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Personal Data Date of Birth: December 7, 1973 Citizenship: United States Education Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S.B., June 1996   (minors in Biology, Biomedical Engineering) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.Eng., June 1998 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D., October 2003 Thesis Titles PhD   "A System for Efficient Neural Stimulation with Energy Recovery" MEng   "A System for Electrical Retinal Stimulation for Human Trials" Primary Interests Medical device product design and development Analog and mixed signal VLSI circuit design Retinal prostheses, neural stimulation, neuromodulation, deep brain stimulation, implantable medical devices Electrical tissue stimulation, current source stimulation circuitry, stimulating electrode materials Wireless power and data telemetry, power management, micro-power power management circuits Alternative energy technologies Current Position,   October 2003 - Present Boston VA Medical Center - Analog VLSI Circuit Designer, Electrical System Designer, Electronics Project Manager Massachusettts Intitute of Technology - Visiting Scientist I am developing and testing a prototype retinal prosthesis for the blind with the Boston Retinal Implant Project, a joint effort of the VA, MIT, and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. I lead a design and test group of 2 other engineers and 1 technician, and I spearhead the design of all electrical systems in the implant. I am designing the custom analog and mixed signal IC for the next generation implant while coordinating the assembly of the present generation by outside vendors. I designed and built inductively coupled telemetry circuits, power management circuits, various test circuits, mechanical clamps and fixtures, and developed a full test setup. November 2008 - Present Massachusetts Institute of Technology Consulting for a research group working on brain stimulation technologies. Serving as a packaging and prototype manufacturing consultant. Working with a professor and a group of five students to develop and package an implantable neural stimulator. Previous Experience Rhythmia Medical - Consultant,   November 2006 - March 2007 Designed test circuits. Consulted on test setup and product development. MIT Graduate Research Assistant - PhD,   Spring 1999 - October 2003 Designed VLSI chip and power coupling system for low-power neural stimulation, which used 66% less power than the most efficient stimulator in use (patented). MIT Graduate Research Assistant - MEng,   Spring 1997 - Spring 1999 Designed battery-powered portable retinal stimulation system, used in 6 human surgical trials. M/A-Com Microwave Test Engineer,   Summer 1996 Worked on design of 50 GHz test system; used skeleton system to extract p-i-n diode parameters. MIT Advanced Undergraduate Project,   Spring 1996 Designed a simple mechanical ink ejection system to mark faulty assembly line parts. MIT Undergraduate Research,   Fall 1992 - Spring 1995 Determined mechanical properties of cartilage under static and dynamic compression. University of Pittsburgh Summer Research,   Summer 1995 Developed circuitry to measure resistivity of brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid; wrote Matlab models of current distributions near multiple resistivity boundaries. University of Pittsburgh Summer Research,   Summer 1994 Developed experimental system and LabVIEW controller for hydrostatic cartilage testing. Teaching Experience MIT Teaching Assistant, 6.111 - Digital Electronics Laboratory.   Fall 1996 MIT Educational Studies Program, Physics Advisor for student teachers in Mesh summer program.   Summer 1996, 1997 MIT Laboratory Assistant, 6.111 - Digital Electronics Laboratory.   Spring 1996 MIT Experimental Studies Group, taught small section of 5.11 - Chemistry.   Fall 1995 MIT Computer Laboratory Assistant, 6.001 - Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs.   Spring 1994 Student Advising Academic PhD thesis reader for a student in the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, 2008. Masters thesis committee member for a student at Tufts University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2008. Design review committee for PhD thesis, Tufts University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2006. Industry advisor for a student at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) designing a mockup retinal implant eyewear, processor, and telemetry unit, 2005. Business Science advisor for a Sloan Business School student developing a retinal implant executive summary for a Neurotechnology Ventures class, 2008. Science advisor for a Sloan Business School student team developing a retinal implant business plan for a New Enterprises class, 2007. Science advisor for Boston College business students writing a retinal implant business plan for a class competition, 2005, 2006. My team won the competition in 2006. Science advisor for a Sloan Business School student team writing a retinal implant business plan for the MIT 50K design competition, 2004. Awards/Honors/Memberships Best Paper Award, IEEE ISABEL 2009 VA Career Development Award.   2008-2011 Catalyst Foundation Fellowship.   1998-2003 Richard P. Simmons '53 Scholarship.   1992-1996 Bell of Pennsylvania Scholarship.   