Alan Ta is a 1st year PhD student in Industrial and Systems Engineering in the ACE-Lab. His research focuses on the mobile monitoring of mental health conditions via a combined system of wearable sensors and AI technology. His current work explores the use of physiological data to detect and intervene in moments of stress for high-risk individuals such as veterans, college students, or healthcare professionals. By taking a human factors approach to mental health self-management technology, Alan hopes to create a more engaging and sustainably used method of monitoring mental health. In his free time, Alan enjoys traveling with friends, reading web novels, cooking/baking, and listening to music/going to concerts.
- Email: alanta2002@tamu.edu
Education & Work
Education
- Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering, (ongoing), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
- B.S., Biomedical Engineering, 2024, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Work Experience
- Texas A&M University Department of Biomedical Engineering, Student Grader (Aug 2023 – May 2024)
- Booz Allen Hamilton, Summer Games Consulting Intern (Jun 2023 – Aug 2023)
- English Engineering Inc., Administrative Assistant (Oct 2022- Feb 2023)
Research
- Texas A&M University Applied Cognitive Ergonomics Lab, Graduate Research Assistant (Aug 2024 – ongoing)
- Texas A&M College of Medicine, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Undergraduate Research Assistant (Sep 2022 – May 2024)
- Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center, Summer Undergraduate Research Intern (Jun 2022 – Aug 2022)
- Houston Methodist Research Institute, Summer Undergraduate Research Intern (Jun 2021 – Aug 2021)
Publications
- Daniela A. Ayala, Anthony Matarazzo, Bonnie L. Seaberg, Misha Patel, Eliana Tijerina, Camryn Matthews, Gabriel Bizi, Ashton Brown, Alan Ta, Mendell Rimer & Rahul Srinivasan (2024). Heterogeneous brain region-specific responses to astrocytic mitochondrial DNA damage in mice. Scientific Reports