Ivan Thomas Abraham

Ivan Thomas Abraham is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, based at the Coordinated Science Laboratory. He previously held dual roles as Adjunct Lecturer in both Electrical & Computer Engineering and Bioengineering departments, and served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Coordinated Science Laboratory and Discovery Partners Institute.

His academic credentials include:

• PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2022)
• MS in Mechanical Science & Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2017)
• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University (2014)

Abraham's research bridges control systems engineering with clinical neuroscience, specializing in cyclicity analysis of resting-state fMRI data to investigate tinnitus and hearing disorders. His work develops machine learning frameworks for neuroimaging data harmonization and biomarker discovery, with strong emphasis on translating engineering methodologies into clinical audiology applications. Current projects focus on deep learning architectures for phantom auditory perception and auditory-attention network connectivity in hearing loss.

Analysis of his 2023-2024 publications reveals a concentrated effort in applying AI to auditory neuroscience, particularly using cyclicity analysis and functional connectivity metrics to differentiate tinnitus patients from controls. The research consistently targets clinical translation through objective assessment tools, with strong collaboration between engineering and medical domains.

Abraham actively teaches core courses including Control System Theory & Design (ECE 515), Algorithms (ECE 374), and Computer Systems (ECE 220), while maintaining research operations at the Coordinated Science Laboratory where he develops neuroimaging processing pipelines for tinnitus biomarker identification.