Mahsa Shoaran

Mahsa Shoaran is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) jointly appointed at the Center for Neuroprosthetics and the Institute of Electrical Engineering. She is also the founding director of the Integrated Neurotechnologies Laboratory (INL) and contributes to several doctoral programs and teaching missions across EPFL’s School of Engineering (STI).

Education:

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, EPFL (2015)
• M.Sc. & B.Sc., Sharif University of Technology
• Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) (2015-2017)
• Former Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University (2017-2019)

Research Focus: Dr. Shoaran’s work sits at the convergence of integrated circuit design, machine learning, and neuroscience. Her group develops ultra-low-power, miniaturized system-on-chips (SoCs) capable of real-time neural recording, pathology detection, and closed-loop therapeutic intervention such as adaptive neurostimulation. Machine-learning algorithms running on-chip enable precise symptom detection in neurological and psychiatric disorders, while advanced circuit techniques guarantee energy efficiency suitable for long-term implantable or wearable neural interfaces.

Scientific Awards & Grants:

• ERC Starting Grant 2021
• Google Faculty Research Award in Machine Learning 2019
• Swiss NSF Postdoctoral Fellowships
• NSF Award for Young Professionals – Smart & Connected Health
• MIT EECS Rising Star 2015

Doctoral Advising & Service: She currently supervises 14 PhD students in the Integrated Neurotechnologies Laboratory. Additionally, she serves on the PhD program committees for Electrical Engineering (EDEE), Microsystems & Microelectronics (EDMI), and contributes to the Neuro-X and SEL teaching programs. She is a Technical Program Committee member for IEEE CICC and serves on the Student Research Preview committee for ISSCC.

Laboratory & Collaborative Teams: The Integrated Neurotechnologies Laboratory (INL) at EPFL Campus Biotech in Geneva hosts her interdisciplinary team of circuit designers, machine-learning researchers, and neuroscientists. The lab collaborates closely with clinicians to translate innovations into real-world neuroprosthetic and diagnostic devices.