Mathias Davids, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Massachusetts, United States

United States

- Provided guidance to MRI manufacturers on electromagnetic systems design and exposure safety, particularly in the frame of designing and operating special-purpose gradient coil geometries and ensuring regulatory compliance.- Supported regulatory bodies in revising guidelines on electromagnetic exposure safety.

Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

- Planned and executed a music and cultural festival for up to 25,000 guests- Served as lead project coordinator for managing the technical infrastructure and logistics, negotiating and planningevent budgets, and coordinating with service providers- Oversaw 35 staff members and volunteers, implemented team development strategies to improve workforce sustainability, staff satisfaction, and productiveness- Organized on-site medical and creative workshops

Greater Boston Area

- Significant expertise in the design, prototyping, testing, and operation of electromagnetic systems in multi-physics environments, with a focus on complex coil geometries with multi-objective design targets- Proficient in computational modeling of diverse physical phenomena regarding electromagnetics (e.g., electrostatics, eddy currents, RF heating, vibrations from Lorentz forces) and thermal and fluid dynamics (e.g., cooling circuit design)- Implemented and validated specialized computational tools, including finite element methods (FEM), boundary element methods (BEM), generators of computational meshes, linear/nonlinear optimization, and optimal control- Developed the world's first coupled electromagnetic and neurodynamic model to predict and mitigate nerve stimulation effects from exposure to time-varying magnetic fields in medical applications- Significant experience in high-performance computing, multi-node clusters, MPI and OpenMP parallelism- Designed, constructed, and tested the next generation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) gradient coils with reduced human-body interactions to substantially boost imaging performance (~2X)- Collaborated with leading industry partners and provide tools and support to design and deliver the world's most powerful MRI systems to the clinics and the research community- Extensive record in scientific writing and presenting, data visualization, and 3D rendering for diverse audiences including academics, industrial collaborators, business stakeholders, and regulatory agencies- Supervised and mentored students at undergraduate and graduate levels, including various teaching activities such as invited educational talks at major conferences, lectures, seminars, and practical training- Managed grants and budgets, sustained research collaborations, and oversaw IP portfolios

Greater Boston Area

Various research activities including MRI sequence and hardware optimization, development and validation of various computational tools (utilizing techniques ranging from finite element methods, control theory, and optimization) as well as prototype construction and testing.

Mannheim Area, Germany

Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Teaching basics of medical imaging modalities, MR physics, image reconstruction, and hardware principles to students at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Development of image processing pipelines to semi-automatically determine MR image quality parameters (such as image distortions, resolution, SNR) from image data acquired in MRI phantoms.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Computational Physics, Biomedical Imaging, Summa Cum Laude

Minimizing the adverse effects of electric fields in Magnetic Resonance Imaging based on optimal operation of MRI gradient coils.

Master Of Science - Ms, Biomedical Engineering

Designing methods for optimal operation of MRI gradient coils for fast spatial encoding subject to hardware and physiological limitations.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Contributions to the development of a dosimetry method for use within retinal Laser photo-coagulation for treatment of diabetic.