Former Lab Members:
Naser Alijabbari, PhD
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Virginia
Research interest: Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Tomography of Breast Cancer
Suhail Alshahrani, Ph.D.
Former PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University
I am a teacher assistant at King Saud University. I got my master degree from Wayne State University, and
now I’m completing my PhD. I have a general interest in medical devices. I believe that any improvement in
medical devices will improve public health. I’m interested in medical imaging techniques that help to detect
breast cancer.
Research interest: Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Tomography for breast cancer imaging
Email-Ep7200@wayne.edu
Dr. Nina Yin
Visiting Research Scholar
Research interest: Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging of Ovarian Cancer, Vascular imaging
Current position: Faculty at Hubei University of Chinese Medicine
Jiayin (Jenn) Dong
M.S. Biomedical Physics (Prospective, senior)
Assist in spectroscopic photoacoustic imaging acquisition by designing and making
tissue-mimicking phantom. MyGoal: Ultimately to obtain a medical degree with a focus on radiology/medical imaging, equipped with the engineering mindset and skills for research.
Research interest: Ultrasound and Photoacoustic for maternal care
Email: ff4136@wayne.edu
Current position: Research Assistant, Ryerson University
Pranav Chokda
Graduate Student,Wayne State University
Currently my roles include design and development of precision motion control algorithm and platform.
I assist in research and development of biomedical devices, system integration and concept prototyping.
I love science in general. But I work in areas involving physics, embedded systems, robotics, programming,
electronics and mechatronics.
Email-pranav.chokda@wayne.edu
Current position: Validation Engineer (R&D) at Autoliv-Nissin Systems
Vishal Nayan Srivastava
Graduate Student,Wayne State University
An electrical engineer,work on research projects.Validate concepts by simulations with Comsol Multiphysics,MATLAB,and C.Working on laser,optical fibers and magnetmotive ultrasound imaging for the
medical device development. I develop electronic prototypes and assist system intergration. My domain of
interest includes control systems,signal processing, and robotics.
Email-vishal.srivastava@wayne.edu
Current position: Hardware in loop engineer at Ford Motor Company
Sirisha Kondle
Graduate Student,Wayne State University
I am pursuing masters in Electrical Engineering. I am working on Monte-Carlo simulations of light
diffusion in tissue for applications in Photoacoustic Imaging. My interests are in image processing,
control systems and vehicle-to-vehicle communication. I work with the tools such as MATLAB and
C for the projects.
Email sirisha.kondle@wayne.edu
Current position: System Engineer at Magna Electronics
Rafael Lima
Undergraduate Visiting Student,Wayne State University
Email: rafael.lima@wayne.edu
Current position: Mechatronics Engineering Student at Universidade de Brasilia
Matheus Henrique
Undergraduate Visiting Student,Wayne State University
Email: matheus.henrique@geb.inatel.br
Current position: Research Engineer at ProLife Equipamentos Médicos
Bhargava Saripalli
MS in Mechanical Engineering
Email- bhargava.saripalli@wayne.edu
Current position: CAE Engineer at Ficosa North America
Siddhartha Yadlapalli
Current position: Application Engineer at Altair
Graduate Student in Electrical Engineering
My current project in the lab is deveolping a Magnetic Pulser which is used to make the nano particles
in the tissue to vibrate and also i have designed this website, i also assist the team in the lab.
Email- fr3661@wayne.edu
Current position: System Test Engineer at ALTEN Technology
Barrington O'Brian Brown
Graduate Student (MSc Electrical Engineering), Wayne State University
My current project involves the design and development of a FPGA based control for ultrasonic photo
acoustic imaging.I provide assistance to the Ultrasound Lab team to research and develop cutting edge
technology for the advancement of the Biomedical field.My interest include Embedded Systems, Smart Systems, Control Systems, Mobile App Development and Web Design and I enjoy challenging myself
with projects which allow me to use my skills and creativity in these areas.
Email-fy0124@wayne.edu
Current position: Embedded Software Engineer at ZF Group
Akshay Sanjay Bahursettiwar
Masters in Industrial Engineering
Working as a Student Assistant in designing and 3d modelling. My interests are Designing,
Automobiles, Hiking, Sports.
Email- fx4764@wayne.edu
Current position: Quality Engineer at Zimmer Biomet
Nelvin Pious
Graduate Student in Electrical Engineering
Currently I'm working on Spectroscopy Imaging .I'm assisting Yan to develop a software for the
spectroscopy imaging part . I work mainly on MATLAB software.
Email- fs6138@wayne.edu
Current position: Software Test Coordinator at Valeo
Zienab Dabaja
B.S. Biology
Project: Ex vivo blood oxygen control for validation of Photoacoustic
Spectroscopy measurements
My name is Zienab Dabaja and I'm an undergraduate student studying Biology and in the Pre-Medicine program.
Email: fh4349@wayn.edu
Arjun Singh Katailiha
MS in Biomedical Engineering
Replicating the body part of human to make tissue mimicking phantom
Interest- Biomedical Instruments, Sensors, Bio-MEMS.
Email- arjun0705@gmail.com
Current position: Research Technician, MD Anderson Cancer Institute
Ayushi Jharia
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Project: Image guided laser-treatment of Varicose Vein
I am currently a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering Honors/Premed and my project deals with improving the current treatment methods for varicose veins. My role is to create phantoms and run experiments utilizing Verasonics Vantage 128, ultrasound transducers, and pulsed/continuous lasers.
email: fg9646@wayne.edu
Current Position: Manufacturing Engineer at Terumo Heart, Inc.
Nicole Witzleben
B.S. Biomedical Physics
Project: Magneto-motive Ultrasound Imaging
I'm a senior studying biomedical physics and I'm in the process of applying to medical schools. My goal is to become a neonatologist.
email: witzleben.nicole@wayne.edu
Current position: Engineer at Evision Tech/Masters student at Wayne State University
Garrett Tuer
MS. Biomedical Engineering
Research interest: Magneto-motive Ultrasound Imaging
email: fh7164@wayne.edu
Current position: Software Developer at Torch Technologies, Inc.
Keerthana (Keetu) Palani
B.S. Biomedical Engineering
Project: Image guided laser-treatment of Varicose Vein
I am an undergraduate student studying Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in bioinstrumentation. I want to pursue a career in management consulting and hope doing research will help me in solving complex problems.
Research interest: Photoacousticc guided endovenous laser ablation.
email: fo9423@wayne.edu
Current Position: Graduate Student at Columbia University
Yashashree (Yash) Majalikar
BS in Biomedical Engineering
I am a third year undergraduate Biomedical Engineering student with a concentration in biomedical instrumentation who enjoys math, programming, and cooking.
Project: Currently working on a project on imaging collagen content in cervix tissue in order to predict preterm delivery.
Research interest: Ultrasound and Photoacoustic for maternal care
email: yashshree.majalikar@wayne.edu
Current Position: Junior Product Engineer at Merit Technologies Worldwide
