聂开宝 (Chinese Name)
Lecturer
Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Adjunct Lecturer
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Washington, Seattle
Box 357923
Seattle, WA 98195-7923
Phone (206) 616 4690
Email: niek@uw.edu   

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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Irvine, CA, 2001-2004
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, 1999
M.S.  in Electrical Engineering,  Shandong University, China, 1991
B.S.   in Electrical Engineering,  Shandong University, China, 1988

Research Interests

Signal Processing in Cochlear Implants
Vestibular Neural Prostheses
Speech Perception and Psychoacoustics
Speech Signal Processing
Biomedical Signal Processing
Applications of Digital Signal Processors (DSPs) and Embedded Systems

Links about my research projects:
Speech coding for cochlear implants on Prof. Les Atlas's webpage
First implanted device to treat balance disorder on UWNEWS
First Device to Combat Vertigo on YouTube
Multichannel recording and vestibular stimulation

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IEEE Senior Member
Ad Hoc Reviewer for:

    IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering
    IEEE Trans. on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
    Ear and Hearing
    Hearing Research
    Speech Communication
    EURASIP Journal on Audio, Speech, and Music Processing
    Research Letters in Signal Processing
    Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology
    Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research
    Acta Oto-Laryngologica
    International Journal of Audiology
    Otology and Neurotology
    Trends in Amplification
    National Natural Science Foundation of China

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Awards and Honors

2010 Outstanding Paper Award of IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering
2009 Technology Gap Innovation Fund Award, University of Washington
Travel Award, 2001 Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses
Distinguished Technical Expert, the City of Jinan, China, 2000
Outstanding Young Teacher Award, Shandong University, China, 2000
Guanghua Graduate Fellowship, Tsinghua University, 1998
Presidential Graduate Fellowship, Shandong University, 1990
Honor Undergraduate Student Award, Shandong University, 1988
Top Undergraduate Scholarships, Shandong University, 1984-1988

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Academic Experience

07/2010 to present          Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle
09/2009 to present          Lecturer, Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Washington, Seattle
12/2005 to 09/2009        Acting Instructor, VM Bloedel Hearing Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Washington, Seattle
10/2004 to 11/2005        Research Engineer,  Starkey Laboratories Inc, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
06/2001-09/2004            Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Otolaryngology, University of California, Irvine
09/1999-06/2001            Associate Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shandong University, China
09/1996-06/1999            Doctoral Student, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
09/1994-09/1996            Lecturer, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shandong University, China
09/1991-09/1994            Teaching Assistant, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shandong University, China

Teaching Experience

UW Bioengineering 498 (Neuroengineering Lab)  2009
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (graduate) 2001
Pattern Recognition (graduate) 2000
Speech Signal Processing (graduate) 2000
Signal Detection and Estimation Theory (graduate) 1999
Digital Signal Processing (undergraduate) 1999-2000
Microprocessors and Interfaces (undergraduate) 1993-1996
C Programming Language (undergraduate) 1995
Databases and Data Structures (undergraduate) 1991-1995

