University of Pécs
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology University of Pécs
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology

He started his professional career as a postdoctoral researcher in the field of medical engineering at Rutgers University, where he also worked for MedAcustics Inc. He has subsequently worked as a consultant and developer for four other technology development companies. During his career, he was a visiting lecturer and researcher at several US universities. Since 2008, he has been a professor at Arizona State University, Harrington Department of Bioengineering Fulton School of Engineering and Bioengineering Graduate Faculty, School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering. In addition, since 2010, he has been a founding and senior professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston.

His research and professional activities have been recognized by numerous prestigious US and international awards, including renowned professional societies such as the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He is currently the President of the IEEE EMBS (Engineering in Medicine an Biology Society).

Prof. Dr. Metin Akay's role in shaping the medical engineering community is known and recognized worldwide. He is committed to the education of the next generation and to the development and promotion of medical engineering education.

He has personally supported establishing and launching several biomedical engineering courses at universities in Europe. The international summer schools he has organised have given hundreds of students the opportunity to improve their professional skills, under the mentorship of prestigious academic and industrial figures.

In addition to his active teaching activities, he continues to support his PhD students as a subject leader and co-subject leader.

He has authored and co-authored more than 240 international publications, journals, books and encyclopaedias, is an editorial board member and editor-in-chief of medical engineering journals, and has a strong grant activity, currently serving as two active grant leaders (NSF: BIO-X: Summer School, 3/1/2021-6/30/22; IEEE Data Science Forum,), with three others in review status. He is the principal organizer, speaker and founder of several international professional conferences. He holds three successfully granted technical patents. His current research is focused on monitoring motor function in post-stroke hemiplegic patients using smart body-worn devices, and he is also actively involved in device-based diagnostics of coronary artery disease.

His close relationship with the University of Pécs started in 2017. At the prestigious international summer university BIO-X: Biocomplexity, Biodesign, Bioinnovation, Biomanufacturing and Bioenterpreneurship, he hosted several undergraduate and postgraduate students from the PTE Faculty of Medicine and the PTE Faculty of Pharmacy, and he has also visited the "Interdisciplinary 3D Conference" of the University of Pécs on several occasions. His professional support has been essential in the launch of the MSc in Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology of the University of Pécs, which he also helps to make successful as a guest lecturer. He has played a significant role in the development and implementation of the professional programme of the PTE 3D Printing and Visualization Centre. In 2022, he has contributed $5000 to the iCBEI (International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Innovation) conference in Pécs, where he will also personally attend as a speaker.

Prof. Dr. Metin Akay's scientific activity, his outstanding organizational activities and his dedication to selflessly supporting the future generation of medical engineers have been of outstanding help to our University and are of strategic importance for the further development of the field of science in Pécs.