Richa Rai Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Center for Bionic Medicine Technology and Innovation Hub

• Current lab manager of the Sensory Motor Integration Lab (SMIL)
• Creation and maintenance of Institutional Review Board approvals on various studies ongoing at the SMIL
• Documenting lab needs and purchases
• Management of Undergraduate Research Assistants
• Documentation of existing research studies and protocols
• Assistance in budget creation and tracking for grant-funded studies

• Funded under an Excellence Award from the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences
• Extensive experience in developing metrics to measure physiological and psychological phenomena, creating systems that utilize and develop various machine learning, signal processing and statistical learning techniques
• In depth knowledge of the use of various physiological and biometric sensors – EMG, ECG, EEG, motion and kinematic analysis from various wearable device systems, pressure-based systems,… Show more
• In depth knowledge of the use of various physiological and biometric sensors – EMG, ECG, EEG, motion and kinematic analysis from various wearable device systems, pressure-based systems, camera-based systems.
• Developing tools and algorithms to quantitatively study cognition, motor control and perception, biomarker development, disease and disorder detection, quantification of behavior
• Have worked to help develop various clinical and experimental studies in a lab setting – including task determination, clinical methods, IRB and regulatory approval, participant recruitment, sensor and equipment design.

• Assists the NJ Autism Community in staying up to date on science and research regarding autism
• Organizer of the first Emerging Technologies Conference of the NJACE created by Dr. E.B. Torres, connecting researchers across NJ from fields such as Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Infant Studies.
• Translates research from various fields to layman terms for the autism community
• Organized several workshops and small conferences… Show more
• Organized several workshops and small conferences
• Facilitates networking opportunities between researchers, clinicians, and the autism community Show less

Machine Learning Intern at Deliberate AI. Worked on processing, analysis, research, and interpretation of physiological data.

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Cognitive Science, Computational Neuroscience

From Heart Rhythms to Scheduled Motor Milestones: A Novel Approach to Early-Stage Neurodevelopmental Monitoring

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Science

Bidirectional Influences in Mother-Infant Dyads: Advanced HRV Analysis in Naturalistic Settings

Master Of Science - Ms, Cognitive Psychology

New Techniques to Facilitate Longitudinal Video-Based Digital Tracking of Infant Development

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Public Health, Psychology

Dean's List Scholar Member of Douglass Residential College Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

High School

Gold Key Service Award Recipient

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation