{"id":10784,"date":"2026-01-27T10:27:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/?page_id=10784"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:57:11","slug":"engineering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/about\/people\/engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for Brain Recovery team consists of an interdisciplinary group of researchers including neuroscientists, clinicians, computer scientists, and engineers. The following faculty and their labs support the Engineering component of CBR.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container  bu_collapsible_open\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Faculty<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" ><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5626 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-advisory-board profile-field-faculty profile-field-steering-committee\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/profile\/david-boas\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cbr\/files\/2023\/02\/david-boas.jpg\" alt=\"david-boas\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">David Boas<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Director, Neurophotonics Center and Distinguished Professor, Affiliate, Center for Brain Recovery<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5663 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/profile\/prakash-ishwar\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cbr\/files\/2023\/02\/prakash.ishwar.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Prakash Ishwar<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, Affiliate, Center for Brain Recovery<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-6073 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/profile\/archana-venkataraman\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cbr\/files\/2023\/07\/Venkataraman.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Archana Venkataraman<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, Affiliate Center for Brain Recovery<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5681 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/profile\/meryem-yucel\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cbr\/files\/2023\/02\/meryem-yucel.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Meryem Y\u00fccel<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Associate Professor, Affiliate, Center for Brain Recovery<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container  bu_collapsible_open\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Bio Optical &amp; Acoustic Spectroscopy Lab<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" ><\/p>\n<p>Our lab develops novel optical methods and applies them principally to study the brain. We have recently expanded to complement our suite of technologies with high speed functional ultrasound and are considering integration with photo-acoustics. Our technologies are used for measuring brain function and physiology on microscopic to macroscopic length scales and are applied in species ranging from mice to human.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/boas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-5626 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-advisory-board profile-field-faculty profile-field-steering-committee\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/profile\/david-boas\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cbr\/files\/2023\/02\/david-boas.jpg\" alt=\"david-boas\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">David Boas<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Director, Neurophotonics Center and Distinguished Professor, Affiliate, Center for Brain Recovery<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container  bu_collapsible_open\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Visual Information Processing (VIP) Laboratory<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" ><\/p>\n<p>The VIP Laboratory belongs to the Machine Learning, Information and Data Sciences (MINDS) group in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Boston University. Its three main objectives are sponsored research, student training and technology transfer, in the broad area of visual information processing. It has been home to graduate and undergraduate students working on various projects, including visual surveillance, human-computer interfaces, 3-D video capture, representation and display, as well as biomedical image processing.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/vip.bu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-5663 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/profile\/prakash-ishwar\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cbr\/files\/2023\/02\/prakash.ishwar.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Prakash Ishwar<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor, Affiliate, Center for Brain Recovery<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container  bu_collapsible_open\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Neural Systems Analysis Laboratory<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" ><\/p>\n<p>The Neural Systems Analysis Laboratory (NSA Lab) at Boston University develops new AI algorithms that harness the power of noninvasive neuroimaging, electrophysiology, and genetics data to better understand and treat brain disorders. Our work has yielded novel insights into a range of conditions, including autism, schizophrenia, and epilepsy.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsa-lab.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-6073 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/profile\/archana-venkataraman\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cbr\/files\/2023\/07\/Venkataraman.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Archana Venkataraman<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Associate Professor, Affiliate Center for Brain Recovery<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container  bu_collapsible_open\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">MindLights Lab<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" ><\/p>\n<p>Our current interests revolve around Neuroscience in the Everyday World, Open Science, and Inclusivity and Equity in Research.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mayucel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-5681 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/profile\/meryem-yucel\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cbr\/files\/2023\/02\/meryem-yucel.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Meryem Y\u00fccel<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Research Associate Professor, Affiliate, Center for Brain Recovery<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for Brain Recovery team consists of an interdisciplinary group of researchers including neuroscientists, clinicians, computer scientists, and engineers. 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