The MUSE Lab has *open PhD positions*. See the Join Us webpage for more information.
We believe that high-quality healthcare technologies should be equitable and widely accessible. Ultrasound is growing rapidly as a diagnostic and therapeutic modality and has the potential to significantly impact healthcare delivery.
We develop and translate innovative ultrasound-based technologies for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases. We have world-class lab facilities for impactful imaging and therapeutic ultrasound research and development.
Our faculty and trainees have received international recognition and numerous awards for their research and leadership in biomedical ultrasound.
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* Latest News and Events *
The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar hosted the IEEE-UFFC Special Topics School on Waves and Transducers on 13th-17th October 2025. A total of 35 participants and 6 instructors (including 9 international faculty and students from the Netherlands, the UK, Canada, the US, and Indonesia).
The instructors were:
Prof. Koen Van Dongen (TU Delft)
Dr. Holly Lay (Acoustiic Inc.)
Prof. Sandy Cochran (University of Glasgow)
Prof. Omer Oralkan (North Carolina State University)
Profs. Himanshu Shekhar & Karla Mercado-Shekhar (IITGN)
* Special guest lecture by Dr. Kajoli Krishnan Banerjee on her experiences in industry research.
The participants also learned how to make and test their own transducers!
Congratulations to Prof. Karla for her appointment as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control!
Seven (7) abstracts from the lab and collaborative projects were presented at the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) in Utrecht, Netherlands, which was held on September 2025. Check out the abstracts on the Conferences webpage.
Profs. Karla and Himanshu are co-teaching a 30-hour MOOC titled “Biomedical Ultrasound: Fundamentals of Imaging and Micromachined Transducers” with Prof. Hardik Pandya from IISc Bangalore. This course is a part of the National Program on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) and is available freely to audit by anyone in the world. Students from India are welcome to credit the course, if they prefer, by appearing for in-person exams. Check out the course website (link here)!
The 1st IEEE South Asian Ultrasonics Symposium (SAUS) at IIT Gandhinagar was a great success! Thanks to the participants for joining us and supporting this inaugural event.
