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Dr. David Edward Thompson

  • Associate Professor - Ingram School of Engineering
  • Program Faculty - Ingram School of Engineering

Biography and education

PhD, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan August 2012
MSE, Electrical Engineering: Systems, University of Michigan April 2011
MS, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan April 2009
BS, Electrical Engineering, Biomed focus, Kansas State University May 2006
AA/AS, Allen Community College May 2001

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Thompson, David Edward. Small: Enhancing EEG-based Emotion Estimation with Transfer Learning, Priming, and Virtual Reality, National Science Foundation, Federal, $499973. (Funded: September 30, 2024). Grant.
  • Bailey, Heather (Principal), Thompson, David Edward (Principal). Cognitive and Neurobiological Approaches to Plasticity (CNAP) Center Phase 2 Year 9, National Institutes of Health, Federal, $2250623. (Funded: June 2025 - December 2025). Grant.
  • Thompson, David Edward (Principal). Cognitive and Neurobiological Approaches to Plasticity (CNAP) Center Phase 2 Year 8, National Institutes of Health, Federal, $2250623. (Funded: June 2024 - May 2025). Grant.
  • Thompson, David Edward. MACH-LEAPS: Multi-Agent Cooperation via LEArning, Primitives, and Search, Department of Energy - NNSA - SNL, Federal, $75000. (Funded: January 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024). Grant.
  • Thompson, David Edward (Principal). Cognitive and Neurobiological Approaches to Plasticity (CNAP) Center Phase 2 Year 7, National Institutes of Health, Federal, $2256126. (Funded: June 2023 - May 2024). Grant.
  • Khan, N., Sweet, T., Harvey, C., Knapp, C., Krusienski, D., & Thompson, D. E. (2025). EEG Data Segmentation Inducing Performance Overestimation. https://doi.org/10.3217/978-3-99161-050-2-228
  • Cernera, S. L., Gemicioglu, T., Berezutskaya, J., Csaky, R., Verwoert, M., Polyakov, D., … Valeriani, D. (2025). Master classes of the tenth international brain-computer interface meeting: showcasing the research of BCI trainees. Journal of Neural Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/adb335
  • Knapp, C., Thompson, D. E., & Carlson, C. (2024). Bed-Based Ballistocardiography: Investigating System Effects & Mitigation Techniques. In Frontiers in Biomedical Devices (Vol. 87752, p. V001T01A008).
  • Khan, N., & Thompson, D. E. (2024). Common practice in EEG emotion recognition feature selection causes overestimates of performance (p. PSTR288.16 / I20). Retrieved from https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/20433/presentation/15002
  • Khan, N., & Thompson, D. E. (2023). Cross-Task Transfer Learning in Emotion Estimating BCI. In BCI Society Meeting 2023.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Mark and Brenda Brown Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept, Kansas State University. 2021 - August 15, 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Mentoring Award, K-State Multicultural Engineering Program. 2023
  • Award / Honor Nominee: University Distinguished Faculty Award for the Mentoring of Undergraduate Students in Research (Nominee), K-State Provost's Office. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Distinguished Alumnus and Graduation Speaker, Allen Community College. 2015
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation. 2008 - 2012
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  1. Reviewer / Referee

    Sensors (MDPI)

  2. Member

    Computer Engineering Concentration Coordinator

  3. Member

    Research Committee

  4. Member

    Research Enhancement Program - ISoE Representative

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    Scientific Reports (Nature Umbrella)

  6. Other

    Center for Neurobiological and Cognitive Approaches to Plasticity (CNAP)

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