Research and experience

• PhD research in biomedical electronics

  University of Cambridge

  Research on wearable sensors, biosensing and energy harvesting for health monitoring, with machine learning for the signals they produce.

• Electrical engineering, Summa Cum Laude

  Binghamton University, SUNY

  3.99/4.00 GPA, Dean's honours and membership of the TAU-Beta-Pi engineering honour society.

• Pool captain

  Cambridge University

  Captained the university pool team to a Varsity win in 2024. Sports Officer at St Edmund's College.

Skills

Sensing and hardware

• Electrochemical sensing
• Impedance spectroscopy
• Wearable sensors
• PCB design
• Energy harvesting
• COMSOL

Signals and machine learning

• Signal processing
• Deep learning
• TensorFlow
• PyTorch
• Regression models

Software

• Python
• C/C++
• MATLAB
• React
• Firebase
• WebRTC

• Silent speech interfaces

  Wearable strain-gauge and textile EMG sensors that read silent speech, with machine-learning models to recognise the words. Includes a wireless headphone-based interface.

  Published in: Sensors 2021, IEEE FLEPS 2021, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 2025

• Pathogen detection

  An impedance-spectroscopy biosensor for detecting pathogens.

  Published in: Sensors 2024

• Energy harvesting for wearables

  Flexible thin-film thermoelectric generators that harvest skin heat, and modelling of energy harvesters for specific applications.

  Published in: Nano Energy 2024, Sensors 2024

• Printable sensor materials

  Co-author of a roadmap on printable electronic materials for next-generation sensors.

  Published in: Nano Futures 2024

Methods

• Impedance spectroscopy
• Electrode design
• Textile and graphene sensors
• Thermoelectric design
• COMSOL simulation
• Signal processing
• Machine-learning classification

1. Roadmap on printable electronic materials for next-generation sensors

   Nano Futures, 2024

   doi:10.1088/2399-1984/ad36ff (opens in a new tab)Cited by 61 (OpenAlex, as of 15 Oct 2026)

2. Machine Learning Methods for Automatic Silent Speech Recognition Using a Wearable Graphene Strain Gauge Sensor

   Dafydd Ravenscroft, Ioannis Prattis, Tharun Kandukuri, Yarjan Abdul Samad, Giorgio Mallia, Luigi G. Occhipinti

   Sensors, 2021

   doi:10.3390/s22010299 (opens in a new tab)Cited by 32 (OpenAlex, as of 15 Oct 2026)

3. Flexible thin-film thermoelectric generators for human skin-heat harvesting: A numerical study

   Milad Jabri, Saeed Masoumi, Tharun Reddy Kandukuri, Luigi Giuseppe Occhipinti

   Nano Energy, 2024

   doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.110001 (opens in a new tab)Cited by 28 (OpenAlex, as of 15 Oct 2026)

4. Pathogen Detection via Impedance Spectroscopy-Based Biosensor

   Tharun Reddy Kandukuri, Ioannis Prattis, Pelumi Oluwasanya, Luigi G. Occhipinti

   Sensors, 2024

   doi:10.3390/s24030856 (opens in a new tab)Cited by 7 (OpenAlex, as of 15 Oct 2026)

5. Wireless Silent Speech Interface Using Multichannel Textile EMG Sensors Integrated Into Headphones

   IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2025

   doi:10.1109/tim.2025.3583386 (opens in a new tab)Cited by 6 (OpenAlex, as of 15 Oct 2026)

6. Modeling and Optimization of Energy Harvesters for Specific Applications Using COMSOL and Equivalent Spring Models

   Tharun Reddy Kandukuri, Caizhi Liao, Luigi G. Occhipinti

   Sensors, 2024

   doi:10.3390/s24237509 (opens in a new tab)Cited by 6 (OpenAlex, as of 15 Oct 2026)

7. A Wearable Graphene Strain Gauge Sensor with Haptic Feedback for Silent Communications

   Dafydd Ravenscroft, Ioannis Prattis, Tharun Kandukuri, Yarjan Abdul Samad, Luigi G. Occhipinti

   IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS), 2021

   doi:10.1109/fleps51544.2021.9469728 (opens in a new tab)Cited by 6 (OpenAlex, as of 15 Oct 2026)

1. 2020 to present

   PhD researcher

   University of CambridgeCambridge, UK

   Research on wearable sensors, biosensors and energy harvesting, published in Sensors, Nano Energy, Nano Futures and IEEE venues.

2. 2024 to present

   Founder

   ThatchedAICambridge, UK

   Consultancy helping teams take sensor, machine-learning and software ideas to working products.

3. Jan 2023 to Jul 2023

   Demonstrator, electrical logic experiments

   University of CambridgeCambridge, UK

   Supported second-year engineering students in laboratory sessions.

4. Jan 2023 to Mar 2023

   Engineering course developer

   Immerse EducationCambridge, UK

   Wrote introductory engineering course content for a summer course provider.

5. Jul 2022 to Dec 2023

   Engineering tutor

   Oxford Summer SchoolsOxford, UK

   Tutored and lectured engineering fundamentals for international students and prepared course material.

6. Jan 2022 to Jul 2022

   AC power course supervisor

   University of CambridgeCambridge, UK

   Taught second-year students AC power systems.

7. Apr 2019 to May 2020

   Vice President of External Affairs

   Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN)Binghamton University, USA

   Organised industry and networking events for engineering students.

Leadership

• Pool captain

  Cambridge University

  Varsity win, 2024

• Sports Officer

  St Edmund's College, Cambridge

  College sport

• Student representative

  Cambridge electrical engineering

  Student and staff liaison