Krishnan awarded 2018 Innovation Fellowship

Ashwati Krishnan was awarded a 2018 Innovation Fellowship by the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship. Krishnan, an ECE postdoctoral researcher, received the fellowship for her work on the instrumentation and hardware development of ultra-high density electroencephalography (EEG).

Ashwati Krishnan obtained her B. Tech from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Her doctoral dissertation was on safe electrical stimulation circuits in retinal implants.

Ashwati's post-doctoral research is on the instrumentation and hardware development of ultra-high density electroencephalography (EEG). EEG is a technique used to non-invasively record signals from the brain on the scalp. By increasing the number of electrodes, it is possible to obtain more information, when combined with signal processing algorithms and neuroscientific validation methods. Her recent work focuses on the development of a reusable conductive interface between the electrode and the scalp in order to reduce the setup time. She also designs electronics circuits for efficient management of high electrode counts.