Michael Fu

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering
Develops virtual environments and neural interfaces to improve human health after neurological injury
Office: 414 Olin Email: michael.j.fu@case.edu

Education

Other, Clinical Research, Case Western Reserve University, 2014

Awards and Recognitions

2021, All Nippon Airways Avatar XPRIZE Semifinalist, XPRIZE Foundation
2021, Think Big Leadership Team Award - Pathway 2: Integrate Humanity and Technology, CWRU Office of the Provost
2020, Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
2015, Best Poster, Cleveland CTSC

Research Interests

Virtual environments and assistive devices to improve neurorehabilitation

Teaching Interests

Computer Game Development

Professional Leadership and Service

Jan. 1, 2014 - PRESENT, Member American Society of Neurorehabilitation

Other Affiliations

2012 - PRESENT, Bioscientific Staff The MetroHealth System
2012 - PRESENT, Research Scientist Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Publications

Burns, R., Dunning, J., & Fu, M. J. (2020). Low-Cost Bioimpedance Phase Angle Monitor for Portable Electrical Surface Stimulation Burn Prevention. IEEE.
Fu, M. J., Curby, A. J., Rice, A. J., Suder, R. J., & Knutson, J. J. (2020). Home-Based Functional Electrical Stimulation-Assisted Hand Therapy Video Games for Children with Hemiplegia: Development and Proof-of-Concept. IEEE, 28 (6), 1461-1470.
Fu, M. J., Harley, M. J., Hisel, T. J., Wilson, R. J., Busch, R. J., Chae, J. J., & Knutson, J. J. (2019). Ability of chronic stroke patients with hemiplegia to self-administer FES-assisted hand therapy video games at home: an exploratory case series. Journal of Rehabilitation, Assistive Technology, and Engineering, Sage Publishing, 6 (2055668319854000).
Knutson, J., Fu, M. J., & Chae, J. J. (2015). Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Motor Restoration in Hemiplegia. Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 26 (4).
Fu, M. J., Knutson, J. J., & Chae, J. J. (2015). Stroke Rehabilitation using Virtual Environments. Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 26 (4), 747-757.
Gunzler, D., Spilsbury, J., Fu, M. J., Rose, S. J., Dawson, N. J., Moore, S. J., & Love, T. J. (2015). Training a Nonclinician to Become a Leader in Transdisciplinary Clinical Research: Clinical Observerships. International Journal of Clinical Biostatistics and Biometrics, 1 (1), 5.
Fu, M. J., & Cavusoglu, M. C. (2012). Human-arm-and-hand-dynamic model with variability analyses for a stylus-based haptic interface.. IEEE transactions on systems, man, and cybernetics. Part B, Cybernetics : a publication of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, 42 (6), 1633-44.
Fu, M. J., Hershberger, A. J., Sano, K. J., & Cavusoglu, M. C. (2012). Effect of Visuo-Motor Co-location on 3D Fitts' Task Performance in Physical and Virtual Environments.. Presence (Cambridge, Mass.), 21 (3), 305-320.
Knutson, J., Harley, M., Hisel, T., Makowski, N., Fu, M. J., & Chae, J. J. (2012). Contralaterally controlled functional electrical stimulation for stroke rehabilitation.. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference, 2012 , 314-7.
Fu, M. J., Hershberger, A. J., Sano, K. J., & Cavusoglu, M. C. (2011). Effect of Visuo-Haptic Co-location on 3D Fitts' Task Performance.. Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2011 , 3460-3467.
Fu, M. J., Daly, J. J., & Cavusoglu, M. C. (2006). A detection scheme for frontalis and temporalis muscle EMG contamination of EEG data.. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference, 1 , 4514-8.