MO Melvin Opoku
Biomedical engineering · neural interfaces · founder of M'AKOMA

Building toward brain signals machine minds M'AKOMA conscious tools human continuity

I am a biomedical engineer from Ghana building tools for connection, measurement, and human experience. My current focus is M'AKOMA: a jewelry-first presence wearable for the few people you want to keep close without another feed, follower count, or group chat.

Melvin Opoku headshot
Long-term provocation Can consciousness become measurable enough to preserve?
4 publications 4 research projects 3 recent updates 1 startup launched

Currently building

M'AKOMA is a living bracelet for your inner circle.

M'AKOMA is my newly launched startup: a jewelry-first presence wearable where a small number of people you love can live as physical beads. It is built around chosen presence, not feeds, follower counts, public likes, or algorithmic noise.

The first product is designed for short, intimate signals: a pulse, a glow, or a voice charm from someone who matters. The goal is simple: make closeness feel physical again without turning friendship into another screen.

No feeds No followers Jewelry first Inner circle only
M'AKOMA bracelet concept render
M'AKOMA The people you carry.

Projects

Research depth, product-design instincts.

A compact map of the work: human neuroscience, connectomics, clinical ML, biosynthesis, and biomedical hardware.

EEG-MRS project materials

MIT · Lewis Lab · 2025

Sleep stage classification with EEG-MRS

Aligned EEG arousal labels with HERCULES-edited MRS windows to study metabolite shifts across sleep states.

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Connectomics poster presentation

Princeton · Murthy Lab · 2024

LC11 connectome analysis

Analyzed FlyWire structure-function relationships in neurons involved in small-object motion detection.

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Tourette tic detection poster presentation

UF · Brain Mapping Lab · 2023-2026

Tic detection ML pipeline

Compared video and EMG-based tic detection for Tourette syndrome DBS research.

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Terpene biosynthesis poster

UF · Rudolf Lab · 2022-2023

Terpene biosynthesis screening

Screened predicted UbiA terpene synthases in engineered bacterial systems.

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Product design

Bone density measurement system

A hardware case study covering PCB layout, CAD integration, firmware bring-up, and validation.

PCB layout for product design project
Product design · PCB Bone density measurement system

News

Recent moments worth knowing.

Poster presentations, thesis defense, graduation, and the human story around the work.

Melvin Opoku graduation photo
Graduation Completed my UF degree
Honors thesis defense presentation
Honors thesis Defended tic detection research
Undergraduate research symposium poster presentation
Poster presentation Undergraduate Research Symposium

Life

Serious about the work, alive outside it.

A fuller picture: YouTube, salsa, soccer, running, music, and family.

Melvin's family doing the Gator chomp in Ghana Melvin salsa dancing Melvin playing soccer Melvin running Product design team Melvin graduation photo

Contact

M'AKOMA, research, product design, and stories worth sharing.