Matthew T. Flavin

Matthew T. Flavin is an Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, leading the Flavin Neuromachines Lab. He holds a B.S. from UIUC (2015), M.S. and Ph.D. from MIT (2017, 2021), and conducted postdoctoral research at Northwestern University. His research focuses on neural mechatronics, wearable bioelectronics, and extended reality for healthcare applications, emphasizing haptic interfaces, bio-integrated devices, and patient care solutions.

Education:

• B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015
• M.S. Electrical Engineering, MIT, 2017
• Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, MIT, 2021

Research interests include haptics, neuroengineering, flexible electronics, and therapeutic biomedical applications. Key achievements include developing wearable sensors for molecular flux monitoring and haptic devices for sensory substitution. He has received NIH and Draper Laboratory awards. His lab collaborates on interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of engineering and biosciences.

Grants and advising: Actively recruiting PhD students and postdocs. Lab locations in Van Leer Building and Bunger-Henry.