Ishita Basu

I am a graduate student in the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) pursuing a pHD degree. I work with Dr. Daniela Tuninetti, my advisor and Dr Daniel Graupe, on a problem that involves modeling and processing of neuronal and muscular signals. We collaborate with Dr Konstantin Slavin from the Dept. of Neurosurgery, UIC. The aim of this work is to improve an existing paradigm of treating advanced stage patients with movement disorders such as Parkinsons’ Disease and Essential Tremor. I am also working towards a master’s degree in applied mathematics at UIC. I have had a great deal of experience in processing of signals in the form of a timeseries and I have used MATLAB extensively. I have taken courses in signal processing and have also been a teaching assistant for one of the advanced signal processing courses offered by UIC. In summer 2009, I worked as an intern in the biomedical imaging lab at EPFL, Switzerland. I possess excellent communication and problem solving skills, a strong work ethic, and most importantly, a hard working attitude. I speak fluent English and two Indian languages. As of now, I am looking for a summer internship in the electrical/biomedical engineering field.