Dr. Sujatha Srinivasan heads the TTK Center for Rehabilitation Research and Device Development (R2D2) and the National Center for Assistive Health Technologies (NCAHT-IITM) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. Sujatha earned her Bachelors at IIT Madras, Masters at the University of Toledo and her PhD from the Ohio State University, all in Mechanical Engineering. She worked in the US prosthetics industry for several years prior to starting her PhD. She has been at IIT Madras since 2008 and has over 30 years of experience in the field of assistive technologies.
As Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Madras, her translational research focuses on applying design and biomechanics to develop functional and affordable assistive/rehabilitation devices for people with movement disability, of which five have been commercialized with industry partners through a unique collaborative approach called the GRID Model. She is co-author of 70+ refereed journal/conference publications, co-inventor of 35+ patents, and co-founder of IITM-incubated startups on assistive and rehab devices: NeoMotion, Thryv Mobility, and Thryv Rehab. She is the recipient of several awards including the Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship and Honorary Professorship at University College London, UK. More details are available at https://r2d2.iitm.ac.in