Metin Akay is IEEE Press Series Editor for the IEEE Press Series in Biomedical Engineering, and a member of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Publication Committee. Dr. Akay has authored Biomedical Signal Processing (Academic Press, 1994); Detection and Estimation of Biomedical Signals (Academic Press, 1996); and coauthored the most recent edition of Theory and Design of Biomedical Instruments (Academic Press, 1991). He has published a number of technical papers in the areas of noninvasive detection of coronary artery disease, early human development, and control of breathing. In addition, Dr. Akay holds two U.S. patents and has given several keynote/plenary and invited talks at international conferences, workshops, and symposiums in these areas.