Serhii Bahdasariants

Serhii Bahdasariants, who graduated from Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute’s (KPI) Faculty of Electronics in 2019, is now a researcher working at the intersection of engineering and neuroscience. After completing his Bachelor of Science, he was accepted directly into a doctoral program at West Virginia University, bypassing a master's degree, and earned his Ph.D. in Pathophysiology, Rehabilitation, and Performance.
His doctoral research focused on creating solutions for neurological impairment, leading to published and patented neuromechanical models to restore movement for patients with stroke and partial paralysis. His work and leadership were recognized with an extensive list of honors. He received the Stephen E. Alway Outstanding Doctor of Philosophy Award as the top Ph.D. student in his department and the West Virginia Foundation Distinguished Doctoral Scholarship, recognizing him as one of the top graduate students across the entire university. He also won the university-wide Three Minutes Thesis Competition (donating full $1,000 award to the Armed Forces of Ukraine), received a prestigious T32 Award funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Stevenson Scholarship, multiple Center for Foundational Neuroscience Research and Education Awards, and other Doctoral Awards.
Beyond his research, Serhii is a successful undergraduate student mentor and lecturer. He also founded and served as president of two science-oriented organizations. For one of these, the Motor Control Group, he secured funding to host a guest lecture series with leading international scientists. He also served as Director of Research & Innovation Funding for the startup Neurowired LLC, leading the submission of an NIH grant application.
Dr. Bahdasariants is now a postdoctoral researcher in the world-renowned NeuroMechatronics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University. He leads projects in collaboration with industry leaders, developing brain-computer interfaces and wearable sensors that translate neural signals into digital commands to restore function for people with paralysis.
His evolving path from KPI to Carnegie Mellon demonstrates how an engineering education from Faculty of Electronics can serve as a foundation for a career dedicated to solving complex challenges in human health.