Sahana Prasanna
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About
Sahana Prasanna is a researcher at the forefront of medical robotics and mechatronics, with a focused expertise in developing automated systems for cancer detection and diagnosis. Her primary research areas encompass computer-aided detection of nodules in anatomopathological analyses, tactile sensing for robotic systems, and the integration of ultrasound and stiffness measurements for medical diagnostics. Prasanna’s major contributions include the development of a mechatronic platform that leverages the altered mechanical and acoustical properties of cancerous tissues to detect nodules ex-vivo, a breakthrough that promises to automate surgical diagnoses and histological analyses. She has also advanced the field with an improved strategy for detecting and localizing small nodules in liver tissues using a 16 MHz needle ultrasonic probe mounted on a robotic platform, achieving detection of nodules as small as a few millimeters. Additionally, her work on neuromorphic tactile sensor arrays based on fiber Bragg gratings represents an unprecedented approach to emulating the sense of touch in robotic systems, encoding object qualities through soft, flexible sensors. With her most-cited paper garnering 8 citations, Prasanna’s research is steadily gaining recognition for its potential to transform medical diagnostics and robotic perception, positioning her as an emerging innovator in the intersection of robotics, sensing, and healthcare.
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