Associate Chair
Case School of Engineering
Executive Vice Chair
Case School of Engineering
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Case School of Engineering
School of Medicine
Dr. Ajiboye’s main research interest is in the development and control of brain-computer-interface (BCI) neuroprosthetic technologies for restoring function to individuals who have experienced severely debilitating injuries to the nervous system, such as spinal cord injury and stroke. Currently, he is interested in understanding at a systems level the relationships between the firing patterns of multi-neuronal networks and the kinetic (muscle activity and force) and kinematic (limb position and velocity) outputs of these neural systems in the control of upper-limb movements. The end goal of his research is to develop BCI systems that allow for more natural interactions with one’s surrounding environment, and more natural control of assistive technologies, such as artificial limbs and functional electrical stimulation (FES) based systems.
Dr. Ajiboye has received both a junior and senior level Career Development Award from the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. He received his dual BS degree in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering, as well as a minor in Computer Science, from Duke University (Durham, NC) in 2000. He then received his Masters (2003) and Doctoral (2008) degrees from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL).
Teaching Information
Teaching Interests
- Movement Biomechanics and Rehabilitation / Prosthetics Systems
- Biomedical Signals and Systems
- Modeling of Biomedical Systems
Research Information
Research Interests
- Development and control of brain-computer-interface (BCI) technologies for restoring function to individuals who have experienced severely debilitating injuries to the nervous system, such as spinal cord injury and stroke.
- Understanding the neuroscience underlying how cortical and muscular circuits give rise to natural movements.
- End goal is to develop BCI systems that allow for more natural interactions with one’s surrounding environment, and more natural control of neuroprostheses.
Publications
- Rastogi, A., Vargas-Irwin, C., Willett, F., Abreu, J., Crowder, D., Murphy, B., Memberg, W., Miller, J., Sweet, J., Walter, B., Cash, S., Rezaii, P., Franco, B., Saab, J., Stavisky, S., Shenoy, K., Henderson, J., Hochberg, L., Kirsch, B. F., & Ajiboye, B. B. (2020). Neural Representation of Observed, Imagined, and Attempted Grasping Force in Motor Cortex of Individuals with Chronic Tetraplegia.. Scientific reports, 10 (1), 1429.
- Stavisky, S., Willett, F., Wilson, C., Murphy, B., Rezaii, P., Avansino, D., Memberg, W., Miller, J., Kirsch, B. F., Hochberg, L. F., Ajiboye, B. B., Druckmann, S. B., Shenoy, K. B., & Henderson, J. B. (2019). Neural ensemble dynamics in dorsal motor cortex during speech in people with paralysis.. eLife, 8
- Kirsch, B. F., Ajiboye, B. B., & Miller, J. B. (2019). The Reconnecting the Hand and Arm with Brain (ReHAB) Commentary on "An Integrated Brain-Machine Interface Platform With Thousands of Channels".. Journal of medical Internet research, 21 (10), e16339.
- Cole, N., & Ajiboye, B. B. (2019). Muscle synergies for predicting non-isometric complex hand function for commanding FES neuroprosthetic hand systems. Journal of Neural Engineering.
- Young, D., Willett, F., Memberg, W., Murphy, B., Rezaii, P., Walter, B., Sweet, J., Miller, J., Shenoy, K., Hochberg, L., Kirsch, B. F., & Ajiboye, B. B. (2019). Closed-loop cortical control of virtual reach and posture using cartesian and joint velocity commands. Journal of Neural Engineering, 16 (2).
- Young, D., Willett, F., Memberg, W., Murphy, B., Rezaii, P., Walter, B., Sweet, J., Miller, J., Shenoy, K., Hochberg, L., Kirsch, B. F., & Ajiboye, B. B. (2019). Closed-loop cortical control of virtual reach and posture using cartesian and joint velocity commands. Journal of Neural Engineering, 16 (2).
- Anderson, K., Ajiboye, B. B., Denison, T. B., French, J. B., Gustafson, K. J., Kilgore, K. J., Kleitman, N. J., Kusiak, A. J., Litt, B. J., Moynahan, M. J., Perreault, E. J., Weber, D. J., Williams, J. J., & Tyler, D. J. (2018). Proceedings of the second biennial Cleveland Neural Engineering Workshop 2013. Bioelectronic Medicine, 4 (1).
- Willett, F., Murphy, B., Young, D., Memberg, W., Blabe, C., Pandarinath, C., Franco, B., Saab, J., Walter, B., Sweet, J., Miller, J., Henderson, J., Shenoy, K., Simeral, J., Jarosiewicz, B., Hochberg, L., Kirsch, B. F., & Ajiboye, B. B. (2018). A Comparison of Intention Estimation Methods for Decoder Calibration in Intracortical Brain�Computer Interfaces. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 65 (9), 2066-2078.
- Young, D., Willett, F., Memberg, W., Murphy, B., Walter, B., Sweet, J., Miller, J., Hochberg, L., Kirsch, B. F., & Ajiboye, B. B. (2018). Signal processing methods for reducing artifacts in microelectrode brain recordings caused by functional electrical stimulation. Journal of Neural Engineering, 15 (2).
- Willett, F., Murphy, B., Memberg, W., Blabe, C., Pandarinath, C., Walter, B., Sweet, J., Miller, J., Henderson, J., Shenoy, K., Hochberg, L., Kirsch, B. F., & Ajiboye, B. B. (2017). Signal-independent noise in intracortical brain-computer interfaces causes movement time properties inconsistent with Fitts' law.. Journal of neural engineering, 14 (2), 026010.
- Ajiboye, B. B., Willett, F. B., Young, D. B., Memberg, W. B., Murphy, B. B., Miller, J. B., Walter, B. B., Sweet, J. B., Hoyen, H. B., Keith, M. B., Peckham, H. H., Simeral, J. H., Donoghue, J. H., Hochberg, L. H., & Kirsch, B. F. (2017). Restoration of reaching and grasping movements through brain-controlled muscle stimulation in a person with tetraplegia: a proof-of-concept demonstration.. Lancet (London, England).
- Willett, F., Pandarinath, C., Jarosiewicz, B., Murphy, B., Memberg, W., Blabe, C., Saab, J., Walter, B., Sweet, J., Miller, J., Henderson, J., Shenoy, K., Simeral, J., Hochberg, L., Kirsch, B. F., & Ajiboye, B. B. (2017). Feedback control policies employed by people using intracortical brain-computer interfaces.. Journal of neural engineering, 14 (1), 016001.
- Murphy, B., Miller, J., Gunalan, K., & Ajiboye, B. B. (2016). Contributions of Subsurface Cortical Modulations to Discrimination of Executed and Imagined Grasp Forces through Stereoelectroencephalography. PLoS ONE [19326203], 11 (3).
- Ajiboye, B. B., Simeral, J. B., Donoghue, J. B., Hochberg, L. B., & Kirsch, B. F. (2012). Prediction of Imagined Single-Joint Movements in a Person with High Level Tetraplegia. IEEE.
- Ajiboye, B. B., & Weir, R. B. (2005). A heuristic fuzzy logic approach to EMG pattern recognition for multifunctional prosthesis control. Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on, 13 (3), 280–291.
- Ajiboye, B. B., Weir, R. B., Heckathorne, C. B., & Childress, D. B. (2002). Neurofuzzy Logic as a Control Algorithm for an Externally Powered Multifunctional Hand Prosthesis. Myoelectric Symposium.
Education
PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Northwestern University
2007
MS
Biomedical Engineering
Northwestern University
2003
BS
Biomedical and Electrical Engineering
Duke University
2000