Latest News
Jun 17, 2026
Bryan W. Robinson Endowment Grant Award: Serban Negoita was selected as a recipient of the Bryan W. Robinson Endowment Grant for the Neurosciences.
Jun 3, 2026
Featured in UF News: Our BlueME project demonstrates compact magnetoelectric antennas for underwater robot-to-robot communication, enabling links over 700 meters with low-power operation. The work was led by Md Jahidul Islam and Adam Khalifa with co-authors Mehron Talebi and Sultan Mahmud. For more details: https://news.ufl.edu/2026/05/marine-robot-communication/
Apr 9, 2026
Congratulations to Han Wu on receiving the 2026 Graduate Excellence Award for Teaching.
Mar 26, 2026
Pedro Irazoqui, program manager at DARPA, came to visit us to discuss his upcoming program.
Mar 10, 2026
Congratulations to Michael on receiving the Dean’s Research Award and being selected for a Fellowship by the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and the Nanoscience Institute for Medical and Engineering Technology.
Dec 1, 2025
Proud to have served on the MRS symposium organization team with Kyungjin, Sukho, and Yei Hwan. We hosted over 24 invited talks from pioneering researchers shaping the future of bioelectronics, including Zhenan Bao, John Rogers, Jia Liu, Jack Judy, Stephanie Lacour, Florian Solzbacher, and Vasiliki Giagka.
Nov 11, 2025
We just presented four research projects at IEEE NER and one at IEEE BSN. What makes this extra special: several were led by our UF undergraduate researchers. Grateful for our partners at Know Labs, Rice University, and Harvard University for the collaboration.
Oct 8, 2025
Dr. Khalifa delivered a talk at the Center for Translational Medical Devices at NYU Abu Dhabi and presented at the IEEE BioCAS 2025 Workshop on Intelligent Connected Wearables and Implants for Next-Generation Bioelectronics. He also participated in an engaging panel discussion titled “When Are We Going to Get Invisible Sensors—and What Needs to Change in Current Practices to Achieve That?”
Jul 30, 2025
Prof. Khalifa attended the Transducers Conference, where he chaired sessions and presented his group’s recent work on novel implantable medical device packaging techniques. The University of Florida’s research was prominently represented at the conference, highlighting the institution’s growing impact in the field of microsystems and bioelectronics.
May 7, 2025
Sultan Mahmudh earned 2nd Place in the SAUC 2025 Academic Poster.
Apr 24, 2025
Chris Rourk visited us at UF. He is supporting a project investigating the relationship between brain ferritin levels and electrical impedance. Using rat models, this preliminary research will set the stage for future studies in larger animals.
Apr 13, 2025
Excited to announce our groundbreaking results with BlueME—the first magnetoelectric antenna array system designed for underwater agents. In recent Gulf ocean trials, we achieved communication ranges over half a kilometer using low-power embedded devices. This work is in collaboration with Dr. Jahid Islam.
Apr 11, 2025
Enjoying regular volleyball games with faculty and students! If you'd like to join, feel free to reach out—everyone's welcome!
Mar 26, 2025
Prof. Khalifa recently took UF students on a tour of Tucker-Davis Technologies, Inc. (TDT), hosted by CEO Ryan Kern and former UF student Jackson Fugate. Since 1988, TDT has been at the forefront of developing cutting-edge tools and software for neuroscience research.
Nov 28, 2024
Dr. Khalifa presented at The University of Pennsylvania on ""Next-generation Neural Interfacing Tools for Mental Health"
Nov 1, 2024
Dr. Adam Khalifa was honored with the prestigious NIH DP2 New Innovator Award. For more information, visit the feature page on the UF College of Engineering website: https://news.ufl.edu/2024/11/nih-high-risk-high-reward-grants/
Oct 30, 2024
Dr. Khalifa presented at University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine on neural interface technologies from mental health.
Aug 28, 2024
Dinner in Orlando with the Analog Electronics Lab.
Aug 14, 2024
Undergraduate students, Cassandra and Jeremiah presenting their research at EMBC 2024.
Aug 14, 2024
Special Session on Advancing Neural Technologies Through Machine Learning, organized by Adam Khalifa and Shreya Saxena
Jul 24, 2024
Rylee Faherty presenting her research on sub-scalp systems.
Jul 16, 2024
Dr. Khalifa presented at The University of Tokyo on powering injectable medical devices.
May 22, 2024
Congrats to Agneta and Catalina for completing their ENIG project.
Feb 21, 2024
Dr. Khalifa has been invited to present on the topic of electronic packaging at the Gordon Research Conference on Neuroelectronic Interfaces.
Dec 19, 2023
Interactive lab tour conducted for a diverse group of over 60 K-12 students from various high-schools, showcasing hands-on learning experiences in a laboratory setting.
Nov 15, 2023
Dr. Sen presenting his poster at Biocas 2023 special session (Next-Gen Wearables & Implants) organized by Drs. Khalifa and Chatterjee.
Sep 13, 2023
After a unanimous vote, Dr. Khalifa becomes a faculty member of IMG.
Aug 22, 2023
Drs Chatterjee, Sen and Khalifa at MWSCAS.
Aug 16, 2023
Ovishake Sen presents his research on handwriting detection from neural signals at MWSCAS
Aug 16, 2023
Sultan Mahmud’s insightful presentation in the ‘Pioneering Wireless Technologies’ special session at MWSCAS.
Apr 18, 2023
NER Conference in Baltimore
Apr 12, 2023
Dinner with students and alumni from Ralph’s lab
Dec 14, 2022
Anna and Pranay presenting their research on Machine-Learning Methods for Speech and Handwriting Detection using Neural Signals
Nov 16, 2022
Cassandra “controlling” Gurleen’s hand using a Human-Human-Interface system designed by Backyard Brains
