Dr. Kayvan Najarian is a Professor in the Gilbert S. Omenn Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB) as well as the departments of Emergency Medicine and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan. He is the Director of the Biomedical and Clinical Informatics Laboratory (BCIL) and is an Associate Director for the Weil Institute for Critical Care Research and Innovation. Dr. Najarian is also an Associate Director for the Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS), serving as the point person for data science collaboration in Biological Sciences and Health Sciences.

Dr. Najarian received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of British Columbia, Canada, M.Sc in Biomedical Engineering from Amirkabir University, Iran, and B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University, Iran. The focus of Dr. Kayvan Najarian’s research is on the design of signal/image processing and machine learning methods to create computer-assisted clinical decision support systems that improve patient care and reduce the costs of healthcare.

Dr. Najarian’s lab also designs sensors to collect and analyze physiological signals and images. In particular, Dr. Najarian’s research focuses on creating decision support systems to manage traumatic brain injuries, traumatic pelvic/abdominal injuries and hemorrhagic shock, cardiac arrest and other critical care states.

Dr. Najarian’s research has been funded by agencies such as the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Defense. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Biomedical Engineering and Computational Biology and the Associate Editor of two other journals in the field of biomedical informatics. He is also a member of the editorial board of many other journals and serves as the guest editor of special issues for several journals in the field. Dr. Najarian has over 200 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications including a highly referenced textbook in the field of biomedical signal and image processing.

Dr. Najarian, as the director of the Biomedical and Clinical Informatics Lab at the University of Michigan, is a distinguished researcher in the field of computational medicine, with a primary focus on leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for medical applications through clinical decision support systems and drug discovery and assessment. Resulting AI-based technologies for clinical decision support systems, which have been funded by agencies such as NSF, NIH, and DoD, feature advanced signal/image processing and ML techniques. In addition, he has collaborated with industry giants including J&J, BMS, and Toyota aimed at developing AI-based medical decision support systems for cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases. The success of these endeavors is evident in the licensing of these technologies to private companies, highlighting the real-world impact in advancing healthcare through computational medicine. Dr. Najarian is an Associate Director of the Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS), focusing specifically on the integration of AI in healthcare and an Associate Director of the Weil Institute where he directs efforts toward AI applications in critical care. These roles signify Dr. Najarian’s commitment to driving innovation and improving patient outcomes through the implementation of cutting-edge AI technologies. Furthermore, as the Director of the Center for Data-Driven Drug Development and Treatment Assessment (DATA), an NSF IUCRC, Dr. Najarian coordinates all activities in this national center towards advancing the frontier of AI in drug development and contributes significantly to research in this field.