Nitish V. Thakor is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, with joint appointments in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Neurology. His research focuses on neuroengineering, medical instrumentation, and biomedical signal processing, with significant contributions to prosthetics, brain-machine interfaces, and neural sensing technologies. Thakor has pioneered bionic limb innovations, including neurally controlled prosthetic hands with sensory feedback. He has published over 450 papers, holds multiple patents, and is a Fellow of IEEE, AIMBE, and BMES. Additionally, he co-founded several biomedical companies and serves as Editor-in-Chief of Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing.