SANDLab Group Photo Spring 2025

Ph.D. Students

Vi Nguyen

Vi Nguyen

Ph.D. Student, BioE
Co-advised by Prasad Shirvalkar
Research focuses on the intersection of bioengineering and clinical neuro-dynamics.

Josh Everts

Josh Everts

Ph.D. Student, BioE
Focusing on developing engineering solutions for systemic autonomic monitoring and diagnostics.

Shruthi Ravichandran

Shruthi Ravichandran

Ph.D. Student, EECS
Co-advised by Miki Lustig
Researching computational imaging and signal processing for health applications.


Master’s Students

Shruthi Ravichandran

Andy Seymour

M.S. Student, EECS
Co-advised by Prabal Dutta
Working on hardware-firmware applications.


Research Assistants

Jeshu Mohan

Jeshu Mohan

Engineering Physics
Aspiring MD-PhD merging mathematical and computational sciences with medicine. Outside the lab, he enjoys cooking many different cuisines, playing soccer, and climbing the global leaderboard of Clash of Clans.

Sriram Gadepalli

Sriram Gadepalli

Integrative Biology
Researching CFS/Long COVID interactions and traumatic injuries. Assists in literature reviews, identifying research gaps, and clinical application planning.


Undergraduate Students

Abhinav Reddy

Abhinav Reddy

BioE & Business (M.E.T)
Fusing sensor design with health data automation. He is an avid rock climber, an experimental chef, and a huge motorsport enthusiast.

Ananya Dua

Ananya Dua

Statistics & Mathematics
Focuses on ML for women’s health and wearable advocacy. Beyond academics, she serves as a senior editor at the Berkeley Undergraduate Journal.

Ruhi Batchu

Ruhi Batchu

Computer Science
Interested in epilepsy, autism, and the relationship between the gut and nervous system. Loves dancing and finding local bakeries.

Sajiv Kumar

Sajiv Kumar

Computer Science
Investigating Chronic Fatigue/Long Covid links to the ANS. Outside the lab, he can be found hiking or playing the Tablas.


Alumni

Name Role in Lab Year Next Destination
Belinda Chen M.S. Health Data Science 2026 -
Hannah Aguilar M.S. Statistics 2026 Ph.D. student at UCB Comp Bio
Nick Carpenedo Undergraduate EECS 2026 -
Wei Wang Undergraduate BioE 2026 -
Bhuvana Ravi Kumar M.S. CS @ UC Davis 2026 -
Reuben Koshy Thomas EECS Undergrad / Sensor Lead 2025 Industry (San Francisco)