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Matthew Flavin is currently an assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he leads the Flavin Neuromachines Lab. Prior to joining the faculty at Georgia Tech, Flavin was a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2017 and 2021, respectively, and earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in 2015. Flavin has been awarded the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award (T32) and the Draper Laboratory Fellowship. His vision for an independent research program is to develop powerful peripheral neural interfaces and mechatronic wearables that leverage advanced sensors and intelligent systems to address important unresolved challenges in patient care.
Georgia Institute of Technology • Atlanta, GA
Leads the Flavin Neuromachines Lab and conducts research in neuroengineering and mechatronic systems.
Northwestern University • Evanston, IL
Conducted research in the field of electrical engineering.
Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.