Nitish V. Thakor

Nitish V. Thakor
Born	1952 (age 71–72) Nagpur, India
Nationality	American
Citizenship	USA
Alma mater	Indian Institutes of Technology Bombay, India University of Wisconsin, Madison
Spouse	Ruchira Thakor
Scientific career
Fields	Neuroengineering, Medical Sensors and Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering
Institutions	The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering Case Western Reserve
Thesis	[http:?? Design, Implementation and Evaluation of Microprocessor-based Arrhythmia Monitor] (1981)
Doctoral advisor	John G. Webster
Other academic advisors	Willis J. Tompkins

Nitish V. Thakor (koli) (born 1952) is an American biomedical engineer and is a professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University, a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and a professor of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University. He is also the director of the Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology (SINAPSE) at the National University of Singapore. Thakor is a leading researcher in Neuroengineering, having pioneered technologies for brain monitoring to prosthetic arms and neuroprostheses.

Biography

Thakor graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay. Thakor joined the Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering department in 1983. In 2012 he was invited to lead the Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology. Thakor has authored more than 360 refereed journal papers (h-index 68; i10-index 313 as of November 2017)