Conf. Papers
1. A. Erfanian, K. Badie, H. Hatamlui, "A Cognitive approach to description of paralyzed muscle using EMG-surface response", in Proc. of World Cong. on Medical Physics and Biomedical Eng., vol. 29, Kyoto, Japan, 1991.
2. A. Erfanian, R. M. Hashemi, and K. Badie, "An approach to modeling and controlling electrically activated paralyzed muscle using the EMG-surface response," in Proc. Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, vol. 13, Orlando, USA, 1991.
3. A. Erfanian, R. M. Hashemi, K.Badie, and H. Hatamlui, "The EMG signal of electrically stimulated muscle as an indication of joint-torque, and joint angle", in Proc. Iranian Conf. Biomed. Eng., vol. 5, 1992.
4. A. Erfanian, R. M. Hashemi, K. Badie, and C. Lucas, "Dynamic modeling of chaotic systems using neural networks", in Proc. Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, vol. 14, Paris, France, 1992.
5. A. Erfanian, H.J. Chizeck, and R. M. Hashemi, "Development of an on-line correction capability for FNS locomotion: State estimation of electriaclly stimulated muscle using the EMG surface response", Rehabilitation Research and Development Progress Reports, vol. 30-31, 1994.
6. A. Erfanian, H. J. Chizeck, and R. M. Hashemi, "State estimation of electriaclly stimulated muscle using the EMG surface response", in 9th Annual Applied Neural Control Research Day, Cleveland, OH, USA, May 16-17, 1994.
7. A. Erfanian, H.J. Chizeck, and R. M. Hashemi, "The relationship between joint angle and evoked EMG in electrically stimulated muscle," in Proc. 16th Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, vol. 16, Baltimore, USA, 1994.
8. A. Erfanian, H.J. Chizeck, and R. M. Hashemi, "Evoked EMG in electrically stimulated muscle and mechanisms of fatigue," in Proc. 16th Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, vol. 16, Baltimore, USA, 1994.
9. A. Erfanian, H.J. Chizeck, and R. M. Hashemi, "A characterization of changes in the dynamics of muscle contraction during prolonged electricall stimulation," in Proc. 16th Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, vol. 16, Baltimore, USA, 1994.
10. A. Erfanian, “Chaotic dynamics in biological systems,” in Proc. Iranian Congress of Neuroscience, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science and Health Service, vol. 1. 1996.
11. A. Erfanian, H. J. Chizeck, R. M. Hashemi, “A Force-Generating Model of Electrically Stimulated Muscle Using Evoked EMG", in Proc. Iranian Conf. Biomed, vol. 8, 1996.
12. A. Erfanian, H. J. Chizeck, R. M. Hashemi, “Excitation-Contraction Fatigue During Sustained Electrical Stimulation,” in Proc. 18th Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, vol. 18, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1996.
13. A. Erfanian, H. J. Chizeck, R. M. Hashemi, “Chaotic activity during electrical stimulation of paralyzed muscle,” in Proc. 18th Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, vol. 18, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1996.
14. M. M. Beigi, A. Erfanian, and M. Elkhani, “Multiresolution adaptive filter for estimating the brainstem auditory evoked potential,” in Proc. 20th Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, Hong Kong, vol. 20, 1998.
15. A. Erfanian, “Chaotic radial basis function network with application to dynamic modeling of chaotic time series,” in Proc. 20th Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, Hong Kong, vol. 20, 1998.
16. A. Erfanian, S. Moghadas, “Prediction of hand movement from the event-related EEG using neural network,” in Proc. Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, Atlanta GA USA, vol. 21, 1999.
17. A. Arabi and A. Erfanian, “Neural adaptive filters for estimating the brainstem auditory evoked potential,” in Proc. Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, Atlanta GA USA, vol. 21, 1999.
18. M. Dehkordi1, A. Erfanian, and A. Foroutan, “Time-frequency analysis of the heart-rate variability during physical and physical-pharmacological tests”, in Proc. Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, Atlanta GA USA, vol. 21, 1999.
19. A. Erfanian, H.J. Chizeck, “Evoked EMG can be used as a fatigue sensor of paralyzed muscle during stimulation patterns corresponding to neural prosthesis operation,” in 5th Annual Conf. of the Int. Functional Electrical Stimulation, ِ Denmark, 2000.
20. A. Erfanian, P. E. Crago, “Neural network modeling of electrically stimulated muscle under non-isometric conditions,” 5th Annual Conf. of the Int. Functional Electrical Stimulation, ِ Denmark, 2000.
21. A. Erfanian, M. Gerivany, EEG signals can be used to detect the voluntary hand movements by using an enhanced resource-allocating neural network,” in Proc. 23th Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, Istanbul, Turkey, vol. 23, 2001.
