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  • PQL journeys north for a successful week at EMBC 2026 Toronto
    Javier, Camila and Riley presented their research at the 2026 EMBS Conference this year in Toronto! Camila lead off the session on Hemodynamics presenting her work titled "Preliminary Validation of Transthoracic Phantom Model for Bioimpedance Analysis" to a packed room. Javier participated in a mini-symposium on pain providing an update on progress on our OIME […]
    Posted on July 31, 2026
  • Dr. Mercado-Diaz’s recent publication selected as the Editor’s Choice Paper: Bioengineering MPDI
    We are excited to share that Dr. Luis Mercado-Diaz’s recent paper: ERG-Graph: Graph Signal Processing of the Electroretinogram for Classification of Neurodevelopmental Disorders was selected as one of the Editors Choice Paper in the journal Bioengineering MDPI! This work was a key component of his doctoral dissertation and highlights the critical role non-traditional graph analysis […]
    Posted on July 2, 2026
  • PQLs Dr. Luis Mercado Diaz successfully defends PhD thesis!
    We can proudly say that PhD student Luis Mercado Diaz is a student no more. Today he presented his thesis “Advanced Graph Based Signal Processing Methodologies for Physiological Signal Analysis” which brings to an end a long journey exploring alternative, nonlinear approaches to signal processing in an attempt to better answer pressing biomedical engineering questions […]
    Posted on April 2, 2026

Posada Q Lab at a Glance

Applied Physiological Signal Processing

1 Post Doctoral Fellow

7 PhD + 1 Masters Students

6 Undergraduate Research Assistants

$6,906,800

Awarded to Date

Grants &
Awards from:

National Institute of Health,

Office of Naval Research,

DOD, NIUVT,

MOMRP, UNEIC,

Industry Sponsors and more

Biosignal Research with: EDA, ECG, ERG, EMG, MRI

Lab Mission Statement:

Exploring the multimodal use of physiological signals to monitor, detect, and understand diseases, disorders, and emotions for the improvement of human health and well being. 

Summary of lab layout

Curious about what biomedical signals are? Wondering why they might be relevant?

Check out this short synopsis of our work and some of the applications of physiological signal processing!

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Grants Awarded

Our lab has received grants from a wide range of organizations and foundations

Grants

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Relevant Publications

Publications in various journals including

Publications

 

Sample EDA plot

Areas of Interest

Biological Signal Processing, Sleep Deprivation, Machine Learning, Device Development, and more

Research Areas