Education
University of Cambridge, MA in Natural Sciences (Neuroscience), 2012
University of Edinburgh, PhD in Neuroscience, 2019
Professional Experience
2018-2022: Scientist, Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore
2022-present: Senior Scientist, Institute of Advanced Intelligence and Computing (IAIC), A*STAR, Singapore
Dr Brian Premchand is a neuroscientist focused on advancing brain-machine interfaces to improve clinical outcomes and enhance human capabilities. For seven years, he has conducted medtech and neuroscience research at A*STAR, including contributing to the RESTORES project, which successfully helped two participants with spinal cord injuries walk again.
Dr Brian Premchand is also an active at the Singapore chapter of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), and helps organise events such as conferences and workshops. Looking ahead, he aims to continue—and eventually lead—research in neurotechnology to improve healthcare for neurological conditions and make such technologies more accessible.
Selected Publications
- B. Premchand et al., “Decoding movement direction from cortical microelectrode recordings using an LSTM-based neural network,” in 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), Montreal, QC, Canada: IEEE, Jul. 2020, pp. 3007–3010. doi: 10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9175593.
- S. P. Currie et al., “Movement-specific signaling is differentially distributed across motor cortex layer 5 projection neuron classes,” Cell Reports, vol. 39, no. 6, p. 110801, May 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110801.
- Y. T. Lo, B. Premchand, C. Libedinsky, and R. Q. Y. so, “Neural correlates of learning in a linear discriminant analysis brain-computer interface paradigm,” J. Neural Eng., vol. 19, no. 5, p. 056041, Oct. 2022, doi: 10.1088/1741-2552/ac985f.
- K. R. Wan et al., “Recovery of volitional motor control and overground walking in participants with chronic clinically motor complete spinal cord injury: RESTORES trial – A preliminary study,” J Neurotrauma, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.1089/neu.2023.0265.
- B. Premchand et al., “Wearable EEG-Based Brain–Computer Interface for Stress Monitoring,” NeuroSci, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 407–428, Oct. 2024, doi: 10.3390/neurosci5040031.
- B. Premchand et al., “Comparing a BCI communication system in a patient with Multiple System Atrophy, with an animal model,” Brain Research Bulletin, vol. 223, p. 111289, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2025.111289.