Research Projects
As an electrical/computer engineer and neuroscientist, a primary focus of my work, with Dr. Leigh Hochberg, is developing the BrainGate intracortical neural interface system.
In addition to the creation of innovative neural decoding algorithms and systems, my work has been developing a state-of-the-art mobile embedded platform that can reduce the footprint of a neural signal processing system to a battery-enabled back-of-the-wheelchair computing module. Built around a Zynq FPGA-ARM hybrid processing system, this technology combines high-level synthesis for logic design, multi-core ARM programming, and low-latency processing of high-rate streams of human neural signals. This work, supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide assistive technology to Veterans and others with disability, is on a path to be evaluated with study participants enrolled in the BrainGate BCI clinical trial.