Dr. Jacob A. George is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Utah. He is also a foundational researcher for the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital and the Director of the Utah NeuroRobotics Lab.

Jacob A. George received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and a Certificate in Computational Science and Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 2016. Dr. George graduated with Highest Honors and was the sole recipient of the Biomedical Engineering Student Leadership Award for his contributions to his department as President of the Biomedical Engineering Honor Society. He then received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Utah in 2018 and 2020, respectively. During his graduate studies, Dr. George served as the Co-President of the Graduate Student Advisory Committee and Inaugural President of the IEEE Engineering Medicine and Biology Student Chapter. Dr. George briefly served as a postdoctoral fellow in the Bionic Engineering Lab at the University of Utah before establishing his own independent research program.

Dr. George has been an author on numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts and conference abstracts (Google Scholar). As of 2025, he has also received over $7.4 million in research funding to date. Notable accomplishments include: the Don B. Olsen Graduate Fellowship, NSF Graduate Fellowship, NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, CCTS Outstanding Postdoc Award, Ripple Neuro Promising Young Investigator Finalist, ECE Rising Star Award, ECE Teaching Award, College of Engineering Teaching Award, Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, University Early Career Teaching Award, Meta Distinguished Faculty Award, Utah “Innovator of the Year” Award, and the NIH Director’s Early Independence Award. Dr. George's research has been proven to be high-impact; For example, his 2019 publication in Science Robotics resulted in over 398 unique news articles, 450.4 million views, and $4.5 million in advertising for the University of Utah. Dr. George has also been featured in numerous additional high-profile media outlets, including Forbes 30 under 30.

Dr. George is also a passionate entrepreneur with a record of translating his labs scientific discoveries into viable commercial products. His lab maintains active collaborations with dozens of industry partners in the fields of neurotechnology, prosthetics and orthotics, adaptive technology, smart-home systems, and virtual/augmented reality. Dr. George is the inventor on several patents, has licensed his lab's technology to his industry partners, and has founded several of his own companies. He also serves as a consultant, advisor, and scientific officer for various companies in the fields of health tech, wearables, robotics, and data science and machine learning broadly.

Outside of the lab, Dr. George enjoys playing soccer and taking advantage of the nearby Wasatch Mountains. He is an avid hiker, mountain biker, and skier.