Members
Bhushan Thakkar
Working in:
- Biomechanics
- Digital Health
- Non-invasive brain stimulation
Evaluation of neural mechanisms that govern the presence of co-morbid chronic pain and psychiatric disorders in patients with neuropathic pain to identify biomarkers and therapeutic interventions using pharmacological and neuromodulation-based approaches.
Ali Khatibi
Working in:
- Digital Health
- Neurofeedback
- Virtual reality
Swati Rajwal
Working in:
- Computational and dynamical brain models
- Digital Health
- Non-invasive brain stimulation
- Data science and biomarkers
Amy Romaniuk
Working in:
- Bioelectronics and sensor systems
- Prosthetics and robotics
- Biomechanics
- Pumps and infusion devices
- Digital Health
- Non-invasive brain stimulation
- Invasive brain or spinal stimulation
- Peripheral stimulation
- Neurofeedback
- Invasive recording systems
- Virtual reality
- Data science and biomarkers
- Optogenetic systems
- Other
Dr. Suyi Zhang
Working in:
- Computational and dynamical brain models
- Bioelectronics and sensor systems
- Digital Health
- Virtual reality
- Data science and biomarkers
Developing non-invasive brain-computer interfaces with optical modalities, creating real time decoding and signal processing BCI software, building AI models to decode human intention and speech
Dr. Anushka Soni
Working in:
- Digital Health
- Data science and biomarkers
I am a Rheumatologist with a clinical and research interest in musculoskeletal pain mechanisms. I use a combination of techniques, including neuroimaging and clinical pain quantification, to investigate pain related predictors of response to treatment in different forms of arthritis and fibromyalgia. My group is currently investigating the effectiveness of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in patients with fibromyalgia. This study is using online platforms to conduct questionnaire-based surveys and collect quantitative movement and cognitive learning data.
Dr. Jordan Tsigarides
Working in:
- Bioelectronics and sensor systems
- Digital Health
- Neurofeedback
- Virtual reality
- Data science and biomarkers
My work focusses on the development and use of virtual reality interventions for the management of chronic pain. This includes research into brain-computer interfaces, personalised approaches using sensor-based technologies (eye tracking, EEG, ECG etc), and machine learning.
Prof. Erika Spaich
Working in:
- Bioelectronics and sensor systems
- Prosthetics and robotics
- Biomechanics
- Digital Health
- Peripheral stimulation
My research area of interest is in the field of neurorehabilitation technologies for supporting people with neurological conditions or injuries to learn, re-learn, and recover motor functions, with special focus on gait, postural control, and upper-limb function.
Focus areas: functional electrical stimulation systems and rehabilitation robots to support gait rehabilitation and grasping of tetraplegic and hemiparetic patients, assistive technologies, assessment technologies, gaming technologies, and their combinations. Also, mechanisms that result on sensory-motor impairments and recovery after injury, including central pattern generators and neural plasticity.