Draelos Lab @

University of Michigan

Anne Draelos, PhD

Principal Investigator

Dr. Anne Draelos first studied physics and computer science as an undergraduate at North Carolina State University. She completed a masters in electrical & computer engineering and a PhD in physics at Duke University, focused on the interplay between various quantum phenomena in networked systems. She then cross-trained as a postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience to study arguably the most complex network around: the brain. Now at U-M BME as faculty, her lab is focused on machine learning and statistical techniques to facilitate real-time analysis of high-dimensional neural and behavioral data. Dr. Draelos currently holds a Career Award at the Scientific Interface from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

Secret skill: Picking locks

Current Members

Anjali Shankar, MS (she/her)

Research Scientist

B.S.E: Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
M.S.: Biomedical Engineering (Conc. in Bioelectric and Neural Engineering), University of Michigan

Project(s): Bayesian optimization for visual stimuli

Secret skill: The ability to trip while standing

Sachin Salim, MSE (he/him)

Research Scientist

BTech (B.S.): Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
M.S.E.: Electrical & Computer Engineering (Conc. in Data Science & Machine Learning), University of Michigan

Project(s): Real-time BCI with neural stimulations

Secret skill: Fluent in four languages

Jake Joseph (he/him)

PhD Student

B.A.: Neuroscience, Washington University

Project(s): Real-time BCI with neural stimulations

Secret skill: Can bake bread without a recipe

Jonathan Gould (he/him)

PhD Student

B.S.: Neuroscience & Computer Science, New York University

Project(s): Real-time BCI with neural stimulations, Latent neural/behavioral modeling, Bayesian optimization for visual stimuli

Secret skill: Can identify the flag of (almost) any country in the UN

Paula Wu (she/hers)

PhD Student

M.S.: Biostatistics, Columbia University

B.S: Brain and Cognitive Science, University of Rochester

B.A: Data Science, University of Rochester

Project(s): Bayesian optimization for visual stimuli

Secret skill: Can bake bread without a recipe

Rio Parsons (he/him)

PhD Student

B.S.: Biomedical Engineering & Computer Science, Valparaiso University

Project(s): Real-time BCI with neural stimulations

Secret skill: Identifying different types of mushrooms

Josh Galla (he/him)

MS Student

B.S: Health Science, Saint Mary's College of California

Project(s): Bayesian optimization for visual stimuli

Secret skill: Paddleboarding

Junfeng Yang (he/him)

MS Student

B.S: Statistics, Southern University of Science and Technology

Project(s): Bayesian optimization for visual stimuli

Secret skill: Can identify (almost) every country's capital

Yogya Chukkapallki (she/hers)

MS Student

B.Tech: Electronics and Communication, People's Education Society University

Project(s): Latent neural/behavioral modeling

Secret skill: Can predict the future

Haonan (Tony) Luo (he/him)

Undergraduate

Major: Computer Engineering, University of Michigan

Project(s): Real-time BCI with neural stimulations

Secret skill: Really good at whistling

Patricio (Pato) Barber (he/him)

Undergraduate

Major: Applied Math, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

Project(s): Latent neural/behavioral modeling

Secret skill: Can fall asleep while walking

Alumni