Looking for a job

Alec Anzalone

@alecanzalone

Message

Biomedical engineer specializing in passive brain computer interface and medical device innovation.

United States

Message

What I'm looking for

I seek roles developing translational neurotechnology or medical devices where I can apply BCI, wearable sensing, ML, and prototyping to impact patient care and advance HCI research.

I am an advanced-level biomedical engineer focused on brain-computer interfaces, wearable sensors, and medical device design, with hands-on experience integrating textile-based EEG, fNIRS, and machine learning for real-world applications. I led a multidisciplinary senior capstone that won best in show and developed a wearable gait analysis device with ML and a telemedicine web application.

As a researcher and intern, I have designed production-ready prototypes in SolidWorks, performed EEG/fNIRS data collection across wet and dry setups, applied ML and deep learning (including transformer models) to neural signal classification, and published peer-reviewed work on textile-based EEG for passive BCI. I bring rigorous instrumentation, data engineering, and prototyping skills to drive translational neurotechnology and medical-device projects.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Researcher, Neurotechnology Lab

Current

Florida Institute of Technology

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years)

Led research applying textile-based EEG and machine learning to passive BCI, published novel wearable BCI work and presented at national conferences while collecting multimodal EEG/fNIRS datasets across clinical and non-clinical populations.
Current work is focused on applying transformer models to multimodal brain measurement for emotional state classification.

EEG FNIRS Machine Learning Python Matlab Signal Processing Data Collection Experimental Design TensorFlow EEG Recordings EEG Interpretation scikit learn Scipy Scientific Publications Scientific Data Interpretation Scientific Writing Scientific Communications

Biomedical Engineer

Florida Institute of Technology

Jan 2026 - May 2026 (4 months)

Completed clinical immersions in Neurosurgery, Gynecologic Oncology, Orthopedic Surgery, and Emergency Medicine to observe workflows and identify unmet clinical needs. Applied clinical ethnography and engineering design to translate clinician-validated problems into prototype medical device solutions, considering safety, usability, and healthcare constraints.

Engineering Intern

Awareness Technology Inc.

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 (2 months)

Designed SolidWorks prototypes accepted for production, performed mechanical testing of benchtop blood-testing devices, and optimized optical reader design to improve diagnostic speed and accuracy.

Solidworks Prototyping Technical Reporting Product Development & QA

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Florida Institute of Technology

Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering

2025 - 2026

Grade: 4.0

Activities and societies: Biomedical Engineering Society, IEEE Engineers in Medicine and Biology.

Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering specializing in Biomedical Instrumentation; thesis on minimal-channel multimodal sensing and transformer models for emotional state classification in BCI.

Florida Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering

2021 - 2025

Grade: Magna Cum Laude

Activities and societies: Team Lead - Senior Capstone Project; Won best in show at Northrop Grumman Engineering & Science Student Design Showcase; Treasurer, Society for Biomedical Engineers (Florida Tech Chapter); Study Abroad at Oxford University (Summer 2022); Eagle Scout

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering with Magna Cum Laude honors; led senior capstone team to develop a wearable gait analysis device and served as Treasurer of the Society for Biomedical Engineers.