Michael Landau

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VIVA Affiliation

Research Assistant
2008 - Present

Degrees

Ph.D Electrical Engineering, University of Virginia, expected May 2013
M.S Electrical Engineering, University of Virginia, expected May 2010
B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville Tennessee

Biographical Sketch

Michael is currently working on his Master's in EE with Professor Scott Acton in the VIVA lab. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2008 as a Biomedical Engineer, and is pursuing his interest in BME as well as EE. In 2007, Michael was involved in a research project with Dr. Shiavi, Dr. Wilkes, and Dr. Soloman and worked as a lab assistant and psychoanalyst of biomedical data at Vanderbilt. Here he constructed model hypotheses for the acoustical properties of speech as indicators of depression and suicidal risk1. In order to conduct his research, Michael was inducted into the Institutional Review Board (IRB) where he completed the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) in the Responsible Conduct of Research. Michael has also been involved in other projects implementing image analysis, including white blood cell phenotyping in a nanophysiometer by trapping leukocytes in a microfluidic device. Moreover, Michael is very interested in music, art, and outdoor recreational activities.

Research Interests

Selected Publications

• Landau M , Shiavi RG, Salomon RM, Wilkes DM, “Predicting Severity Of Mental State Using Vocal Output Characteristics”, 5th International Workshop on Models and Analysis of Vocal Emissions for Biomedical Applications (MAVEBA)

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