Dr. David Edward Thompson

  • Associate Professor at Ingram School of Engineering, College of Science & Engineering

Scholarly and Creative Works

2025

  • 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

2024

  • 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

2023

  • Khan, N., & Thompson, D. E. (2023). Cross-Task Transfer Learning in Emotion Estimating BCI. In BCI Society Meeting 2023.
  • Harvey, C., Chan, D., Sweet, T., Huggins, J. E., & Thompson, D. E. (2023). Do Automatic Artifact Removal Algorithms Reduce Accuracy By Removing Dependence on Post-Stimulus Blinks. In BCI Society Meeting 2023.
  • Sweet, T., Khan, N., Harvey, C., Warschausky, S., Huggins, J. E., & Thompson, D. E. (2023). Predicting Performance of a P300 Speller Using Classifier-Based Latency Estimation. In BCI Society Meeting 2023.
  • Ma, G., Kang, J., Thompson, D. E., & Huggins, J. E. (2023). BCI-Utility Metric for Asynchronous P300 Brain-Computer Interface Systems. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.
  • Suliman, A., Mowla, M. R., Alivar, A., Carlson, C., Prakash, P., Natarajan, B., … Thompson, D. E. (2023). Effects of Ballistocardiogram Peak Detection Jitters on the Quality of Heart Rate Variability Features: A Simulation-Based Case Study in the Context of Sleep Staging. Sensors, 23(5), 2693.
  • Khan, N. N., Sweet, T., Harvey, C. A., Warschausky, S., Huggins, J. E., & Thompson, D. E. (2023). P300-Based Brain-Computer Interface Speller Performance Estimation with Classifier-Based Latency Estimation. Journal of Visualized Experiments, (199).

2022

  • Sweet, T., & Thompson, D. E. (2022). Applying Big Transfer-based classifiers to the DEAP dataset. In 2022 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine \& Biology Society (EMBC) (pp. 406--409).
  • Brandt, T. M., Sweet, T., & Thompson, D. E. (2022). BCI Accuracy Using Classifier-Based Latency Estimation and the Optimal Interstimulus Interval. In 2022 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine \& Biology Society (EMBC) (pp. 4097--4100).
  • Schmitz, C., Sweet, T., & Thompson, D. E. (2022). The Effects of Word Priming on Emotion Classification from Neurological Signals. In 2022 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine \& Biology Society (EMBC) (pp. 410--413).

2021

  • Carlson, C., Turpin, V.-R., Suliman, A., Ade, C., Warren, S., & Thompson, D. E. (2021). Bed-Based Ballistocardiography: Dataset and Ability to Track Cardiovascular Parameters. Sensors, 21(1), 156.

2020

  • Mowla, M. R., Gonzalez-Morales, J. D., Rico-Martinez, J., Ulichnie, D. A., & Thompson, D. E. (2020). A Comparison of Classification Techniques to Predict Brain-Computer Interfaces Accuracy Using Classifier-Based Latency Estimation. Brain Sciences, 10(10), 734.
  • Mowla, M. R., Cano, R. I., Dhuyvetter, K. J., & Thompson, D. E. (2020). Affective brain-computer interfaces: Choosing a meaningful performance measuring metric. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 126, 104001.
  • Baptist, J., Thompson, D. E., Spencer, C., Mowla, M. R., Love, H. A., & Su, Y. (2020). Clinical efficacy of EMDR in unipolar depression: Changes in theta cordance. Psychiatry Research, 113696.
  • Alivar, A., Carlson, C., Suliman, A., Warren, S., Prakash, P., Thompson, D. E., & Natarajan, B. (2020). Smart bed based daytime behavior prediction in Children with autism spectrum disorder-A Pilot Study. Medical Engineering \& Physics, 83, 15--25.

2019

  • Alivar, A., Carlson, C., Suliman, A., Warren, S., Prakash, P., Thompson, D. E., & Natarajan, B. (2019). A pilot study on predicting daytime behavior \& sleep quality in children with asd. In 2019 IEEE Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Symposium (SPMB) (pp. 1--5).
  • Thompson, D. E., Mowla, M. R., Dhuyvetter, K. J., Tillman, J. W., & Huggins, J. E. (2019). Automated artifact rejection algorithms harm P3 Speller brain-computer interface performance. Brain-Computer Interfaces, 6(4), 141--148.
  • Alivar, A., Carlson, C., Suliman, A., Warren, S., Prakash, P., Thompson, D. E., & Natarajan, B. (2019). Motion artifact detection and reduction in bed-based ballistocardiogram. IEEE Access, 7, 13693--13703.
  • Suliman, A., Carlson, C., Ade, C. J., Warren, S., & Thompson, D. E. (2019). Performance comparison for ballistocardiogram peak detection methods. IEEE Access, 7, 53945--53955.

2018

  • Mowla, M. R., Huggins, J. E., & Thompson, D. E. (2018). Chapter 33 Evaluation and Performance Assessment of the Brain--Computer. In Brain--Computer Interfaces Handbook: Technological and Theoretical Advances (pp. 635--652). CRC Press.
  • Mowla, M. R., Huggins, J. E., & Thompson, D. E. (2018). Evaluation and Performance Assessment of Brain-Computer Interface System. In Brain--Computer Interfaces Handbook (pp. 635--650). CRC Press.
  • Carlson, C., Suliman, A., Alivar, A., Prakash, P., Thompson, D. E., Natarajan, B., & Warren, S. (2018). A Pilot Study of an Unobtrusive Bed-Based Sleep Quality Monitor for Severely Disabled Autistic Children. In 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) (pp. 4343--4346).
  • Mowla, M. R., Huggins, J. E., Natarajan, B., & Thompson, D. E. (2018). P300 Latency Estimation Using Least Mean Squares Filter. In 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) (pp. 1976--1979).
  • Suliman, A., Carlson, C., Warren, S., & Thompson, D. E. (2018). Performance Evaluation of Processing Methods for Ballistocardiogram Peak Detection. In 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) (pp. 502--505).

2017

  • Alivar, A., Carlson, C., Suliman, A., Warren, S., Prakash, P., Thompson, D., & Natarajan, B. (2017). Motion detection in bed-based ballistocardiogram to quantify sleep quality. In GLOBECOM 2017-2017 IEEE Global Communications Conference (pp. 1--6).
  • Mowla, M. R., Huggins, J. E., & Thompson, D. E. (2017). Enhancing P300-BCI performance using latency estimation. Brain-Computer Interfaces, 4(3), 137--145.
  • Irwin, Z., Schroeder, K., Vu, P., Bullard, A., Tat, D., Nu, C., … others. (2017). Neural control of finger movement via intracortical brain--machine interface. Journal of Neural Engineering, 14(6), 066004.
  • Schroeder, K. E., Irwin, Z. T., Bullard, A. J., Thompson, D. E., Bentley, J. N., Stacey, W. C., … Chestek, C. A. (2017). Robust tactile sensory responses in finger area of primate motor cortex relevant to prosthetic control. Journal of Neural Engineering, 14(4), 046016.

2016

  • Carlson, C., Suliman, A., Prakash, P., Thompson, D. E., Wang, S., Natarajan, B., & Warren, S. (2016). Bed-based instrumentation for unobtrusive sleep quality assessment in severely disabled autistic children. In 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) (pp. 4909--4912).
  • Tillman, J. W., Huggins, J. E., & Thompson, D. E. (2016). Blink Artifact Rejection Reduces P3 Speller Accuracy but May Prevent Unintended Blink-Based Control. In Proceedings of the 6th International Brain-Computer Interface Meeting.
  • Mowla, M. R., Huggins, J. E., & Thompson, D. E. (2016). Boosting BCI accuracy using wavelet enhanced CBLE scores as a classifier feature. In 6th International Brain-Computer Interface Meeting.
  • Warren, S., Prakash, P., Thompson, D. E., Natarajan, B., Carlson, C., Fowler, K., … others. (2016). Design projects motivated and informed by the needs of severely disabled autistic children. In 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) (pp. 3015--3018).
  • Huggins, J. E., & Thompson, D. E. (2016). P300 Latency Jitter More Likely for People with ALS. In 6th International Brain-Computer Interface Meeting.

2015

  • Christie, B. P., Tat, D. M., Irwin, Z. T., Gilja, V., Nuyujukian, P., Foster, J. D., … Chestek, C. A. (2015). Comparison of spike sorting and thresholding of voltage waveforms for intracortical brain-machine interface performance. Journal of Neural Engineering, 12(1), 016009--016009.
  • Malaga, K. A., Schroeder, K. E., Patel, P. R., Irwin, Z. T., Thompson, D. E., Bentley, J. N., … Patil, P. G. (2015). Data-driven model comparing the effects of glial scarring and interface interactions on chronic neural recordings in non-human primates. Journal of Neural Engineering, 13(1), 016010.
  • McCann, M. T., Thompson, D. E., Syed, Z. H., & Huggins, J. E. (2015). Electrode subset selection methods for an EEG-based P300 brain-computer interface. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 10(3), 216--220.
  • Irwin, Z. T., Thompson, D. E., Schroeder, K. E., Tat, D. M., Hassani, A., Bullard, A. J., … others. (2015). Enabling low-power, multi-modal neural interfaces through a common, low-bandwidth feature space. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 24(5), 521--531.

