Education & Experience
Education
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
2017
University of Houston, Houston, TX
Dissertation – Brain-machine interface (BMI) with closed-loop neuromuscular stimulation to restore grasping in stroke and spinal cord injury survivors.
Adviser – Jose Contreras-Vidal, Ph.D.
GPA – 3.85/4
M. Tech in Electrical Engineering
2011
Indian Institute of Tech. Bombay, Mumbai, India
Thesis – Sensing and cancelling of tremors in a surgeon’s hands during microsurgery.
Advisers – Prasanna Gandhi, Ph.D. and Debraj Chakraborty, Ph.D.
CPI – 9.1/10
B. E. in Electronics Engineering
2007
Sardar Patel College of Engg., University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
Division – First Class (65%)
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Biological Sciences & Bioeng. (joint appointment)
Dec 2023 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Adj. Asst. Professor
Dept. of Physical Med. & Rehab
Sep.2021 - Aug.2023
Univ. of Texas Health Sci., TX, US
Nidhi Prayas Awardee
Dept. of Science & Technology & SCTIMST
Jun.2021 - Nov.2022
Trivandrum, India
Electrical Engineer
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Res
Apr.2019 - Apr.2021
Northwell Health, NY, USA
Biomedical Engineer, Neuro-Regeneration
Houston Methodist Research Inst
Jan.2018 - Apr.2019
Houston
Graduate Research Assistant
Dept. of Physical Med. & Rehab
Sep.2012 - Jan.2018
Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX
Researcher, Robotics Engineering
Daegu Gyeongbuk Inst. of Sci & Tech.
Sep.2011 - Jul.2012
South Korea
Embedded Systems Engineer
Citizen Scales Pvt. Ltd
Mar.- Jul.2008
India