Andre Khalil

About Andre Khalil

At the University of Maine, I am the founding director of the CompuMAINE Lab (Computational Modeling, Analysis of Images and Numerical Experiments). I have co-authored 133 publications and obtained 44 grants/contracts totaling $8.4M (as PI, co-PI, or senior personnel), while developing or restructuring several undergraduate and graduate courses in Mathematics, Statistics, Chemical Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering. I have trained (or am currently training) 31 thesis students (8 PhDs + 17 Masters + 6 Honors). In 2022 I received a Faculty Mentor Impact Award at the University of Maine.My most focused project relates to breast cancer, where I have co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, presented at several international conferences, and advised 11 thesis students on this topic. I have secured over $1.5M in funding specifically for the breast cancer project from the Maine Cancer Foundation, the National Cancer Institute, the Maine Technology Institute, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the National Science Foundation, and various accelerator programs. I am a co-inventor on three issued patents related to this work (two in the U.S. and one in Europe), and we recently filed for another provisional patent. In 2022 I founded a startup company called WAVED Medical LLC, which was awarded an exclusive license from UMaine to commercialize our breast cancer risk assessment technology. At WAVED, we went on to secure more grants from federal, state, and private entities, which is leading to very exciting and promising results.Through this work, our academic research is now translating into clinical applications with the potential to save lives by improving early detection and risk assessment.

Experience

1. Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

   University of Maine

   Sep 2020 — Present · Orono, ME, US

Education

• Concordia University

  Master of Science (M.Sc.), Mathematics

  1996 — 1998

• Concordia University

  Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mathematics

  1993 — 1996

• The Jackson Laboratory

  Postdoctoral fellow, Computational Biomedicine

  2004 — 2005

• Université Laval

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mathematics and Astrophysics

  2000 — 2004

Skills

• Curriculum Development
• Libreoffice
• Data Analysis
• Programming Languages
• C++
• Windows
• University Teaching
• Fractals
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Mathematics
• Wavelets
• Breast Cancer
• Higher Education
• Linux
• Tiff
• R
• Research
• Mac
• Matlab
• Image Analysis
• Neuroscience
• Biomedical Engineering
• Idl Programming
• Statistics
• Astrophysics
• Consulting
• Biophysics
• Science
• Scripting
• Coding Languages
• Html
• Tcl-Tk
• Cancer Research
• Radio Astronomy
• Basic
• Biomedicine
• Grant Writing
• Cosmology
• 3d Modeling