Aiguo Han, PhD
Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2014
- M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2011
- B.S. in Acoustics, Nanjing University, 2008
Academic Appointments
- Current Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, 2023 - Present
- Past Appointments
- Research Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UIUC, 2019 - 2023
- Research Assistant Professor, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, UIUC, 2021 - 2023
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UIUC, 2017 - 2019
- Visiting Scholar, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UIUC, 2015 - 2016
Honors and Awards
- 2023 Radiology Editor’s Recognition Award for reviewing with Special Distinction, 2023
- IEEE TMI Distinguished Reviewer (Bronze Level), 2023
- IEEE TMI Distinguished Reviewer (Gold Level), 2022
- NIH NIBIB Trailblazer Award, 2022
- Illinois Delta Allocation Award, 2022
- Fellow, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), 2021
- Faculty Fellow, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, 2021
- Young Investigator Travel Grant, 175th Meeting of Acoustical Society of America, Minneapolis, 2018
- AIUM New Investigator Award in Basic Science (Finalist), 2017
- Financial Support, Gordon Research Conference on Image Science, 2016
- AIUM New Investigator Award in Basic Science (First place), 2016
- Student Travel Award for the 8th ICUBM meeting, 2012
- Outstanding Graduate Award from Nanjing University, 2008
- Provincial First Prize in China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling (CUMCM), 2006
- Tianran Enterprise Scholarship, 2006
- Plantronics Enterprise Scholarship, 2006
- People Scholarship, 2005, 2006, 2007
Professional Activities and Services
- Member of Editorial Board for journals:
- European Radiology, Scientific Editorial Board (Ultrasound Section), 2019 – 2024
- Organizer for conference sessions:
- Special session titled “Deep Learning in Ultrasound Imaging and Tissue Characterization,” the 183rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Nashville, TN, 12/2022.
- Session Chair for conferences:
- IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Reviewer for grants:
- Mitacs Accelerate, 2020
- National Institutes of Health (Ad Hoc Member, NIH CTIS Study Section), 10/2021
- National Institutes of Health (Ad Hoc Member, NIH CTIS Study Section), 06/2022
- Israel Science Foundation, 2022
- National Institutes of Health (Ad Hoc Member, ZRG1 NV P 81 Study Section), 05/2023
- Swiss National Science Foundation, 2023
- National Science Foundation, Ad Hoc Reviewer, 2023
- National Institutes of Health (Ad Hoc Member, NIH CTIS Study Section), 02/2024
- Professional Committees
- Member, IEEE UFFC IUS Medical Ultrasonics Technical Program Committee, 2022 – 2025
- Member, AIUM Bioeffects Committee, 2022 – 2025
- Member, Computational Acoustics Technical Specialty Group, Acoustical Society of America, 2021 – 2024
- Co-chair, AIUM/QIBAS PEQUS Backscatter Working Group, 2020 – present
- Member, AIUM/QIBA PEQUS Biomarker Committee, 2020 – present
- Member, RSNA QIBA Committee, 2020 – present
- Member, Biomedical Acoustics Technical Committee, Acoustical Society of America, 2015 – 2020
- Mentor, Health Make-a-Thon, Health Maker Lab, Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Professional Memberships
- Fellow, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)
- Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Member, IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society (UFFC)
- Member, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
