor from 2016 to 2017.

Research Interests:

  • Optimal Drug Dosing in Critical Care
  • Healthcare Automation and Automated Medical Devices
  • Optimal Control Theory and Applications
  • Design of Autonomous Control Algorithms for Robotic Systems

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 2016

Publications

  • B. Kharabian and H. Mirinejad, “Synchronization of Multiple Non-Identical Fractional-Order Flexible Link Manipulators via Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control,” Accepted, 2024 Modeling, Estimation & Control Conference, Chicago, IL, Oct. 27-30, 2024.
  • E. Estiri and H. Mirinejad, “Bayesian Variational Autoencoders for Out-of-Distribution Detection in Physiological Modeling: A Case Study in Fluid Therapy,” Accepted, IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Conference (EMBC), Orlando, FL, July 15-19, 2024.
  • M. Ali and H. Mirinejad, "Robust Tracking Control of Flexible Manipulators using Hybrid Backstepping/Nonlinear Reduced-Order Active Disturbance Rejection Control," Accepted for publication, ISA Transactions, Apr. 2024.
  • E. Estiri and H. Mirinejad, “Closed-Loop Control of Fluid Resuscitation Using Reinforcement Learning,” IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 140569-140581, Dec. 2023.
  • B. Kharabian and H. Mirinejad, “Fuzzy Lyapunov Exponents Placement for Chaos Stabilization, Physica D, Nonlinear Phenomena, vol. 445, Mar. 2023.
  • E. Estiri and H. Mirinejad, “Nonlinear State Space Model Identification of Hemorrhage Resuscitation using Autoencoder Learning and Gaussian Inference,” accepted for publication, IEEE Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC 23), Honolulu, HI, O
  • E. Estiri and H. Mirinejad, “Precision Dosing in Critical Care: Application of Machine Learning in Fluid Therapy,” IEEE Conference on Digital Health (ICDH), Chicago, IL, July 2-8, 2023.
  • B. Kharabian and H. Mirinejad, “Switched Combination Synchronization of Nonidentical Fractional-Order Chaotic Systems Using Neuro-Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control, American Control Conference (ACC), San Diego, CA, May 31-June 2, 2023.
  • E. Estiri and H. Mirinejad, “Robust Nonlinear State Space Model Identification for Hemorrhage Resuscitation,” accepted for publication, IEEE International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI 23), Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 2023.
  • B. Kharabian and H. Mirinejad, “Switched Projective Compound Combination Synchronization of Chaotic Systems via Neuro-Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control,” accepted for publication, IEEE Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC 23), Honolulu, HI, Oct. 2
  • E. Estiri and H. Mirinejad, “Model-Free Reinforcement Learning for Automated Fluid Administration in Critical Care,” IEEE International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI), Ioannina, Greece, Sep. 27-30, 2022.
  • B. Kharabian and H. Mirinejad, “Fuzzy Feedback Control of Chaotic Systems via Lyapunov Exponents Placement,” IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer, and Energy Technologies, Prague, Czech Republic, Jul. 20-22, 2022.
  • E. Estiri and H. Mirinejad, “Closed-Loop Control of Mean Arterial Pressure in Fluid Resuscitation using Reinforcement Learning,” IEEE International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI), Ioannina, Greece, Sep. 27-30, 2022.
  • M. Farahmand, H. Mirinejad, and C. G. Scully, “A Model-Based Approach to Quantify Equipment Induced-Error in Pressure-Waveform Derived Cardiac Output Measurements,” Physiological Measurements, vol. 42, no. 11, 2021.
  • S. I. Mirza, A. Affan, H. Mirinejad, M. Brier, J. M. Zurada, and T. Inanc, “Precise Warfarin Management through Personalized Modeling and Control with Limited Clinical Data,” IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference, Virtual Conference, 2021.
  • M. Farahmand, H. Mirinejad, and C. G. Scully, “Evaluation of Pressure Recording Configuration Effects on Pressure-Waveform Derived Cardiac Output Measurements,” IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC), Virtual Conference, Nov. 2021.
  • H. Mirinejad, T. Inanc, and J. M. Zurada, “Radial Basis Function Interpolation and Galerkin Projection for Direct Trajectory Optimization and Costate Estimation,” IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, vol. 8, pp. 1380–1388, 2021.
  • B. Kharabian and H. Mirinejad, "Synchronization of Rossler Chaotic Systems via Hybrid Adaptive Backstepping/Sliding Mode Control," Results in Control and Optimization, vol. 4, 2021.
