American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering names professor to its prestigious College of Fellows

Jaideep Vaidya, a distinguished professor at Rutgers Business School, was recently inducted by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) to its College of Fellows.

The institute’s College of Fellows is made up of more than 2,000 individuals who are the outstanding biomedical and biological engineers in academia, industry, and government. 

In an announcement about the 2025 inductees, AIMBE said membership in the College of Fellows honors those who have made outstanding contributions to engineering and medicine research, practice or education and to the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology and those making major advancements in traditional fields of medical and biological engineering or developing/implementing innovative approaches to bioengineering education. 

Professor Vaidya teaches computer information systems at Rutgers Business School and leads the Rutgers Institute for Data Science, Learning, and Applications. He was nominated and elected by current members of the College of Fellows for his significant contributions to research and practice through innovative privacy-protecting analytics and machine learning technologies.

Vaidya described AIMBE as unique because it is more than an honorific society. “It’s an organization of leaders who give back by engaging in, and contributing as, ambassadors for the fields of medical and biological engineering, he said.

“Being inducted as a Fellow of AIMBE is really significant for me since it is not just a profound honor but also represents a responsibility to leverage my expertise and insights to influence policies, standards, and research directions that benefit society at large and address complex healthcare challenges,” Vaidya said. “As a fellow, I am dedicated to fostering an environment that nurtures innovation and translates scientific advancements into real-world health solutions, contributing to AIMBE’s vision of improving lives through medical and biological engineering.”

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. It represents the most accomplished individuals in the fields of medical and biological engineering. AIMBE’s mission is to provide leadership and advocacy in medical and biological engineering for the benefit of society.

A formal induction ceremony was held during the AIMBE annual event on March 3. Vaidya is among 171 individuals who make up the AIMBE College of Fellows Class of 2025. Fellows remain members for life.

The AIMBE College of Fellows has inducted fellows representing more than 30 countries. The fellows are employed in academia, industry, clinical practice, and government and are among the most distinguished medical and biological engineers, including four Nobel Prize laureates and 27 Presidential Medal of Science and/or Technology and Innovation awardees. Additionally, 233 Fellows have been inducted to the National Academy of Engineering, 120 inducted to the National Academy of Medicine, and 51 inducted to the National Academy of Sciences.