Principal Investigator
John C. Malone Associate Professor & PULSE Lab Director
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
[more details | CV as .pdf]
Associate Research Scientist
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt
M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt
B.Eng., Biomedical Engineering, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Ph.D., Bioengineering and Robotics, Italian Institute of Technology, Genoa, Italy
B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, B.S.A. Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
M.Tech, Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, India
B.Tech, Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, India
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, India
M.Tech, Nanotechnology, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, India
B.Tech, Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology Srinagar, India
Ph.D. Students
MD Jahin Alam
PhD Student, ECE
B.Sc. & M.Sc., Electrical and Electronic Engineering – Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh
PhD Student, BME
M.S., Digital Signal and Image Processing – Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima, Peru
B.S., Physics – Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima, Peru
PhD Student, ECE
B.S., Electrical Engineering – New York University Abu Dhabi
PhD Student, ECE
B.S., Bioengineering – University of California, Berkeley
PhD Student, ECE
M.Sc., Physics – Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India
B.Sc., Physics & Electronics – Punjab University, Chandigarh, India
PhD Student, ECE
B.S., Electrical Engineering – Pennsylvania State University
PhD Student, CS
B.S., Biomedical Engineering – University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, US
PhD Student, ECE
M.E., Electrical Engineering – University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, US
B.E., Electrical Engineering – Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
PhD Student, ECE
M.S., Mechanical Engineering – ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
B.S., Physics & Mechanical Engineering – University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, US
Masters Students
M.S. Student, Biomedical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2026
M.S.E. Student, ECE
Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2027
B.Sc., Software Engineering – University College Dublin
B.Eng., Software Engineering – Beijing University of Technology
Undergraduate Students
Biomedical Engineering
Duke University, Class of 2026
NSF-funded REU student 
Electrical Engineering with Computing
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Class of 2028
NSF-funded REU student
Current & Former Collaborators
Assistant Professor, Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Division of Cardiology, Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia
Associate Professor, Radiology and Radiological Science Divisional Director, Interventional Radiology
Chief, Minimally-Invasive and Outpatient Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor, Neurosurgery Clinical Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Research Professor, Department of Computer Science
Assistant Professor, Radiology and Radiological Science
Associate Professor, Radiology and Radiological Science
Assistant Research Professor, Department of Computer Science
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Assistant Professor, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Assistant Professor, Gynecology and Obstetrics
Alumni & Former Mentees
Ph.D. Alumni
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2022
M.Sc., Mechatronic Engineering, Technische Universitaet Ilmenau (TUI), Germany
M.S., Mechatronics – Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima, Peru
B.S., Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Fulbright Fellow
Google Scholar Profile
Position after graduation: GPU Software Engineer, Philips
Ph.D., Electrical & Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2022
B.S., University of Scranton
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Google Scholar Profile
Position after graduation: Senior Algorithms and Signal Processing Engineer, Abiomed
PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2025
B.Tech & M.Tech Dual Degree, Electrical Engineering – Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Google Scholar Profile
Ph.D., Electrical & Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2021
B.Tech & M.Tech Dual Degree, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
(co-advised with Prof. Trac Tran)
Google Scholar Profile
Position after graduation: Applied Scientist, Amazon, Inc.
