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90
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 1996 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Nitish V. Thakor is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore. Their research output spans multiple disciplines, with significant contributions to neuroscience, engineering, and medicine. The scientist has published extensively in areas such as cognitive neuroscience, biomedical engineering, and cellular and molecular neuroscience, with further work in neurology and emergency medicine subfields.

Themself and collaborators have focused on various topics related to brain-computer interfaces, neural engineering, and muscle activation studies. Key thematic areas of their research include:

  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Anastasios Bezerianos
  • Amir Manbachi
  • Andrei Dragomir
  • Romergryko G. Geocadin
  • Nicholas Theodore

The scientist's recent papers illustrate a strong focus on biomimetic materials, sensor technologies, and neural signal processing, with several highly cited studies published in diverse venues. Selected recent publications are:

  • "Biomimetic Nanocomposites Cloaked with Bioorthogonally Labeled Glioblastoma Cell Membrane for Targeted Multimodal Imaging of Brain Tumors" (2020), Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Texture Discrimination with a Soft Biomimetic Finger Using a Flexible Neuromorphic Tactile Sensor Array That Provides Sensory Feedback" (2020), Soft Robotics
  • "Soft sensors for a sensing-actuation system with high bladder voiding efficiency" (2020), Science Advances
  • "Self-Attentive Channel-Connectivity Capsule Network for EEG-Based Driving Fatigue Detection" (2023), IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • "Differential Impact of Autonomous Vehicle Malfunctions on Human Trust" (2020), IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems

Common publication venues for this scientist include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Scientific Reports
  • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
  • IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Nitish V. Thakor received recognition through awards such as the Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2020 and a Fellowship at the Indian National Academy of Engineering awarded in 1996. This profile summarizes their academic contributions grounded in interdisciplinary approaches linking engineering and neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • Applications of adaptive filtering to ECG analysis: noise cancellation and arrhythmia detection

    N.V. Thakor;Y.-S. Zhu

  • Cellular effects of deep brain stimulation: model-based analysis of activation and inhibition.

    Cameron C. McIntyre;Warren M. Grill;David L. Sherman;Nitish V. Thakor

  • Converting Static Image Datasets to Spiking Neuromorphic Datasets Using Saccades

    Garrick Orchard;Ajinkya Jayawant;Gregory K. Cohen;Nitish Thakor

  • Electric field and stimulating influence generated by deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus

    Cameron C. McIntyre;Susumu Mori;David L. Sherman;Nitish V. Thakor

  • Photoplethysmography Revisited: From Contact to Noncontact, From Point to Imaging

    Yu Sun;Nitish Thakor

  • Estimation of QRS Complex Power Spectra for Design of a QRS Filter

    Nitish V. Thakor;John G. Webster;Willis J. Tompkins

  • Wireless Power Transfer Strategies for Implantable Bioelectronics

    Kush Agarwal;Rangarajan Jegadeesan;Yong-Xin Guo;Nitish V. Thakor

  • Detecting ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation by complexity measure

    Xu-Sheng Zhang;Yi-Sheng Zhu;N.V. Thakor;Zhi-Zhong Wang

  • Decoding of Individuated Finger Movements Using Surface Electromyography

    F.V.G. Tenore;A. Ramos;A. Fahmy;S. Acharya

  • Implantable myocardial ischemia detection, indication and action technology

    Ananth Natarajan;Nitish V. Thakor

  • Prosthesis with neuromorphic multilayered e-dermis perceives touch and pain.

    Luke E. Osborn;Andrei Dragomir;Joseph L. Betthauser;Christopher L. Hunt

  • Advances in Quantitative Electroencephalogram Analysis Methods

    Nitish V. Thakor;Shanbao Tong

  • Adaptive cancelling of physiological tremor for improved precision in microsurgery

    C.N. Riviere;R.S. Rader;N.V. Thakor

  • Power harvesting and telemetry in CMOS for implanted devices

    C. Sauer;M. Stanacevic;G. Cauwenberghs;N. Thakor

  • New algorithm for QT interval analysis in 24-hour Holter ECG: performance and applications.

    P. Laguna;N. V. Thakor;P. Caminal;R. Jané

  • Ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation detection by a sequential hypothesis testing algorithm

    N.V. Thakor;Y.-S. Zhu;K.-Y. Pan

  • HFirst: A Temporal Approach to Object Recognition

    Garrick Orchard;Cedric Meyer;Ralph Etienne-Cummings;Christoph Posch

  • Quantitative EEG analysis methods and clinical applications

    Shanbao Tong;Nitish V. Thakor

  • Determination of current density distributions generated by electrical stimulation of the human cerebral cortex.

    Surendar S. Nathan;Saurabh R. Sinha;Barry Gordon;Ronald P. Lesser

  • Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging: Theory, Instrumentation and Applications

    J. Senarathna;A. Rege;Nan Li;N. V. Thakor

  • Spectral analysis methods for neurological signals

    Jitendran Muthuswamy;Nitish V. Thakor

  • Individual finger control of a modular prosthetic limb using high-density electrocorticography in a human subject

    Guy Hotson;David P McMullen;Matthew S Fifer;Matthew S Johannes

  • A brain-computer interface with vibrotactile biofeedback for haptic information

    Aniruddha Chatterjee;Vikram Aggarwal;Ander Ramos;Soumyadipta Acharya

Frequent Co-Authors

Anastasios Bezerianos
Anastasios Bezerianos University of Patras
Marc H. Schieber
Marc H. Schieber University of Rochester
Shanbao Tong
Shanbao Tong Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chengkuo Lee
Chengkuo Lee National University of Singapore
Ralph Etienne-Cummings
Ralph Etienne-Cummings Johns Hopkins University
Gert Cauwenberghs
Gert Cauwenberghs University of California, San Diego
Nathan E. Crone
Nathan E. Crone Johns Hopkins University
Bin Liu
Bin Liu National University of Singapore
Fabio Babiloni
Fabio Babiloni Sapienza University of Rome
Seeram Ramakrishna
Seeram Ramakrishna Tsinghua University

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