Christopher James is a biomedical engineer and neuroscientist. He has published over 160 papers in neural engineering in varied biomedical engineering journals and refereed conferences. In 2013 Professor James was awarded the prestigious Sir Monty Finniston Achievement Medal by the IET, and in 2012 the IEEE MGA Award for his work with biomedical engineering students. His research activity centers on the development of biomedical signal and pattern processing techniques, as well as the use of technological innovations, for use in advancing healthcare and promoting wellbeing. In Neural Engineering, his work has concentrated on the development of advanced processing techniques applied to the analysis of the electromagnetic activity of the human brain, primarily in Brain-Computer Interfacing.