Vikram Iyer

Expertise: Internet of things, wireless communication, wildlife tracking, bio-hybrid systems, miniaturized robots and sensors, battery-free devices and power harvesting

Vikram’s research takes an interdisciplinary approach to connect ideas between different engineering domains and biology to build wireless systems that push the boundaries of technology with a particular focus on size, weight, and power. This includes technologies for ultra-low power communication using backscatter, insect-scale wireless robots, battery-free sensors, as well as cameras and sensors small enough to ride on the back of live insects like beetles and bumblebees. He has also worked closely with the Washington State Department of Agriculture to wirelessly track the invasive “murder” hornets, which resulted in the destruction of the first nest in the U.S. His current work seeks to adapt these technologies for use in wildlife conservation and medical devices, as well as exploring novel bio-integrated sensors and building computing platforms with sustainable materials.