Human-machine interaction and neurorehabilitation
Event details
| Date | 04.03.2015 |
| Hour | 12:00 › 13:00 |
| Speaker | Etienne Burdet Ph.D., Chair in Human Robotics, Imperial College London, United Kingdom |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
My research interest is in human-machine interaction. I enjoy investigating how humans interact with their environment and with each other. With my group, we develop new technical tools for this purpose, and take all opportunities to use our acquired knowledge and devices in clinical applications. My talk will highlight some of our projects, such as how understanding the process of learning of physical interactions in humans can improve neurorehabilitation technologies, or how we use fMRI and compatible robotic systems to investigate brain development in prematurely born babies at risk of cerebral palsy.
Bio: Dr. Etienne Burdet is Professor of Human Robotics in the Department of Bioengineering at The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. He is also a visiting Professor at Université Paris VI and at University College London. He holds an MSc in Mathematics (1990), an MSc in Physics (1991), and a PhD in Robotics (1996), all from ETH-Zürich. He was a postdoctoral fellow with TE Milner from McGill University, Canada, JE Colgate from Northwestern University, USA and Mitsuo Kawato of ATR in Japan. Professor Burdet’s group uses an integrative approach of neuroscience and robotics to: i) investigate human motor control, and ii) design efficient systems for training and rehabilitation, which are tested in clinical trials.
Bio: Dr. Etienne Burdet is Professor of Human Robotics in the Department of Bioengineering at The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. He is also a visiting Professor at Université Paris VI and at University College London. He holds an MSc in Mathematics (1990), an MSc in Physics (1991), and a PhD in Robotics (1996), all from ETH-Zürich. He was a postdoctoral fellow with TE Milner from McGill University, Canada, JE Colgate from Northwestern University, USA and Mitsuo Kawato of ATR in Japan. Professor Burdet’s group uses an integrative approach of neuroscience and robotics to: i) investigate human motor control, and ii) design efficient systems for training and rehabilitation, which are tested in clinical trials.
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- Free
Organizer
- Center for Neuroprotesthics