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Chaojun Cheng (Postdoc, 2025 - present)
Dep: ECE
Research interest: Validation of neural implants in rodents. Device fabrication
Sultan Mahmud (Ph.D., June 2023 - present)
Dep: ECE
Research interest: Coil/antenna design for WPT and telemetry. Metasurface. Microfabrication.
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Han Wu (Ph.D., September 2023 - present)
Dep: ECE
Research interest: Low-power ultra-small ASIC design for implantable devices.
Jiahao Wan (Ph.D., May 2025 - present)
Dep: ECE
Research interest: Low-power ASIC design for implantable devices, wireless powering.
Domenica Baez (Ph.D., August 2025 - present)
Dep: ECE
Research interest: Electrophysiology. Validation of neural implants in rodents.
Ruiwen Kong (Ph.D., August 2025 - present)
Dep: ECE
Research interest: Low-power ASIC design for implantable devices.
Michael Del Sesto (incoming PhD-MD student)
Research interest: Low-power analog circuit design for neural data preprocessing and stimulation control. Computational neuroscience, BCI.
Yitong Zhao (Master, July 2024 - present)
Dep: BME
Research interest: Electrode design and characterization. Animal research.
Adithi Katikhaneni (Master, August 2025 - present)
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Dep: ECE
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Research interest: Machine Learning. Algorithm development for seizure detection. Signal processing of neural signals.
Xiya Zhou (UG)
Dep: ECE
Research interest: Analog ASIC design.
Jeremiah Dados (UG)
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Dep: ECE
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Research interest: Compact PCB design for powering brain implants and recording EEG signals.
Ezequiel Bautista (UG)
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Dep: BME
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Research interest: Dopamine recording.
Anvi Sing (UG)
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Dep: Psychology
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Research interest: Brain surgeries. Validating brain implants.
Melanie Barreras (UG)
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Dep: BME
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Research interest: Brain histology. Dopamine sensing.
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Rust Christie (UG)
Dep: ECE
Research interest: Harvesting circuit design. RF simulations. Magnetoelectric transducers.
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Rust Christie (UG)
Dep: Biotechnology
Research interest: Closed-loop Stimulation. DBS.
Past Members
Shiva Yeshala
ECE
Sarah Yazbech
Biotechnology
Eesha Shah
CS
Brian Seol
BME
Gurleen Kainth
Neuroscience
Joseph Villanueva
Biology
Ava Hajjar
BME
Abduallah Hamadeh
ECE
Ruije Wang
ECE
Agneta Peethala
Chemistry
Ali Nezarati
ECE
Isabelly Verissimo
Microbiology
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Yufei Cai
ECE
Dibyajyoti Mukherjee
ECE
Khaleda Akther Sathi
ECE
Cassandra Acebal
BME
Sofia Archuleta
BME
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Jenin Natour
Chemical
Alishba Fatmi
BME
Gonzalez Alexander
BME
Nikhitha Muralidharan
BME
Florencia Romanelli
BME
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