Wearable seizure detection
A wearable EEG system that detects seizures with machine learning running on a low-power embedded processor.
People
The Bioelectronics Laboratory is an engineering lab within the Feinstein Institutes. It is staffed by career engineers from several disciplines, together with interns, visiting scholars and students from our graduate school, the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, and partner institutions.
Timir Datta-Chaudhuri, PhD
Principal Investigator
- Assistant Vice President, Northwell Health
- Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
- Center for Learning and Innovation
- Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine
- Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
- Senior Member, IEEE
Timir's research focuses on neural interfaces, closed-loop neuromodulation and implantable devices. The lab designs electronics with off-the-shelf parts and custom integrated circuits, develops polymer packaging for chronic implants, builds wireless power and telemetry for miniaturized devices, and makes wearable stimulators for clinical studies. Before joining the Feinstein Institutes in 2017, Timir was an investigator in the Neural Technologies Group at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, developing implantable neural interfaces to restore memory and treat neuropsychiatric disorders. Timir holds BS, MS and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a doctoral thesis on integrating CMOS circuits with living systems for hybrid bioelectronic sensing.
Lab members
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Jason Wong, MS
Research Scientist
Designs and fabricates implantable devices, polymer packaging and neural interfaces. First author of the lab's 2025 work on packaging for chronic implants.
Wireless implantWireless telemetryImplant packagingSelective nerve stimulation
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Mohamed Elgohary
Associate Electrical Engineer
Firmware, embedded software and wireless telemetry for implantable devices. First author of the 2026 NRTP telemetry paper.
Wireless implantWireless telemetryImplant packagingSelective nerve stimulation
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Michael Recine
Associate Electrical Engineer
Embedded systems and hardware for implants and experimental instrumentation.
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Deepak Karupen
Visiting Scholar
Implant enclosures and wireless sensing.
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Sahana Benny
Research Intern
Materials and reliability testing for implant packaging.
Students and training
The lab hosts interns and visiting scholars, and it sponsors engineering design projects for students at Hofstra University. Recent projects include:
Wearable auricular stimulator
A wearable stimulator for transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation.
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Former members
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Jason Wright, MS · Electrical Engineer
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Jose Mathew, BS · Engineering Associate
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Ashish Upadhyay, BS · Research Intern
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Bin Fan, PhD · Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Vaneet Singh, PhD · Electrical Engineer
- Ryan Baumgaertner, BS · Visiting Scholar
- Christiana Oh, BS · Visiting Scholar