Rikky Muller

Rikky Muller is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley, holding the S. Shankar Sastry Professorship in Emerging Technologies. She is Co-director of the Berkeley Wireless Research Center (BWRC), a Core Member of the Center for Neural Engineering and Prostheses (CNEP), and an Investigator at the Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub. Her research focuses on implantable/wearable medical devices, low-power wireless systems, and neurotechnology for neurological applications.

Education: PhD (2013), UC Berkeley; BS and M.Eng. (2004), MIT, all in EECS. Prior roles include IC designer at Analog Devices and co-founder of Cortera Neurotechnologies (acquired).

Research interests include neural interfaces, closed-loop neuromodulation, and biomedical microelectronics. Notable contributions include Neural Dust (ultrasonic implants), wireless EEG systems, and seizure prediction hardware.

• Awards: MIT TR35 Innovator, NAE Gilbreth Lectureship, NSF CAREER Award, IEEE SSCS New Frontier Award
• Grants: Bakar Fellows, Hellman Fellowship, NSF CAREER
• Labs: Muller Lab (UC Berkeley EECS), Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub collaborations