Beiming Cao, PhD candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering, is a graduate research assistant in the lab. He obtained his master’s degree in electrical engineering from Southern Methodist University (SMU). His research focuses on speech signal processing with a special interest in silent speech recognition, dysarthric speech recognition, and articulation-to-speech synthesis.

Keerthi is a PhD student in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and a graduate research assistant in the lab. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience from UT Dallas in 2023. Her research interests include better understanding the cognitive processes underlying speech planning and production as well as speech kinematics, both typical and disordered.

Garvit Mohata is a graduate student studying Computer Science at UT Austin. He is interested in general-purpose learning and reasoning using machine learning for text, video and speech modalities. He joined the lab in Fall 2022 and is working on neural speech decoding using brain wave (OPM-MEG) signals as well as on the silent speech interface project. His hobbies include singing, playing sports and learning new things.

Zoe Lalji is a undergraduate at UT Austin studying Neuroscience. She wishes to make an impact in the world of ALS, which has a special place in her heart since her father was diagnosed in 2017. This has inspired her to dive into the intersection of technology and neurodegenerative diseases. She assists ALS data processing and management in the lab. She is also working on developing Virtual Reality for ALS patients.

Sherina Ren is an undergraduate studying Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Texas at Austin. She is interested in how neurological disorders affect speech and machine learning involved in detecting speech disorders. She joined the lab in Spring 2022 and has since worked on data labeling and data processing of speech samples for the ALS project. Sherina is also an officer in both National Student Speech Language Hearing Association and Lang Stuttering Institute Student Leadership Organization. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, learning how to code, and playing tennis.

Sidh Pandit is an undergraduate studying Management Information Systems at UT Austin. He is interested in using data science to build products that help individuals with conditions that affect speech. He joined the lab in Fall 2022 and primarily works on speech kinematic data processing and analysis using machine learning for the ALS and the silent speech interface projects. Sidh is also a caregiver and works at Camp CAMP, a summer camp for people with disabilities.

Emily Rangel is an undergraduate student studying speech, language, and hearing sciences at UT Austin. She’s been with the lab since Spring 2023. She wishes to contribute to research to transform the lives of individuals with speech disorders and is helping with data pre-processing for the automatic speech recognition project, data collection for the silent speech interface project, and ALS data processing. Emily is passionate about advocating for individuals with speech disorders in her daily life, and is eager to learn about the subject through her experiences with SDTL. Her goal is to attend graduate school and become a speech-language pathologist.

Zoe McKnight is a senior studying Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin. She joined the team in Summer of 2023 and works on data processing of speech samples as well as assistance to data collection. Zoe wishes to help individuals with speech impairment communicate effectively in their everyday lives. She is also the Community Engagement Coordinator for the National Student Speech, Language, and Hearing Association at UT. She enjoys volunteering, walking her dog Stella, and reading in her spare time.

Daniela is an undergraduate Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences student and has been with the lab since Fall 2023. She is assisting with data collection and processing for the silent speech interface project, with an emphasis on bilingual English-Spanish speakers. She is involved in the National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association and the Lang Stuttering Institute Student Leadership Organization. She is passionate about effective communication for all, especially through the use of assistive technology. She plans to attend graduate school to become a bilingual speech-language pathologist.

Department of Neurology, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin

Department of Neurology, University of Florida

AO Sensing & EC Engineering, Sandia National Laboratories

Department of Neurology, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
MEG Lab, Dell Children’s Hospital

Jack H. Miller MEG Center, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

Callier Center for Communication Disorders, University of Texas at Dallas

Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, MGH Institute of Health of Professions
Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard University

Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin

MDA/ALS Center, Texas Neurology

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Texas at Austin

Department of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona

Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, UT Health San Antonio