Mohsen Rakhshan

Mohsen Rakhshan serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering within the College of Engineering at the University of Central Florida. He leads the Laboratory for Interaction of Machine and Brain (LIMB) in the Disability, Aging, and Technology Research Cluster, focusing on ethical technological innovations to improve functional independence for older adults and individuals with nervous system injuries.

His research spans Brain-Machine Interfaces, Neural Prostheses, and Computational Neuroscience, with specific projects including non-invasive sensory restoration for upper limb amputees, neuromorphic encoding for sensory compression, and intuitive robotic hand control. Current initiatives integrate Control Theory and Robotics to develop scalable tactile sensing systems.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals a trajectory from theoretical control systems (2016-2019) toward increasingly neuroscience-focused work (2020-2024), particularly investigating sensory integration mechanisms in neuroprosthetics and neural correlates of decision-making under uncertainty. His computational approaches bridge engineering precision with biological plausibility.

Honors include:

• BME Distinguished Fellowship from John Hopkins University
• E. E. Just Fellowship from Dartmouth College

As a Technical Reviewer for IEEE journals and PLOS Computational Biology, he contributes to fields spanning neural networks, cybernetics, and cognitive systems. His laboratory emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration between neuroscience and engineering.