# Dr. Yashar Kiarashi

> Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Informatics at Emory University. Research focuses on AI-driven healthcare, wearable sensing, EEG signal processing, in-ear EEG, closed-loop auditory stimulation, sleep biomarkers of neurodegeneration, and neurological disorders including autism spectrum disorder and Alzheimer's disease.

## Pages

- [Home](https://yasharkiarashi.info/): Overview of Dr. Kiarashi's research and recent news.
- [Publications](https://yasharkiarashi.info/publications): Peer-reviewed papers, preprints, conference abstracts, and patents.
- [Research](https://yasharkiarashi.info/research): Research areas including sleep EEG, wearable sensing, ASD behavior prediction, and cognitive impairment.
- [Mentorship](https://yasharkiarashi.info/mentorship): Current and past mentees at Emory University.
- [Contact](https://yasharkiarashi.info/contact): How to get in touch.

## Research Topics

- [In-Ear EEG](https://yasharkiarashi.info/research/in-ear-eeg): Wearable brain monitoring via dry electrodes in the ear canal for cognitive aging and MCI.
- [Auditory Stimulation](https://yasharkiarashi.info/research/auditory-stimulation): Closed-loop auditory stimulation, ERPs, and sleep-targeted protocols.
- [Sleep and Neurodegeneration](https://yasharkiarashi.info/research/sleep-and-neurodegeneration): EEG sleep biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease, MCI, and aging.
- [Biomedical Sensing of Sleep](https://yasharkiarashi.info/research/biomedical-sensing-of-sleep): Privacy-preserving off-body and wearable sensors for at-home sleep monitoring.

## Interactive Demos

- [Demos Index](https://yasharkiarashi.info/demos): Index of interactive research demonstrations.
- [Auditory Stimulation ERP Analysis](https://yasharkiarashi.info/auditory-stimulation): Closed-loop auditory stimulation EEG demo.
- [In-Ear EEG Playground](https://yasharkiarashi.info/in-ear-eeg): In-ear EEG signal processing visualization with band power and spectrograms.
- [PLL Playground](https://yasharkiarashi.info/pll-playground): Phase-locked loop tracking of real PhysioNet EEG slow-wave activity.
- [ASD High-Risk Event Predictor](https://yasharkiarashi.info/asd-predictor): Clinical demo for predicting adverse behaviors in autism from contactless sleep monitoring.

## Other

- [Fun](https://yasharkiarashi.info/fun): Side projects and games.
- [Estimation Challenge](https://yasharkiarashi.info/estimation-challenge): Fermi-problem estimation game.
- [Chaos & Ladders](https://yasharkiarashi.info/chaos-ladders): A chaos-themed take on Snakes and Ladders.
- [Poker Math](https://yasharkiarashi.info/poker-math): Educational poker probability tools (Chen formula, ranges, pot odds, post-flop trainers).