My current research investigates the intersection of digital innovation, intellectual property (IP), policy and economics of healthcare. It does so by exploring the key tenets of innovation in healthcare with a focus on the digital health, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries, including investigating the transformation of medical technology, drug development and healthcare delivery, as well as the associated legal, regulatory, policy and strategy questions raised by the growth of medical AI/ML/QC and biotech innovations for personalised medicine. This research seeks to understand the drivers of technology-based innovation, IP incentives, and the determinants of how emergent medical technologies are protected, regulated, funded, developed, adopted and used in practice.My research lies at the interface between technology, law, regulatory science, and management. It ranges from biomedical signal processing (BSP) and R&D of novel medical devices to evidence-based IP studies of precision medicine and information age inventions (biomarkers, diagnostics, and algorithm/AI-based inventions), medical device regulation, information security, and data protection law.

A) Management Consulting:- Providing Board & C-level management consulting as an external advisor to Board of Directors & Executive Officers.- Serving as a consultant to Board & C-level management for projects of strategic interest (strategy development, M&A, PE, IP).B) Innovation & IP Consulting:- Providing Board & C-Level innovation and IP consulting, including: patent landscaping, product roadmapping, competitor benchmarking, IP strategy.C) Scientific & Technical ConsultingProviding scientific/scholarly as well as technical Board & C-Level strategic consultant services as a:- Fellow of Information Privacy (FIT, IAPP)- Certified Lead Implementer of Information Security Management Systems (ISMS, ISO 27001)- Certified Lead Implementer of Privacy Information Management Systems (PIMS, ISO 27701)- Certified Lead Auditor of Medical Device Quality Management Systems (QMS, ISO 13485)- Certified Data Protection Officer (C-DPO)- Certified Information Privacy Professional/EU GDPR (CIPP/E, IAPP)- Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM, IAPP)

Leading research on Biomedical Innovation, Precision Medicine, AI & Law (IP/Patent Law, Medical Device Law, Pharma Law, and Information Security/Privacy/Data Protection Law) as a Senior/Principal Research Scholar (PRA). Research topics include: Computation Data Science (Big Data); Medical Device Regulation; Digital Endpoint/Biomarker Development & Qualification, Pharma/Medical GxP, IP Informatics & Computational Analytics; Information Security & Data Protection Law; Patent Landscaping & Automated Patent Search Algorithm Development; Empirical Legal Research; Medical Device Development, Law & Regulation; IP Strategy & Patent Valuation Modeling, Patentability of Computer-Implemented & Biotech Inventions; Licensing & Technology Transfer, and Technology & Innovation Management (Competitive Strategy & Disruptive Innovation) with a focus of biomedical applicationsFor more info see: Cambridge: https://www.lml.law.cam.ac.uk/people/Research-Scholars-Associates/Prof-mateo-aboyPersonal Site: www.mateoaboy.net

Fellow at the Stanford Center for Responsible Quantum Technology leading the research project "Quantum Leap: Decoding Quantum Computing Innovation – Trends, Innovation & Policy Implications"

Conducting research on biomedical innovation from scientific discovery to R&D and legal considerations (ranging from medical device and regulatory approvals to clinical trials and intellectual property). Key areas of research include: subject matter eligibility of nature-based biomarkers, patent eligibility of digital biomarkers, patent eligibility of algorithm/AI-enabled precision medicine, precision medicine and medical device approval, FDA biomarker qualification process. Serve as a CeBIL Special Advisor.

Joined the Petrie-Flom Center (Harvard University) for the 2019-2020 academic year to conduct research related to the Center's Project on Precision Medicine, Artificial Intelligence, and the Law (PMAIL), including scholarly work on evidence-based IP studies of precision medicine inventions, medical device regulation (AI/ML SaMD), biomarker qualification, information security, and data privacy law. More info: https://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/fellows/visitor/mateo-aboy

APDM was founded with the objective of creating novel technologies to 1) enable the scientific community to conduct quality research in movement science, 2) accelerate clinical trials by introducing a new generation of digital biomarkers and validated endpoints, and 3) improve the quality of life of people with movement disorders through precision medicine for CNS, neurodegenerative diseases, and movement disorders.APDM Wearable Technologies developed the world's most advanced movement sensors to quantify human movement with wearable technologies and was acquired by ERT on June 9, 2020 and became ERT's Wearables & Digital Biomarkers product line. Summary of Contributions:-Entrepreneurship: Co-founded APDM with Dr. James McNames & Andrew Greenberg-Board: Board & C-level leadership, corporate governance, strategy formulation.-Strategy: corporate strategy and competitive strategy development.-Scholarship: R&D on GxP technologies and solutions for clinical trials, medical device regulation, information security, privacy & data protection, biomarker qualification, evidence-based IP studies & patent landscaping. -Regulatory strategy: FDA/MDR, FDA De Novo/Breakthrough, FDA/EMA biomarker qualification.-IP strategy: protection, patent prosecution, technology transfer, IP licensing, negotiation.-Quality Policy: author APDM’s Medical Device Quality Policy Manual v.A (FDA 21 CFR 820 & ISO13485). -ISMS: Architect and design APDM’s Information Security Management System (ISO 27001).-Financial: Design financial & accounting systems and policy to comply with OMB A-133 & DCAA standards. -Training: train leadership team & key employees in MD QMS, ISMS, PIMS, cGMP, GCP, GxP, GDPR.

Full Professor with tenure in the EERE Department Department. Teach and conduct research in digital signal processing and computational data science (big data). Courses include: electronics, digital signal processing, computer programming for engineers, research methods, patent fundamentals for engineers, and innovation (technology transfer, strategy, and commercialization) Designer and Founding Program Director of the Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) program. Programs include: MSE in EE, MSE in Embedded Systems Engineering, MSE in Robotics, Autonomous Systems & Control Engineering, MSE in Systems Engineering, and MSE in Optical Engineering.

As the Vice President for Research (VPR) at Oregon Tech, my responsibility focused on promoting research, sponsored projects, innovation, and technology transfer at the university. As the Chief Research Officer, I was responsible for university-wide advancement of the research mission by encouraging and facilitating excellence in scholarly, sponsored research, and innovation activities. As the VPR, I served as the Authorized University Official with signature authority over Sponsored Projects, Grant-related agreements, Intellectual Property Agreements, Patentable Subject Matter, and Research Administration & Research/IP regulatory compliance. Illustrative accomplishments include: (1) Founding and overseeing the Office of Sponsored Projects & Grants Administration, Office of Innovation & Technology Transfer, Graduate Council, and Oregon Tech IRB; (2) Representing Oregon Tech in external Councils and Boards with the other Oregon VPRs including the Oregon Innovation Council (OregonInc), the Commercialization Research Council, the BEST Board, the NWCSM Board, AUTM, and LES; (3) Providing faculty support to secure external funding by encouraging investment in research infrastructure and promoting scholarship on campus. Major accomplishments include the founding and establishment of the Office of Innovation & Tech Transfer (OITT) and the Office of Sponsored Projects & Grants Administration (SPA) at Oregon Tech.

As the Associate Provost, I served as the executive in residence at the Wilsonville Campus (i.e., VP for the Oregon Tech Wilsonville Campus) with overall responsibility for developing and executing the strategy to create a new urban, industry-focused branch-campus for Oregon Tech. As the Wilsonville Campus Chief Academic & Operating Officer (Chief Campus Administrator), I had overall responsibility for strategy, daily operations and administration of the campus (Academics, F&A, Student Services). Illustrative accomplishments include serving as the Founding Vice President for the Oregon Tech-Wilsonville Campus responsible for developing, leading, and successfully executing an academic strategy for establishing an urban branch campus in Wilsonville, doubling the number of academic programs offered, creating a full-portfolio of engineering programs at the Wilsonville Campus, securing funding to launch and sustain academic programs, and growing the enrollment over 133% in three academic years.

Department Chair of Electrical Engineering & Renewable Energy at OIT. Under my leadership and execution as the EERE Department Chair (2008-2012) and as a Portland Program Director (2005-2008), the EERE Department team achieved significant strategic objectives, resulting in the transformation of a technology department (Department of Electronics Engineering Technology in 2005) with a single program (BS in Electronics Engineering Technology) to a full engineering department (Department of Electrical Engineering & Renewable Energy) offering a BS in Electrical Engineering, a BS in Renewable Energy Engineering, a BS in Electronics Engineering Technology, a BS/MS (4+1) in Engineering & Applied Physics (Partnership with University of Oregon), and a MS in Renewable Energy Engineering across three locations.

Tenured professor of Electrical Engineering, Electronics, and Renewable Energy. Courses include: Digital Signal Processing, Laplace Transforms and Applications, and Semiconductor Devices.

