Shrihari "Hari" Viswanath

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Graduate Research Assistant

MIT Media Lab

Education

B.E., Electronics and Instrumentation,

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India


hariv[at]media.mit.edu

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Hari earned his bachelor's degree in Electronics and Instrumentation from BITS Pilani, Pilani (India). During his undergraduate studies, he completed his thesis at TranslaTUM, TU Munich (Germany), where he worked on developing an automated high-throughput incubator and pipetting robot to help accelerate cancer studies.

After completing his undergraduate education, Hari joined GE's Edison Engineering Development Program, where he collaborated with multiple R&D teams in the healthcare division, focusing on imaging, sensing, and therapeutic devices. He subsequently took on the role of Lead Engineer, where he led the development of sensor systems that are widely used in labor and delivery wards around the world.

Hari is passionate about electronics and computing, and his research focuses on leveraging these technologies to create effective wearable devices that address crucial healthcare challenges.