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Dr. Albert Kim
Director of Acousto-Bioelectronics Lab
Department of Medical Engineering
University of South Florida
Dr. Albert Kim
Director of Acousto-Bioelectronics Lab
Department of Medical Engineering
University of South Florida
Email: akim1[at]usf.edu
Dr. Albert Kim is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Engineering at the University of South Florida (USF). He earned his B.S. (2008), M.S. (2010), and Ph.D. (2015) from Purdue University. He was an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Temple University from 2017 to 2022. He was also an R&D engineer at Intel Corp. before joining a faculty position. His research has been founded on Acousto-Bioelectronics, a branch of electrical engineering that studies the use of sound waves in the biomedical microelectromechanical system (BioMEMS) and nanotechnology. This includes a variety of devices and microsystems to address important clinical problems, including cancer, cardiovascular monitoring, and dental. Our group collaborates closely with physicians in order to transfer the technology to the clinic. His research on a novel electromechanical interrogation scheme and a wearable gait analyzer has been featured in news media, such as Fox News, Science Magazine, Chicago Tribute, Engadget, Popular Science, etc. Dr. Kim has co-authored over 50 publications in prestigious journals, international conferences, and patents.
Current Postdoctoral Researchers
Current Postdoctoral Researchers
Sophia Selvarajan, Ph.D.
Sophia Selvarajan, Ph.D.
Sophia joined the group as a Postdoc in summer 2023. She was a Postdoctoral Researcher earlier at Sungkyunkwan University as well as at Sookmyung Women’s University. She earned her Doctoral degree in Advanced Convergence Technology and Science (Nanobiotechnology) from Jeju National University. She is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Medical Engineering Department of the University of South Florida. Her research interests include Piezoelectric acousto-nanodevices, transient piezoelectric transducers, smart bio-sensing systems, implantable devices, theranostic approach for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
Lab Manager/Technician
Lab Manager/Technician
Raneen Qasim, M.S.
Raneen Qasim, M.S.
Raneen Qasim joined the group in the fall of 2024. She earned her Master's in Biological sciences from the University of Jordan. Her research interests include anti-inflammatory drug development using nanotechnology.
Current Graduate Students
Current Graduate Students
Md Naimur Rahman Niloy
Md Naimur Rahman Niloy
Naimur Rahman Niloy joined the group in the Spring of 2023. He earned his Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh. He is currently a Ph.D. student in the Dept. of Medical Engineering at the University of South Florida. His research interests include implantable microdevices, piezoelectric microsystems, device fabrication and characterization, Bio-MEMS, & RRAM.
Trisha Das Mou
Trisha Das Mou
Trisha Das Mou joined as a Ph.D. student in the Medical Engineering Department in Summer 2023. She earned her Bachelor's in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT), Bangladesh, with prestigious academic scholarships. Her research interests include nanotechnology, piezoelectric microsystems, wireless implantable biomedical sensors, embedded microelectronics, and implantable biomedical devices.
Rana Saha
Rana Saha
Rana Saha joined the group in the Summer of 2023. He earned his Bachelor's in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh. He is currently a Ph.D. student in the Dept. of Medical Engineering at the University of South Florida. His research interests include implantable microdevices, piezoelectric microsystems, nanotechnology, ultrasonic devices, wireless sensors, & Bio-MEMS.
Isabelle Eskanos
Isabelle Eskanos
Isabelle Eskanos joined as a Ph.D. student in the Medical Engineering Department in the Fall of 2024. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of South Florida with prestigious academic scholarships. Her research interests include piezoelectric microsystems, wireless implantable biomedical devices, medical imaging devices, and brain-computer interfacing. She is currently working on a thesis in implantable neuro-interfacing micro-devices for sensory augmentation. Her hobbies include reading, writing, playing video games, and learning throwing knives.
