Dr. Stella Banou received her Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Northeastern University in 2022. Her research in intra-body communications for wearable and implantable devices sparked an interest in neural applications, which she pursued as a postdoctoral researcher at NYU’s Center for Neural Science. There, she investigated multi-sensory neural circuits and designed neural, behavioral, and physiological data collection systems for animal experiments with rodents and non-human primates. Her work focuses on developing low-power wireless biosensing systems for health applications, including wearable devices and neural data recording technologies. 

As an educator and mentor, Dr. Banou is committed to engaging students in active, project-based learning that emphasizes teamwork and creativity. She aims to get students excited and involved in creating healthcare solutions that make a real-world impact, encouraging them to see engineering as a way to improve lives locally and globally. At Cooper Union, she teaches core electrical engineering courses and works to introduce new offerings that bridge engineering and the biosciences, helping students grow as engineers, innovators, and socially conscious researchers.