22. A. Erfanian, “Nonlinear Indices of Muscle Fatigue: Dimensional Complexity of Evoked EMG During Prolonged Electrical Stimulation of Paralyzed Muscle,” in Proc. 7th Annual Conf. of the Int. Functional Electrical Stimulation, Slovenia, 2002.
23. B. Mahmoudi and A. Erfanian, “Single-channel EEG-based prosthetic hand grasp control for amputee subjects,” in Proc. Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, Houston, USA, vol. 24, 2002.
24. A. Erfanian and B. Mahmoudi, “Real-Time Eye Blink Suppression using neural adaptive filters for EEG-based Brain Computer Interface,” in Proc. Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, Houston, USA, vol. 24, 2002.
25. B. Mahmoudi and A. Erfanian, “Wavelet analysis of Cortical potentials during hand movement imagination,” International Congress on Biological and Medical Engineering, Singapore, 2002.
26. B. Mahmoudi and A. Erfanian, “A real-time Continous EEG classification scheme for natural hand grasp control by using matlab simulink,” in Proc. 8th Annual Conf. Int. Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, Australia, 2003.
27. A. Erfanian and B. Mahmoudi, “A Natural EEG-based Brain-computer interface for hand grasp control: the role of mental practice and concentration,” in Proc. 8th Annual Conf. Int. Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, Australia, 2003.
28. A. Erfnian and H. J. Chizeck,” Prediction of Electrically Stimulated Muscle Force Under Isometric Conditions Using Self-Constructing Neural Networks,” in Proc. 8th Annual Conf. Int. Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, Australia, 2003.
29. A. Erfanian and A. Erfani, "EEG-based Brain-Computer Interface For Hand Grasp Control: Feature Extraction by Using ICA," in Proc. 9th Annual Conf. Int. Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, Bournemouth, UK, 2004.
30. H.-R. Kobravi and A. Erfanian, "A Transcutaneous Computer-based Closed-loop Motor Neuroprosthesis for Real-Time Movement Control," in Proc. 9th Annual Conf. Int. Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, Bournemouth, UK, 2004.
31. A. Erfanian and A. Erfani, "ICA-Based Classification Scheme for EEG-based Brain-Computer Interface: The Role of Mental Practice and Concentration Skills," in Proc. 26th Annual Conf. Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, San Francisco , USA, 2004.
32. A. Erfani and A. Erfanian, "The Effects of Mental practice and Concentration Skills on EEG Brain Dynamics During Motor Imagery Using Independent Component Analysis," in Proc. 26th Annual Conf. Int. Conf. IEEE/EMBS, San Francisco , USA, 2004.
33. A.-R. Mirizarandi, A. Erfanian, and Hamid-Reza Kobravi, “Adaptive Inverse Control of the Knee Joint Position In Paraplegic Subject Using Recurrent Neural Network, in Proc. 10th Annual Conf. Int. Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2005.
34. H. Ghandeharion and A. Erfanian, " A Fully Automatic Method for Ocular Artifact Suppression from EEG Data Using Wavelet Transform and Independent Component Analysis," in 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS ), New York City, USA, August, 2006.
35. F. Shayegh and A. Erfanian, "Real-Time Ocular Artifacts Suppression from EEG Signals Using an Unsupervised Adaptive Blind Source Separation," in 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), New York City, USA, August, 2006.
36. A. Ajoudani and A. Erfanian, “Neuro-Sliding Mode Control of Knee-Joint Angle with Quadriceps Electrical Stimulation,” 11th Annual Conference of the International FES Society September 12-15, 2006, Zao. Japan.
37. A. Erfanian, H.-R. Kobravi, O. Zohorian and F. Emani, “A Portable Programmable Transcutaneous Neuroprosthesis with Built-in Self-Test Capability for Training and Mobility in Paraplegic subjects,” 11th Annual Conference of the International FES Society September 12-15, 2006, Zao. Japan.
38. AB. Farjadian and A. Erfanian, “Implementation of a Modular Fuzzy Logic Controller for Standing–Up, standing and sitting-Down in Paraplegia Using a Portable Transcutaneous Neuroprosthesis,” 11th Annual Conference of the International FES Society September 12-15, 2006, Zao. Japan.
39. S. Nemati and A. Erfanian, “Fuzzy Logic Control of Hand Grasp in Quadriplegics Using Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation,” 11th Annual Conference of the International FES Society September 12-15, 2006, Zao. Japan.
40. A. Ajoudani and A. Erfanian, “ Neuro-Sliding Mode Control with Modular Structure for Controlling Knee-joint Angle Using Quadriceps Electrical Stimulation,” 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), Lyon, France, 2007.
