Selected publication: 'A Streaming Brain-to-Voice Neuroprosthesis to Restore Naturalistic Communication', published in Nature Neuroscience, 2025.
Research Experience
Current position as a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley and in the Department of Neurosurgery at UC San Francisco, leading the Berkeley Speech Group. Research focuses on the intersection of speech processing, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence, particularly human-centered speech and assistive technologies.
Education
PhD from Carnegie Mellon University and Instituto Superior Tecnico, advised by Alan Black and Luis Oliveira; Postdoc at UC San Francisco with Edward Chang; B.Tech and M.S. degrees from IIIT Hyderabad under Raj Reddy.
Background
Robert E. and Beverly A. Brooks Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley, and in the Department of Neurosurgery at UC San Francisco, where he leads the Berkeley Speech Group. Research interests include the intersection of speech processing, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence, particularly human-centered speech and assistive technologies.