Dr. Hardik J. Pandya presented ongoing lab research on “Neural Interfaces and Systems for Epilepsy and Parkinson’s” at the ESE Faculty Colloquium on October 27, 2023. The presentation focused on innovative seizure classification methods, solutions for neonatal hearing screening challenges, and implantable neural devices that provide new insights into brain activity. These aid in improved […]

Arjun B S was awarded the Best Poster Award at the IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI’23) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, from October 15-18, 2023. The award was in recognition of the presentation showcasing research on Brain Biopsy Imaging using Electrical Impedance Tomography (BBI-EIT), a ground-breaking method for brain biopsy imaging and […]

Arjun B S showcased the work on designing patient-specific continuum robots using additive manufacturing and parametric modeling techniques at the IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Body Sensor Networks: Sensor and Systems for Digital Health (IEEE BSN 2023) held at MIT Media Lab in Boston from October 9-11, 2023. The oral presentation, titled “MRI-Compatible Patient-specific Continuum Robots […]

Arjun B S presented a paper titled “Soft-Robotic Probe for Tissue Characterization using TinyML” at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2023) in Detroit, USA from October 1-5, 2023.

Dr. Hardik J. Pandya delivered a talk titled “Neural Interfaces and Systems for Epilepsy and Parkinson’s” as an invited speaker at the International Conference on Computational Neuroscience and Bilingualism held in BITS Goa from October 6-7, 2023.

Dr. Hardik J. Pandya delivered the keynote address at the inauguration of the Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Research Applications in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).” The VGST-sponsored FDP was organized by the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bengaluru, from September 11-15, 2023.

Dr. Hardik J. Pandya attended the 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) held in Sydney, Australia, from July 24-27, 2023. He delivered an oral presentation titled “A Multi-armed Unfurling Actuator for Airway Lumen Measurement,” which focused on a compliant mechanism-based unfurling actuator assembly for accurately measuring the […]

Dr. Hardik J. Pandya was invited as an expert mentor at the NITTE Healthcare Innovation Hackathon 2023, organized by NITTE University in Mangalore from May 5-7, 2023. He also evaluated the projects for potential incubation support at the DST Technology Enabling Centre and Atal Incubation Centre at NITTE University.

Inventors: Hardik J. Pandya, Alekya B, Aswin S, Akhil M, S Siddesh Shenoy, Sanjay Rao Patent Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for measuring the inner diameter (ID) of tubular organs such as the trachea using an unfurling actuator having radial arms. Narrowing the central airway reduces the effective lumen area in […]

Inventors: Hardik J Pandya, Aswin S, Hari R S, Akhil M, and Arjun B S. Patent Abstract: The invention involves the design of a device that couples the camera to any microscope eyepiece, thereby transforming the microscope into a digital microscope. The device placed on the microscope eyepiece will align such that the optical axis […]