41. F. Oveisi and A. Erfanian, “A Tree-Structure Mutual Information-Based Feature Extraction and Its Application to EEG-Based Brain-Computer Interfacing,” 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), Lyon, France, 2007.
42. P. Eskandari and A. Erfanian," Improving the Performance of Brain-Computer Interface through Meditation Practicing," 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS ), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada , 2008.
43. M. Hazrati and A. Erfanian, " An On-line BCI for Control of Hand Grasp Sequence and Holding Using Adaptive Probabilistic Neural Network," 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS ), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada , 2008.
44. N. Hamedi and A. Erfanian, "An Interactive Virtual Reality based BCI for On-line Control of Hand Grasping, Opening, and Holding: Feature Selection by Mutual Information," 13th Annual Conference of the International FES Society, Freiburg, Germany, September 21-25, 2008.
45. H.-R. Kobravi and A. Erfanian, "Adaptive Neuro-Sliding Mode Control of Ankle Movement Using Electrical Stimulation of Agonist-Antagonist Muscles," 13th Annual Conference of the International FES Society, Freiburg, Germany, September 21-25, 2008.
46. K. Misaghian and A. Erfanian, "Adaptive Neuro-Sliding Mode Control of FES-Cycling," 13th Annual Conference of the International FES Society, Freiburg, Germany, September 21-25, 2008.
47. M. Ahmadi and A. Erfanian, “An On-Line BCI system for hand movement control using real-time recurrent probabilistic neural network,” 4 th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, Antalya, Turkey, April-May 29-4, 2009.
48. S. Pouryazdian and A. Erfanian, “Detection of steady-state visual evoked potentials for brain-computer interfaces using PCA and high-order statistics,” World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Munich, Germany, September 7 – 12, 2009.
49. A. Zakeri, A. Erfanian, and A. Foroutan, “Automatic Detection of M yocardial Ischemia Using Adaptive Optimal Kernel Time Frequency Analysis of HRV and KNN Classifier,” World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Munich, Germany, September 7 – 12, 2009.
50. A. Shadvar and A. Erfanian, "Mutual Information-Based Fisher Discriminant Analysis for Feature Extraction and Recognition with Applications to Medical Diagnosis," 32th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 31-Sept. 4, 2010.
51. V. Nekoukar and A. Erfanian, " Adaptive Terminal Sliding Mode Control of Ankle Movement Using Functional Electrical Stimulation of Agonist-Antagonist Muscles," 32th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 31-Sept. 4, 2010.
52. A. Farhoud and A. Erfanian, "Higher-Order Sliding Mode Control of Leg Power in Paraplegic FES-Cycling ," 32th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 31-Sept. 4, 2010.
53. V. Nekoukar and A. Erfanian, " Optimal walking trajectories estimation using wavelet neural network for FES-assisted arm-supported paraplegic walking ," 10th Vienna International Workshop on FES and 15th IFESS Conference, Vienna, Austria, Sept. 8-12, 2010.
54. A. Seyedi and A. Erfanian, " Reducing the upper body effort during FES-assisted arm-supported standing up in paraplegic patients," 10th Vienna International Workshop on FES and 15th IFESS Conference, Vienna, Austria, Sept. 8-12, 2010.
55. A.-R. Asadi and A. Erfanian, "Control of rhythmic locomotor-like activity through tntraspinal microstimulation with high frequency resolution," 5th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, April 27-May 1, 2011, Cancun, Mexico .
56. Y. Shahriari and A. Erfanian, "A mutual information based channel selection scheme for P300-based brain computer interface," 5th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, April 27-May 1, 2011, Cancun, Mexico .
57. A.-R. Asadi and A. Erfanian , "Neuro-adaptive fuzzy sliding mode control of the knee joint movement using intraspinal microstimulation," 16th Annual International FES Society Conference, Sept. 8-11 2011, São Paulo, Brazil .
58. S.-F. Khatami Firoozabadi and A. Erfanian, "An online BCI system for reaching control using Gaussian mixture model classifier with adaptive learning, 16th Annual International FES Society Conference, Sept. 8-11, 2011, São Paulo, Brazil .
59. V. Nekoukar and A. Erfanian, "Performance improvement of walker-assisted FES-supported paraplegic walking," 16th Annual International FES Society Conference, São Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 8-11, 2011,.
60. A. Seyedi and A. Erfanian, "Neural sliding mode control of sit-to-stand transfer in paraplegic subjects using functional electrical stimulation ," 16th Annual International FES Society Conference, Sept. 8-11, 2011, São Paulo, Brazil.
