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Education
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering - Neural Engineering, Duke University (2024)
Dissertation: Quantifying spatio-temporal features of neural activity for human speech production
Advisors: Jonathan Viventi & Gregory CoganM.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering - Bioelectric & Bioimaging, University of Michigan (2016)
Thesis: Comparison of signal-decomposition techniques for the analysis of human cortical signals
Advisors: Parag G. Patil & Cynthia ChestekB.E. in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India (2015)
Thesis: Computational modeling of epidemiological dynamics using fractional-order calculus
Advisor: Kamalanand K
Awards and Honors
- MIBR Research Fellowship, McGovern Institute, MIT (2024)
- BME Scholar Award, Duke University (2018)
- BME Nominee for Rackham International Student Fellowship, University of Michigan (2016)
- Rackham Summer Research Award, University of Michigan (2016)
Publications
Mapping intraoperative interictal epileptiform discharges using high-resolution, thin-film cortical arrays
Barth KJ, Rachinskiy I, Duraivel S, Sun J, Chiang C-H, Wang C, et al. Mapping intraoperative interictal epileptiform discharges using high-resolution, thin-film cortical arrays. Epilepsia. 2026;67:2545–2558. https://doi.org/10.1002/epi.70135
Shared latent representations of speech production for cross-patient speech decoding
Spalding, Z., Duraivel, S., Rahimpour, S., Wang, C., Barth, K., Schmitz, C., Lad, S.P., Friedman, A.H., Southwell, D.G., Viventi, J. and Cogan, G.B., 2025. Shared latent representations of speech production for cross-patient speech decoding. bioRxiv.
Distinct neural processes link speech planning and execution
Duraivel, S., Rahimpour, S., Barth, K., Chiang, C.H., Wang, C., Harward, S., Lad, N., Sexton, D., Friedman, A., Southwell, D., Sinha, S., Vestal, M., Viventi, J., Cogan, G. (2024). "Distinct neural processes link speech planning and execution." bioRxiv.
High-resolution neural recordings improve the accuracy of speech decoding
Duraivel, S., Rahimpour, S., Chiang, C-H., Trumpis, M., Wang, C., Barth, K., Lad, S. P., Friedman, A.H., Southwell, D. G., Sinha, S.R., Harward, S., Viventi, J., Cogan, G. B. (2023). "High-resolution neural recordings improve the accuracy of speech decoding." Nature Communications. 14(1), 6938.
Flexible, high‐resolution cortical arrays with large coverage capture microscale high‐frequency oscillations in patients with epilepsy
Barth, K.J., Sun, J., Chiang, C.H., Qiao, S., Wang, C., Rahimpour, S., Trumpis, M., Duraivel, S., Dubey, A., Wingel, K.E., Voinas, A.E., Friedman, A.H., Southwell, D.G., Sinha, S.R., Harward, S.C., Cogan, G.B., Viventi, J. (2023). "Flexible, high‐resolution cortical arrays with large coverage capture microscale high‐frequency oscillations in patients with epilepsy." Epilepsia. 64(7), 1910-1924.
Intraoperative microseizure detection using a high-density micro-electrocorticography electrode array
Sun, J., Barth, K., Qiao, S., Chiang, C.H., Wang, C., Rahimpour, S., Trumpis, M., Duraivel, S., Dubey, A., Wingel, K.E., Rachinskiy, I., Friedman, A.H., Southwell, D.G., Sinha, S.R., Harward, S.C., Cogan, G.B., Viventi, J. (2022). "Intraoperative microseizure detection using a high-density micro-electrocorticography electrode array." Brain Communications. 4(3), fcac122.
Flexible, high-resolution thin-film electrodes for human and animal neural research
Chiang, C.H., Wang, C., Barth, K., Rahimpour, S., Trumpis, M., Duraivel, S., Rachinskiy, I., Dubey, A., Wingel, K.E., Wong, M., Witham, N.S., Southwell, D.G., Friedman, A.H., Sinha, S.R., Harward, S.C., Cogan, G.B., Viventi, J. (2021). "Flexible, high-resolution thin-film electrodes for human and animal neural research." Journal of Neural Engineering. 18(4), 045009.
Comparison of signal decomposition techniques for analysis of human cortical signals
Duraivel, S., Rao, A.T., Lu, C.W., Bentley, J.N., Stacey, W.C., Chestek, C.A., Patil, P.G. (2020). "Comparison of signal decomposition techniques for analysis of human cortical signals." Journal of Neural Engineering. 17(5), 056014.
Teaching Experience
- BME 671 – Signal Processing and Applied Math, Duke University (Fall 2021)
- BME 354 - Introduction to Medical Instrumentation, Duke University (Spring 2020)
