Professor Ashwin Seshia
- Professor of Microsystems Technology
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Ashwin A. Seshia is a Professor of Microsystems Technology in the Department of Engineering at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Queens’ College, Cambridge. He received his B.Tech. degree in Engineering Physics from IIT Bombay in 1996, and the MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1999 and 2002 respectively. He has held visiting positions at Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, and IIT Bombay.
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My research interests are in the design of micro/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS), particularly in relation to sensors and sensor systems. This encompasses the modelling and analysis of MEMS/NEMS and understanding theoretical and practical limits to measurement including the modelling of noise and drift processes, nonlinear and scale-dependent effects, and physical origins of error and uncertainty. The insights derived are applied to the design and engineering of micro/nanoelectromechanical devices for specific applications, including inertial and gravity sensing, environmental and structural health monitoring, mechanical signal processing, vibration energy harvesting, and biomedical sensing. Linking the physics and engineering is made possible through the development of micro/nanofabrication processes, packaging and assembly techniques, test and characterisation methodologies, and interface and signal conditioning electronics.