Bio

Dr. Saikia is the Founder and Director of Biomedical Sensors and Systems Lab. He is currently an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at The University of Memphis. He was an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in the Electrical Engineering department at the University of North Florida, from Aug 2022 to July 2024. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Full Member of Sigma Xi. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island (2019), a Master's of Science in Bio-Electronics Engineering (2013), and a Bachelor's of Science in Electronics Engineering (2009). He was a Research Associate in the School of Engineering, Tufts University, from Sep. 2019 to July 2022. He was also a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Engineering, Boston College, from May 2022 to July 2022. From Jan. 2016 to July 2019, he worked as a Research Assistant in a project funded by the National Science Foundation, USA (~$6 million grant) at the University of Rhode Island. He also served as part-time faculty at the University of Rhode Island in the Fall of 2021.

Education

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Engineering, Tufts University, MA, USA (Sep. 2019 - July 2022)
• Postdoctoral Senior Research Associate, Department of Engineering, Boston College, MA, USA (May 2022 - July 2022)
• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, RI, USA (2016-2019)
• M.S. in Engineering Management, Tufts University, MA, USA, (2020 - on leave)
• M.S. in Bio-Electronics Engineering (2011-2013)
• B.S. in Electronics Engineering (2005-2009)

Research Interests

Dr. Saikia's research group is a highly interdisciplinary research team devoted to developing next-generation biomedical devices for fundamental and applied research studies. Our research thrusts include fundamental bio-sensors, bio-instrumentation, wearable bioelectronics, and hardware innovations as well as complete system development for personalized and precision healthcare. We also work on bio-signal processing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to extract actionable insights. We create and test these innovative devices in rigorous phantom, animal, and human subject experimental studies in order to discover new biomarkers for early detection and treatment of disease. We develop end-to-end complete prototype medical devices from scratch. We are also very much interested in translating our technologies into commercial products so they can reach users, patients, and medical professionals. Our work is driven by the vision of revolutionizing healthcare, making it more accessible, affordable, and efficient.

• Sensors and Systems
• Bio-Instrumentation
• Electronic Circuits and Hardware
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet-of-Things (IoT)
• Bio Signal Processing
• Neural Engineering

Affiliations

• Founder and Director, Biomedical Sensors and Systems Lab (Aug. 2022 - present)
• Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track), Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA (Aug. 2024 - present)
• Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track), Electrical Engineering, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA (Aug. 2022 - Aug. 2024)
• Senior Member of IEEE
• Full Member Sigma Xi
• Research Associate, CABCS, School of Engineering, Tufts University, MA, USA (Sep. 2019 - July 2022)
• Senior Research Associate, Department of Engineering, Boston College, MA, USA (May 2022 -July 2022)
• Part-Time Faculty, Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, RI, USA (Fall 2021)
• Research Assistant, Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, RI, USA (Jan. 2016 - Aug.2019)