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Dr. Allen C. Cheng is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Department of BioEngineering (BioE), Department of Neurological Surgery (Neurosurgery), Department of Computer Science (CS) at University of Pittsburgh, where he established and directing the Advanced Computing Technology Laboratory (ACT Lab).

Dr. Cheng received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and his B.S. in Computer Engineering from the North Carolina State University. Prior to join the University of Pittsburgh, he was a faculty lecturer in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

Dr. Cheng's research interests are at the interdisciplinary confluence of computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, neural engineering, biomedical engineering, and medicine. His current research is Biomedical Computing, which focuses on: (1) developing energy-efficient, high-performance, self-adaptive, reliable, secure, embedded and bio-implantable computing technology; and (2) integrating this cutting-edge computing technology into real-life biomedical applications of highest (inter)national priorities, such as cardiovascular and neurological disorders and injuries. The research efforts of his ACT Lab involve both developing fundamental science and implementing practical engineering solutions in both system hardware and software to pioneer assistive biomedical devices.

Dr. Cheng is a member of several international scholar and honor societies including Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Eta Sigma, and Golden Key. He is also a member of IEEE (Computer Society, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, and Systems, Circuits and Systems Society Member, Man, and Cybernetics Society), ACM, and AAAS.