Suresh R Devasahayam, Former Professor & Head (Retired)
Experience
1989-1990: Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuroscience, Univ of Alberta.
1990-1993: Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, IIT-Bombay
1993-2002: Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering/Bioscience and Bioengineering, IIT-Bombay
2002-2021: Senior Scientist/Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Christian Medical College, Vellore
2021-Present: Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT-Jammu
1990-1993: Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, IIT-Bombay
1993-2002: Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering/Bioscience and Bioengineering, IIT-Bombay
2002-2021: Senior Scientist/Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Christian Medical College, Vellore
2021-Present: Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT-Jammu
Education
B.E., Electronics and Communication, College of Engineering, Guindy, 1983
M.S., Bioengineering, University of Illinois, 1987
Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Illinois, 1989.
M.S., Bioengineering, University of Illinois, 1987
Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Illinois, 1989.
Research interests
Medical Instrumentation
Biomedical Signal Processing
Physiological Systems Modelling
Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
Biomedical Signal Processing
Physiological Systems Modelling
Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
Courses recently taught
Systems Modelling in Physiology
Transducers and Instrumentation
Signal Processing
Rehabilitation Engineering.
Transducers and Instrumentation
Signal Processing
Rehabilitation Engineering.
Current funded research projects
"Smart Orthoses for Improved FES Control of Paralyzed Limbs", UKIERI-DST. (01/01/2015 to 12/31/2016)
"FES for Neuromuscular Rehabilitation", DST-TIDE, 2015-2018
"FES for Neuromuscular Rehabilitation", DST-TIDE, 2015-2018
Recent publications
Susmitha Wils K, George Mathew, Suresh R Devasahayam, Benjamin Perakath, Saravana Kumar Velusamy, Factors INFLUENCING forces during laparoscopic pinching: Towards the design of virtual simulator. International Journal of Surgery, 04/2015; 18. DOI:10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.04.078
Niranjan Thomas, Yogeshwar Chakrapani, Grace Rebekah, Kalyani Kareti, Suresh Devasahayam, Phase Changing Material: An Alternative Method for Cooling Babies with Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy. Neonatology 02/2015; 107(4):266-270. DOI:10.1159/000375286.
Rajdeep Ojha, Jacob George, Bobeena R Chandy, George Tharion, Suresh R Devasahayam, Neuromodulation by surface electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves for reduction of detrusor overactivity in patients with spinal cord injury: A pilot study. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine (2014). DOI: 10.1179/2045772313Y. 0000000175.
M. Alexander, A. Sivadasan, M. Sanjay, S. Devasahayam, Krothapalli Srinivasa Babu, Utility of multichannel surface EMG in understanding altered sensorimotor organization in writer’s cramp. Clinical neurophysiology: S87, 06/2014; 125(125):S20. DOI:10.1016/S1388-2457(14)50086-7.
Ajith Sivadasan, M Sanjay, Mathew Alexander, Suresh R Devasahayam and Srinivasa Babu K, Utility of multi-channel surface electromyography in assessment of focal hand dystonia. Muscle & Nerve, Volume 48, Issue 3, pages 415–422, September 2013, DOI:10.1002/mus.23762.
Prabhav Reddy, Suresh Devasahayam, Srinivasa Babu, Implanted Myoneural Interface for Artificial Hand Control. International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Vol 14, No.1, 2014, pp.13-33. DOI: 10.1504/IJBET.2014.059057
Nissan Kunju, Rajdeep Ojha, Suresh R Devasahayam, A palmar pressure sensor for measurement of upper limb weight bearing by the hands during transfers by paraplegics. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology 08/2013; 37(7). DOI:10.3109/03091902.2013.825017.
Syrpailyne Wankhar, Suresh Devasahayam and Srinivasa Babu , A Novel Magnetic Stimulator Using Parallel Excited Coils and Capable of High Frequency Stimulation. J.Med. Devices, 8(1), 01106, Dec.6,2013. Doi:10.1115/1.4025422
J. Arockiaraj, R. J. Korula, A. T. Oommen, S. Devasahayam, S. Wankhar, S. Velkumar, and P. M. Poonnoose, Proprioceptive changes in the contralateral knee joint following anterior cruciate injury. The Bone and Joint Journal. DOI: 10.1302/0301- 620X.95B2.30566. February 2013 vol. 95-B no. 2 188-191.
Book
Suresh Devasahayam, Signals and Systems in Biomedical Engineering: Signal Processing and Physiological Systems Modelling. 2nd Edition, Springer 2013.
Publisher's page: http://www.springer.com/us/book/9781461453314
Download Simulation Programs: http://extras.springer.com/2013/978-1-4614-5331-4
Niranjan Thomas, Yogeshwar Chakrapani, Grace Rebekah, Kalyani Kareti, Suresh Devasahayam, Phase Changing Material: An Alternative Method for Cooling Babies with Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy. Neonatology 02/2015; 107(4):266-270. DOI:10.1159/000375286.
Rajdeep Ojha, Jacob George, Bobeena R Chandy, George Tharion, Suresh R Devasahayam, Neuromodulation by surface electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves for reduction of detrusor overactivity in patients with spinal cord injury: A pilot study. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine (2014). DOI: 10.1179/2045772313Y. 0000000175.
M. Alexander, A. Sivadasan, M. Sanjay, S. Devasahayam, Krothapalli Srinivasa Babu, Utility of multichannel surface EMG in understanding altered sensorimotor organization in writer’s cramp. Clinical neurophysiology: S87, 06/2014; 125(125):S20. DOI:10.1016/S1388-2457(14)50086-7.
Ajith Sivadasan, M Sanjay, Mathew Alexander, Suresh R Devasahayam and Srinivasa Babu K, Utility of multi-channel surface electromyography in assessment of focal hand dystonia. Muscle & Nerve, Volume 48, Issue 3, pages 415–422, September 2013, DOI:10.1002/mus.23762.
Prabhav Reddy, Suresh Devasahayam, Srinivasa Babu, Implanted Myoneural Interface for Artificial Hand Control. International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Vol 14, No.1, 2014, pp.13-33. DOI: 10.1504/IJBET.2014.059057
Nissan Kunju, Rajdeep Ojha, Suresh R Devasahayam, A palmar pressure sensor for measurement of upper limb weight bearing by the hands during transfers by paraplegics. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology 08/2013; 37(7). DOI:10.3109/03091902.2013.825017.
Syrpailyne Wankhar, Suresh Devasahayam and Srinivasa Babu , A Novel Magnetic Stimulator Using Parallel Excited Coils and Capable of High Frequency Stimulation. J.Med. Devices, 8(1), 01106, Dec.6,2013. Doi:10.1115/1.4025422
J. Arockiaraj, R. J. Korula, A. T. Oommen, S. Devasahayam, S. Wankhar, S. Velkumar, and P. M. Poonnoose, Proprioceptive changes in the contralateral knee joint following anterior cruciate injury. The Bone and Joint Journal. DOI: 10.1302/0301- 620X.95B2.30566. February 2013 vol. 95-B no. 2 188-191.
Book
Suresh Devasahayam, Signals and Systems in Biomedical Engineering: Signal Processing and Physiological Systems Modelling. 2nd Edition, Springer 2013.
Publisher's page: http://www.springer.com/us/book/9781461453314
Download Simulation Programs: http://extras.springer.com/2013/978-1-4614-5331-4