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Maysam Chamanzar is a Professor in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering. He directs the Biophotonics and Neurotechnologies Lab and the Shared Photonics Laboratory. He is also a faculty member of the Carnegie Mellon Neuroscience Institute (CMNI) and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC). Chamanzar holds a Ph.D. in Photonics from Georgia Tech (2012) and previously worked at UC Berkeley as a postdoc and research scientist.
His research integrates photonics, bioMEMs, and neuroscience to develop multimodal neural interfaces and biophotonic systems. Key focus areas include:
- Next-generation neural interfaces using optical/electrical/ultrasonic methods
- Non-invasive brain stimulation and recording technologies
- Hybrid photonic-plasmonic-fluidic systems for diagnostics
- Flexible implantable optoelectronic neural probes
His recent publications demonstrate strong emphasis on non-invasive neurostimulation (2025), high-density neural interfaces (2023-2024), fNIRS-based brain-computer interfaces (2024), and ultrasonic light control in tissue (2023).
Awards include:
- SPIE Research Excellence Award
- GTRIC Innovation Award
- Finalist: OSA Emil Wolf Best Paper Award
- Finalist: Edison Innovation Award
He secured major grants including an ARPA-H award (up to $42M) for implantable bioelectronics and an NSF grant ($650K) for surgical devices. Leads teams developing a 'universal brain port' using AI and directs core facilities enabling advanced photonics research.
