EEG · Brain–Computer Interfaces · Machine Learning

Paras Qadir Memon

PhD researcher decoding the brain's electrical signals. I build machine-learning pipelines for EEG — from tripolar concentric ring electrodes and speech-state classification to epilepsy signal analysis.

About

I'm a PhD researcher working at the intersection of neural signal processing and machine learning. My work focuses on extracting reliable information from non-invasive EEG — improving how we record it, clean it, and decode it into meaningful states.

A central thread of my research is the tripolar concentric ring electrode (TCRE): how its improved spatial resolution changes what we can classify from the scalp, particularly for overt and covert speech. Alongside this, I work on epilepsy EEG analysis and the deep-learning methods that make these signals tractable.

Research focus

  • Signal & electrodes Tripolar concentric ring electrodes (TCRE) for higher-resolution, reference-free EEG acquisition.
  • Speech decoding Overt vs. covert speech-state classification from EEG across electrode configurations.
  • Clinical EEG Epilepsy EEG analysis and quantitative markers of neural change.
  • Methods Preprocessing pipelines (MNE-Python), feature extraction, and deep-learning models for neural time series.
Side-by-side comparison of a conventional disc EEG electrode and a tripolar concentric ring electrode showing its gold concentric rings.
A conventional disc electrode (left) alongside the tripolar concentric ring electrode (right). The concentric rings act as a built-in Laplacian, sharpening spatial resolution and rejecting distant noise — the property my speech-decoding work exploits.

Selected publications

Overt and Covert Speech-State Classification from TCRE EEG: A 4 mm and 10 mm Configuration Study In review
Sensors (MDPI) · 2026

Paras Q. Memon, Charles Anderson, Shoaib Memon

Comparative Analysis of Tri-Polar Concentric Ring and Conventional Electrodes for Overt and Covert Speech
Sensors (MDPI) · 2026 · 26(13), 4084 · doi:10.3390/s26134084

Paras Q. Memon, Chuck Anderson, Zeeshan Q. Memon, Shoaib Memon, Adnan Qadir

Epilepsy EEG analysis — quantitative markers of neural changeIn progress
Manuscript in preparation · 2026

Paras Q. Memon, et al.

Full and up-to-date list on ORCID and Google Scholar.

Teaching

Neural Networks & EEG with Python — lecture series

An open video series building machine learning for neural signals from the ground up: from the mechanics of backpropagation to practical EEG pipelines. Made for researchers who want to understand the methods, not just call the library.

The series has reached 15,000+ learners, with an engaged audience of students and researchers in the field.

“Took a class in BCI at my university, so it’s really cool to see it actually done.” — Biomedical engineering student, UC Irvine

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Contact

Open to postdoctoral positions and collaborations in EEG, BCI, and neural machine learning.