Jia Hu
Senior Research And Development Engineer at University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolJia Hu is a Senior R&D Engineer and neural instrumentation researcher with eight years of experience developing brain sensing technologies and medical devices, currently advancing a Class III brain stimulation implant at Motif Neurotech. Holding a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Bioengineering from the University of Minnesota, Jia has led projects from inkjet-printed and 3D-printed ECoG electrodes to miniaturized portable imaging systems and shape-memory–guided deep brain probes. Their work blends hands-on prototyping, surgical-robot development, and device validation for both neural and cardiocirculatory support, including industry collaboration with Medtronic. Notably, Jia reduced optical implant costs by over 90% while increasing cortical access area and boosted surgical skull removal efficiency with an automated robot—demonstrating a practical focus on scalable, cost-effective solutions. Based in Minneapolis, they combine mechanical, biomedical, and neural engineering expertise to translate lab innovations into clinically relevant devices.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Public Administration, Bachelor's degree, Public Administration at South China Normal UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering at University of MinnesotaAssociate’s Degree, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, Associate’s Degree, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies at Johnson County Community College
English, Chinese, Chinese
Github Skills (6)
sensor6
benchmark4
kitti4
evaluation4
ros4
perception3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
facade1801/PureTestOfMerging
Apr 2018 - Oct 2019
Contributions:4 PRs, 4 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 6 months
facade1801/hello-world
Sep 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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