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Stefan M Goetz

Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences
Dept. Psychiatry & Behavioral, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2021 - Present Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery · 2020 - Present Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences · 2019 - Present Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published August 23, 2017
Energy Initiative-Supported Project Connects Brain Science with Electric Cars

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Recent Publications


Natural language processing in the patent domain: a survey

Journal Article Artificial Intelligence Review · July 1, 2025 Patents, which encapsulate crucial technical and legal information in text form and referenced drawings, present a rich domain for natural language processing (NLP). As NLP technologies evolve, large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated outstanding cap ... Full text Cite

Control system for an underwater coded aperture miniature mass spectrometer

Journal Article Green Analytical Chemistry · June 1, 2025 In situ measurements of the spatiotemporal distribution of dissolved gases in the ocean are useful for a wide variety of applications including monitoring biogeochemical cycles (e.g., methane, oxygen, and carbon dioxide fluxes), detecting pollutants, study ... Full text Cite

Improvement of least mean square adaptive algorithm for non-monotonic systems

Journal Article Optics Express · February 10, 2025 This paper introduces the zlLMS algorithm, an improvement over the traditional least mean square (LMS) algorithm, addressing its limitations in handling nonlinear and non-monotonic transfer functions commonly encountered in engineering systems. The propose ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


MPS-TMS: Modular Pulse Synthesizer for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with Fully Adjustable Pulse Shape and Sequence

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2025

Quiet TMS: A Low-Acoustic-Noise Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation System

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2022

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Education, Training & Certifications


Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine (Germany) · 2012 Ph.D.