Owen Falzon is an Associate Professor with the Centre for Biomedical Cybernetics at the University of Malta. He obtained his first degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Malta in 2006. In 2012, he completed his PhD studies on "EEG Signal Phase Analysis for Brain-Computer Interfacing". His research interests include signal processing, machine learning, computer vision, biomedical engineering, brain-computer interfacing and medical thermography. He is involved in the coordination of various research projects, undergraduate and postgraduate project supervision, primarily focusing on the development of signal and image processing algorithms, mainly in the context of medical thermography, contactless vital sign monitoring, EEG signal processing, and brain-computer interfacing. He is also passionate about translating research into practical technologies that can benefit patients and improve their quality of life.
He is currently involved in the coordination and technical supervision of a number of funded research and technology development projects.
He has published his work in various scientific journals and conferences (scholar.google.com/citations?user=BgnnWgcAAAAJ&hl). He is also a reviewer on a number of journals which include amongst others the: - IEEE Transactions in Biomedical Engineering; - IEEE Transactions in Neural Systems and Rehabiliation Engineering; - IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics; - IOP Journal of Neural Engineering; and - Elsevier Journal of Neuroscience Method.