Thomas Heldt is the W.M. Keck Career Development Professor in Biomedical Engineering at MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering & Science. He is also an Associate Professor of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering in MIT’s Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and a Principal Investigator with MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics where he directs the Integrative Neuromonitoring and Critical Care Informatics Group.   Dr. Heldt studied Physics at Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany, at Yale University, and MIT. In 2004, he received the PhD degree in Medical Physics from MIT's Division of Health Sciences and Technology and commenced postdoctoral training at MIT's Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronics Systems. Dr. Heldt's research interests focus on signal processing, mathematical modeling, and model identification to support real-time clinical decision making, monitoring of disease progression, and titration of therapy, primarily in neurocritical and neonatal critical care. In particular, Dr. Heldt is interested in developing a mechanistic understanding of physiologic systems, and in formulating appropriately chosen computational physiologic models for improved patient care. His research is conducted in close collaboration with colleagues at MIT and clinicians from Boston-area hospitals.