1992-1996 United States Presidential Scholar.   1992 Memberships IEEE Member.   2003-present Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society.   2002-present ARVO Member.   2001-present Leadership/Activities Alumni Advisory Board, MIT Tech Catholic Community.   2005-present   Co-Chair,   2009-present Volunteer math and science tutor for ESL adult education program.   2003-2006 Strategic Advisory Commmittee to the Chancellor.   1999-2000 Dormitory President, member of the MIT Dormitory Council.   1995-1996 Research Funding VA Rehabilitation R&D 2008-2011 Principal Investigator Career Development Award "Improved Power and Data Telemetry System for Implanted Medical Devices" $473,675 Department of Defense   2007-2010 Principal Investigator for BVARI sub-contract "Optimization of Microelectronic Methods to Produce an Implantable Retinal Prosthesis to Treat Blindness" $2,156,000 VA Rehabilitation R&D   2001-2006; 2006-2010 Co-Investigator "Center for Innovative Visual Rehabilitation" $3,750,000;   $3,400,000 Catalyst Foundation   1998-2003 PhD Student Fellow "Retinal Implant Chip for the Blind" $218,582 Journal and Conference Reviewing IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems IEEE International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference Journal of Neural Engineering Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science US Patent "System for and Method of Power Efficient Electrical Tissue Stimulation." S.K. Kelly, J.L. Wyatt, and J.F. Rizzo. United States Patent Number 7,295,872, Issued 2007. Selected Publications - Click Here for Full List S.K. Kelly, D.B. Shire, J. Chen, P. Doyle, M.D. Gingerich, W.A. Drohan, L.S. Theogarajan, S.F. Cogan, J.L. Wyatt, J.F. Rizzo III. "The Boston Retinal Prosthesis: A 15-Channel Hermetic Wireless Neural Stimulator." IEEE ISABEL Conference, 2009. Received Best Paper award. S.K. Kelly, D.B. Shire, J. Chen, P. Doyle, M.D. Gingerich, W.A. Drohan, L.S. Theogarajan, S.F. Cogan, J.L. Wyatt, J.F. Rizzo III. "Realization of a 15-Channel, Hermetically-Encased Wireless Subretinal Prosthesis for the Blind." Proc. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference, 2009, pp. 200-203. D.B. Shire, S.K. Kelly, J. Chen, P. Doyle, M.D. Gingerich, S.F. Cogan, W. Drohan, O. Mendoza, L. Theogarajan, J.L. Wyatt, and J.F. Rizzo. "Development and Implantation of a Minimally-Invasive, Wireless Sub-Retinal Neurostimulator." IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 56, No. 10, Oct. 2009, pp. 2502-2511. S.K. Kelly. "The Boston Retinal Implant Project: Progress on the Development and Testing of a Hermetic Retinal Prosthesis." The German Retina Implant Foundation Second Symposium on Artificial Vision, 2009. L. Theogarajan, J. Wyatt, J. Rizzo, B. Drohan, M. Markova, S. Kelly, G. Swider, M. Raj, D. Shire, M. Gingerich, J. Loewenstein, B. Yomtov. "Minimally Invasive Retinal Prosthesis." IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, February 2006. S. Kelly, J. Wyatt. "A Power-Efficient Voltage-Based Neural Tissue Stimulator with Energy Recovery." IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, February 2004. S.K. Kelly, P. Doyle, O. Mendoza, W.A. Drohan, G.W. Swider, D.B. Shire, J.L. Wyatt, J.F. Rizzo, III. "Improved Class A Based Transmitter System for Wireless Retinal Implant Data Telemetry." Conference abstract 4578 for The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), May 2009. S.K. Kelly, G.W. Swider, W.A. Drohan, J.L. Wyatt, J.F. Rizzo. "Exploration of Optimal Coil Designs for Retinal Implant Power and Data Telemetry." Conference abstract 674 for ARVO, May 2007. S.K. Kelly, M. Markova, L. Theogarajan, W.A. Drohan, G.W.Swider, B. Yomtov, J.L. Wyatt, J.F. Rizzo. "Development of a Telemetry System for the Boston Retinal Implant." Conference abstract 3168 for ARVO, May 2006. S.K. Kelly, J.L. Wyatt. "Low-Power Neural Stimulator for a Retinal Prosthesis." Conference abstract 4174 for ARVO, April 2004. S.K. Kelly, J.L. Wyatt. "Low-Power Techniques for a Retinal Prosthesis." Conference abstract 5064 for ARVO, May 2003. J.F. Rizzo, J.L. Wyatt, J. Loewenstein, S.K. Kelly, D.B. Shire. "Methods and Perceptual Thresholds for Short-Term Electrical Stimulation of Human Retina with Microelectrode Arrays." Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (IOVS), 2003, Vol. 44, No. 12, pp. 5355-5361. J.F. Rizzo, J.L. Wyatt, J. Loewenstein, S.K. Kelly, D.B. Shire. "Perceptual Efficacy of Electrical Stimulation of Human Retina with a Microelectrode Array During Short-Term Surgical Trials." IOVS, 2003, Vol. 44, No. 12, pp. 5362-5369. S.B. Baumann, D.R. Wozny, S.K. Kelly, F.M. Meno. "The Electrical Conductivity of Human Cerebrospinal Fluid at Body Temperature." IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 44, Issue 3, March 1997, pp. 220-223. Invited Seminar Lectures "Functional Vision for the Blind: The Boston Retinal Implant." S.K. Kelly. Boston Chapter of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology, September 22, 2008. "The Boston Retinal Implant Project: Overview and Current VLSI Research." S.K. Kelly. Tufts University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Seminar Series, March, 2006. "Explanation of the Boston Retinal Implant Project." S.K. Kelly. Classroom lecture for ages 4-13, Portmagee Gaelic School, Portmagee, Co. Kerry, Ireland, October, 2006.