About
See below for a brief introduction about myself. Also, please contact me via linkedin, email, or phone through the icons at the footer.
Education
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, GPA 4.0/4.0. Expected graduation Dec. 2026.
- University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX.
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, GPA 3.77/4.0. Graduated May 2024.
- University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX.
Projects
Deep Learning Model for Age Prediction with Brain MRI
Collaborative work with Dr. Joseph Maldjian and Dr. Kuan Zhang from UTSW Medical Center.
PyTorch implementation of DenseNet model for age prediction using 3D brain MRI volumes.
Achieved Mean Absolute Error of 5.0 years.
Bleeding Control Trainer with Augmented Reality Interface
AR training device for treating traumatic hemorrhage. Sponsored by Dr. Gilberto Salazar from UTSW Medical Center.
Project Manager- Microsoft Project, Work Breakdown Structure, risk matrices
Programmer- Unity, C#, Github for collaboration.
Brain Tumor Detection using Machine Learning
Brain MRI image analysis project for the Biomedical Image Processing course.
Utilized MATLAB and MRI image database on kaggle.com.
Personal Servers and Accessories
Wi-Fi signal extender made for my parents from RaspberryPi Zero W.
Installed Ubuntu Server on old laptop for hosting home entertainment.
Experience
Texas Biomedical Device Center, UT Dallas
Software Developer, Research Assistant. Mar. 2025 - Present.
Python-based full stack development of nerve stimulation system used in laboratory research. Utilized ZeroMQ, Pyside6, PyQtGraph.
Neuronal Networks and Interfaces Laboratory, UT Dallas
Research Assistant. Aug. 2021 - May 2024.
Performed in vivo neurophysiology studies on rodent motor cortex, including neural recordings, neural signal sorting, and analysis.
Publication: Jeakle, E. N., et. al. (2023). Chronic stability of local field potentials using amorphous silicon carbide microelectrode arrays implanted in the rat motor cortex. Micromachines, 14(3), 680. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14030680.
Accelerated Research Initiative , UT Austin
Research Intern. Jun. 2018 - Aug. 2018.