June 2, 2026

I was recently interviewed for an IEEE Spectrum article on magnetic field-based navigation systems. This article provides a great, high-level overview of the current state of this promising technology, which was a major focus of my Ph.D. work.

May 28, 2026

I have been awarded a DePaul-Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science AI in Biomedical Discovery & Healthcare grant for the development of a non-invasive wearable biosensor for rodent research.

April 28, 2026

I have been awarded a University Research Council Competitive Research grant for multimode fiber imaging, shape sensing, mapping, and localization in robotic endoscopy. This award will help support a new area of research in robotic state estimation.

December 1, 2025

I have been awarded a University Research Council Equipment grant for a project using mobile ultrasound systems for pleural robotics and pulmonary mHealth. This award will help support a new area of research in robotic state estimation.

May 23, 2025

I will be participating in the June 2025 ICURe Engage cohort sponsored by the National Biofilms Innovation Centre and Innovate UK.

ICURe Engage is a 4-week, part-time programme for research students and technicians, aiming to identify potential beneficiaries of research, provide tools for commercialisation and foster consideration of entrepreneurship as a pathway for achieving societal impact and a viable career choice.

Apr. 4, 2025

I will be starting a position as an Assistant Professor at DePaul University's School of Computing in the Fall of 2025. I will start off teaching HIT 535: Mobile Health (mHealth) in the Fall.

Dec. 20, 2024

I received a grant from the UKRI Medical Research Council's Impact Acceleration Account's Open Call. This award will help support my work using tilted fiber Bragg gratings in robotic shape sensing.

Feb. 7, 2024

I have been awarded £2500 from Edinburgh Innovations as part of the UKRI EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account's Innovation Competition. This award will help support my work using tilted fiber Bragg gratings in robotic shape sensing.

Feb. 6, 2024

I have been awarded £5000 from Edinburgh Innovations as part of the Wellcome Trust Institutional Translational Partnership Springboard program. This award will help support my work using tilted fiber Bragg gratings in robotic shape sensing.

July 27, 2023

I have been awarded £1000 from Edinburgh Innovations as part of the Wellcome Trust Institutional Translational Partnership Innovation Competition. This award will help support my work using tilted fiber Bragg gratings in robotic shape sensing.