Richard Shiavi is Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering, actively engaged in teaching and research at Vanderbilt University and the Veterans Administration Medical Center. His main professional interests are in signal processing and main research interests are in bioelectric signal processing and signal measurement. Dr. Shiavi has been an active member of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) and is presently an Associate Editor for the Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. He is also an active member and past President of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology.