Hi! My name is Krithika (she/her) and I’m an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Duke University. My lab’s research areas span:

• Wearable robotics for augmenting and restoring mobility

• Neuromotor learning and adaptation during training and rehabilitation

• Biomechanical sensing and modeling

• Personalized interventions for complex skill acquisition

I most recently completed my postdoctoral research with Prof. Scott Delp in the Neuromuscular Biomechanics Lab on using musculoskeletal modeling to identify risk factors for ACL injury. I received my PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences for my work with Prof. Conor Walsh in the Harvard Biodesign Lab on the use of wearable robotics for gait augmentation and restoration. In particular, my work focused on using tools from biomechanics and bioinspired controls, neuromotor learning, and sensing and estimation towards improving efficacy of robotic intervention, specifically with soft exosuits. Prior to my PhD, I received a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 2017 and an MS in Engineering Sciences from Harvard in 2020. Outside of work, I enjoy dancing (Indian classical), violin/orchestra (Western classical), squash and other racket sports, and designing puzzles.

I am actively recruiting PhD students who will start in Fall 2027 - if you are interested in working at the intersection of wearable robotics and biomechanics for augmenting and restoring human mobility, learn more about my planned work here!