Center for Advanced Smart Sensors and Structures

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5329 USA
(269) 276-3150

Meet the Team

 

Our team is made up of both faculty and students at Western Michigan University. We focus heavily on team based projects as every individual brings a special skill set to each project. Our lab is constantly growing and always looking for new teammates.

Atashbar Massood

Dr. Massood Atashbar

Director
—Printed electronics and flexible hybrid electronics
Dr. Dinesh Maddipatla

Dr. Dinesh Maddipatla

Assistant Professor

—Flexible hybrid electronics, physical and chemical sensors, printed electronics, and wearable biosensors
Bradley Bazuin

Dr. Bradley Bazuin

Associate Professor

—Sensors, integrated circuits , and signal processing
Simin Masihi

Dr. Simin Masihi

Assistant Professor

—Smart sensors and structures, wearable biosensors, physiological signal processing, flexible hybrid electronics, antenna and propagation, RF circuits and systems
Daryl Lawson

Dr. Daryl Lawson

Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
—Electrical stimulation and healing diabetic foot ulcer
Tony Hansonm

Tony Hanson

Teaching and Research Assistant, Ph.D. Candidate

—Sensor design, data acquisition methods, printed circuit design, 3D printing, and embedded systems
Valliammai Palaniappan

Valliammai Palaniappan

Teaching and Research Assistant, Ph.D. Candidate
—Flexible rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, smart triboelectric energy harvesters, rapid laser prototyping based flexible wearable pressure sensors
Alimohammad Haji Adineh

Alimohammad Haji Adineh

Research Assistant, Ph.D. Candidate

—Wearable flexible sensors, triboelectric nanogenerators, and self-powered electronics
Manoj Emani

Manoj Emani

Teaching & Research Assistant, Ph.D. Candidate
—Printed electronics; fabricating, assembling & testing Li-ion batteries; and machine learning
Abdulrahman Olalekan Yusuf

Abdulrahman Olalekan Yusuf

Ph.D. Student
—Wearable biosensors, signal processing, machine learning, and embedded system.
Umaid Bukhari

Umaid Bukhari

Ph.D. Student

—Flexible electronics, Self powered and wearable sensor, Sustainable materials
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Pranava Avuthu

Ph.D. Student

—Scalable printed supercapacitors, functional nanomaterial inks for energy storage, and additive manufacturing of flexible wearable electronics.
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Minhaz Shahrier

MSc. Student

—Electroencephalogram
Hakan Dogdu

Hakan Dogdu

MSc. Student
—sensor design, hardware-accelerated image processing, embedded systems, and automation
Bharat Goel

Bharat Goel

MSc. Student
—Piezoelectric energy harvesting circuit topologies and piezoelectric materials

 

Senior Design Teams

Four students standing in front of a Western Michigan University backdrop, smiling at the camera.

A Novel Haptic System with Advanced Force Sensing Capabilities for Soft-Robotic Applications

Hakan Dogdu, Sergei Akhmatdinov, and Matthew Haley Fall 2023
Jared Bell, Jared Hughes, and Issac Peterson, Spring 2022

Wireless Smart Plant Monitor

Jared Bell, Jared Hughes, and Issac Peterson, Spring 2022
Two students holding materials they use in the Center for Advanced Smart Sensors and Structures.

A Screen-Printed Sensor to Detect Estrogen Levels in Liquids

Marie Bridges and Alex Whipple, Spring 2021
Three well-dressed students with their arms around one another, smiling at the camera.

Flexible Wireless Electrocardiogram (ECG) Monitoring Device

Yonatan Beyene, Ruth Bahre, and Feysel Mohammed, Spring 2021
Three students standing together, smiling at the camera. The one on the left is holding a computer chip, while the one on the right is holding a helmet with sensors on it.

Flexible EEG Sensor

Mohit Patel, Adam Schuhknecht, and Evan Fadanelli, Spring 2021
A clear sole of a shoe with sensors on it.

Wireless Gait Monitoring & Pressure Distribution Device

Alex Bawilianthang, Syed Mustafa, and Jeremiah Tumminello, Fall 2020
A green computer chip on a table.

Multichannel PPG System for Medical Applications

Jose Ignacio Rodriguez-Labra and Chris Kosik, Spring 2020
Three students in suits standing next to a mannequin wearing a red shirt and a helmet. There are sensors coming off the helmet.

Wireless ECG (Electrocardiogram) Monitoring Device

Lucas Bonek, Stephen Fenech, and Nick Sapoznik, Fall 2019
Three students kneeling on the flood, one other student standing behind them. They are racing toy cars on the ground, smiling at the camera.

Hand Motion Controlled Car using Flexible Hybrid Electronics

Devin Birchfield, Thomas Pasternak, and Xavier Jackson, Spring 2019
Four well dressed students standing together, two of which are wearing caps and gowns.

Music Keyboard Based on Flexible Hybrid Electronics

Tony Hanson, Kyle Mann, and Jesse Echtinaw, Spring 2018

 

Past Members and Where they are Now

  • Sajjad Hajian, Ph.D.
  • Masoud Panahi, Ph.D.
  • Sam Ali, Ph.D.
  • Jose Ignacio Rodriguez-Labra, M.S., NextFlex
  • Xingzhe Zhang, Ph.D.
  • Arnesh Bose, Ph.D.
  • Zeinab Ramshani, Ph.D.
  • Sepehr Emamian, Ph.D.
  • Amer Abdulmahdi Chlaihawi, Ph.D.
  • John Manyala, Ph.D.
  • Chi-Jung Cheng, Ph.D.
  • Sridevi Krishnamurthy, Ph.D.
  • Sai Guruva Reddy Avuthu, Ph.D.
  • Ali Eshkeiti, Ph.D.
  • Vikram Turkani, 2019 M.S. in Electrical Engineering, NovaCentrix
  • Morteza Rezaei, M.S.
  • Mohammed M. Ali, M.S.
  • Farah Aljanabi, M.S.
  • Douglas O. Downer, M.S.
  • Chen-Tung Feng, M.S.
  • Vidhyavathi Venkataraman, M.S.
  • John Manyala, M.S.
  • Akhil Moorthi, M.S.
  • Shakil Hossain, M.S.
  • Kevin Haisch, M.S.
  • Anil Kumar Aparanji, M.S.
  • Song Koh, M.S.
  • Deep Banerji, M.S.
  • Michael Simpeh, M.S.
  • Sara Pashaie, M.S.
  • Srikanth Singamaneni, M.S.
  • Ruchi Sharma, M.S.
  • Aditya Vijh, M.S.
  • Yinyang Zhai, M.S.
  • Chris Kosik, B.S.
  • David J Hopwood, B.S.
  • Mathew Andres, B.S.
  • Rodneymakuto Wangalia, B.S.
  • David Spillers, B.S.
  • Steve Walke, B.S.
  • Krispian Lawrence, B.S.
  • Usman Muzaffar, B.S.
  • Abhinav Duda, B.S.
  • Abimbola Onafuwa, B.S.
  • Naser Khan, B.S.
  • Diep Dao, B.S.
  • Faiz Syed, B.S.
  • Rolando Garcia, B.S.
  • Savannah Crooks, KAMSC Student
  • Ed Fenwick, KAMSC Student
  • Grey Braybrooks, KAMSC Student
  • Sam Wachowski, KAMSC Student
  • Tracy Broomell, KAMSC Student
  • Tess Johnson, KAMSC Student