Biography
Misha Pavel is a research professor in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences and the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University, based in Boston.
Pavel’s research is in behavioral informatics with a focus on multi-scale computational modeling of behaviors and their control, which has applications ranging from elder care to augmentation of human performance. He has developed several computational models of perceptual and cognitive processes, including eye movement control and a theoretical framework for knowledge representation. These models have been applied to computer-assisted instruction systems, enhanced vision systems for aviation, and augmented cognition systems, among others.
Pavel uses these model-based approaches to develop algorithms that transform unobtrusive monitoring from smart homes and mobile devices to useful and actionable knowledge for diagnosis and intervention. Under the auspices of the Northeastern-based Consortium on Technology for Proactive Care, he and his colleagues target technological innovations to support the development of economically feasible, proactive, distributed, and individual-centered healthcare. In addition, Pavel is investigating approaches to inferring and augmenting human intelligence using computer games, EEG, and transcranial electrical stimulation.
Previously, Pavel directed the Smart and Connected Health Program at the National Science Foundation, a program co-sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Earlier, he served as the chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Oregon Health & Science University, a Technology Leader at AT&T Laboratories, a member of the technical staff at Bell Laboratories, and faculty member at Stanford University and New York University. He is a senior life member of IEEE.
