Shantanu Chakrabartty

Shantanu Chakrabartty is the Clifford W. Murphy Professor and Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Education at the McKelvey School of Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis. He holds affiliations with the Institute of Materials Science & Engineering. His research focuses on analog and neuromorphic computing, energy-efficient sensors, and biomedical instrumentation.

Education:

• PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 2004
• MS, Johns Hopkins University, 2002
• BTech, Indian Institute of Technology, 1996

Research Interests: Professor Chakrabartty explores frontiers in neuromorphic integrated circuits, leveraging silicon and hybrid substrates to achieve energy efficiency and high-resolution sensing. His work includes self-powered sensors, machine learning processors, and biomedical tools. Recent projects involve neuro-inspired quantum optimization and low-power radar systems funded by a $1.9M grant.

Awards:

• National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2010)
• MSU Teacher-Scholar Award (2011)
• MSU Innovation of the Year Award (2012)

Labs & Teams: Former Director of the Adaptive Integrated Microsystems Laboratory at Michigan State University. Current projects emphasize interdisciplinary collaborations in materials science and biomedical engineering.