Driving Innovation in Healthcare Engineering
In the Seshadri Lab, we are dedicated to advancing healthcare through the development of innovative wearable technologies, data-driven solutions, and hardware-based systems. By integrating engineering principles with clinical insights, our mission is to transform patient care and improve outcomes across diverse healthcare settings.
We envision a future where technology bridges gaps in healthcare, enabling personalized, accessible, and effective care for all.
What Are We Passionate About?
Wearable Healthcare Technologies
Developing devices for remote monitoring and personalized health management.
Lean Engineering for Global Health
Designing cost-effective solutions for resource-limited settings.
Biomechanical Systems
Investigating hardware-based medical solutions to address unmet clinical needs.
Clinical Applications of Data Science
Utilizing predictive modeling and machine learning to enhance diagnosis and treatment.
Our Library of Innovation
Wearable Healthcare Technologies
Our wearable technologies aim to revolutionize remote health monitoring and early diagnostics, ensuring personalized care for patients.
Sports Analytics for Human Performance
Using data analytics and biomechanics, we optimize athletic performance and recovery, benefiting athletes and coaches.
Frugal Engineering for Global Health
We design low-cost, high-impact solutions to address critical healthcare challenges in underserved regions.
Pediatric and Adolescent Health Analytics
Combining wearable tech with clinical data, we enhance care for youth populations, focusing on injury prevention and recovery.
Advanced Clinical Tools and Biosensors
Our lab pioneers innovative tools for diagnostics and monitoring, bridging engineering and clinical practice.
Rehabilitation and Remote Sensing
Through cutting-edge technology, we improve access to care and rehabilitation services for patients worldwide.
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Developing and validating wearable devices for accurate heart rate monitoring.goes here
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Creating wearable sensors to detect and manage lymphedema in clinical settings.
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Investigating the impact of menstrual cycles on athletic performance with Lehigh’s Women’s Soccer team.
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Analyzing data from Lehigh Men’s Soccer to optimize performance and reduce injury risks.
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Innovating cost-effective sanitization solutions to improve hygiene in resource-limited settings.
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Developing affordable and portable devices for treating swallowing disorders.
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Collecting and analyzing data to reduce injury risks in pediatric and adolescent athletes.
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Collaborating with clinical partners to improve rehabilitation outcomes for young patients.
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Developing biosensors for early detection of life-threatening conditions.
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Enhancing the accuracy of blood oxygen saturation measurements in clinical environments.
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Collaborating with healthcare providers to develop remote monitoring solutions for rehabilitation.
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Exploring the use of drones for health and environmental monitoring applications.
Why Does It All Matter?
Empowering Innovation, Improving Lives
The thesis of the Seshadri Lab is to engineer to improve patient outcomes. As bioengineers, I ask myself and my students, “what’s your why”. Why do you do what you do? What gets you out of bed? For me, it’s solving the hardest problems in medicine through engineering. It’s so grandkids can play with their grandparents, it’s so sons and daughters can give their parents that long-lasting hug, it’s to bring those toddlers home from the hospital for Christmas, and to help those youth athletes play their sport guided by policies to prevent overuse injuries. Those are the memories our lab strives for daily.
It’s the incessant desire to create value through first principles grounded in data, and driven to solve the unmet clinical need.
Lehigh University provides the perfect environment to bridge engineering and health outcomes and we hope the Seshadri Laboratory is the place where students invest their time to further their learnings and career.
Our mission is to inspire and equip students, collaborators, and communities to create tools that make healthcare more accessible, equitable, and effective. Together, through curiosity and collaboration, we can engineer a future where better outcomes are within reach for all.
Our Research in Action
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Wearable sensors for monitoring the physiological and biochemical profile of the athlete
Npj Digital Medicine
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Absorbent and flexible conductive nanocomposites for bioelectric applications
IEEE TBME
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Accuracy of Apple Watch for detection of atrial fibrillation
Circulation
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Wearable sensor technology to predict core body temperature: A systematic review
Sensors
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Case report: Return to sport following the COVID-19 lockdown and its impact on injury rates in the German Soccer League
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
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Wearable biosensors in congenital heart disease: Needs to advance the field
JACC Advances
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Wearable sensors for monitoring the internal and external workload of the athlete
Npj Digital Medicine
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Validation of a hand-mounted wearable sensor for scratching movements in adults with atopic dermatitis
JAAD
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Wearable technology in the sports medicine clinic to guide the return-to-play and performance protocols of athletes following a COVID-19 diagnosis
Digital Health
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Accuracy of the Apple Watch 4 to Measure Heart Rate in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine