Director
Kihan Park, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Office: Textiles Building 213
Phone: (508)999-8549
Email: kihan.park@umassd.edu
Education
- Ph.D. in Robotics, Georgia Institute of Technology, GA, USA (Aug. 2019)
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, South Korea (Aug. 2011)
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, South Korea (Aug. 2009)
Research Interests: Medical Robotics
- Design and Control of Robotic Systems
- MEMS-based Sensors and Actuators
- Machine Learning
- Biosignal Processing
Graduate Students
Pratibha Harrison, Ph.D. Student
Research Assistant, MSMR Lab
Department of Computer and Information Science
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Email: pharrison1@umassd.edu
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science, UMass Dartmouth (In progress)
- MBA in Data Analytics, Brandeis University, MA, USA
- B.Tech. in Computer Science, Amity University, India
Research Interests: Medical Robotics
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Computer Vision in Medical Robotics
Mishal Pokharel, Ph.D. Student
Research Assistant, MSMR Lab
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Email: mpokharel@umassd.edu
Education
- Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology, UMass Dartmouth (In progress)
- MSc in Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, University of Sheffield, UK.
- B. Tech in Biomedical Engineering, Manipal University, India.
Research Interests: Soft Robotics in Drug Delivery Systems
- Design of Light activated Drug Delivery systems
- Micro-fabrication
- Biomimetic Materials
- Nano-materials
Md. Faiyaz Jamil, M.S. Student
Research Assistant, MSMR Lab
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Personal Website | Google Scholar
Email: mjamil@umassd.edu
Education
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, UMass Dartmouth, MA, USA (In progress)
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, BUET, Bangladesh (2021)
Research Interests: Medical Robotics, Surgical Robotics, Rehabilitation Robotics, Soft Robotics, Bio-inspired Robotics, Wearable Technologies
Menaka Konara, M.S. Student
Research Assistant, MSMR Lab
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Personal Website | Google Scholar
Email: kkonara@umassd.edu
Education
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, UMass Dartmouth, MA, USA (In progress)
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Specialized in Mechatronics Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2021)
Research Interests: Medical Robotics, Robotics Navigation, Intelligent Robotics
Alumni
- Rafsan A. S. I. Subad (M.S., 2022) – Currently a Ph.D. student at University of Maryland, College Park.