Grants/Projects

• Improving speech and music perception with cochlear implants (Principal Investigator). Technology Gap Innovation Fund (TGIF), University of Washington, Seattle. 2010-2011, $50,000
• Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Sound Coding Strategy for Better Speech and Music Perception with Cochlear Implants (Principal Investigator). Institute for Translational Health Sciences, Washington, 2010-2011, $10,000
• Improved analysis of cochlear implant sound processing (Co-Investigator). NIH R01, 2011-2015, $1,067,000
• Neurophysiological studies of electrical stimulation for the vestibular nerve (Co-Investigator). NIH Contract to J. Philips, J.T. Rubinstein, L. Ling, A. Fuchs, S. Bierer and K. Nie. 2006-2011, $2,831,000
• Optimized conditioned processing for cochlear implants (Investigator). NIH R01DC007525-01A1 to Dr. Jay Rubinstein. 2006-2011, $2,000,000
• Adaptive directional microphone and noise reduction algorithms in hearing aids (Consultant). Supported by Oticon Foundation, 2007-2009
• Own speech recognition and gain reduction in hearing aids (Key Investigator), Supported by Starkey Laboratories, Inc, 2004-2005
• Spectral and temporal cues for speech perception with cochlear implants (Co-PI). Funded by Med-EL North America, 2002-2004, $10,000
• Intensity coding in acoustic and electric hearing (Postdoctoral Fellow), supported by NIH, 2000-2005, $2,000,000
• Cochlear implant speech processing strategies for Chinese languages (Principle Investigator). Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2001-2003, ¥ 220,000
• Detection of otoacoustic emission signals (Principle Investigator). Funded by the Shandong Natural Science Foundation, China, 2001-2003, ¥30,000
• Ultrasonic fetal heart-rate monitors (Principle Investigator). Funded by the Maidi Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., 1998-2001, ¥100,000.
• Hand function restoration with functional electrical stimulation (Investigator). Funded by the Chinese Natural Science Foundation, 1996-1999
• DSP-based image processing system for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) (Principle Investigator). Funded by Ouma Co. Ltd, 1999-2001, ¥100,000.
• Independent Component Analysis (ICA) and its applications in blind separation of mixed speech signals (Co-Investigator). Funded by the Shandong Natural Science Foundation, 1999-2001, ¥30,000
• Hand gesture recognition system (Co-Investigator). Funded by Shenyang Institute of Automation, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1999-2001
• Microprocessor-based home heatmeter and network system (Principle Investigator). Funded by Bangshuo Co. Ltd, 1998-2001, ¥50,000.
• SDE-94 High-resolution Digital Multimeter (Co-Investigator). Funded by Shandong Science and Technology Committee, China, 1991-1994.
• Real-time control systems for large-scale LED display screens (Co-Investigator), Supported by Jinan Railway Bureau, China, 1991-1992.
• Power station monitoring systems (Key Investigator), Supported by Jicheng Electronics Inc, Jinan, Shandong. 1992-1994.
• A wireless monitor based on beep pagers (Principal Investigator), Funded by local companies. 1991-1993.
• A holographic diagnosis device by measuring human body impedances (Key Investigator), 1989-1992.

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Search results on PubMed
Search results on Google Scholar
Link to some of my papers on Dr. Fan-Gang Zeng's webpage

Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. K. Nie, S.M. Bierer, L. Ling, T. Oxford, J.T. Rubinstein and J. Phillips. Characterization of the electrically-evoked compound action potential of the vestibular nerve. Otology & Neurotology (in press)
2. Drennan, W.R., Won, J.H., Nie, K., Jameyson, E. and Rubinstein, J.T. Sensitivity of psychophysical measures to signal processor modifications in cochlear implant users. Hearing Research. 262(1-2):1-8. PMID: 20144699, 2010
3. R. Kang, G.L. Nimmons, W. Drennan, J. Longnion, C. Ruffin, K. Nie, J. Won, T. Worman, B. Yueh, and J.T. Rubinstein. Development and Validation of the University of Washington Clinical Assessment of Musical Perception (CAMP) Test. Ear and Hearing, 30(4):411-8, 2009
4. V.K. Dasika, L.A. Werner, S.J. Norton, K. Nie, and J.T. Rubinstein. Measuring Sound Detection and Reaction Time in Infant and Toddler Cochlear Implant Recipients Using an Observer-Based Procedure: A First Report. Ear and Hearing, Vol.30(2):250-261, 2009
5. K. Nie, A. Barco, and F.G. Zeng, Spectral and temporal cues in cochlear implant speech perception, Ear and Hearing, vol. 27, pp. 208-217, 2006
6. F.G. Zeng, K. Nie, G.S. Stickney, Y.Y. Kong, M. Vongphoe, A. Bhargave, C. Wei, and K. Cao. Speech recognition with amplitude and frequency modulations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), vol.102, pp. 2293-2298, 2005
7. G.S. Stickney, K. Nie, and F.G. Zeng. Contribution of frequency modulation to speech recognition in noise. Journal of Acoustic Society of America, vol.118, pp.2412-2420, 2005
8. K. Nie, G.S. Stickney, and F.G. Zeng. Encoding frequency modulation to improve cochlear implant performance in noise. IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 52, pp. 64-73, 2005
9. N. Lan, K. Nie, S.K. Gao, and F.G. Zeng. A novel speech processing strategy for cochlear implant incorporating Chinese tonal information. IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering, 51(5):752-60, 2004
10. F.G. Zeng, K. Nie, S. Liu, and G. Stickney et al., On the dichotomy in auditory perception between temporal envelope and fine Structure cues, Journal of Acoustic Society of America, vol.116, pp.1351-1354, 2004
11. J. Liu, K. Nie, and Z.Y. He, Blind separation by redundancy reduction in a recurrent neural network. Chinese Journal of Electronics (English Edition), vol. 10(3):415-419, 2001.

