Based on how RF signals bounce off our bodies, the researchers could measure human breathing, heart rates, emotion and sleep stages, without having the "patient" wear any sensor.

[7] Her most recent research combined medicine with AI, where she developed with her team a system capable of diagnosing Parkinson's Disease.

[8] In 2013, Katabi won the Grace Murray Hopper Award,[9] recognizing her as the outstanding young computer science professional.

[12] In 2014, on the celebration of Project Mac's 50th anniversary, her work on X-ray vision was chosen as one of the "50 ways that MIT has transformed computer science.

[17] In 2023, Katabi was elected to the National Academy of Sciences,[18] and awarded with an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from the American University of Beirut for her significant contribution to researcher and innovation in wireless networks.