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Principal Investigator
Alessandro Vato, Ph.D [vato@cua.edu]
Graduate Students
Artur Agaronyan, MS
Samreen Fatma Syed, MS
Undergraduate Students
Abigail Post
Visiting Scholar
Elena Mongiardini, BS
Alessandro Vato, PhD
Alessandro Vato, PhD
Alessandro Vato is an electronic-biomedical engineer and neuroscientist. From the beginning of his research career, he explored and characterized the interaction with neural circuits at different organizational levels. He has pursued his research interests by gaining extensive expertise in developing new hardware and software experimental tools.
His focus on the engineering and scientific aspects of closed-loop neuromodulation has led to the design and implementation of different experimental paradigms. Importantly, he has developed several computational algorithms, a critical contribution that ensures the accurate processing of data for researchers to correctly interpret results. In one of his earliest works, exploration of the mechanisms underlying neural plasticity.
He achieved this by delivering electrical stimulation patterns to randomly cultured neural networks coupled to planar microelectrode arrays. This work laid the foundation for his later endeavors, such as using cortical micro-stimulation to create an artificial sensory channel for a new family of closed-loop bidirectional brain-machine interfaces.
Samreen Fatma Syed, MS
Samreen Fatma Syed, MS
Samreen Fatma Syed is pursuing her master's degree, focusing on using a Brain-Computer Interface to exploring the role of visual feedback in Motor Imgary Training.
Originally from India, she completed her undergraduate studies in Biomedical Engineering at MGM College of Engineering and Technology in Mumbai.
Artur Agaronyan, MS
Artur Agaronyan, MS
Artur is a PhD Student in Dr. Alessandro Vato's BCI Rehab Lab at The Catholic University of America. He is highly interested in cutting-edge AI applications to clinical research for the rehabilitation of motor function and studying motor imagery with brain-computer interfaces (BCI). As part of Dr. Vato's group, Artur intends to expand the research and development of BCIs and AI to improve the treatment and understanding of complex neurological conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Abigail Post
Abigail Post
Abby Post is an Undergraduate Senior Biomedical Engineering Major with a Minor in Data Analytics at CUA.
Her research in Dr. Alessandro Vato's Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Lab focuses on creating interactive games utilizing EEG technology to enhance educational outreach and promote enrollment in the Biomedical Engineering program.
Abby also has experience in EEG signal processing through her previous research in clinical psychology.
Elena Mongiardini, BS
Elena Mongiardini, BS
Elena Mongiardini is a biomedical engineer, and since November 2021, she has been attending the PhD program in Automatic Control, Bioengineering, and Operations Research, the curriculum of Bioengineering, at the Sapienza University of Rome.
She carries out his research activity in collaboration with the Laboratory of Neuroelectrical Imaging and Brain-Computer Interface Laboratory (NeiLab) at the Fondazione Santa Lucia (Rome). Her research activity focuses on the processing and analysis of electroencephalographic and electromyographic data in the context of Brain-Computer Interface applications for neurorehabilitation.
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