Locations

• Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Research Interests

Nikolay Stoykov, PhD is currently researching bioelectromagnetics, computational neuroscience, methods of differential geometry in electromagnetics.

Research Studies

Education & Training

Education

Technical University Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany

Ph.D.-Biomedical Engineering, 1998

Technical University Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany

MSc-Biomedical Engineering, 1990

Fellowships

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2002

Awards & Recognition

Recent or Important Publications

Journal Papers
Kuiken, TA; Stoykov, NS; Popovic, M; Lowery, M; Taflove, A. 2001. Finite element modeling of electromagnetic signal propagation in a phantom arm. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING9 (4): 346-354.

Lowery, MM; Stoykov, NS; Taflove, A; Kuiken, TA. 2002. A multiple-layer finite-element model of the surface EMG signal. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING49 (5): 446-454.

Stoykov, NS; Lowery, MM; Taflove, A; Kuiken, TA. 2002. Frequency- and time-domain FEM models of EMG: Capacitive effects and aspects of dispersion. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING49 (8): 763-772.

Lowery, MM; Stoykov, NS; Kuiken, TA. 2003. A simulation study to examine the use of cross-correlation as an estimate of surface EMG cross talk. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY94 (4): 1324-1334.

Kuiken, TA; Lowery, MM; Stoykov, NS. 2003. The effect of subcutaneous fat on myoelectric signal amplitude and cross-talk. PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS INTERNATIONAL27 (1): 48-54.

Lowery, MM; Stoykov, NS; Kuiken, TA. 2003. Independence of myoelectric control signals examined using a surface EMG model. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING50 (6): 789-793.

Stoykov, NS; Kuiken, TA; Lowery, MM; Taflove, A. 2003. Finite-element time-domain algorithms for modeling linear Debye and Lorentz dielectric dispersions at low frequencies. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING50 (9): 1100-1107.