M.Eng. and S.B. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, S.B. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, GPA: 5.0/5.

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1 RESEARCH INTERESTS VIKASH GILJA 1540 Robinson Ave San Diego, CA T vgilja@ucsd.edu Working with a diverse set of electrophysiological and imaging methods in humans, I hope to advance the engineering science of brain machine interfaces (BMIs) through basic research and the development of clinical applications. On the basic research side, I want to probe fundamental system characteristics. Through clinical application, I aspire to develop new diagnostic and therapeutic methods. EDUCATION Stanford University, Stanford, CA MIT, Cambridge, MA Manhasset High School, Manhasset, NY Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science, Thesis: Towards Clinically Viable Neural Prosthetic Systems Advisor: Krishna V. Shenoy, Neural Prosthetics Systems Laboratory GPA: 4.0/4.0 M.Eng. and S.B. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, S.B. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, GPA: 5.0/5.0 Graduated Salutatorian, ACADEMIC POSITIONS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, LA JOLLA, CA As a tenure track assistant professor my responsibilities include the development of a new laboratory focuses on neural engineering research and teaching both undergraduate & graduate level classes. RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, NEURAL PROSTHETICS TRANSLATIONAL LABORATORY, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, STANFORD, CA As a research associate I continue work to develop the laboratory with Prof. Jaimie Henderson, MD and Prof. Krishna Shenoy, PhD. This work includes the design, deployment, and analysis of neural prosthesis experiments with patients implanted with electrocorticography (ECoG) grids for epilepsy monitoring and with tetraplegic individuals implanted with intra-cortical microelectrode arrays as part of an FDA clinical trial (BrainGate2 IDE). Additionally, this work incorporates the development of novel user interfaces and pre-surgical fmri protocols. RESEARCH ASSISTANT, NEURAL PROSTHETICS TRANSLATIONAL LABORATORY, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, STANFORD, CA As a founding member of the laboratory, I worked with the principal investigators (Prof. Jaimie Henderson, MD and Prof. Krishna Shenoy, PhD) to design and construct the new lab. Our goal is to provide a compelling demonstration of a clinically viable neural prosthesis to enable general computer use. RESEARCH ASSISTANT, NEURAL PROSTHETIC SYSTEMS LABORATORY, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, STANFORD, CA I was involved in a variety of projects centered around the development of motor and communication prosthetics. This included, animal training, experimental design and execution, hardware, software, and algorithm design, and data analysis. Lab service has included animal care and network administration. 1 of 7

2 TEACHING EXPERIENCE COURSE ASSISTANT, CS121: INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, STANFORD, CA SPRING, 2009 My responsibilities included: running office hours, grading homework and exams, and teaching review sessions. COURSE ASSISTANT, CS161: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, STANFORD, CA SUMMER, 2007 My responsibilities included: running office hours, grading homework and exams, and teaching review sessions. During the quarter I also taught a few lectures. TEACHING ASSISTANT, 6.003: SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS, MIT, CAMBRIDGE, MA SPRING, 2004 My responsibilities included: running office hours/laboratory sessions, assisting in the development and grading of exams, teaching review sessions, and teaching weekly sections. ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE CONSULTING ENGINEER, ELEGANT MEDICAL, LLC NEW HYDE PARK, NY I designed a prototype electronic stethoscope with a variety of realtime audio processing functions. I also served as a company representative to a number of prototype and device manufacturing firms. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, I3 PROJECT, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE, MA I procured funding from multiple sources and initiated a project that produces a video based CD-ROM for incoming MIT freshmen. I also managed and directed the project, which included a staff of 4 student workers and coordinated with 49 MIT living groups. SKILLS Operating systems: Unix/Linux, Windows, Mac OS Programming/Scripting Languages: C/C++, Java, Perl, Lisp, Matlab, Simulink, SQL, HTML Multi-electrode electrophysiology, fmri, systems neuroscience experiment and apparatus design, embedded systems design, realtime computing, PCB layout, network administration AWARDS AND HONORS National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellowship National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Tau Beta Pi / Eta Kappa Nu / Phi Beta Kappa Siebel Scholarship for outstanding academic performance and qualities of leadership 2003 Hans-Lukas Teuber Award for outstanding research & scholarship in the Brain & Cognitive Sciences 2003 Karl Taylor Compton Prize for outstanding contributions to the MIT community as a whole, sustained over a significant number of years 2002 MIT Infinite Mile Award for Service to the Institute 1999 Intel Science Talent Search Semifinalist 2 of 7

