Neema Tharayil Salim

• Sensorization of a pediatric mask for ventilation training to the pediatrics. • Designing and integrating FSR sensors and pressure sensors into the mask. • Creating a custom-made 3D ventilation mask (CAD). • Testing the developed mask in a neonatal simulator and analysing sensor data (LINX-LabVIEW, Matlab)

- Conceptualized and implemented a Point-of-Care (POC) Fiber-Optic Biosensor device for clinical diagnosis application. - Fabricated U-bent fiber optic sensors using an automated robotic-assisted fiber bending machine. - Built an embedded optoelectronic circuit by integrating the sensor and a photodetector. - Reviewed scientific literature and contributed to drafting scientific reports.

Project in collaboration with Chevron Corporation United States - Prototyped a Fiber Optic Sensor device for the measurement of the wax appearance temperature of hydrocarbon mixtures. - Calibrated and standardized the performance of the biosensor measurement system. - Conducted rheology experiments and documented the results. - Evaluated the data from the optical transducers and performed post-processing and statistical analysis of results using MATLAB and Origin Pro.

- Assisted in the development of a Fiber Optic Multi-Array Biosensor system for clinical diagnosis. - Implemented an electronic circuit (using LTspice) and Printed Circuit Board (PCB) fabrication of the system. - Development of software for integrating optoelectronic components.

Main emphasis: Robotics for Minimally Invasive Surgery (introduction to dVRK - Da Vinci Research Kit), Soft Robotics Technologies, Prostheses, Biomechanics, Modelling of Multiphysics Phenomenon, Advanced Materials for Bionics, Methods and Techniques of Measurement and Data analysis, Mechanics of Smart Materials and Structures.

The main emphasis on "Electronic Devices and Circuits, Biosensors and Transducers, Medical Image & Signal Processing, Medical Instrumentation, Medical Imaging Techniques, Biomedical Optics & Biophotonics, Bio-MEMS & Nanotechnology, Biophysics, VLSI and Principles of Anatomy and Physiology".