Paul J. Benkeser, Ph.D.
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies & Professor

Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0535

Phone:404-894-2912
Fax:404-894-4243
Location:GT: BME - 2120
E-Mail: paul.benkeser@bme.gatech.edu
URL: http://www.bme.gatech.edu/groups/benkeser/

Areas of Research

• Ultrasonic bioengineering
• Biomedical signal and image processing
• Biomedical engineering education

Educational Background

• Ph.D. University of Illinois, 1985
• M.S. Purdue University, 1983
• B.S. Purdue University, 1981

Selected Awards

• Fellow, AIMBE
• Senior Member, IEEE

Selected Research Publications

• J. Cho and P.J. Benkeser, "Active Contour Model-Based Cardiac Segmentation with Tensor-Based Orientation Force and Initial Seed Contour Tracking," Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 31-41, 2006.
• P.J. Benkeser, R.M. Berry and J.D. Olinger , "Challenges and Opportunities in Ethics Education in Biomedical Engineering," Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, 2005.
• Z. Xu, R. Schuchard, D. Ross and P.J. Benkeser, "Tracking Retinal Motion with a Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope," Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 373-380, 2005.
• P. Benkeser, Biomedical Engineering Education, Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation, 2nd edition, Wiley, 2005.
• P. Benkeser and O. Skrinjar, 3-D Medical Imaging, Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Marcel Dekker, 2004.