Mike Insana

Mike Insana is a Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, affiliated with the College of Engineering. He served as Interim Department Head of Bioengineering from 2008-2010. His research focuses on bioimaging at multi-scales, particularly in medical imaging systems for breast cancer, vascular diseases, and kidney diseases. He holds prestigious awards including Life Fellow of IEEE (2020), Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America (2009), and Fellow of the Institute of Physics (1999). His work integrates complex system modeling, signal processing, and polymer mechanics to advance diagnostic and therapeutic imaging technologies. Recent projects include developing deep reinforcement learning algorithms for medical imaging optimization and automated viscoelasticity analysis for breast lesion differentiation.

Education: Ph.D. Medical Physics from University of Wisconsin-Madison (1983). Professional memberships include IEEE, Acoustical Society of America, and the Biomedical Engineering Society. He has authored/co-authored books like Biomedical Measurement and Data Science (2021) and edited special issues on multimodality biomolecular imaging. His lab’s innovations include novel ultrasonic instrumentation for soft tissue imaging and spatio-temporal filtering for noise reduction in elasticity imaging.

Research trends in his articles emphasize machine learning integration in medical imaging, advanced signal processing techniques, and material characterization for biomedical applications. He advises 2 graduate students and collaborates on grants for diabetic microvascular imaging and peripheral artery disease studies. His lab works closely with engineering and medical teams to translate imaging innovations into clinical applications.