Frank R. Morales-Aguilera

Welcome to my home page. I got a B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees in Engineering Science from Kiev Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers (KIIGA) in Kiev-Ukraine and Academy of Civil Aviation in Saint Petersburg-Russia (1982-1989). Now, I am a Ph. Dr. Candidate in Computer Engineering. 

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Since November 23rd, 1999

E-mail: <fmorales@bic.mni.mcgill.ca>

Office Phone: (514) 398-1949

Office FAX: (514) 398-8948


Projects and Responsibilities

1. - Working with Dr. Alan Evans and Dr. David MacDonald on Transferring the MNI-Display, MNI-Register and MNI-EMMA Toolbox from Silicon Graphics UNIX (Irix) to a Windows Platform.
·        Click here for download MNI-Display for Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, and Windows 2000.
·        Click here for download MNI-Register for Windows 95, 98 NT 4.0, and Windows 2000.
·        Click here for download MNI-EMMA for Windows 95, 98 NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 for Matlab 5.2 & Matlab 5.3. This version was tested with fmristat.m and multistat.m functions designed by Dr. Keith Worsley and Chuanhong Liao.
·        Click here for download MNI-EMMA for Windows 95, 98 NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 for Matlab 6.0 and 6.1. This version was tested with fmristat.m and multistat.m functions designed by Dr. Keith Worsley and Chuanhong Liao.
·        Click here for download MNI-EMMA for Linux RedHat , or Linux Mandrake for Matlab 6.0 and 6.1. This version was tested with fmristat.m and multistat.m functions designed by Dr. Keith Worsley and Chuanhong Liao.
·        Click here for download MNI-Tools (rawtominc, minctoraw, and mincinfo) for Windows 95,98 NT 4.0, and Windows 2000.
      Some pictures obtained from MNI-Display, MNI-Display2,  MNI-Register, and MNI-EMMA
For any suggestions please send to me e-mail <fmorales@bic.mni.mcgill.ca>
2. - Statistical Shape Analysis for Cortical Surfaces.
Visualization of the Individual Cortical Surface using MNI-Display for Windows.

Research Interests

·        Computational neuroanatomy, MRI and fMRI
·        Pattern Recognition and Image processing,
·        Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks & Fuzzy Logic
·        Parallel processing
·        Computational Geometry
·        Parallel Visualization and Graphics
·        Bioinformatics
·        Graphical User Interface

Selected Publications:

2002 

A general statistical analysis for fMRI data. Worsley K.J., Liao C., Aston J., Petre V., Duncan G.H., Morales F., Evans A.C. NeuroImage 2002, pp. 1-15, Vol.15, No.1, ISSN: 1053-8119.

2000 

Transferring the Montreal Neurological Institute Image Processing Tools to a Windows Platform. Frank Morales Aguilera, David MacDonald, Pedro Valdes Sosa, and Alan Evans.  NeuroImage, 11:S922. 2000
Spanish version of the new World Health Organization Disablement Assessment Schedule II (WHO-DAS-II): Initial phase of development and pilot study Vazquez-Barquero JL, Bourgon EV, Castanedo SH, Saiz J, Uriarte M, Morales F, Gaite L, Herran A, Ustun TB ACTAS ESPANOLAS DE PSIQUIATRIA 28: (2) 77-87 MAR-APR 2000

1999 

P.Valdes, J.Bosch, J.C.Jimenez, N. Trujillo, R. Biscay, F. Morales. The Statistical Identification of Nonlinear Brain Dynamics: A progress report, in Nonlinear Dynamics and Brain Functioning, Eds: N. Pradhan, P.E. Rapp and R. Sreenivasan, Nova Science Publishers, New York, 1999.
Early abnormalities in acute ischemic stroke detected by quantitative electroencephalographic Tomography Machado C, Valdes P, Virues T, Bosch J, Aubert E, Pando A, Morales F, Renzo J, Avila Y NEUROLOGY 52: (6) A276-A276, Suppl. 2 APR 1999

1998 

Nonlinear measures of Influence between EEG Sources. P.A. Valdes, J.Bosch, R. Biscay, J.C. Jimenez, T. Virues, F. Macias and F. Morales. NeuroImage Vol. 7 Number 4, May 1998. Part 2 of 3 Parts pp. 634.
Early Signs of Stroke detected by SPM of EEG Source Spectra. J. Bosch, T. Virues, I. Clark, E. Aubert, N. Trujillo, F. Morales, C. Machado and P. Valdes. NeuroImage Vol. 7 Number 4, May 1998. Part 2 of 3 Parts pp. 652

1997 

Quantitative Electroencephalographic Tomography. Abstracts of the Electroencefalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, vol. 103, No. 1 (1997).
Qeeg signs of HIV infection. Electroencefalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, vol. 103, No1 (1997).
Análisis tomográfico funcional de la actividad eléctrica cerebral en pacientes infectados por HIV. Estudio Longitudinal. Revista CNIC, Vol. 28, No. 3 1997; 18-19. (In Spanish)
Método Computacional para la carcterización de la Evolución Clínica. Revista CNIC, Vol. 28, No. 3 1997; 126-128. (In Spanish)

1995 

CLECOS_P: Clinical evolution control system on Parkinsonian patients undergoing neural transplantation. Morales F; Molina H; Cruz N; Valladares P; Munoz J; Ortega I; Torres O; Leon M. Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Medical Informatics. MEDINFO 95. Amsterdam: North-Holland, 1995:626-30. ISBN 0-9697414-1-3.

1994

Neurotransplantation in Parkinson's disease: from open microsurgery to bilateral stereotactic approach: first clinical trial using microelectrode recording technique. Molina H; Quinones-Molina R; Munoz J; Alvarez L; Alaminos A; Ortega I; Ohye C; Macias R; Piedra J; Gonzalez C; Morales F, et al.. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1994; 62(1-4): 204-208
CT-oriented microrecording guided selective thalamotomy. Quinones-Molina R; Molina H; Ohye C; Macias R; Alaminos A; Alvarez L; Teijeiro J; Munoz J; Ortega I; Piedra J; Morales F.; et al. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1994; 62(1-4): 200-203
Computer-assisted CT-guided stereotactic biopsy and brachytherapy of brain tumors. Quinones-Molina R; Alaminos A; Molina H; Munoz J; Lopez G; Alvarez L; Ortega I; Piedra J; Soler W; Torres A; Morales F. et al; Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1994; 63(1-4): 52-55

Professional organizations

IEEE Society

IEEE Computer Society

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society


Awards and Honors

IEEE Senior Member, 2001
Cuban Science Academy (CSA) Annual Award, Havana 1998
Special Award for Outstanding Scientific Contribution at CSA, Havana 1998
Medal for Original Contribution to the Science of Health and Medical Informatics, Vancouver 1995

Favorite links

International Civil Aviation Organization
The Whole Brain Atlas
Research At The Center For Imaging Science
Silicon Graphics for Windows NT
Silicon Graphics for Linux 
Active Server Pages programming information
Human Brain Mapping Related Web sites
Troll Tech
The GUI Toolkit, Framework Page
The Top 500 of Teraflop UltraComputer
Benchmark Programs and Reports