Thomas Heldt

Thomas Heldt is Associate Professor of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, and a Principal Investigator at MIT's Research Laboratory of Electronics. He leads the Integrative Neuromonitoring and Critical Care Informatics Group and serves as Associate Director of the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science.

Research focuses on:

• Noninvasive intracranial pressure monitoring
• Computational models of cerebrovascular dynamics
• Sepsis detection algorithms
• Wearable physiological monitoring
• Clinical decision support systems

Recent publications (2022-2024) demonstrate advances in hemodynamic modeling, diagnostic algorithms for critical care, and AI applications for physiological monitoring. Key innovations include open cranium models for intracranial hypertension studies, deep learning frameworks for fatigue assessment, and mobile-based neurocognitive tracking.

Professor Heldt collaborates with Boston Children's Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Boston Medical Center to translate research into clinical practice. His work has been recognized through the W.M. Keck Career Development Professorship and IEEE EMBS Distinguished Lectureship.