  • J. Grant and H. Mirinejad, “Optimal Control of Fluid Dosing in Hemorrhage Resuscitation,” 2021 IEEE Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI), Virtual Conference, July 2021.
  • B. Kharabian and H. Mirinejad, “Hybrid Sliding Mode/H-Infinity Control Approach for Uncertain Flexible Manipulators,” IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 170452–60, 2020.
  • H. Mirinejad, B. Parvinian, M. Ricks, Y. Zhang, S. Weininger, J-O Hahn, and C. G. Scully, “Evaluation of Fluid Resuscitation Control Algorithms via a Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Bed,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 67, no. 2 , pp. 47
  • H. Mirinejad, B. Parvinian, Y. Zhang, S. Weininger, J. Hahn, and C. G. Scully, “Real-Time Hardware-In-The-Loop Fluid Controller Testing with Digital Twin Animal Models,” BMES/FDA Frontiers in Medical Devices Conference, College Park, MD, Mar. 2019.
  • H. Mirinejad, P. Jayakumar, and T. Ersal, “Modeling Human Steering Behavior During Path Following in Teleoperation of Unmanned Ground Vehicles,” Human Factors, vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 669–684, 2018.
  • H. Mirinejad, M. Ricks, B. Parvinian, J-O Hahn, and C. G. Scully, “ A Real-Time Hardware-In-The-Loop Testing Platform for Closed-Loop Fluid Resuscitation,” IEEE International Conference of Health Informatics (ICH 2018), New York City, NY, pp. 417–418
  • H. Mirinejad, A. E. Gaweda, M. E. Brier, J. M. Zurada, and T. Inanc, “Individualized Drug Dosing using RBF-Galerkin Method: Case of Anemia Management in Chronic Kidney Disease,” Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, vol. 148, pp. 45–53, 2017.
  • H. Mirinejad and T. Inanc, “An RBF Collocation Method for Solving Optimal Control Problems,” Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol. 87, pp. 219–225, 2017.
  • H. Mirinejad, K. Welch, and L. Spicer, “A Review of Intelligent Control Techniques in HVAC systems,” 2012 IEEE EnergyTech Conference, Cleveland, OH, May 2012.
  • M. R Yousefi, S. Hasanzadeh, H. Mirinejad, and M. Ghasemian, “A Hybrid Neuro-Fuzzy Approach for Greenhouse Climate Modeling,” 5th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems, London, UK, 2010.
  • H. Mirinejad and T. Inanc, “RBF Method for Optimal Control of Drug Administration in the Anemia of Hemodialysis Patients,” 2015 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), Troy, NY, Apr. 2015.
  • H. Mirinejad, T. Inanc, M. Brier, and A. Gaweda, “RBF-Based Receding Horizon Control Approach to Personalized Anemia Treatment,” 2015 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference. (NEBEC), Troy, NY, Apr. 2015.
  • 6. E. Estiri and H. Mirinejad, “Nonlinear State Space Model Identification of Hemorrhage Resuscitation using Autoencoder Learning and Gaussian Inference,” accepted for publication, IEEE Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC 23), Honolulu, HI, O
  • H. Mirinejad, K. Welch, and L. Spicer, “A Review of Intelligent Control Techniques in HVAC systems,” 2012 IEEE EnergyTech Conference, Cleveland, OH, May 2012.
  • M. R Yousefi, S. Hasanzadeh, H. Mirinejad, and M. Ghasemian, “A Hybrid Neuro-Fuzzy Approach for Greenhouse Climate Modeling,” 5th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems, London, UK, 2010.
  • H. Mirinejad, S. H. Sadati, S. Hasanzadeh, A. M. Shahri, and M. Ghasemian, “Design and Simulation of an Automated System for Greenhouse using LabVIEW,” American-Eurasian Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 279–284, 200
  • H. Mirinejad, S. H. Sadati, M. Ghasemian, and H. Torab, “Control Techniques in Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems,” Journal of Computer Science, vol. 4, no. 9, pp. 777–783, 2008.

Awards/Achievements

  • NSF CAREER Award (2024-2029); CAREER: Towards Safe and Interpretable Autonomy in Healthcare
  • Healthy Communities Research Institute (HCRI) Faculty Fellowship (2024-2025)
  • NSF Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) Grant (2022-2025); ERI: Precision Dosing in Critical Crae: An Automated Modeling and Control Approach
  • NSF I-Corps Research Grant (2021-2022)
  • NSF Smart and Connected Health Aspiring PI Travel Award (2020)
  • Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Research Fellowship (2017-2019)
  • Graduate Dean's Citation, University of Louisville (2016)
  • Theobald Scholarship Award, University of Louisville (2015)
  • University Doctoral Fellowship (2011-2013)
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