2014

  • Thompson, D. E., Gruis, K. L., & Huggins, J. E. (2014). A plug-and-play brain-computer interface to operate commercial assistive technology. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 9(2), 144--150.
  • Christie, B. P., Tat, D. M., Irwin, Z. T., Gilja, V., Nuyujukian, P., Foster, J. D., … Chestek, C. A. (2014). Comparison of spike sorting and thresholding of voltage waveforms for intracortical brain--machine interface performance. Journal of Neural Engineering, 12(1), 016009.
  • Malaga, K. A., Schroeder, K. E., Patel, P. R., Irwin, Z. T., Thompson, D. E., Chestek, C. A., & Patil, P. G. (2014). Computational model comparing the effects of glial scarring and tip metallization loss on neural recordings. Neuromodulation, 17(5), e72.
  • Irwin, Z. T., Schroeder, K. E., Thompson, D. E., Woo, S. L., Langhals, N. B., Urbanchek, M. G., … Chestek, C. A. (2014). Extracting neuroprosthetic control signals from a regenerative peripheral nerve interface in a rhesus macaque. Neuromodulation, 17(5), e92.
  • Thompson, D. E., Quitadamo, L. R., Mainardi, L., Gao, S., Kindermans, P.-J., Simeral, J. D., … others. (2014). Performance measurement for brain--computer or brain--machine interfaces: a tutorial. Journal of Neural Engineering, 11(3), 035001.
  • Huggins, J. E., Guger, C., Allison, B., Anderson, C. W., Batista, A., Brouwer, A.-M., … Thompson, D. E. (2014). Workshops of the Fifth International Brain-Computer Interface Meeting: Defining the Future. Brain-Computer Interfaces, 1(1), 27–49. https://doi.org/10.1080/2326263x.2013.876724

2013

  • Thompson, D. E., Blain-Moraes, S., & Huggins, J. E. (2013). Performance assessment in brain-computer interface-based augmentative and alternative communication. Biomedical Engineering Online, 12(1), 43.

2012

  • Thompson, D. E., Warschausky, S., & Huggins, J. E. (2012). Classifier-based latency estimation: a novel way to estimate and predict BCI accuracy. Journal of Neural Engineering, 10(1), 016006.
  • Thompson, D. E. (2012). Unlocking possibilities while preserving performance: Putting the “interface” back in brain-computer interface. University of Michigan.

2011

  • Thompson, D. E., & Huggins, J. E. (2011). A multi-purpose brain-computer interface output device. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience, 42(4), 230--235.
  • Mak, J., Arbel, Y., Minett, J., McCane, L., Yuksel, B., Ryan, D., … Erdogmus, D. (2011). Optimizing the P300-based brain--computer interface: current status, limitations and future directions. Journal of Neural Engineering, 8(2), 025003.

2010

  • Thompson, D. E., McCann, M. T., & Huggins, J. E. (2010). Controlling Wheelchair Tilt with a Brain-Computer Interface for In-home Use. In 4th International BCI Meeting.
  • Thompson, D. E., McCann, M. T., Lee, C. C., & Huggins, J. E. (2010). Impact of wheelchair tilt on P300 brain-computer interface accuracy. In Neuroscience 2010.
  • Thompson, D. E., McCann, M., & Huggins, J. (2010). R-7 Controlling Wheelchair Tilt with a Brain-Computer Interface. In 4th International BCI Meeting in Asilomar, CA.

2009

  • Thompson, D. E., Baker, J. J., Sarnacki, W. A., & Huggins, J. E. (2009). Plug-and-play brain-computer interface keyboard performance. In 2009 4th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (pp. 433--435).
  • Huggins, J. E., Thompson, D. E., & Gruis, K. L. (2009). PLUG-AND-PLAY BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE USE BY PEOPLE WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS. In 4th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (pp. 426--428).
  • Purcell, E. K., Thompson, D. E., Ludwig, K. A., & Kipke, D. R. (2009). Flavopiridol reduces the impedance of neural prostheses in vivo without affecting recording quality. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 183(2), 149--157.

2007

  • Thompson, D. E., & Warren, S. (2007). A small, high-fidelity reflectance pulse oximeter. In 2007 Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education (pp. 24--27).
  • Thompson, D. E., & Warren, S. (2007). AC 2007-2420: A SMALL, HIGH-FIDELITY REFLECTANCE PULSE OXIMETER. Age, 12, 1.

2006

  • Thompson, D. E., Wareing, A., Day, D., & Warren, S. (2006). Pulse oximeter improvement with an ADC-DAC feedback loop and a radial reflectance sensor. In 2006 International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (pp. 815--818).