biomedical engineering @ johns hopkins. i build things that read the brain and body: eeg, emg, and the models that make sense of them.

now

  • in-ear eeg research at the thakor lab of neural engineering
  • building milo, an semg wearable that shows how your muscles work while you train
  • first year of biomedical engineering at johns hopkins, class of 2030

highlights

  • first-author paper on eeg-based acute pain classification, on arxiv
  • 1st place, wssef / crsef embedded systems (2025)
  • 1st place, microsoft ai hackathon
  • presented neurodose to the ceo of houston methodist

toolkit

  • python, javascript, arduino, unity
  • eeg and semg acquisition, signal processing
  • comsol finite-element simulation
  • machine learning: xgboost, svm

reach me:

experience

research + work

  1. 2026 – now

    undergraduate researcher @ thakor lab of neural engineering, johns hopkins

    analyzing in-ear eeg recordings in python and building comsol finite-element models to find the best electrode placements in the ear canal

  2. 2025

    research intern @ houston methodist, center for innovation

    studied hospital pain-management workflows with the innovation lab and used clinical feedback to improve the eeg pain model

  3. 2025

    neuroscience + ai research intern @ openbeing lab

    modeled memory formation and loss with deep learning, and built neural network simulations of memory retrieval and motor control

  4. 2024 – 2026

    president @ science national honor society, eastlake

    led 200+ members. ran science fairs, outreach events for k–8 students, and funded stem camps with uw researchers and the kcls library

  5. 2024

    intern @ seattle children's research institute

    cancer immunology in the sarkar lab: t-cell research, pcr, and flow cytometry

education

  1. 2026 – 2030

    johns hopkins university

    biomedical engineering

  2. class of 2026

    eastlake high school

    sammamish, washington

awards

  • 1st place, wssef / crsef embedded systems (2025)
  • 1st place, microsoft ai hackathon
  • presented neurodose to the ceo of houston methodist

projects

femcomsol lead-field maps

in-ear eeg electrode optimization2026

finite-element models across ear-canal geometries and neural sources, mapping where in-ear electrodes record best. manuscript in preparation

intent ◀ left hand

motor imagery + vr2025

a brain-computer interface that decodes imagined movement from eeg (xgboost and svm, 92% accuracy) and drives unity games through a custom vr headset mount

milo logo: a flexed arm wearing a small sensor

milo2026

a wearable semg sensor and iphone app that show live muscle activation, exercise form, and fatigue while you train. johns hopkins–backed

contact

email

aavid.mathrawala@gmail.com

elsewhere

talk to me about

  • eeg, brain-computer interfaces, and neural engineering research
  • wearables and neurotech startups
  • stem outreach