Harnessing Magnetic Fields for Biomedical Devices: From Point-of-Care Biosensors to Ingestible “Smart” Pills

Speaker: Michella Rustom (rustom@usc.edu)

Michella Rustom received her Bachelor’s degree (Summa Cum Laude) in Electrical Engineering in 2017 from Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU), Lebanon, and her Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2019 from the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Her research interests include analog and RF integrated circuits for biomedical applications, biosensors, wearable devices, and wireless communications. Michella is a recipient of the Annenberg Fellowship from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering in 2019, and the Cadence Women in Technology Scholarship in 2021.