Bio

Dr. Ashwin B Parthasarathy is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida. He completed his doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and his postdoctoral research at Boston University and University of Pennsylvania. He has been on the faculty at the University of South Florida since 2016.

Dr. Parthasarathy's research integrates optics, physics, engineering, and computation principles to develop novel imaging/monitoring technology for applications that include bedside diagnoses/monitoring of brain injuries, intraoperative imaging, critical care monitoring, and modeling neurophysiology & neuroprotection.

Dr. Vishnu Kumar Raghu is a postdoctoral associate at the University of South Florida. He completed his doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering from The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru, and has a bachelors degree in ELectronics and Telecommunication and a Masters degree in Biomedical Engineering. His primary research focus lies in biomedical optics, encompassing spectroscopy, lasers and instrumentation.

Parveen is a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida. Her research intrests are Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy(fNIRS), Diffuse Optics, with a strong focus on data analysis. Her educational background includes a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Biomedical and Control systems, and a Bachelor's degree in Instrument Technology.

Mitch is a Ph.D. student in Medical Engineering at the University of South Florida. His research interests are on laser-tissue interaction.

Nahid is a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida. His research is primarily centered around Diffuse Speckle and Correlation Spectroscopy in the development of non-invasive medical devices.

Mumtaz is a Masters (thesis) student in Medical Engineering at the University of South Florida.

Satish is pursuing a master's in Biomedical Engineering at the university of South Florida. His research interests are diffuse optics and intraoperative imaging.

Tristan is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida. His research interests are in Biomedical Instrumentation and Diffuse Optics.

Shovan is an undergradauate student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He is interested in Biomedical Instrumentation, fNIRS and Brain Computer Interface.

Ayisha is an undergradauate student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Her research interests are in Biomedical Instrumentation and Robotics.

Gabe is an undergradauate student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He is interested in optics, medical technology, and biomedical instrumentation. Gabe is also a student at the USF Judy Genshaft Honors College.

Abhishek graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences from Univeristy of South FLorida, with a strong background in clinical studies. His interests in research include clinical applications of engineering research. Abhishek is a pre-med student and is currently pursuing medical school (late 2024).