Ph.D., Electrical & Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2022
M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering – Oakland University, Rochester, MI
B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering – Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Inaugural Whiting School of Engineering Research Trainee Awardee & Siebel Scholar
Google Scholar Profile
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Oakland University
Postdocs
- Md Ashikuzzaman, 2023-2025
Position after departure: Assistant Professor, University of Missouri Kansas City, USA - Manish Bhatt, 2020
Position after departure: Assistant Professor, BITS-Pilani University, Goa, India - Deepak Raina, 2023-2025
Position after departure: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India - Arunima Sharma, 2021-2023
Position after departure: Postdoc, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA - Lingyi Zhao, 2020-2023
Position after departure: Research Scientist, Novateur Research Solutions, Ashburn, Virginia, USA
Visiting
- Ole Marius Hoel Rindal, 2016-2017
Visiting PhD Student from University of Oslo, Norway - Guilherme S. P. Fernandes, 2022-2023
Visiting PhD Student from University of São Paulo, Brazil
M.S. Students
- Derek Allman, M.S., ECE, 2019
Google Scholar Profile
Position after graduation: JHU Applied Physics Lab - Jinxin Dong, M.S., ECE, 2019
Position after graduation: AI Engineer, Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - Huayu Hou, M.S., ECE, 2019
Position after graduation: JHU ECE PhD Program - Jiaqi (Justina) Huang, M.S., BME, 2020
Position after graduation: Baylis Medical - Kelley Kempski, M.S., BME, 2021
Position after graduation: Research Scientist, Johns Hopkins University - Joshua Krachman, B.S./M.S.E., BME, 2021
Position after graduation: Algorithms Engineer, Acutus Medical, Inc. - Zehua Li, M.S., ECE, 2021
Position after graduation: Software Engineer, Microsoft - Joshua Shubert, M.S., ECE, 2018
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Position after graduation: Avenda Health, Inc.
Undergraduates (NSF = National Science Foundation, CSMR = Computational Sensing and Medical Robotics, REU = Research Experience for Undergraduates)
- Margaret Allard
NSF CSMR REU Student, 2017
Best Presentation Awardee, 2017
NSF CSMR REU Program
Smith College, Physics, 2019
Position after graduation: University of Colorado Boulder, PhD Program - Nidhi Batra
Johns Hopkins University, Electrical Engineering (minor in Computer Integrated Surgery, Class of 2025 - Alicia B. Dagle
NSF CSMR REU Student, 2015
Best Presentation Awardee, 2015
NSF CSMR REU Program
Clark University, Physics, 2018
Position after graduation: Columbia University, PhD Program - Reese Dunne
NSF CSMR REU Student, 2020 (virtual)
2nd Best Presentation Awardee, 2020
NSF CSMR REU Program
Mississippi State University, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2023
Position after graduation: Stanford University, PhD Program - Blackberrie Eddins
NSF CSMR REU Student, 2016
Best Presentation Awardee, 2016
NSF CSMR REU Program
Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering, 2018
Position after graduation: Northwestern University, Medical School - Ahmed El-Desoky
NSF CSMR REU Student, 2023
Xavier University of Louisiana, Computer Science and Biology (minor in Chemistry), Class of 2024
NSF-funded REU student [/five_sixth_last] - Benjamin Frey
NSF CSMR REU Student, 2021 (virtual)
2nd Best Presentation Awardee, 2021
NSF CSMR REU Program
University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN), Physics, Computer Science, and Business Administration, 2022
Position after graduation: Stanford University, PhD Program - Taylor Folk
NSF CSMR REU Student, 2024
Harvard University, Bioengineering, Class of 2026 - Neeraj Gandhi
NSF CSMR REU Student, 2016
University of Virginia, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2017
Position after graduation: University of Pennsylvania, PhD Program - Bria Goodson
McNair Scholar, 2018
Delta State University, Biology, 2020
Position after graduation: Delta State University, MBA Program - Camryn Graham
NSF CSMR REU Student, 2021 (virtual)
University of Michigan, Biomedical Engineering (minor: Music), Class of 2023 - Joanna Guo
Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science, 2020 - Adah Harding
NSF CSMR REU Student, 2023
Mechanical Engineering (double minor in Biology and Music), University of Maryland Baltimore County, Class of 2026 - Sara Ibrahim
NSF CSMR REU Student, 2023
University of Texas at Austin, Mechanical Engineering (Computer Science certificate), Class of 2026 - Kelley Kempski
NSF CSMR REU Student, 2018
Best Presentation Awardee, 2018
NSF CSMR REU Program
University of Delaware, Biomedical Engineering, 2018
Position after graduation: JHU BME, PhD Program - Khadijat Kokumo
NSF CSMR REU Student, 2022
Northwestern University, Biomedical Engineering (minor: Computer Science), Class of 2024 - Rene Lopez
Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering, 2020
Position after graduation: Medtronic - Neil Mahto
Johns Hopkins University, Computational Neuroscience and English (double major), Class of 2027 - Jasmin Palmer
Leadership Alliance Scholar, 2018
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2019
Position after graduation: Stanford University, PhD Program - Rhea Rasquinha
NSF CSMR REU Student, 2024
1st place winner, 3-minute Student Poster Competition, SPIE Photonics West, 2025
Brown University, Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2025
Position after graduation: Brown University, The Warren Alpert Medical School - Elizabeth Shi
Johns Hopkins University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2019
Position after graduation: System Engineer, Raytheon Technologies - Brooke Stephanian
Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering, 2019
Position after graduation: Berkeley-UCSF, Master of Translational Medicine (MTM) Program - Jessica Su
Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering, 2022
ARCS Foundation, Metropolitan Washington Chapter Undergraduate Scholar, 2021
Position after graduation: Philips Ultrasound - Pranhav Sundararajan
Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering, Class of 2025 - José Antonio Timaná Torres
Visiting Undergraduate Student, 2022-2023
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima, Peru, Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2023 - Anastasia K. Ostrowski
NSF CSMR REU Student, 2013 & 2014
University of Michigan, Biomedical Engineering, 2016
Position after graduation: MIT Media Lab - Kendra Washington
Leadership Alliance Scholar, 2019
Georgia Institute of Technology, Biomedical Engineering, 2021
Position after graduation: Algorithm Engineer, Edwards Life Sciences
BME Rotation Student (there is no rotation program for ECE students)
- Theron Palmer, JHU BME PhD Program, 2018-2019
Research Specialist
- Shri Shri Prabha Shivram, 2023-2025
Opportunities
We are an engaging and dynamic group, looking for highly motivated, dedicated, and self-driven students and postdocs with interests and/or skills in circuit design, signal processing, machine learning, programming, biomedical imaging, optics, medical robotics, and human health (or any combination thereof).
Anyone Interested in Working with Us: Register Your Statement of Interest Here, plus take note of the following additional requests.
Research Scientists: Email your CV and the names of three references to [email protected] and cc: [email protected].
Postdocs: Email your CV, research interests, and links to two representative papers to [email protected] and cc: [email protected]. (also see our 2024 PULSE Lab Postdoc Ad containing a summary of project topics and skills that are currently of interest)
PhD Students: Apply to the ECE (and BME or CS if desired) Department(s) and mention Prof. Muyinatu Bell in the application. You will have the best chance of admission as a PhD student in my lab by submitting an application to the ECE Department. Optional: Send an email to [email protected] and cc: [email protected] after you apply.
MS Students: Research projects for credit (no tuition support, no stipend support) are available for students currently enrolled in the Masters program at JHU. A minimum commitment of 10-15 hours per week is required. Email your CV and research interests to be considered.
Undergrads: Will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Summer research opportunities are available through our NSF REU Program. Academic year paid opportunities are available through PURA. Research projects may be available for credit during the school year. Email your CV, research interests, and anticipated time commitment to be considered.
Note from Prof. Bell: I receive a large volume of emails from prospective students inquiring about research opportunities in the PULSE Lab. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. Thank you for your understanding, as I simply do not have the capacity to run my own admissions office. If you are interested in joining my lab and you are not currently a student here, your first step is to apply to the ECE Department (and BME Department or CS Department if desired) at JHU and mention my name in your application. I can then evaluate your application during the regular admission period, see how you rank against other applicants, and assess your fit based on the status of new and ongoing projects at that time. I tend to take 2-3 new students each year, thus it is best for everyone if I defer any recommendation until I see the entire pool of applicants. Admissions decisions are ultimately made by the Department, not myself. If you are already here at JHU, please provide the information requested above to be considered. Thanks so much for your interest in my lab!