3 PUBLICATIONS (JOURNALS) Bishop WE, Chestek CA, Gilja V, Nuyujukian P, Foster JD, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV, Yu BM (2014) Self-recalibrating classifiers for intracortical brain computer interfaces. Journal of Neural Engineering. 11: Chestek CA, Gilja V, Blabe CH, Foster BL, Shenoy KV, Parvizi J, Henderson JM (2013). Hand posture classification using electrocorticography signals in the gamma band over human sensorimotor brain areas. Journal of Neural Engineering. 10:02602 (11pp). Gilja V*, Nuyujukian P*, Chestek CA, Cunningham JP, Yu BM, Fan JM, Churchland MM, Kaufman MT, Kao JC, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2012) A High-Performance Neural Prosthesis Enabled by Control Algorithm Design. Nature Neuroscience. 15: Chestek CA, Gilja V, Nuyujukian P, Foster JD, Fan JM, Kaufman MT, Churchland MM, Rivera-Alvidrez Z, Cunningham JP, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2011) Long-term stability of neural prosthetic control signals from silicon cortical arrays in rhesus macaque motor cortex. Journal of Neural Engineering. 8: Gilja V, Chestek CA, Diester I, Henderson JM, Deisseroth K, Shenoy KV (2011) Challenges and opportunities for nextgeneration intra-cortically based neural prostheses. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 58: Cunningham JP, Nuyujukian P, Gilja V, Chestek CA, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2011) A closed-loop human simulator for investigating the role of feedback-control in brain-machine interfaces. Journal of Neurophysiology. 105: Gilja V*, Chestek CA*, Nuyujukian P, Foster J, Shenoy KV (2010) Autonomous head-mounted electrophysiology systems for freely-behaving primates. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 20: Miranda H, Gilja V, Chestek C, Shenoy KV, Meng TH (2010) HermesD: A high-rate long-range wireless transmission system for simultaneous multichannel neural recording applications. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems. 4: Cunningham JP, Gilja V, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2009) Methods for estimating neural firing rates and their application to brain-machine interfaces. Neural Networks, special issue on brain-machine interfaces. 22: Chestek CA*, Gilja V*, Nuyujukian P, Kier R, Solzbacher F, Ryu SI, Harrison RA, Shenoy KV (2009) HermesC: Lowpower wireless neural recording system for freely moving primates. IEEE TNSRE, special issue on wireless neurotechnology. 17: Harrison RR, Kier RJ, Chestek CA, Gilja V, Nuyujukian P, Ryu SI, Gregor B, Solzbacher F, Shenoy KV (2009) Wireless neural recording with single low-power integrated circuit. IEEE TNSRE, special issue on wireless neurotechnology. 17: Santhanam G, Yu BM, Gilja V, Afshar A, Ryu SI, Sahani M, Shenoy KV (2009) Factor-analysis methods for higher-performance neural prostheses. Journal of Neurophysiology. 102: Cunningham JP, Yu BM, Gilja V, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2008) Toward optimal target placement for neural prosthetic devices. Journal of Neurophysiology. 100: Linderman MD, Santhanam G, Kemere CT, Gilja V, O'Driscoll S, Yu BM, Afshar A, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV, Meng TH (2008) Signal processing challenges for neural prostheses. IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, special issue on brain-computer interfaces. 25: Gilja V, Moore T. (2007) Electrical signals propagate unbiased in cortex. Neuron. 55(5): Santhanam G*, Linderman MD*, Gilja V, Afshar A, Ryu SI, Meng TH, Shenoy KV (2007) HermesB: A continuous neural recording system for freely behaving primates. IEEE Transactions in Biomedical Engineering. 54: of 7