Journal Papers in Chinese:

1. Y. Du, K. Nie and J. Liu, Measurement of Otoacoustic Emissions with A Sound Card Recording System, Journal of Biomedical Engineering Magazine, 22 (2): 363-366, 2005
2. J. Liu, K. Nie, Han X. Han and J. Sun. A Speech Processing Algorithm for Cochlear Implants by Combining CIS and Feature Extraction Strategies, Chinese Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 24(1):70-73, 2005
3. Y. Du, K. Nie and J. Liu , Time-Frequency Analysis of TEOAEs by STFT, Beijing Biomedical Engineering Magazine, 23(2): 106-108, 2004
4. J. Liu, K. Nie, and Z. He. Separation of nonlinear mixture of signals. Journal of Electronics & Information Technology, Vol.25 No.1, 2003.
5. J. Liu , K. Nie, L. Mei and Z. He, PDF estimation in blind deconvolution algorithm based on minimum output entropy, Journal of Shandong University (Natural Science), 38(1):76-79, 2003
6. C.X. Li, K. Nie, and J. Liu. Pitch extraction based on glottal closure instant detection. Shandong Journal of Biomedical Engineering, Vol.22 No.1, 17-22, 2003
7. X.H. Han, K. Nie and J. Liu. Advances in signal processing for cochlear implants. Biomedical Engineering Magazine, Vol.20 No.2, PP. 340-345, 2003
8. X.J. Wu, X.H. Han and K. Nie. Speaker recognition combining the vector quantization with fuzzy C-Means clustering, Journal of Electronics & Information Technology, Vol.24 No.6, pp.845-850, 2002
9. J. Liu and K. Nie. Blind source separation based on a recurrent neural network. Journal of Circuits and Systems, (Vol.6), pp. 45-50, 2001
10. J. Liu , K. Nie and Z. He, A SOS-based algorithm and its performance surfaces for blind source separation, Journal of System Engineering and Electronics, 22(4): 81-84, 2000
11. K. Nie, D. Chen and Z.J. Chen. A high accuracy AC/DC conversion system with logarithmic and anti-logarithmic circuits.  J. of Applied Sciences, vol.18,No.1, 2000
12. K. Nie, N. Lan, S.K. Gao and F.S. Yang. Review of speech processing strategies for cochlear implants. Biomedical Engineering Magazine, vol.16, No.3, 1999
13. K. Nie, N. Lan and S.K. Gao. Implementation of the CIS speech processing strategy for cochlear implants using wavelet transform, J. of Tsinghua University, Vol.39 No.9, 1999
14. K. Nie, N. Lan and S.K. Gao. Acoustical simulations of speech processing strategy for cochlear implants. Beijing Biomedical Engineering Magazine. Vol.18 No.4, 1999
15. K. Nie, Ju Liu, A computer-based wireless information system with BP pagers, Applications of Electronic Technology, 25 (5): 39-40, 1999
16. J. Liu , K. Nie and X. Wu, A new method for real-time processing of remote faults in transformer substation monitoring, Shandong Electronics, 4:(3), 1995

Refereed Conference Proceedings:

