Bio: Prof. Raymond's research interests include Rehabilitation Robotics (e.g. Hand of Hope), Brain-Computer Control Interface (BCI), Neural Engineering, Functional Electrical Stimulation(FES) and Cognitive Assessment Software. Projects have been funded by Innovation and Technology Fund and UGC CERG/GRF as principal investigator. His research, innovation and service have received Awardee of the 2013 Ten Outstanding Young Persons.

 

Bio: Prof. Herman's expertise and interests are in the field of human balance and motor control, adaptation, and learning. He combines experiments with neuro-mechanical models. His group designed various rehabilitation, wearable robots, diagnostic, and assistive robotics. Examples are the gait rehabilitation robot LOPES and the Mindwalker wearable exoskeleton.

 

Bio: Dr. Haoyong Yu is an Associate Professor of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the National University of Singapore. He received his Bachelor’ s Degree and Master’ s Degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and PhD from Massachusetts institute of Technology (MIT). His current research interests include biomedical robotics and devices, rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology, biologically inspired robotics, intelligent control and machine learning. Dr. Yu has published more than 160 papers in the top tier journals and leading conferences in robotics and control in recent years.

 

Bio: Maurice is a CNRS research scientist in LORIA (Nancy, France) working in the LARSEN team.Her research focuses on experimental and computational human motion analysis in the context of physical human-robot interaction. This research serves to develop human-centered designs and controllers for collaborative robots, with a focus on ergonomics.

 

Talk title: Enhancing Voluntary Locomotion with Modular, Backdrivable, Powered Orthoses

Bio: Dr. Gregg directs the Locomotor Control Systems Laboratory, which conducts research on the control mechanisms of bipedal locomotion with applications to wearable and autonomous robots. He is a recipient of the Eugene McDermott Endowed Professorship, NSF CAREER Award, NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, and Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award at the Scientific Interface.

 

Bio: Dr. Ciocarlie's main interest is in robotics, looking to discover how artificial mechanisms can interact with the world as skillfully as biological organisms. Matei’s current work focuses on robot motor control, mechanism and sensor design, planning and learning, all aiming to demonstrate complex motor skills such as dexterous manipulation.

 

Bio: Prof. Johnson's research is mainly in the area of robot-mediated rehabilitation. She is focused on the investigation and rehabilitation of dysfunction due to aging, neural disease, and neural injury. I am particularly interested in 1) exploring the relationships between brain plasticity and behavioral/motor control changes after robot-assisted interventions; 2)quantifying motor impairment and motor control of the upper limb in real world tasks such as drinking; and 3) defining the methods to maintain therapeutic effectiveness while administering local and remote, robot-mediated interventions.

 

Bio: Hao Su is the Director of the Lab of Biomechatronics and Intelligent Robotics (BIRO). He has been an associate editor for ICRA, IROS, EMBC, and RA-letter. Dr. Su received the US National Science Foundation CAREER Award, Toyota Mobility Challenge Discover Award, the Best Medical Robotics Paper Runner-up Award in the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), and Philips Innovation Transfer Award.

 

Bio: Zhang's research interests lie in the design, modeling, and control of cyber-physical systems, with applications to healthcare, robotics and manufacturing. He received several honors and awards, including Berkeley Fellowship for Graduate Study from UC Berkeley, Best Paper Award in the 2013 IEEE Real-time System Symposium, and Semi-Plenary Paper Award Finalist in the 2012 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference.

Bio: Professor Asada is currently working on a project called, "Robot-on-the-Human: Supernumerary Robotic Limbs," which is a wearable robot that is perceived to be part of the human body. Other projects include one on aircraft manufacturing sponsored by Boeing and another sponsored by Sumitomo Heavy Industries.

 

Bio: Dr. Kim’s primary focus is the development of assistive robotic devices for improving mobility and quality of life through integrative approaches of numerical dynamic models, machine learning techniques, experimental testbeds, and controlled human-subject experiments.