Hand tremor is an involuntary muscle movement, trembling, or shaking of the hands. Caused by either Essential Tremor (ET) or diseases like Parkinson’s and Dystonia, tremors often affect daily activities including feeding, drinking, typing, and writing. An estimated 10 million Americans are suffering from hand tremors. The combined direct and indirect cost of Parkinson’s disease alone, including treatment, social security payments and lost income from inability to work, is estimated to be nearly $25 billion per year in the United States.

My research mainly focuses on developing a framework based on vibrations, dynamics, and control theory that can be used to develop devices to accommodate hand tremors in order to help patients with ET, Dystonia and Parkinson’s perform their daily-life tasks. For this proof-of-concept, the device will be designed and implemented for a liquid-filled cup, to improve precision and reduce spillage during drinking and pouring motions. With this line of thinking we will build a non-invasive, user-friendly and portable device which will significantly improve function in patients with hand tremor.

Education

MS in Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University, MA, USA                2011 - ongoing

Dissertation Topic: Building Handheld Devices to Accommodate Essential Tremor

Advisor: Prof. Rifat Sipahi

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran     June 2010

Dissertation Topic: Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Dynamic Simulation Using Virtual Prototyping

Advisor: Prof. Morteza Montazeri-Gh

Hobbies

Internet Surfing, Movies, Music, Karting, Biking, Reading about Business & Philosophy