Kendall Farnham

Overview

Kendall Farnham is an assistant professor specializing in electrical and computer engineering with expertise in hardware design, embedded programming, signal processing, and low-power devices. Her PhD focused on developing an impedance-based biomedical imaging device on an FPGA for use in deep space, and she continues to work with NASA and Professor Ryan Halter on translating this device for commercial use. Her teaching interests span both online and in-person learning environments, with a goal to develop engaging and approachable courses to help expand engineering education to a broader audience. She is currently developing two master's courses (Advanced FPGAs / Machine Vision) for Dartmouth's online Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering program.

Research Interests

FPGA; biomedical device design; portable electronics; electrical impedance tomography

Education

• AB/BE, Engineering Sciences, Dartmouth 2014
• PhD, Engineering Sciences, Dartmouth 2024

Professional Activities

Member, IEEE

Research Projects

• Electrical Impedance Imaging: Enabling deep space missions through medical imaging and diagnosis of the long-term physiological effects of space travel

  Electrical Impedance Imaging: Enabling deep space missions through medical imaging and diagnosis of the long-term physiological effects of space travel

  Goal: to provide an imaging tool to effectively monitor the long-term physiological effects

  of deep space and automate diagnosis, enabling crew members to be proactive in the

  event of injury. More specifically, we are designing an integrated US-EIT system and

  demonstrate proof-of-concept of US-EIT for enhanced ultrasound imaging capabilities of

  deep internal bleeding.

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