Engineering the Brain

NYU Tandon engineers are leveraging what we know about human thought and perception to develop solutions that save lives, and creating innovative ways to protect the brain and all it is capable of.

Shifting perceptions through extended reality

Researcher Qi Sun is exploring XR’s time-bending and life-saving potential by leveraging human perception. His research examines how VR can reduce patient discomfort during medical procedures, and how AR could be used to improve reaction time and save device battery life. 

Working at the intersection of emerging media and neuroscience

Color-Perception-Guided Display Power Reduction for Virtual Reality

Wearable teach for healthier bodies and minds

Wearables are gaining traction for monitoring physiological signals like heart rate, but researcher Rose Faghih believes they’re capable of much more. Her team is working on wearables that can track both body & mind, and prompt an angry driver to calm down, tip off a teacher that students were getting bored, or automatically adjust room temperature for a homebound senior.

NYU Tandon researcher develops algorithm to track mental states through the skin

The Department of Biomedical Engineering’s newest faculty member is pioneering brain-aware wearables

Monitoring and protecting the brain 

The human brain is exceptional, and researchers are working with clinicians to identify new ways to monitor and protect it. Guido Gerig has created a way to analyze brain imaging for early detection of autism and opioid abuse, and Khalil Ramadi is developing new ways to treat brain disorders through the stomach, without surgery or medication, with ingestible electro-technology.

Better medical imaging, better data visualization, better healthcare

Tandon researchers are talking to the brain, through the stomach