Interfaces & Interventions Research Group
Mission: Develop human interfaces to improve function after neurological injury.
Luis Presents at Robotics Science and Systems 2022
Luis and Lionel (UCLA) presented at the RSS 2022 workshop "Toward Robot Avatars: Perspectives on the ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition" about the CWRU/UCLA semifinal competition entry (https://www.rssavatarxprizews.org).
Tyler Presents at American Spinal Injury Association 2022
Tyler and Dr. Fu were co-organizers and presenters of the Unaddressed Technology Needs of People Living with High Tetraplegia course at the 2022 American Spinal Injury Association Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, LA.
Featured in 2022 National VA Research Week
The virtual reality ocular motor research of Drs. Walker and Fu were featured for 2022 National Dept. of Veterans Affairs Research Week (https://youtu.be/dVQXtJ7wk1Q)
Tyler Awarded 2022 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
CONGRATULATIONS to Tyler (EE PhD candidate) for obtaining the prestigious 2022 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship!
Research Featured on PBS News Hour
New publication on preventing skin burn during electrical stimulation
Congratulations Ryan on publishing his design of a device to prevent burns during skin-surface electrical stimulation! This will be a valuable tool to prevent injury during a widely used treatment in rehabilitation medicine.
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Burns R, Dunning J, Fu MJ, A Low-Cost Bioimpedance Phase Angle Monitor for Portable Electrical Surface Stimulation Burn Prevention, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, October 2020. [IEEE link]
Prof. Fu Obtains NSF Early Career Award
This prestigious award will advance knowledge about FES-assisted stroke rehabilitation and engage a generation of younger students in rehabilitation science.
Read more about the award here...
CWRU Joins DARPA OFFSET Field Exercise
CWRU and Texas A&M University successfully demonstrated our Consensus Decision Algorithm and Mixed Reality Human-Swarm Teaming User Interface at Camp Shelby, MS to DARPA. Read more at https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2020-01-27
Prof. Fu Co-Chairs IEEE EMBC 2019 Mini-Symposium on Pediatric Rehabilitation Engineering
Prof. Fu co-organized (with Thomas Bulea, NIH) and co-chaired (with Pepe Contreras-Vidal, U. Houston) the Mini-Symposium on Pediatric Rehabilitation Engineering at IEEE EMBC 2019. Speakers included Eduardo Rocon (Spanish Research Council), Alistair McEwan (U. Sydney), and Teresa Cruz (NICHD, Acting Director of NCMRR). [Symposium Program]
CWRU Team selected for DARPA OFFSET
Case Western Reserve's team was selected by DARPA OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) to compete in the Sprint 3 program. [DARPA Press Release]
Prof. Fu and MS student Chen Zhao are collaborating with Profs. Kiju Lee (Texas A&M University), Wyatt Newman (ECSE), and Dustin Tyler (BME) to develop a novel mixed reality sensorimotor interface to allow humans to team with robotic drones in swarms of up to 250 mobile/aerial units. To find more info about the OFFSET competition, see DARPA TV
EECS 390 video game mentioned in Think Magazine
IEEE EMBC 2018
Doctoral student Vitor Rolo presented his work at the 2018 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference in Honolulu, HI.
NIH/NCATS News
Profs. Fu and Knutson were mentioned in a recent issue of the NIH National Center for Advancement of Translational Science newsletter.