Served as Program Director of the BSEE and BSEET programs at OIT-Portland.

ABOY & ASSOCIATES, PC provides patent services to universities, start-up and medium size companies. We conduct patentability searches; provide patentability opinions; and draft, file, and prosecute US and International (PCT) patent applications before the United States Patent Office (USPTO). As a boutique patent firm we specialize in patent prosecution in a few selected technical fields. These include inventions related to advanced digital signal processing, biomedical signal processing, medical devices, electrical engineering, computer engineering, mathematical engineering, and telecommunications.[http://www.aboypatents.com]

The Oregon Innovation Council (Oregon InC) is statutorily charged with recommending the establishment or continuation of Signature Research Centers (SRC) to enhance Oregon's global competitiveness: SB 838. The Commercialization Research Committee (CRC) within Oregon Inc is responsible for evaluating SRC applications and making funding recommendations based on how the Signature Research Centers advances the objectives of OBDD's Business Development Focus, which include: 1) Successfully compete for private and federal investment; 2) Generate new companies and jobs based on university R&D; 3) Identify and make strategic investments in emerging opportunities where Oregon has a competitive advantage; 4) Renew focus on business stability and job creation/retention; and 5) Help businesses access capital in an environment of tighter credit.Oregon InC's mission is to create jobs, create companies and bring outside dollars back to Oregon. It does that by harnessing private sector leadership with Oregon's universities to commercialize cutting edge research; revitalize established industries and make them more competitive; help start-ups access capital, and provide Oregon businesses with access to otherwise out-of-reach R\&D labs and researchers. As the CRC Chair in 2014-2015, I led the development of the proposal for the 2015-2017 Innovation Plan (investment of >$20M from the State of Oregon in SRC's and other key initiatives). Oregon InC's six initiatives for the previous biennium have captured $197.5 million in federal and private grants for the state, and are on track to generate more than $7 for every dollar the Legislature has invested so far. It has incubated 15 new companies, and its 11 shared labs have been used by more than 227 businesses to perfect ideas as diverse as portable kidney dialysis machines and new malaria-fighting drugs.

Oregon BEST (an OregonINC funded Signature Research Center) nurtures clean technology innovation by transforming new ideas, research, and products into green collar jobs, greater sustainability, and economic prosperity for Oregon. BEST was founded in 2007 as the Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center, Inc (Oregon BEST) – an independent nonprofit. BEST provides leadership and leverage our expertise, resources, and relationships to achieve impact beyond our scale. - See more at: http://oregonbest.org

The mission of the NWCSM is to enable and facilitate collaborative applied research efforts to leverage and enhance the competitiveness of the metals manufacturing industries and universities in Oregon. NWCSM had it's origins within HB 5028 during the 2013 Oregon Legislature. The Governors budget allocated funds for universities to hire faculty, acquire necessary equipment and hire an executive director. Major accomplishments include serving as part of the Founding Board that established the NWCSM as a legal entity, its mission, vision, strategy, as well as helping secure funding for its launch and ongoing operations. Now OMIC.

Responsible for the course on "Advanced Signal Processing & Boostrap Methods" (Statistical Signal Processing) in the doctoral program at ETSIT.

Responsible for the doctoral sequence in digital signal processing, linear systems, and biomedical signal processing (nature & analysis of biomedical signals) in the Division of Biomedical Engineering (School of Medicine, OHSU).

Professional Services Firm specialized in Integrated Strategic & Technical Consulting. Provided integrated technical consulting to technology firms (electrical, biomedical, medical devices) and strategy development based on the delta model.

Served in a variety of roles including consulting principal design engineer, research engineer, chief scientist, principal investigator, and chief scientific advisor for Tiba Medical (Medical device company focused on noninvasive monitoring). Designed proprietary oscillometric algorithms for Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring systems, actigraphy algorithms, and ABPM devices. Principal Scientist responsible for the clinical validation efforts according to AAMI SP10 standards leading to Tiba Medical Ambulo 2400 ABPM device FDA 510(k).

Engineering firm based in the European Union focused on Telecommunications Engineering & ICT. Partner and Professional Engineer (2004-2007).

Performed simulation and validation of DSP systems and algorithms for biomedical signals including designing automatic QRS and pressure detection algorithms, designing novel analysis techniques for biomedical signals, designing signal processing and analysis algorithms for biomedical signals, conducting clinical research, publishing results, and mentoring research assistants.