SamanthaSantacruz

About
Samantha Santacruz’s research interests are in experimental and computational neuroscience, brain-machine interfaces, machine learning, electrophysiology, information theory, and signal processing. Santacruz completed a postdoctoral fellowship at UC Berkeley, where her work focuses on how neural function is compromised in the disease state using large-scale electrophysiology and closed-loop deep-brain stimulation in nonhuman primate models.

Santacruz received her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Rice University and a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics with honors from UC Berkeley.

She received the Best Thesis Award for her doctoral research from Rice’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. Santacruz is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, the Society for Neuroscience, and the Women in Information Theory Society, among other professional organizations.

Educational Qualifications
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University
M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University
B.S., Applied Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley

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• CAREER Award – National Science Foundation
• Best Thesis Award – Rice University
• Society for Neuroscience member
• Women in Information Theory Society member
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers member
• Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society member

Related Websites
Santacruz Lab

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