Dr Dutta is a biomedical engineer with an entrepreneurial background and a global career. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering from Jadavpur University, India, followed by an M.S. at the University of Florida and a Ph.D. at Case Western Reserve University, USA. In addition, he obtained an M.S. at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Stroke Research Centre, Germany.
Dr Dutta's career spans various academic and research roles globally, including positions at Tata Consultancy Services, Janelia Farm Research Campus (Howard Hughes Medical Institute), and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. He continued his academic journey with roles such as Humboldt research fellow at the University Medicine Göttingen, starting research scientist at INRIA, France, and Assistant/Associate Professor at the University at Buffalo, USA. He also held academic positions at the University of Lincoln and currently at the University of Birmingham.
His research output includes peer-reviewed journal publications with more than 2300 citations, and he holds certifications in ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 14971:2019 for Medical Devices. Dr. Dutta has secured substantial research funding, exemplified by projects such as the co-production of a VR biofeedback training platform (PI: £49,357.68, Rehab Tech Network+), PTSD treatment in a digital world (co-I: £32,667, N-CODE), and Brain-based Metrics for Prolonged Field Care Tasks (co-PI: $3.1 million, U.S. Army). Previous support includes U.S. Army Medical Research funds (co-PI: $2,215,000), and a $100,000 USA-PI grant from the Government of India. These grants underline Dutta's expertise in biomedical engineering, neuroimaging, and neurorehabilitation, showcasing a versatile funding profile across international collaborations and interdisciplinary research domains (ORCID).