4 Chestek CA*, Batista AP*, Santhanam G, Yu BM, Afshar A, Cunningham JP, Gilja V, Ryu SI, Churchland MM, Shenoy KV (2007) Single-neuron stability during repeated reaching in macaque premotor cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 27: CONFERENCE PAPERS (PEER REVIEWED) Gilja V*, Nuyujukian P*, Chestek CA, Cunningham JP, Yu BM, Fan JM, Churchland MM, Kaufman MT, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2012) A brain machine interface control algorithm designed from a feedback control perspective. Proc. of the 34th Annual International Conference IEEE EMBS. San Diego, CA: Nuyujukian P*, Fan JM*, Gilja V, Kalanithi PS, Chestek CA, Shenoy KV (2011) Monkey models for brain-machine interfaces: The need for maintaining diversity. Proc. of the 33rd Annual International Conference IEEE EMBS. Boston, MA: Dethier J, Gilja V, Nuyujukian P, Elassaad S, Shenoy KV, Boahen K (2011) Spiking neural network decoder for brainmachine interfaces Proc. of the 5th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering. Cancun, Mexico: Chestek C*, Cunningham JP*, Gilja V, Nuyujukian P, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2009) Neural prosthetic systems: Current problems and future directions. Proc. of the 31st Annual International Conf. of the IEEE EMBS, Minneapolis, MN: Miranda H, Gilja V, Chestek C, Shenoy KV, Meng TH (2009) A high-rate long-range wireless transmission system for multichannel neural recording applications. Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (IS- CAS), Taipei, Taiwan: Harrison RR, Kier RJ, Kim S, Rieth L, Warren DJ, Ledbetter NM, Clark GA, Solzbacher F, Chestek CA, Gilja V, Nuyujukian, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2008, talk) A wireless neural interface for chronic recording. Proc. of the IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, special session B3L-A "Revolutionizing Prosthetics Lecture", Baltimore, MD Harrison RR, Kier RJ, Greger B, Solzbacher F, Chestek CA, Gilja V, Nuyujukian P, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2008, talk) Wireless neural signal acquisition with single low-power integrated circuit. Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Seattle, WA: Chestek CA, Gilja V, Nuyujukian P, Ryu SI, Kier RJ, Solzbacher F, Harrison RR, Shenoy KV. (2008, talk) HermesC: RF wireless low-power neural recording system for freely behaving primates. Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Seattle, WA: Santhanam G, Yu BM, Gilja V, Ryu SI, Afshar A, Sahani M, Shenoy KV (2008, talk) A factor-analysis decoder for highperformance neural prostheses. Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Las Vegas, NV: Linderman MD, Gilja V, Santhanam G, Afshar A, Ryu SI, Meng TH, Shenoy KV (2006) An autonomous, broadband, multi-channel neural recording system for freely behaving primates. Proc. of the 28th Annual International Conf. of the IEEE EMBS, New York, NY: Gilja V, Linderman MD, Santhanam G, Afshar A, Ryu SI, Meng TH, Shenoy KV (2006, talk) Multiday electrophysiological recordings from freely behaving primates. Proc. of the 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, New York, NY: Linderman MD, Gilja V, Santhanam G, Afshar A, Ryu SI, Meng TH, Shenoy KV (2006, talk) Neural recording stability of chronic electrode arrays in freely behaving primates. Proc. of the 28th Annual International Conf. of the IEEE EMBS, New York, NY: of 7

5 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Pandarinath C, Gilja V, Blabe C, Hochberg LR, Shenoy KV, Henderson JM (2014, poster) Corresponding neural signatures of movement and imagined movement in human motor cortex. Frontiers in Neuroscience. Conference Abstract: Computational and Systems Neuroscience (COSYNE), Salt Lake City, UT. III-87. Gilja V, Pandarinath C, Blabe CH, Hochberg LR, Shenoy KV, Henderson JM (2013) Design and application of a high performance intracortical brain computer interface for a person with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Online. San Diego, CA. Pandarinath C, Gilja V, Blabe CH, Hochberg LR, Shenoy KV, Henderson JM (2013) Overlapping neural representations of upper extremity movements in human primary motor cortex during volitional, imagined, observed, and passive movements. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Online. San Diego, CA. Simeral JD, Bacher D, Sarma AA, Schmansky NJ, Stavisky SD, Jarosiewicz B, Milekovic T, Rosler DM, Gilja V, Pandarinath C, Cornwell AS, Henderson JM, Shenoy KV, Kirsch RF, Donoghue JP, Hochberg LR (2013) Evolution of the BrainGate real-time Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) platform for individuals with tetraplegia or limb loss. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Online. San Diego, CA. Christie BP, Thompson DE, Irwin Z, Gilja V, Nuyujukian P, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV, Chestek CA (2013) Comparison of spike sorting and thresholding of voltage waveforms for brain machine interfaces. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Online. San Diego, CA. Gilja V, Chestek CA, Blabe CH, Foster BL, Shenoy KV, Parvizi J, Henderson JM (2012, poster) The application of ECoG to the restoration of functional grasp. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Online. New Orleans, LA. Gilja V, Chestek CA, Blabe CH, Foster BL, Shenoy KV, Parvizi J, Henderson JM (2011, poster) Signal selection and conditioning for human ECoG driven brain mahine interfaces. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, Chestek CA, Gilja V, Blabe CH, Foster BL, Shenoy KV, Parvizi J, Henderson JM (2011, poster) Grasp classification using high gamma power from human ECoG recordings. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, Blabe CH, Chestek CA, Gilja V, Foster BL, Shenoy KV, Parvizi J, Henderson JM (2011, poster) An experimental paradigm for neural prosthetics research using human electrocorticographic signals. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, Gilja V, Nuyujukian P, Chestek CA, Cunningham JP, Fan JM, Yu BM, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2010, nanosymposium) A high-performance continuous cortically-controlled prosthesis enabled by feedback control design Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, Nuyujukian P, Gilja V, Chestek CA, Cunningham JP, Fan JM, Yu BM, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2010, nanosymposium) Generalization and robustness of a continuous cortically-controlled prosthesis enabled by feedback control design Neuroscience Meeting Planner Cunningham JP, Nuyujukian P, Gilja V, Chestek CA, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2010, nanosymposium) A closed-loop human simulator for understanding feedback-control and its relevance for brain-machine interfaces Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, of 7

