Jose M. Carmena

Jose M. Carmena is the Chancellor's Professor of Electrical Engineering and Neuroscience at the University of California-Berkeley and Co-Director of the Center for Neural Engineering and Prostheses (CNEP). His research focuses on brain-machine interfaces (BMIs), neuroprosthetics, and sensorimotor learning mechanisms.

• Ph.D., Robotics, University of Edinburgh (2002)
• M.S., Artificial Intelligence, University of Edinburgh (1998)
• M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Valencia (1997)
• B.S., Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Valencia (1995)

Dr. Carmena's work bridges neural engineering and systems neuroscience, investigating corticostriatal plasticity, wireless neural recording systems (e.g., neural dust), and closed-loop BMI adaptation. His publications reveal expertise in Neuroprosthetic Algorithms, Wireless Neural Interfaces, and Sensorimotor Learning with applications in chronic neuroprosthetic systems.

• McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award (2017)
• IEEE Fellow (2017)
• NSF CAREER Award (2010)
• Sloan Research Fellow (2009)
• Hellman Fellow (2007)

His advisees include Paul Botros, Archit Gupta, and Vivek Athalye. Dr. Carmena has published extensively in journals like Nature, Neuron, and Nature Neuroscience, developing technologies such as ultrasonic neural dust for cortical recording and adaptive control algorithms for prosthetics.