61. A.-R. Asadi and A. Erfanian, Generation of the locomotor-like movement by closed-loop control of motor primitives using intraspinal microstimulation, 17th Annual International FES Society Conference, September 9-12, 2 012 , Banff, Albert, Canada.
62. V. Nekoukar and A. Erfanian, Robust Closed-Loop Control of Walker-Assisted FES-Activated Paraplegic Walking Using Terminal Sliding Mode and Fuzzy Logic Control, 17th Annual International FES Society Conference, September 9-12, 2 012 , Banff, Albert, Canada.
63. A. Roshani and A. Erfanian , Influences of multielectrode stimulation and stimulation parameters on selective activation of motor pools in intraspinal microstimulation, 17th Annual International FES Society Conference, September 9-12, 2 012 , Banff, Albert, Canada.
64. B. Amanpour and A. Erfanian, Decoding the Imagination of Hand Grasping, Hand Opening and Hand Reaching Using Electroencephalographic Signals, 1th Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Congress, Nov. 7-9, 2012, Tehran, Iran.
65. H. Karimi Roozbahani and A. Erfanian, Dynamic Modeling of FES-Activated Walker Assisted Paraplegic Standing, 1th Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Congress, Nov. 7-9, 2012, Tehran, Iran.
66. A. Khorasani and A. Erfanian, Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control of Multi-Joint Movement Using Intramuscular Functional Electrical Stimulation, 1th Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Congress, Nov. 7-9, 2012, Tehran, Iran.
67. A. Roshani and A. Erfanian, Recruitment Properties of Intraspinal Microstimulation Using Pulse Amplitude Modulation and Pulse Width Modulation, 1th Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Congress, Nov. 7-9, 2012, Tehran, Iran.
68. A. Shabzendedar and A. Erfanian, Generating Motor Primitives Using Epidural Electrical Stimulation of the Spinal Cord, 1th Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Congress, Nov. 7-9, 2012, Tehran, Iran.
69. B. Amanpour and A. Erfanian, “Classification of Brain Signals Associated with Imagination of Hand Grasping, Opening and Reaching by Means of Wavelet-based Common Spatial Pattern and Mutual Information,” 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), Osaka, Japan, July 3-7, 2013.
70. A. Roshani and A. Erfanian, “Fuzzy Logic Control of Ankle Movement Using Multi-electrode Intraspinal Microstimulation,” 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), Osaka, Japan, July 3-7, 2013.
71. H. Karimi and A. Erfanian, “ Adaptive Terminal Sliding Mode Control of Walker-Supported Standing in Paraplegia,” 18th Annual International FES Society Conference, June 6-8, 2 013 , Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipzukoa, Spain .
72. A. Khorasani and A. Erfanian, “ Higher-Order Sliding Mode Control of Multi-Joint Movement in Spinal Rats Using Intramuscular Functional Electrical Stimulation,” 18th Annual International FES Society Conference, June 6-8, 2 013 , Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipzukoa, Spain.
73. A. Roshani and A. Erfanian, “ A Fuzzy Logic Controller with Rule-Based Co-Activation Supervisor for Control of Ankle Movement Using Multielectrode Intraspinal Microstimulation,” 18th Annual International FES Society Conference, June 6-8, 2 013 , Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipzukoa, Spain.
74. A. Shabzendedar and A. Erfanian , “ Fuzzy Logic Control of Motor Primitives in Spinal Rat Using Epidural Electrical Stimulation of the Spinal Cord , ” 18th Annual International FES Society Conference, June 6-8, 2 013 , Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipzukoa, Spain.
75. A. Roshani and A. Erfanian, " A SMC-Based control framework for control of ankle movement using multielectrode intraspinal microstimulation," 19th Annual International FES Society Conference, Sept. 17-19, 2 014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
76. E. Rouhani and A. Erfanian, " Adaptive fuzzy terminal-based neuro-sliding mode control of ankle-joint movement using intraspinal microstimulation," 19th Annual International FES Society Conference, Sept. 17-19, 2 014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
77. Z. Bagherian and A. Erfanian, Detecting the Direction of Motor Imagery Using Brain Signals, 19th Iranian Conference on Biomed. Eng., Dec. 20-21, 2012, Tehran, Iran
78. B. Amanpour and A. Erfanian, Decoding the Imagination of Hand Grasping and Opening Using Noninvasively Recorded Brain Signals, 19th Iranian Conference on Biomed. Eng., Dec. 20-21, 2012, Tehran, Iran.
79. H. Karimi Roozbahani and A. Erfanian , Control of Paraplegic Standing Using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control: A Simulation Study, 19th Iranian Conference on Biomed. Eng., Dec. 20-21, 2012, Tehran, Iran.