News

Nirmal Shiju Lab Manager & Technician (Jan 2025 - ) Computer Science, Mathematics University of Maryland, College Park

October 07, 2025

We are excited to welcome four new lab members that have joined us with the new semester! Junhao and Nida have joined the INSPIRE Lab as PhD students in Artificial Intelligence and Bioengineering, respectively. Catherine (Biocomputational Engineering) and Nurahmed (Computer Engineering) have joined the lab as undergraduate researchers. We look forward to working with them!

Nirmal Shiju Lab Manager & Technician (Jan 2025 - ) Computer Science, Mathematics University of Maryland, College Park

May 13, 2025 October 07, 2025

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Linnea Hoheisel and Dr. Jianan Jian to our lab as postdoctoral researchers. Linnea’s work focuses on brain network dynamics, while Jianan is interested in exploring brain connectivity through neuroimaging techniques.

Nirmal Shiju Lab Manager & Technician (Jan 2025 - ) Computer Science, Mathematics University of Maryland, College Park

January 06, 2025 October 07, 2025

We are excited to welcome the first cohort of lab members joining us! Mike (Physiology and Neurobiology, Psychology) is our new lab manager, Nirmal (Computer Science, Mathematics) is our new research technician, and Olaniyi (Computer Science, Mathematics), Matthew (Computer Science), Ben (Computer Science), and Archana (Psychology, Criminology & Criminal Justice) are our new undergraduate researchers. We look forward to achieving great things together!

Nan Xu Assistant Professor Fischell Department of Bioengineering, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Neuroscience & Cognitive Science Program University of Maryland, College Park

August 01, 2024 October 07, 2025

INSPIRE Lab is launching at UMD College Park! We have multiple openings for motivated young minds!