- First rotation: Bao Lab
- Stanford Graduate Fellowship (SGF)
Owen Anderson
Ph.D. Student · Bioengineering · Stanford University
Neuroengineer building next-generation neural interfaces at the intersection of polymer engineering, neuroscience, and human–computer interaction. Stanford Graduate Fellow in the Bao Lab. Previously founded NeurEx and e-NABLE Cleveland, led neurotechnology at AI in Medicine, and contributed two years of cerebellar DBS research at Cleveland Clinic.
EDUCATION
- GPA: 3.886 / 4.00
- Founder/President: NeurEx (Neurotechnology Club), e-NABLE Cleveland
- Selected coursework: Neural Interfacing, Biomedical Instrumentation, Computational Perception, Bioelectric Phenomena, Intro to Artificial Intelligence
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- Developing next-generation neural interfaces through polymer engineering and neuroscience.
- Biomarkers of sleep stage from dentate nucleus LFPs (analysis in progress)
- Vigilance-dependent attenuations of DBS-evoked potentials (manuscript in draft)
- Timing-dependent effects of dentate nucleus DBS on sensory processing (published)
- Automated rodent behavioral analysis for motor recovery post-TBI (manuscript in draft)
LEADERSHIP
- Multimodal control layer combining EEG, EOG, and EMG for next-generation human–computer interaction.
- Co-founded the company; stepped back to an advisor role to pursue the Ph.D.
- Recruited 300+ student writers and built assignment, submission, website, and AI infrastructure.
- Founded the neurotechnology specialty; reviewed 100+ summaries from 30 writers.
- Founded a CWRU chapter manufacturing affordable 3D-printed prosthetics.
- Organized workshops on manufacturing and distribution; grew membership to 15+ in months.
- Founded CWRU’s neurotechnology club for hands-on EEG-based BCI projects.
- Built curriculum, workshops, and mentorship; secured >$10k funding; grew to 50+ members across 7 project teams.
PUBLICATIONS
Noah Slobodin*, Owen Denes Anderson*, Prateek Dullur, David Escobar Sanabria, Nymisha Mandava, Anish Singh, Carmen Toth, André G. Machado, and Kenneth Baker. Timing- and Frequency-Specific Effects of Dentate Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation on Somatosensory-Evoked Potentials in People with Post-Stroke Hemiparesis. Journal of Neurophysiology (2025) 134(2):559–567.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Vigilance-dependent modulation of cortical evoked potentials elicited by dentate nucleus stimulation in post-stroke patients
Vigilance-dependent modulation of cortical evoked potentials elicited by dentate nucleus stimulation in post-stroke patients
SELECTED PROJECTS
- Agentic operating system for email, calendar, finances, network, and more (Python, Raspberry Pi, Jetson Orin Nano).
- Engine that turns a plain-English chess-variant description into a playable game.
- Quantified dentate-evoked cortical potentials across wake/sleep; sleep-stage attenuation informing adaptive DBS.
- Mentally controlled prosthetic for amputees without residual muscle function.
- Neurofeedback training, signal-processing pipeline, and validated real-time simulation control.
- GUI-based DeepLabCut workflow for Open-Field, NOR, and EPM; motor-recovery trends (manuscript in draft).
- Real-time visual neurofeedback boosting mu/beta desynchronization; >40% ERD increase during training.
- Millisecond-scale timing and frequency-specific effects on SSEPs; published in Journal of Neurophysiology (2025).
HONORS AND AWARDS
Three years of independent doctoral funding; university-wide fellowship for incoming science and engineering Ph.D. students.
Nominated by faculty for academic and extracurricular merit.
One of three students nominated by CWRU for the Goldwater Scholarship.
Merit scholarship supporting undergraduate study at CWRU.