6 Ryu SI, Gilja V, Nuyujukian P, Chestek CA, Yu BM, Shenoy KV (2010, poster) Toward human cortical prostheses: Addressing the performance barrier to clinical reality. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, CA October. Gilja V, Nuyujukian P, Chestek CA, Cunningham JP, Yu BM, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2010) A high-performance corticallycontrolled motor prosthesis enabled by a feedback control perspective. Proc. of the Neural Interfaces Conference, Long Beach, CA June. Poster F10, pg 114. Chestek CA, Gilja V, Nuyujukian P, Foster J, Kaufman MT, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2010) Waveform stability and neural decoder performance across 7 weeks. Proc. of the Neural Interfaces Conference, Long Beach, CA June. Poster F11, pg 75. Cunningham JP, Nuyujukian P, Gilja V, Chestek CA, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2010) An online, closed-loop testing platform for neural prosthetic systems. Proc. of the Neural Interfaces Conference, Long Beach, CA June. Poster E4, pg 220. Gilja V*, Nuyujukian P*, Chestek CA, Cunningham JP, Yu BM, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2010, poster) High-performance continuous neural cursor control enabled by a feedback control perspective. Frontiers in Neuroscience. Conference Abstract: Computational and Systems Neuroscience (COSYNE), Salt Lake City, UT. Gilja V, Chestek CA, Cunningham JP, Nuyujukian P, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2009, poster) Quantifying and addressing the impact of spike waveform instability on neural prosthetics. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Chicago, IL: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Lehocky CA, Santhanam G, Afshar A, Yu BM, Ryu SI, Cunningham JP, Gilja V, Shenoy, KV, Batista AP (2008, poster) Absence of fast-timescale correlations in macaque dorsal premotor cortex. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Gilja V, Yu BM, Santhanam G, Afshar A, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2008, poster) Factor analysis based BCI decoding from spikes and LFP. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Chestek CA, Gilja V, Nuyujukian P, Ryu SI, Kier RJ, Harrison RR, Solzbacher F, Shenoy KV (2008, poster) HermesC: wireless low-power neural recording system for freely behaving primates. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Harrison RR, Kier RJ, Chestek CA, Gilja V, Nuyujukian P, Ryu SI, Greger B, Solzbacher F, Shenoy KV (2008, poster) Wireless neural signal acquisition with single low-power integrated circuit. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Cunningham JP, Yu BM, Gilja V, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV, Sahani M (2008, poster) Towards optimal estimates of neural firing rates from spike trains. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Gilja V, Chestek CA, Nuyujukian P, Ryu SI, Kier RJ, Solzbacher F, Harrison RR, Shenoy KV (2008, talk) HermesC: RF wireless low-power neural recording system for freely behaving primates. Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting. Gilja V, Santhanam G, Linderman MD, Afshar A, Ryu SI, Meng TH, Sahani M, Shenoy KV (2007, invited talk) Optimizing spike sorting for brain computer interfaces with non-stationary waveforms. Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting. Gilja V, Santhanam G, Linderman MD, Afshar A, Ryu SI, Meng TH, Sahani M, Shenoy KV (2007) Optimizing spike sorting for brain computer interfaces with non-stationary waveforms. Society for Neuroscience annual meeting. 6 of 7

7 Linderman MD, Gilja V, Santhanam G, Afshar A, Ryu SI, Meng TH, Shenoy KV (2006, talk) Neural recording stability of chronic electrode arrays in freely behaving primates. Abstract Viewer / Itinerary Planner. Atlanta, GA: Society for Neuroscience. Gilja V, Linderman MD, Santhanam G, Afshar A, Ryu SI, Meng TH, Shenoy KV (2006) Multiday electrophysiological recordings from freely behaving primates using an autonomous, multi-channel neural system. Abstract Viewer / Itinerary Planner. Atlanta, GA: Society for Neuroscience. Gilja V, Kalmar RS, Santhanam G, Ryu SI, Yu BM, Afshar A, Shenoy KV (2005) Trial-by-trial mean normalization improves plan period reach target decoding. Program No Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Kalmar RS, Gilja V, Santhanam G, Ryu SI, Yu BM, Afshar A, Shenoy KV (2005) PMd delay activity during rapid sequential movement plans. Program No Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. 7 of 7