SEAT-Lab @ Purdue - Sensor, Electro-Acoustics Technology Laboratory

About SEAT-Lab

Our Mission

The Sensor, Electro-Acoustics Technology Laboratory (SEAT-Lab) at Purdue University is dedicated to developing useful sensor technologies in the field of electro-acoustics and beyond, which can benefit individuals, communities, and society.

Our multidisciplinary research spans hearing mechanics, future healthcare applications, MEMS technology, electromagnetics, acoustics, and embedded IoT systems, bridging computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering domains.

Research Focus

Hearing Mechanics

Investigating the fundamental mechanisms of human hearing and auditory systems

Future Healthcare

Developing sensor technologies for next-generation healthcare applications

MEMS & Electromagnetics

Micro-electromechanical systems and electromagnetic sensor design

Our Team

Principal Investigator

Dr. Noori Kim

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Technology

Dr. Kim earned her PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and worked as a research fellow at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). Her multidisciplinary research interests include Hearing Mechanics, Future Healthcare, MEMS, Electromagnetics, Acoustics, and Embedded Systems (IoT).

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Graduate Researchers

Undergraduate Researchers

Kevin Kim

Research Assistant

Max Chen

Research Assistant

Keisuke Alexander Nakamura

Research Assistant

Research Capabilities

Hearing Mechanics

Auditory Systems Acoustic Analysis Hearing Research Signal Processing

MEMS & Electromagnetics

MEMS Design Electromagnetic Sensors Microfabrication RF Systems Sensor Integration

Publications

Recent Publications

2025

Using Speakers as Sensors: Detecting Acoustic Loads with Dense Neural Networks and Impedance Features

M. Chen, K. Alexander Nakamura, N. Kim

Purdue Polytechnic Graduate Student Poster Symposium, 2025

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