Cybathlon Symposium
Event details
| Date | 06.10.2016 |
| Speaker | ETH Cybathlon |
| Category | Miscellaneous |
On October 6, 2016, two days before the Cybathlon main event, the Cybathlon Symposium will bring together leading experts and junior researchers to present and discuss recent technological advances within the six disciplines of the Cybathlon. The symposium will feature six keynotes by leading researchers and short presentations from young talents. A roundtable discussion involving end-users, patient and industry representatives and an ethics researcher will highlight opportunities and challenges in the field of assistive technology, its industrial transfer and user acceptance.
Keynote Speakers
The following keynote speakers, all leading experts in one or several of the six disciplines of the Cybathlon 2016, will present their latest work at the Cybathlon Symposium. Their talks will be complemented by short talks and posters from junior researchers.
Rory A. Cooper, PhD
University of Pittsburgh, USA
Michael Goldfarb, PhD
Vanderbilt University, USA
Hugh Herr, PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
José del R. Millán, PhD
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Jon Sensinger, PhD
University of New Brunswick, Canada
Ronald Triolo, PhD
Case Western Reserve University, USA
Keynote Speakers
The following keynote speakers, all leading experts in one or several of the six disciplines of the Cybathlon 2016, will present their latest work at the Cybathlon Symposium. Their talks will be complemented by short talks and posters from junior researchers.
Rory A. Cooper, PhD
University of Pittsburgh, USA
Michael Goldfarb, PhD
Vanderbilt University, USA
Hugh Herr, PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
José del R. Millán, PhD
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Jon Sensinger, PhD
University of New Brunswick, Canada
Ronald Triolo, PhD
Case Western Reserve University, USA
Practical information
- General public
- Registration required
Organizer
- ETH Zurich
Contact
- Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory
Leonhardstrasse 27
LEO C 17
8092 Zurich
Switzerland