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MCCI Welcomes Dr. Gregory Moore, Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Postdoctoral Fellow

MCCI is pleased to announce that Dr. Gregory Moore has joined the centre as a Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Postdoctoral Fellow under the highly competitive 2024 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme.

Dr. Moore joins MCCI as a full-time postdoctoral researcher. His fellowship will be supervised by Dr. Danny O’Hare (MCCI), with co‑supervision from Prof. Madeleine Lowery (University College Dublin).

The Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Actions (MSCA), funded by the European Union, support excellence in research and innovation by enabling international mobility and advanced training for researchers. Dr. Moore’s award recognises both the strength of his proposed research and MCCI’s leadership in low‑power analog, wireless, and biomedical integrated circuit design.

Biography

Dr. Gregory E. Moore received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering and a Graduate Certificate in Neural Computation and Engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, and B.S. degrees in electrical engineering and physics from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA. As a Research Assistant in the University of Washington Sensor Systems Lab, his research centered around WPT and low-power communication design, with a special focus on applications directed toward biopotential stimulation, recording, and telemetry. Following the completion of his doctorate, he worked as a Senior Analog IC Designer with a focus on analog ASIC design for wireless neuro and biomedical engineering for Cirtec Medical, Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN, USA. Presently, as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow he is developing ultra-low-power, wireless ASIC systems for biopotential telemetry with Microelectronics Circuits Centre Ireland at Tyndall National Institute, Cork, Ireland.

Advancing Wireless, Battery‑Free Neuroassistive Technology

Dr. Moore’s MSCA research project “Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer for Periauricular EMG Sensing (SWIPT‑PEMG)”—aims to develop a new class of wirelessly powered, battery‑free implantable EMG sensing systems for neuroassistive applications.

This technology is designed to support individuals with severe motor impairment due to:

  • Spinal cord injury
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
  • Locked‑in Syndrome
By capturing EMG signals from vestigial periauricular muscles and using backscatter communication to transmit them, the system seeks to create a high‑fidelity, low‑burden control pathway for assistive devices—without interfering with existing facial motor functions.  Through collaboration with University College Dublin, the project will integrate expertise in electrode design and EMG signal processing, strengthening its translational and clinical potential.

Supporting Excellence in Biomedical and Wireless Systems Research

This fellowship underscores MCCI’s commitment to pioneering research in integrated circuits, wireless systems, and biomedical engineering, with the goal of delivering technologies that address significant healthcare challenges.

MCCI warmly welcomes Dr. Moore to the team and looks forward to the impactful innovations his research will bring.