My Experience
Research Assistant, Neurological Surgery
October 2025 - Present
PI: Dr. Ceci Verbaarschot
- Built and executed end-to-end human intracortical BMI experiments, integrating haptic interfaces, clinical-grade neuroengineering software, and synchronized intracortical neural analysis.
- Collaborated with The Texas Computational Memory Lab to investigate serial memory
Research Assistant, Electrical and Computer Engineering
May 2025 - August 2025
PI: Dr. Nishal P. Shah
- Developed shared autonomy algorithms to integrate with our intracortical Human BMI experimental rig with real-time neural decoding and 7-degree-of-freedom robot control in a simulated dining environment.
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Bioengineering
August 2023 - December 2025
PI: Dr. Gu Eon Kang
- Collected and analyzed motion data and developed machine learning models, to analyze gait and predict emotional state.
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Bioengineering
August 2024 - May 2025
PI: Dr. Stuart F. Cogan
- Characterized, tested, and optimized ultra-thin neural interface devices for advanced biomedical applications, focusing on long-term reliability and biocompatibility.
- Collaborated with industry partner NeuroNexus.
Research Assistant, Preclinical Research (Spinal Cord Injury)
October 2023 - May 2024
PIs: Dr. Ana G. Hernandez-Reynoso & Dr. Seth A. Hays
- Advanced targeted neuroplasticity research using VNS to restore bladder function in spinal cord injury (SCI) subjects, contributing to real-time closed-loop systems and training teams in microfabrication techniques.