Sivashankar Sivakanthan Postdoctoral Associate

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Biography

Dr. Sivashankar Sivakanthan recently attained his Masters & Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Engineering. He is now a Postdoctoral Associate at the Human Engineering Research Laboratories under the guidance of Dr Rory Cooper. His research concentration covers robotic wheelchairs, accessible autonomous transportation, and accessible air travel. Dr. Sivakanthan is originally from the United Kingdom where he originally attained his Financial Mathematics BSc at the Brunel University of London focusing on stochastic algorithms, whilst working in one of the top Fortune 100 companies in the financial division for over 6 years. Dr. Sivakanthan also received a Meritorious Service Medal at Windsor Castle UK for his services to the British Scouting community in 2014. Aside from his academic/working life, he is a NWBA wheelchair basketball athlete for the Pittsburgh SteelWheelers.