Nidhi Malhotra
I am currently a Ph. D. candidate in the Robotics (ECE) program at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
I am motivated and passionate about employing engineering techniques to find solutions to problems in the healthcare domain. My research interests focus on applications of Robotics and Sensor Design in Biomedical Engineering.
I work on designing continuum robotic tools and sensors for brain tumor diagnosis and neurosurgical applications. I have developed a single-port dual-arm endoscope robot for minimally invasive neurosurgery. I have also developed piezoresistive sensors for tumor margin identification and shape-sensing of continuum robots for real-time control.
My research work has led to several accolades, some of which include the Chih Foundation Award for research that shows societal impact, the Link Fellowship, Best Paper Award at the International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR), and Best Poster Award at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Ubiquitous Robotics Workshop.
Previously, I was selected for the prestigious IUSSTF- SN Bose Scholarship Program in 2019. I worked in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, under the guidance of Professor Yogesh Gianchandani. Here's a blog about my internship experience. During the summer of 2018, I worked at the Center of Nanoscience and Engineering, IISc Bangalore, under the guidance of Professor. M.M. Nayak.
I have worked on several interdisciplinary projects. For more details, check out the Projects tab.