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We’re excited to announce that Prof. José del R. Millán, core faculty member at Texas Robotics and professor in the Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Texas ECE – UT Austin ECE), has been appointed as the new Director of Texas Robotics 🎉 . A global leader in… read more 

October 2025, Deland Liu successfully defended his Phd thesis:  “Error-related Potentials in Neural Engineering: From Perceptual Skill Enhancement to Assistive Communication” Let’s Party! We wish you all the best in your future career   Detailed Thesis Abstract: Communication and error monitoring are fundamental to human interaction, motor control and learning.… read more 

Did you know it’s possible to control a robotic arm or a wheelchair with just your thoughts, through a device called a brain-computer interface (BCI)? But for many users, learning to operate these systems is slow, difficult and, in some cases, unattainable. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin… read more 

On April 17, 2025 Akhil Surapaneni successfully defended his Phd thesis: “Inhibition of Neural Activity in Brain Tumors: From Biology to Behavior” Let’s Party! We wish you all the best in your future career   Detailed Thesis Abstract: A central tenet of neurosurgical oncology is achieving maximal safe resection of… read more 

On September 24, 2024 Satyam Kumar successfully defended his Phd thesis: “Transferring BCI Skills : From Experts to Ecological Settings”  Let’s Party! We wish you all the best in your future career Detailed Thesis Abstract: Non-invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCI) based on electroencephalography (EEG) have proven efficient in applications such as… read more 

On June 12, 2024 Hussein Alawieh successfully defended his Phd thesis: “To Activate or Not to Activate? The Dual Role of Electrical Stimulation in Brain-Computer Interfaces”  Let’s Party! We wish you all the best in your future career   Detailed Thesis Abstract: Injuries affecting the central nervous system may disrupt… read more