Md Hasibur Rahman
Md Hasibur Rahman
TBD
Current Undergraduate Students
Current Undergraduate Students
Addison Whitehead
Addison Whitehead
Addison Whitehead joined the team as an undergraduate student in Spring 2025. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering at the University of South Florida, with an expected graduation in May 2026. Addison works with the undergraduate team on piezoelectric detection systems and materials. Her research interests include tissue engineering materials and cell scaffolds. After earning her degree, she plans to continue her studies in the USF Medical Engineering Department through a master’s program.
Priscilla Santos
Priscilla Santos
Priscilla Santos joined the team as an undergraduate student in Spring 2025. She is pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering at the University of South Florida, and is graduating May 2025. Post graduation, she plans to continue her studies at USF working on a Masters in Biomedical Engineering. Her interests include bioelectronics and prosthetics.
Adam Major
Adam Major
Ashley Pham
Ashley Pham
Ibrahim Al-Qraquly
Ibrahim Al-Qraquly
Huy Dao
Huy Dao
Collaborators
Collaborators
Prof. Krisina Kant, Temple University
Lab Graduates / Alumni
Lab Graduates / Alumni
Name Degree Institution Year
Name Degree Institution Year
Sayemul Islam Ph.D. in ECE Temple University Fall 2017 - Spring 2022 (Post-doc at USF 1/2023 - 12/2023)
Sehyeon Kim (visiting scholar) M.S. in BME Dongguk University Spring 2024
Nicklaus Mahasena M.S. in Biotechnology University of South Florida Spring 2023
Rebecca Campbell M.S. in ECE Temple University Fall 2022
Anirvan Majumdar M.S. in ECE Temple University Fall 2018
Vanditha Akula B.S. in BME University of South Florida Fall 2023 - Summer 2024
Alex Lapointe B.S. in BME University of South Florida Fall 2022 - Spring 2024
Marcelah I. Chen M. B.S. in BME University of South Florida Fall 2022 - Fall 2023
Sarah Castillo B.S. in BME University of South Florida Fall 2023
Fernanda Bianchi Sanches B.S. in BME University of South Florida Summer 2023
Gabriel Montoro Ortigoso B.S. in BME University of South Florida Summer 2023
Nhan Nguyen B.S. in BME University of South Florida Fall 2022 - Summer 2023
Srinidhi Manthena B.S. in BME University of South Florida Fall 2022 - Summer 2023
Nhat (Thomas) Phan B.S. in BME University of South Florida Spring 2023 - Spring 2023
Aana Ahsan B.S. in BME University of South Florida Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
Patricia Z. Diaz B.S. in BME University of South Florida Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
Alanis Indira Santiago B.S. in BME Temple Univerisity Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
Michael Domic B.S. in BME Temple Univerisity Spring 2021 - Spring 2022
Abdulaziz N A E Almeseri B.S. in ECE Temple Univerisity Spring 2021 - Fall 2021
Blake Bray B.S. in ECE Temple Univerisity Spring 2022 - Summer 2022
Diane Erica B. Buton B.S. in ECE Temple Univerisity Summer 2019
Jonathan Deslouches B.S. in ECE Temple Univerisity Summer 2018 - Fall 2019
Ji Ku B.S. in Physics Muhlenberg University Summer 2018 - Fall 2019
Anna Nguyen B.S. in ECE Temple Univerisity Summer 2018 - Fall 2019
William Purcell B.S. in ECE Temple Univerisity Summer 2018 - Fall 2019
Samuel Rhee B.S. in ECE Temple Univerisity Summer 2018 - Fall 2019
Kevin Simonson B.S. in ECE Temple Univerisity Summer 2018 - Fall 2019
Elijah Zimmerman B.S. in ECE Temple Univerisity Summer 2018 - Fall 2019
Join the team
Join the team
We seek highly motivated researchers who enjoy working in a team while concomitantly desiring to pursue their own ideas in a supportive environment. Desired expertise includes, but is not limited to, mathematical modeling, circuit design, embedded system, micro and nano-fabrication, and biophysics.
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