 
Krishna S. Nayak, PhD 
 
Dean's Professor of
Electrical and Computer Engineering 
Viterbi School of Engineering 
University of Southern California 
Director, 
 
Magnetic Resonance Engineering Laboratory
 
 
Director, 
 
Dynamic Imaging Science Center
 
 
Full CV  
Short CV
 
Research Interests 
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;  MRI pulse sequence design;  MRI reconstruction; 
MRI artifact correction; Real-time imaging;
Application of MRI to the assessment of cardiovascular disease and obesity; 
Signal and image processing
Selected Honors 
- 	Jan 2022, Fellow, IEEE
-  	Apr 2020, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Use-Inspired Research Award
- 	May 2019, Board of Trustees (elected), ISMRM
- 	Apr 2018, Fellow, SCMR
- 	Apr 2017, Fellow, AIMBE
- 	Aug 2013 - May 2016, Faculty Fellow, USC Center for Excellence in Teaching
- 	Dec 2014, Promoted to Full Professor
- 	Oct 2010 - Aug 2011, Sabbatical at NIH/NHLBI Laboratory for Cardiac Energetics
-     Apr 2009, Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
- 	Apr 2009, GE Healthcare Magnetic Resonance Thought Leader Award
- 	May 2008, USC-Mellon Mentoring Award, Faculty Mentoring of Graduate Students
- 	May 2007, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Junior Faculty Research Award
Select Recent Publications (Dec 2022) 
- 	B Li, NG Lee, SX Cui, KS Nayak.  
		Lung parenchyma transverse relaxation rates at 0.55 Tesla.
		Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 
		early view online
		JRNL
- 	Y Tian, SX Cui, Y Lim, NG Lee, Z Zhao, KS Nayak.
		Contrast-optimal simultaneous multi-slice (SMS) bSSFP cine cardiac imaging at 0.55 Tesla.
		Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
		89(2):746-755. Feb 2023.
		JRNL
- 	F Munoz, Y Lim, SX Cui, H Stark, KS Nayak.
		Evaluation of a Novel 8-Channel RX Coil for Speech Production MRI at 0.55 T.
		Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology, and Medicine (MAGMA).
		early view online
		JRNL
- 	NG Lee, R Ramasawmy, Y Lim, AE Campbell-Washburn, KS Nayak.
		MaxGIRF: Image Reconstruction Incorporating Concomitant Field and Gradient Impulse Response Function Effects.
		Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
		88(2):691-710, August 2022.
		JRNL	
- 	D Kim, SF Cauley, KS Nayak, RM Leahy, JP Haldar.
		Region-Optimized Virtual (ROVir) Coils: Localization and/or Suppression of Spatial Regions using Sensor-Domain Beamforming.
		Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
		86(1):197-212, July 2021.
		JRNL	
- 	Y Lim, A Toutios, Y Bliesener, Y Tian, SG Lingala, C Vaz, T Sorensen, M Oh, S Harper, W Chen, Y Lee, J Töger, ML Montesserin, C Smith, B Godinez, L Goldstein, D Byrd, KS Nayak, SS Narayanan.
		A multispeaker dataset of raw and reconstructed speech production real-time MRI video and 3D volumetric images.
		Scientific Data (Nature).
		8:187. 20 July 2021.
		JRNL	
 Recent Review Papers 
- 	Q Qin, DC Alsop, DS Bolar, L Hernandez-Garcia, J Meakin, D Liu, KS Nayak, S Schmid, MJP van Osch, EC Wong, JG Woods, G Zaharchuk, MY Zhao, Z Zun, J Guo.
		Velocity-selective arterial spin labeling perfusion MRI: A review of the state of the art and recommendations for clinical implementation.
		 Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 
		88(4):1528-1547, October 2022.
		JNRL
- 	KS Nayak, Y Lim, AE Campbell-Washburn, J Steeden.
		Real-Time Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
		 Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 
		55(1):81-99. January 2022.
		JNRL
- 	V Ramanarayanan, S Tilsen, M Proctor, J Toger, L Goldstein, KS Nayak, S Narayanan. 
		Analysis of Speech Production Real-Time MRI.
		Computer Speech and Language.
		52:1-22. Nov 2018.
		JRNL
- 	F Kober, T Jao, T Troalen, KS Nayak.
		Myocardial Arterial Spin Labeling.
		 Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 
		2016, 18:22. April 2016.
		JNRL
- 	SG Lingala, BP Sutton, ME Miquel, KS Nayak.
		Recommendations for Real-Time Speech MRI.
		 Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 
		2016, 43:28-44. January 2016.
		JNRL
- 	KS Nayak, JF Nielsen, MA Berstein, M Markl, P Gatehouse, R Botnar, D Saloner, C Lorenz, H Wen, BS Hu, F Epstein, J Oshinski, SV Raman.
		Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Phase Contrast Imaging.
		 Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 
		2015, 17:71. August 2015.
		JNRL
Profiles 
Direct Contact 
3740 McClintock Ave, EEB 400C 
Los Angeles, CA 90089 - 2564 
knayak AT usc DOT edu
Tel: 213-740-3494 
Fax: 213-740-4651 
Research Coordinator: 
Mary Yung 
3740 McClintock Ave, EEB 400 
Los Angeles, CA 90089 - 2564 
maryyung AT usc DOT edu 
Tel: 310-995-6990
Administrative Contact (pre-award): 
Gloria Halfacre 
3740 McClintock Ave, EEB 404 
Los Angeles, CA 90089 - 2564 
gloriah AT usc DOT edu 
Tel:  213-740-4145
Administrative Contact (post-award): 
Esther Yang 
3740 McClintock Ave, EEB 400 
Los Angeles, CA 90089 - 2564 
esthery AT usc DOT edu 
Tel:  323-865-0831