1. X. Li, K. Nie, F. Karp, K.L. Tremblay, J.T. Rubinstein. Characteristics of Stimulus Artifacts in EEG Recordings Induced by Electrical Stimulation of Cochlear Implants (3rd International Congress on Image and Signal Processing, Yantai, China, 2010)
2. X. Li, K. Nie, L.E. Atlas and J.T. Rubinstein. Harmonic coherent demodulation for improving sound coding in cochlear implants. Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2010
3. K. Nie, L.E. Atlas and J.T. Rubinstein. Single sideband encoder for music coding in cochlear implants. Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), pp. 4209-4212, 2008
4. S.M. Schimmel, L.E. Atlas and K. Nie. Feasibility of single channel speaker separation based on modulation frequency analysis. Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Honolulu, Hawaii, pp. IV605–IV608, 2007
5. K. Nie and F.G. Zeng. A perception-based speech processing strategy for cochlear implants and speech coding. Proceedings of 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2004;6:4205-8,San Francisco, California, 2004
6. K. Nie and F.G. Zeng. Using neural network and principal component analysis to study vowel recognition with temporal envelope cues. Proceedings of 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2004;6:4592-5, San Francisco, California,2004
7. J. Liu, C. Li, K. Nie, M. Li. A new speech processing strategy for cochlear implants-separated time stimulation (STS). Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Signal Processing Proceedings, pp. 2624-7, 2004
8. J. Liu, Y. Du, J. Li and K. Nie. A new method for eliminating stimulus artifact in transient evoked otoacoustic emissions using ICA. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Independent Component Analysis and Blind Signal Separation, pp. 1041-7, 2004
9. J. Liu, A.M. Shkel, K. Nie, and F.G. Zeng. System design and experimental evaluation of a MEMS-based semicircular canal prosthesis. Proceedings of the 1st International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering. Capri Island, Italy, pp. 177-180, 2003
10. X. Han and K. Nie. Implementation of a spectral maxima sound processing for cochlear implants by using Bark scale frequency band partition. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pp. 2097-101, 2001
11. B. Liu, X. Wu, and K. Nie. New searching algorithm for articulated hand model fitting in gesture tracking system. Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, v 4554, pp. 211-15, 2001
12. X. Han and K. Nie. Implementation of CIS speech signal processing for cochlear implants using Bark scale frequency band partition. The 8th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, Shanghai, China, 2001
13. K. Nie, J Liu, Analysis of speech identification results of the CIS speech processor for cochlear implants with and without tonal information, Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Congress on Biomedical Engineering, Hangzhou, China, 2000
14. J. Liu, K. Nie, and Z. He. Redundancy reduction: A new criterion for blind separation of signals. Proceedings of IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems: Electronic Communication Systems, pp 591-594, 2000
15. K. Nie, S.K. Gao and N. Lan, Wavelet-based feature extraction of speech signals for cochlear implants. Proceedings of 21th Annual International conference of the IEEE EMBS, pp. 654, Atlanta, 1999
16. K. Nie, N. Lan and S.K. Gao. A speech processing strategy for cochlear implants based on tonal information of Chinese language. Proceedings of IEEE/EMBS'98, pp. 3154-3157, Hong Kong, 1998
17. K. Nie, N. Lan and S.K. Gao. Implementation of CIS speech processing strategy for cochlear implants using Wavelet transform, The 4th Int. Conf. on Signal Processing, pp. 1395-1308 , Beijing, 1998

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Conference Abstracts/Presentations  

1. S Bierer, L Ling, K Nie, A Fuchs, T Oxford, C Kaneko, JT Rubinstein, and JO Phillips. Behavioral results from an implantable vestibular prosthesis based on commercial cochlear implant technology. 39th Annual Neural Interfaces Conference, Long Beach, CA, 2010
2. JO Phillips, L Ling, A Fuchs, T Oxford, S M. Bierer, C Kaneko, K Nie, and JT Rubinstein. Neural recording results from an implantable vestibular prosthesis based on commercial cochlear implant technology.  39th Annual Neural Interfaces Conference,  Long Beach, CA, 2010
3. K. Nie, X. Li, L.E. Atlas and J.T. Rubinstein. Sending better music to the brain via electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve, 11th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition, Seattle, 2010
4. K. Nie, S.M. Bierer, L. Ling, T. Oxford, J.T. Rubinstein and J. Phillips. Characterization of the electrically-evoked compound action potential of the vestibular nerve. 2010 the American Otological Society's Spring Meeting.
5. L Ling, S Bierer, AF Fuchs, CRS Kaneko, K Nie, S Newlands, T Oxford, JT Rubinstein, JO Phillips. Towards elucidating the operation of a vestibular prosthesis in the monkey: Threshold for activation and entrainment in brainstem neurons. 2009 Conference of Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, 2009
6. KF Faulkner, KL Tremblay, JT Rubinstein, LA Werner, K Nie. Auditory training in adult cochlear implant listeners using spectrally-rippled noise stimuli in an adaptive, single-interval paradigm. The 33rd ARO Midwinter Meeting, 2010
7. JH Won, W Drennan, KH Jung, E Jameyson, K Nie, JT Rubinstein. The effect of the number of channels on spectral-ripple, Schroeder-phase discrimination, and modulation detection in cochlear implant users. The 33rd ARO Midwinter Meeting, 2010
8. SM Bierer, K Nie, L Ling, T Oxford, JT Rubinstein, and JO Phillips. ECAP measurements predict the efficacy of vestibular implant stimulation in primates. 2009 Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Lake Tahoe, CA, 2009
9. K Nie, X Li, L Atlas and JT Rubinstein. Experimental results with a single sideband encoding strategy for cochlear implants. 2009 Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Lake Tahoe, CA, 2009
10. JT Rubinstein1, W Drennan, K Nie, JH Won, N Imennov, X Li, and L Atlas. Spectral and temporal contributions to clinical performance. 2009 Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Lake Tahoe, CA, 2009
11. J Phillips, SM Bierer, AF Fuchs, C Kaneko, L Ling, S Newlands, K Nie, T Oxford and JT Rubinstein. Behavioral and neural recording to evaluate a minimally invasive vestibular prosthesis based upon cochlear implant technology. 2009 Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Lake Tahoe, CA, 2009
12. J Rubinstein, J Phillips, L Ling, K Nie. Suppression of nystagmus with an implanted vestibular neurostimulator. 7th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implants and Related Sciences, Singapore, 2009
13. J.O. Phillips, S. Bierer, A. F. Fuchs, C. R. S. Kaneko, L. Ling, K. Nie, T. Oxford, J. T. Rubinstein. A multichannel vestibular prosthesis based on cochlear implant technology. Society for Neuroscience, 2008
14. K Nie, S Bierer, L Ling, A Fuchs, J Phillips, and J Rubinstein. Implementation of a vestibular stimulator with a cochlear implant research platform. 2008 Workshop on How the Brain Moves the Eyes and Head: Neural Mechanisms of Oculomotor and Vestibular Function meeting, October 5-8, 2008 in Medford, Oregon, 2008
15. L Ling, T Oxford, S Bierer, A Fuchs, K Nie, J Rubinstein, C Kaneko, and J Phillips. The characteristics of nystagmus induced by a vestibular stimulator. 2008 Workshop on How the Brain Moves the Eyes and Head: Neural Mechanisms of Oculomotor and Vestibular Function meeting, October 5-8, 2008 in Medford, Oregon, 2008
16. VK Dasika, JT. Rubinstein, K Nie. A simplified method for presenting single electrode stimuli to cochlear implant recipients. Proceedings of the 2008 Pacific Northwest Workshop on Neural Engineering, Redmond, WA, 2008
17. K Nie, L Atlas, J Rubinstein. Sending music to the brain with a single sideband encoding strategy for cochlear implants. Proceedings of the 2008 Pacific Northwest Workshop on Neural Engineering, Redmond, WA, 2008
18. K. Nie, P. Clark, B.S. Atal, L.E. Atlas, and J.T. Rubinstein. Effective envelope modification by coherent demodulation, The 29th ARO Midwinter Meeting, 2007
19. V.K. Dasika, L.A. Werner, K. Nie, and J.T. Rubinstein, Measuring psychometric functions for detection in electric hearing infants and toddlers using the observer based psychoacoustic procedure, The 29th ARO Midwinter Meeting, 2007
20. K. Nie, B. King, L. Atlas, B.S. Atal, W.R. Drennan, and J.T. Rubinstein. Speech recognition with coherent envelopes. 2007 Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Lake Tahoe, CA, 2007
21. W. Chau, L.M. Friesen, K. Nie, and K.L Tremblay. Removing cochlear implant artifact from the EEG signals using noise distribution patterns. 2007 Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Lake Tahoe, CA, 2007
22. J.T.  Rubinstein, W.R. Drennan, K. Nie, J Won, C. Dunn, and S. Witt. Perception of music, speech and speech in noise: spectral and temporal contributions to performance. 2007 Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Lake Tahoe, CA, 2007
23. V.K. Dasika, L.A. Werner, K. Nie, S.J. Norton and J.T. Rubinstein. Measuring psychometric functions for detection in electric hearing infants and toddlers using the observer based psychoacoustic procedure. 2007 Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Lake Tahoe, CA, 2007
24. K. Nie, G. Stickney, and F.G. Zeng. Improving cochlear implant performance using the frequency modulation cues. Proceeding of 2003 Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, pp. 139, Asilomar, CA 2003
25. K. Nie, G. Stickney, and F.G. Zeng. Independent contributions of amplitude and frequency modulations to auditory perception: I. Consonant, vowel, and sentence recognition. The 26th ARO Midwinter Meeting for hearing and balance, 2003
26. F.G. Zeng, K. Nie, and G. Stickney. Facts and artifacts in auditory chimaeras. The 26th ARO Midwinter Meeting, 2003
27. G. Stickney, K. Nie, and F.G. Zeng. Realistic listening improved by adding fine structure. The First Pan-American/Iberian Meeting on Acoustics in Cancun, Mexico, 2002
28. K. Nie and F.G. Zeng. Signal processing in cochlear implants. The 3rd Annual Research Symposium Organized by the Department of Otolaryngology, UC Irvine, 2002
29. G. Stickney and K. Nie. Improving the performance of auditory prostheses. The Fourth UCI Neuroscience Symposium, October, 2002
30. F.G. Zeng, K. Nie and G. Stickney. New digital signal processing techniques to benefit listeners with profound deafness. The 2001 Tech Coast Life Science Innovation Conference, UC Irvine, 2001

