BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Brisbane BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19920301T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20210225T001944Z UID:8F606AB3-776D-43B2-9CFC-99CF03C2B429 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210216T112000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210216T120000 DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. Alejandro Melendez-Calderon\, Senior Lecturer\, University of Queensland\n\nAbstract:\n\nIn the past decades\, we have see n tremendous technological developments inspired for neurorehabilitation a nd restoration of movement (e.g. robotic devices\, exoskeletons\, wearable sensors). Although there is no doubt that technology adoption in the clin ics is increasing\, such devices i) are not helping patients the way we ex pected and ii) are sometimes ‘stored in the closet’ due to their compl exity and poor usability. Where should we\, engineers\, focus our efforts to make technology-assisted rehabilitation a real deal-breaker in healthca re? I believe that there are two missing links in the field of technology- assisted rehabilitation to make a great impact in the clinic. First\, we n eed to recognize that usability and human factors design embedded in techn ology is as important as the therapeutic benefits it can provide. Second\, we need to acknowledge that\, as long as we do not have tools that allow us to determine the causality of underlying impairments\, the therapeutic benefits of these new technologies will remain obscure.\n\nIn this talk\, I will present how a transdisciplinary approach of robotics and neuro-mech anical modelling represents a fundamental step towards principled methods for understanding the cause and effect of different neuromuscular impairme nts to body function. This understanding is critical to the field of medic al robotics used for diagnosis and can tackle multiple gaps between medica l\, biomedical and engineering sciences with numerous potential dividends in education\, technology development and basic research.\n\nShort Bio\n\n Dr. Alejandro Melendez-Calderon has an interdisciplinary background in rob otics and biomedical engineering with focus in human augmentation technolo gies used in medicine (robotics\, wearable devices) and computational appr oaches to understand human neuromuscular control (unimpaired\, stroke and SCI population). He has over 15 years of experience gained in academic\, c linical and industrial environments. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Medical Robotics and Neuromechanics at the University of Queensland (2020- present). He was previously a Senior Research Scientist and acting Head of Technology at the cereneo Advanced Rehabilitation Institute / cereneo Cen ter for Neurology and Rehabilitation (Switzerland\; 2017-2019)\, where he led and conducted research in the area of neuromechanics of movement defic its after stroke. He was an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation\, Northwestern University (USA\; 201 4-2020) and a postdoctoral research fellow at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (2012-2013)\, where he conducted research in cross-modal multi sensory interactions and assessment of neuromuscular impairments. He led t he areas of Robotic Hand Rehabilitation and Assessments\, and work on adap tive control of robotic trainers at Hocoma AG (Switzerland\; 2014-2016). H e was a Guest Researcher at ETH Zurich (Switzerland\; 2016-2019)\, where h e conducted research in biomechanics and motor control/learning. He receiv ed his PhD degree from Imperial College London (UK\; 2007-2011) for resear ch in robotic rehabilitation and human motor control. Alejandro has a scie ntific interest in understanding principled mechanisms of human behavior\, in particular related to movement control/learning and physical interacti on\; his technical interests are in robotics and computational modelling f or medical diagnostics\, assistive applications & (bio)medical education.\ n\nStart Time: 11.20am (AEST\, Brisbane) - 12.20pm (AEDT\, Sydney)\n\nCo-s ponsored by: QUT Centre for Robotics\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr Alejandro Melendez- Calderon\, \n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/261495 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/261495 ORGANIZER:t.peynot@qut.edu.au SEQUENCE:5 SUMMARY:30+ years of Robotics for Neuro-Rehabilitation: lessons learned and challenges ahead URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/261495 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>Presenter:</strong> Dr. Alejandro Melendez-Calderon\, Senior Lecturer\, University of Queensland</p>\n<p><st rong>Abstract:</strong></p>\n<p>In the past decades\, we have seen tremend ous technological developments inspired for neurorehabilitation and restor ation of movement (e.g. robotic devices\, exoskeletons\, wearable sensors) .&nbsp\; Although there is no doubt that technology adoption in the clinic s is increasing\, such devices <em>i)</em> are not helping patients the wa y we expected and <em>ii)</em> are sometimes &lsquo\;stored in the closet& rsquo\; due to their complexity and poor usability. Where should we\, engi neers\, focus our efforts to make technology-assisted rehabilitation a rea l deal-breaker in healthcare? &nbsp\;I believe that there are two missing links in the field of technology-assisted rehabilitation to make a great i mpact in the clinic. First\, we need to recognize that usability and human factors design embedded in technology is as important as the therapeutic benefits it can provide. Second\, we need to acknowledge that\, as long as we do not have tools that allow us to determine the causality of underlyi ng impairments\, the therapeutic benefits of these new technologies will r emain obscure.</p>\n<p>In this talk\, I will present how a transdisciplina ry approach of robotics and neuro-mechanical modelling represents a fundam ental step towards principled methods for understanding the cause and effe ct of different neuromuscular impairments to body function. This understan ding is critical to the field of medical robotics used for diagnosis and c an tackle multiple gaps between medical\, biomedical and engineering scien ces with numerous potential dividends in education\, technology developmen t and basic research.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Short Bio</st rong></p>\n<p>Dr. Alejandro Melendez-Calderon has an interdisciplinary bac kground in robotics and biomedical engineering with focus in human augment ation technologies used in medicine (robotics\, wearable devices) and comp utational approaches to understand human neuromuscular control (unimpaired \, stroke and SCI population). He has over 15 years of experience gained i n academic\, clinical and industrial environments. &nbsp\;He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Medical Robotics and Neuromechanics at the University of Queensland (2020-present). He was previously a Senior Research Scienti st and acting Head of Technology at the cereneo Advanced Rehabilitation In stitute / cereneo Center for Neurology and Rehabilitation (Switzerland\; 2 017-2019)\, where he led and conducted research in the area of neuromechan ics of movement deficits after stroke. He was an Adjunct Assistant Profess or at the Department of Physical Medicine &amp\; Rehabilitation\, Northwes tern University (USA\; 2014-2020) and a postdoctoral research fellow at th e Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (2012-2013)\, where he conducted res earch in cross-modal multisensory interactions and assessment of neuromusc ular impairments. He led the areas of Robotic Hand Rehabilitation and Asse ssments\, and work on adaptive control of robotic trainers at Hocoma AG (S witzerland\; 2014-2016). He was a Guest Researcher at ETH Zurich (Switzerl and\; 2016-2019)\, where he conducted research in biomechanics and motor c ontrol/learning. He received his PhD degree from Imperial College London ( UK\; 2007-2011) for research in robotic rehabilitation and human motor con trol. Alejandro has a scientific interest in understanding principled mech anisms of human behavior\, in particular related to movement control/learn ing and physical interaction\; his technical interests are in robotics and computational modelling for medical diagnostics\, assistive applications &amp\; (bio)medical education.</p>\n<p><strong>Start Time:</strong> 11.20a m (AEST\, Brisbane) - 12.20pm (AEDT\, Sydney)</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR