People

PI: Francisco Valero-Cuevas, Ph.D.

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Francisco’s Bio
I attended Swarthmore College from 1984-88 where I obtained a BS degree in Engineering. After spending a year in the Indian subcontinent as a Thomas J Watson Fellow, I joined Queen’s University in Ontario and worked with Dr. Carolyn Small. The research for my Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Queen’s focused on developing non-invasive methods to estimate the kinematic integrity of the wrist joint.
In 1991, I joined the doctoral program in the Design Division of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Stanford University. I worked with Dr. Felix Zajac developing a realistic biomechanical model of the human digits. This research, done at the Rehabilitation R & D Center in Palo Alto, focused on predicting optimal coordination patterns of finger musculature during static force production.
After completing my doctoral degree in 1997, I joined the core faculty of the Biomechanical Engineering Division at Stanford University as a Research Associate and Lecturer. In 1999, I joined the faculty of the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University as Assistant Professor, and was tenured in 2005. In 2007, I joined the faculty at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and the Division of Biokinesiology & Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California as Associate Professor; where I was promoted to Full Professor in 2011. In 2013 I was elected Senior Member of the IEEE, and in 2014 to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineers. In 2018, I was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Biology from Swarthmore College.

PostDocs

Andrew Erwin, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Investigating the contributions of corticospinal and reticulospinal tracts to motor impairment and recovery after stroke.

Ph.D. Students

Suraj Chakravarthi Raja
Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Using FPGA-accelerated neuromorphic computing to enable dexterous manipulation in tendon-driven neuro-robots.
Darío Urbina-Meléndez
Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical Engineering
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Building walking robots | CAD, Electronics and Mechanics, C++, Python, Control Theory, Robotics.
Angelo Bartsch Jimenez
Ph.D. Student in Biokinesiology
M.Sc. in Statistics
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Interested in how the brain uses somatosensory information to control the human movement.
Grace Niyo
Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Engineering
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I am interested in Sensorimotor Integration, Brain-Machine Interface, Assistive and Rehabilitative devices.
Mohammad Hesam Azadjou
Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Engineering
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Research in Biomedical Signal Processing, Bio-inspired Robotics and Machine Learning.
Romina Mir
Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Engineering
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Studying the role of sensory information in autonomous robotic manipulation.
Miguel Parra
Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Engineering
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My interests are in neuromorphic computing and all things brain computer interface.
Majid Abbasi Sisara
Ph.D. Student in Biokinesiology
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Interested in neuroscience and brain mapping.
Arya Salgaonkar
Ph.D. Student in Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
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Interested in understanding the impact of motor learning contingency paradigms on motor control during tummy time in typically developing and preterm infant.

Pegah Ojaghi
Ph.D. Student in Computer Engineering
(Visiting from UC Santa Cruz)
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Lab Members

Information for Prospective Interns

Jan Lao
M.S. Student in Biomedical Engineering
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Taylor White
B.S. Student in Biomedical Engineering
M.S. Student in Medical Device Diagnostics and Engineering
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Interested in enhanced ACL recovery and rehabilitation practices.
Nick Mengyu Sun
B.S. Student in Electrical Engineering
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Interested in mixed-signal integrated circuits and VLSI design.
Yifan Xue
B.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering
M.S. Student in Product Development Engineering
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Andrew Iwamoto
M.S. Student in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
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Interested in kinematics of soft robots and combining control theory with machine learning.
Natalie Fung
M.S. Student in Communications Data Science
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Interested in disability and rehabilitation engineering. Webmaster.
Carol Esperanza Alata
B.S. Student in Computational Neuroscience (BME Emphasis)
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Preston Dankwah
B.S. Student in Biomedical Engineering (Mechanical Emphasis)
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Sinthia Sivapalan
M.S. Student in Electrical Engineering
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Cristina Acuna
B.S. Student in Human Biology
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Xinlei Yu
M.S. Student in Computer Engineering
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Interested in building cyber-physical systems and full-stack web technologies.
Zihao Damon Deng
M.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering
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Interested in product development and mechanical design.
Abhilash Kulkarni
M.S. Student in Computer Science
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Nathan Matharu
B.S. Student in Biomedical Engineering
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Lama Almofeez
M.S. Student in Biomedical Engineering
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Brain-Computer Interfaces.
Brendan Flanagan
B.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering
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Doctoral Alumni

Ali Marjaninejad - Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, 2021: LinkedIn | Website
Jasmine Berry - Ph.D. Computer Science, 2020: LinkedIn | Website
Dan Hagen - Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, 2020: LinkedIn | Website
Brian Cohn - Ph.D. Computer Science, 2020: LinkedIn | Website
Akira Nagamori - Ph.D. Biokinesiology, 2020: LinkedIn | Website
Na-hyeon (Hannah) Ko - Ph.D. Biokinesiology, 2016: LinkedIn | Website
Emily Lawrence - Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, 2016: LinkedIn
Alexander Reyes - Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, 2015: LinkedIn
Sudarshan Dayanidhi - Ph.D. Biokinesiology, 2012: LinkedIn | Website
Joshua Inouye - Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, 2012
Kornelius Rácz - Ph.D. Neuroscience, 2012
Manish Kurse - Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, 2012: LinkedIn
Evangelos Theodorou - Ph.D. Computer Science, 2011
Daniel Brown - Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2007
Veronica Santos - Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2007: LinkedIn | Website
Madhusudhan Venkadesan - Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2007: LinkedIn | Website

Postdoctoral Alumni

Ali Marjaninejad, Ph.D. - 2022: LinkedIn | Website
Kian Jalaleddini, Ph.D. - 2017: LinkedIn
Jun Yong Shin, Ph.D. - 2017: LinkedIn
Christopher Laine, Ph.D. - 2016: LinkedIn
Isabella Fassola, M.D. - 2014
Srideep Musuvathy, Ph.D. - 2013: LinkedIn
Jason Kutch, Ph.D. - 2010: Website
Heiko Hoffmann, Ph.D. - 2009
Weiwei Li, Ph.D. - 2008
Kevin Keenan, Ph.D. - 2007: LinkedIn | Website
Robert Clewley, Ph.D. - 2007: Website
Madhusudhan Venkadesan, Ph.D. - 2007: LinkedIn | Website
Sanjay Kumar, Ph.D. - 2007
John Rieffel, Ph.D. - 2007
Robert Clewley, Ph.D. - 2007
Stephanie Roach, M.D. - 2007
Chandana Paul, Ph.D. - 2005
Natalia Castillo, M.D. - 2001

Sabbatical and Visiting Faculty

Maria Makarov - SUPELEC, Paris, France - 2014
Robert Riener - Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, ETF Zurich - 2013
Marta Covadonga Mora Aguilar - Universitat Jaume I, Spain - 2010
Anupam Saxena - IIT Kanpur - 2007
Jae Woong Yi - Agency of Defense Development, South Korea - 2005

Internship Alumni

Timothy Fanelle - M.S. Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering - 2022: LinkedIn
Jaehyung Choi - M.S. Computer Science - 2022: LinkedIn
Amber Helton - M.S. Computer Science - 2022: LinkedIn
Daniel Wang - B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Applied & Computational Mathematics - 2022: Website
Paritosh Singh - M.S. Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) - 2022: LinkedIn
Andrew Yock - M.S. Medical Device and Diagnostic Engineering - 2022: LinkedIn
Scott Susanto - B.S. Computer Engineering and Computer Science - 2022: LinkedIn
Justin Chen - M.S. Computer Science (Intelligent Robotics) - 2021
Neil Koby Reid - M.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2021: LinkedIn
Jiaoran Wang - M.S. Mechanical Engineering - 2021: LinkedIn
Genyu Zhang - M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering - 2021: LinkedIn
Xuchen Ning - M.S. Mechanical Engineering - 2020
Tailun Liu - M.S. Mechanical Engineering - 2020: LinkedIn
Sithara Kamalakkannan - M.S. Computer Science - 2019: LinkedIn
Ashwin Sivakumar - M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering - 2019: LinkedIn
Huan Zhao - M.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2019: LinkedIn
Paris Hajili - B.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2019: LinkedIn
Yasmine Kahsai - B.A. Design - 2018: LinkedIn
Chintalapudi Sarath - M.S. Electrical Engineering - 2018: LinkedIn
Mayumi Ishikawa - B.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2018: LinkedIn
Gabe Glasser - M.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2018: LinkedIn
Théo Denisart - Visiting Masters Student from EPFL - 2018: LinkedIn | Website
Maral Kasiri - M.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2018: LinkedIn
Niharika Singh - M.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2017: LinkedIn
Young Jin Kim - B.S. Computer Science - 2017: Website
Vishweshwar Shastri - M.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2017: LinkedIn
Noel Trivedi - B.S. Computer Science - 2017: LinkedIn
Feihong Qian - B.S. Computer Science - 2017: LinkedIn
Babak Taherian - M.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2017: LinkedIn
Sébastien Arnold - B.S. Computer Science, B.A. Mathematics - 2017: Website
Priyanka Vachhani - M.S. Global Medicine - 2017: LinkedIn
Melisa Osborne - B.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2017: LinkedIn
Taegyum Kim - B.S. Computer Science - 2017: LinkedIn
Giridhar Akila Dhakshinamoorthy - M.S. Computer Science - 2017: LinkedIn
Keegan Bate - M.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2017: LinkedIn
Brandon Miura - M.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2017: LinkedIn
Victor Esparza - M.S. Electrical Engineering (Control Systems) - 2017: LinkedIn | Website
Sloan Swieso - B.S. Computer Science - 2016: LinkedIn
Xingchen Liao - B.S. Computer Science - 2016: LinkedIn
Jiayang Miao - B.S. Computer Science - 2016: LinkedIn
Catherine Parsekian - Claremont McKenna Neuroscience Bachelor’s - 2016: LinkedIn
Akira Nagamori - M.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2014: LinkedIn | Website
Juan Miguel Ramirez Rocamora - M.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2014
Kang Woo Lee - M.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2014
Brendan Holt - M.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2012
Wenhsin (Alice) Hu - M.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2012
Nora Nelson - M.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2010
Jonathan Weisz - M.S. Biomedical Engineering - 2009
Vic Anand - Ph.D. Accounting, M.S. Accounting (Cornell) - 2005: LinkedIn | Website
Laurel Kuxhaus - M.S. Mechanical Engineering (Cornell) - 2003: LinkedIn | Website
Jonathan Pearlman - M.S. Mechanical Engineering (Cornell) - 2002: Website
Nathan Wilson - M.Eng. Artificial Intelligence (Cornell) - 2000: LinkedIn | Website
Hanyu She - M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Shaohui Quian - M.S. Electrical Engineering
Elizabeth Chu - B.S. Computer Science
Cyrus Jia - B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Electrical Engineering: LinkedIn | Website
John Pugliesi - B.S. Computer Science / Business Administration: LinkedIn
Catherine Leigh Raquel - Stanford Human Biology Bachelor’s
Rose Chiang - Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (Rotation): LinkedIn
Taylor Stroobosscher - B.S. Electrical Engineering