NIH Quarterly Progress Reports

James O. Phillips, Steven Bierer, Albert F. Fuchs, Chris R.S. Kaneko, Leo Ling, Kaibao Nie, and Jay T. Rubinstein. Neurophysiological Studies of Electrical Stimulation for the Vestibular Nerve, Contract No. HHS-N-260-2006-00005-C, 2006-2010

Book Chapters  

1. K. Nie, W. Drennan and J. Rubinstein. The 17th Edition of Ballenger's Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Chapter 33: Cochlear Implant Coding Strategies and Device Programming, 2009
2. F.G. Zeng, K. Nie, G. Stickney and Y.Y. Kong. Auditory perception with slowly-varying amplitude and frequency modulations. In: Auditory signal processing: physiology, psychoacoustics, and Models. pp. 237-243. D. Pressnitzer, A. de Cheveign´e, S. McAdams, and L. Collet (Eds.). Springer Verlag, New York, 2004
3. K. Nie and F. G. Zeng. Deafness: Fundamental and Clinical Treatments. Chapter 37: Engineering Design of Cochlear Implants. Hunan Science and Technology Press, 2004 (in Chinese)
4. K. Nie, Introduction to Computer Technology. Chapter 5: Databases and Programming Languages. Shandong Science and Technology Press, 1997 (in Chinese)

Patents

1. Kaibao Nie, Les Atlas, Jay Rubinstein, Xing Li and Pascal Clark. Enhanced signal processing for cochlear implant. US20090312820
2. Fan-Gang and Kaibao Nie. Frequency-Amplitude-Modulation-Encoding (FAME) strategy for cochlear implants and audio compression. US 7225027
3. Tao Zhang, Kaibao Nie, Brent Edwards, William S. Woods, and Jon S. Kindred. Environment detection and adaptation in hearing assistance devices. US 2007/0219784 A1
4. Tao Zhang, Jon S. Kindred, Kaibao Nie, Brent Edwards, and William S. Woods. Environment detection and adaptation in hearing assistance devices. European Patent
5. Haihong Lin, Kaibao Nie, and Bing Wang.  A microprocessor-based home heatmeter and communication system (Chinese Patent No. 00257157.9), 2001