Gabriel Galeote-Checa

Gabriel Galeote-Checa

Senior Signal Processing & Algorithms Engineer, Ph.D. — Seville, Spain

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About Me

Digital Signal Processing engineer and Ph.D. specializing in bioelectronics, neural implants, and ECG signal processing.

Research Interests

My work sits at the crossroads of bioelectronics, medical devices, and signal processing. I focus on developing advanced therapeutic technologies aimed at improving the lives of patients affected by neurological conditions such as epilepsy, leveraging state-of-the-art electronics and signal processing techniques.

Current Research

In March 2026, I completed my Ph.D. in Physical Sciences and Technology (Microelectronics) at the Instituto de Microelectrónica de Sevilla, Spain. My doctoral research investigated algorithms, circuits, and adaptive systems designed for biological tissue integration, with a primary emphasis on the detection and pattern recognition of epileptic seizures.

This research culminated in the successful synthesis and fabrication of a seizure detection system-on-chip utilizing SkyWater 130nm and IHP 180nm processes, as well as tape-outs leveraging TSMC 65nm low-power and 180nm technologies.

Academic Contributions

My scholarly contributions include 4 journal articles and 5 conference papers. I have served for more than three years as an international reviewer for IEEE conferences and high-impact journals. I am a member of the IEEE.

Experience

Analog Devices Inc.

Senior Signal Processing and Algorithms Engineer (Medical Products) — – Present

Digital Healthcare division, Norwood, MA / Valencia, Spain.

  • Development of signal processing algorithms and architectures for diagnosis of pathologies in ECG signals for on-device ambulatory monitoring devices.
  • Conceptualization, design, development, and integration of algorithms on ECG medical devices for low-power critical applications. Implementation of signal conditioning and curation steps for machine learning algorithms on high-performance cloud computing.
  • Analysis of product requirements and specifications in compliance with IEC/ISO medical device regulations and standards for FDA submissions. Compliance with IEC60601 and ISO9001.
  • Implementation of software best practices and tests for CI/CD using Jenkins, GitLab, and pytest.
  • Implementation of high-performance algorithms for embedded microcontrollers using ARM Cortex-M4, Cortex-M7, and Cortex-M33.
Python C/C++ DSP ARM Cortex-M ECG CI/CD Jenkins Machine Learning

Imperial College London

Visiting Researcher — –

Next Generation Neural Interfaces (NGNI) Laboratory, London, U.K.

  • Design, synthesis, RTL analysis, and verification of algorithm IPs in Cadence Virtuoso, Genus, and Xilinx Vivado, Vitis.
  • Collaborated on the design of neural interfaces and implantable systems.
Cadence VHDL Verilog FPGA RTL

Instituto de Microelectrónica de Sevilla

Researcher (Neuromorphic Computing Group) — –

Seville, Spain.

  • Conducted research tasks for the HERMES FET-PROACT European project, designing and testing ICs for brain bioimplantable devices.
  • Designed digital signal processing architectures (Python/C++) for microelectrode arrays used for intracortical EEG using DSP processors and FPGAs.
  • Mixed-signal IC design in VHDL and Verilog. Full system implementation from DMA I/O routines, algorithm implementation, RTL analysis and laboratory testing.
  • Digital design flow and top-level system integration for FPGAs. Used Zynq 7020 SoC for FPGA Verilog code verification and functional test preparation.
Python C/C++ VHDL Verilog FPGA Zynq 7020 MEA

Polytechnic University of Madrid

Research Assistant — –

Madrid, Spain.

  • Management of European project proposal documentation and design of electronic schematics. Managed specific work packages of >1M€ projects.
  • Developed IoT and WoT architectures on STM32 Cortex-M4 and Raspberry Pi.
IoT STM32 Raspberry Pi Project Management

University of Glasgow

Research Scholar (Microelectronics Lab — MeLab) — –

Glasgow, United Kingdom.

  • Designed and fabricated a bioelectronic brain implantable device for treating epilepsy for the FET-Proact HERMES European project.
  • Published two conference papers (ICECS 2019 and ISCAS 2021) and one journal paper (Advanced Science).
  • Designed RF electromagnetic wireless power transfer systems using HFSS and EAGLE.
  • Fabricated flexible and stretchable circuits on DuPont Pyralux AP8535R using automatic PCB printing with Voltera machine.
PCB Design HFSS EAGLE RF Bioelectronics Flexible Circuits

Publications

You can also find my articles on Google Scholar and ORCID.

Journal Articles

  1. Galeote-Checa, G., Panuccio, G., Linares-Barranco, B., & Serrano-Gotarredona, T. (2026). Hardware Implementation of a Real-Time Adaptive Time-Series Segmentation Algorithm for Intracortical Implants. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems. DOI
  2. Galeote-Checa, G., Panuccio, G., Canal-Alonso, A., Linares-Barranco, B., & Serrano-Gotarredona, T. (2025). Time series segmentation for recognition of epileptiform patterns recorded via microelectrode arrays in vitro. PLOS ONE, 20(1), e0309550. DOI
  3. McGlynn, E., Nabaei, V., Ren, E., Galeote-Checa, G., Das, R., Curia, G., Heidari, H. (2021). The Future of Neuroscience: Flexible and Wireless Implantable Neural Electronics. Advanced Science, 8, 2002693. DOI
  4. Galeote-Checa, G. (2018). ECG analógico controlado por Arduino para monitorizar parámetros cardíacos. Universidad de Málaga.

Conference Papers

  1. Galeote-Checa, G. (2025, July). ECG Signal Quality Assessment for QRS detectability in Single-Lead On-Device Processing. In 47th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC).
  2. Galeote-Checa, G., Gotarredona, T. S., Panuccio, G., & Linares-Barranco, B. (2025, May). Real-Time Seizure Detection in Microelectrode Array based on Z-Test Spike Detection for Hardware Implementation. In 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
  3. Galeote-Checa, G., Panuccio, G., Linares-Barranco, B., & Serrano-Gotarredona, T. (2021). Baseline Features Extraction from Microelectrode Array Recordings in an in vitro model of Acute Seizures using Digital Signal Processing for Electronic Implementation. IEEE International Conference on Omni-Layer Intelligent Systems (COINS), pp. 1-6. DOI
  4. Galeote-Checa, G., Nabaei, V., Das, R., & Heidari, H. (2020). Wirelessly Powered and Modular Flexible Implantable Device. In 27th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), Glasgow, Scotland.
  5. Galeote Checa, G., Kaya, U., Sohail, L., Das, R., & Heidari, H. (2019). Flexible Wirelessly Powered Implantable Device. 26th IEEE International Conference on Electronics Circuits and Systems (ICECS). DOI

Other Publications

  1. Galeote-Checa, G. (2019). Una nueva especie llamada 'homo tecnologicus': Biohackers y cíborgs: la revolución tecnológica de nuestra era. Telos: Cuadernos de comunicación e innovación, vol. 110, pp. 97-101.
  2. Galeote-Checa, G. (2018). Ciborg: Analisis actual y futuras consecuencias. Ariel-Revista de filosofía, 22, 23-29.
  3. Galeote Checa, G. & Pimentel Naranjo, V. (2016). Quantum Dots. PIE15-110: Jornadas de Enseñanza Multidisciplinar de la Biotecnología y de las Ciencias Ómicas. Universidad de Málaga.

Projects

FIR Filter — Adder Tree

Neural Time-Series Segmentation

Non-Linear Signal Operators

Portable ECG with Arduino

Stress Controller

Brain Implantable Device

Education

Instituto de Microelectrónica de Sevilla

Ph.D. in Physical Sciences and Technology, Microelectronics — –

Neuromorphic Computing Group, Seville, Spain.
  • Design, implementation and verification of mixed-signal algorithms for neural implantable technologies.
  • End-to-end implementation from requirements and architecture, through proof of concept (Python, C/C++), to VHDL/Verilog implementation, validation, and verification on FPGA and RTL analysis.
  • Used Cadence (Genus and Virtuoso) and Xilinx (Vivado and Vitis) for analog and digital design.
  • Research stay at Next Generation Neural Interfaces (NGNI) Laboratory at Imperial College London.

University of Glasgow

MSc in Mechatronics, Electronics Engineering — –

Glasgow, Scotland.
  • Relevant Coursework: Real-time embedded systems programming (C++), Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Control and Systems engineering.

Incheon National University

International Scholarship (GPA: 4.00 / 4.00) — –

Incheon, South Korea.
  • Relevant Coursework: Brain engineering, nanodevice engineering and nanoengineering.

Universidad de Málaga

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (GPA: 3.23 / 4.00) — –

Malaga, Spain.
  • Relevant Coursework: Electronic Design, Data Structures and Algorithms (Java/C++), Digital Signal Processing (Matlab/Python), Biomaterials, Bioimplants, Bioinstrumentation.

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