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Curriculum Vitae
Paolo Bonato, PhD1
Date Prepared: May 7, 2019
Name: Paolo Bonato
Office Address: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
300 First Avenue
Charlestown, MA 02129
United States
Work Phone: (617) 952-6319
Work Email: [email protected]
Work FAX: (617) 952-6373
Place of Birth: Acqui Terme, Italy
Citizenship: USA
Education
Year Degree Field of Study Institution
1989 MS Electrical Engineering Politecnico di Torino,
Torino, Italy
1995 PhD Biomedical Engineering Università di Roma “La
Sapienza”, Roma, Italy
Postdoctoral Training
Year(s) Title Discipline Institution
1995-1996 Post-doctoral Fellow Biomedical Engineering Politecnico di Torino,
Torino, Italy
Faculty Academic Appointments
Year(s) Academic Title Department Academic Institution
1997-2002 Research Assistant
Professor
Biomedical Engineering Boston University
2003-2014 Assistant Professor Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation
Harvard Medical School
1 Google Scholar profile: https://tinyurl.com/ydgue5gy (> 10,000 citations overall, > 6,000 citations since 2014, h-index = 46, i10-
index = 113)
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2004-2014 Member of the
Affiliated Faculty
Harvard-MIT Division of Health
Sciences and Technology
Harvard-MIT
2011-2014 Adjunct Professor of
Wearable Systems
School of Engineering and
Informatics
National University of
Ireland, Galway
2011-
present
Adjunct Professor of
Biomedical
Engineering
Rehabilitation Sciences PhD
Program
MGH Institute of Health
Professions
2011-
present
Associate Faculty
Member
Wyss Institute for Biologically
Inspired Engineering
Harvard University
2013-2014 Adjunct Associate
Professor
Electrical and Electronic
Engineering
The University of
Melbourne
2014-
present
Associate Professor Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation
Harvard Medical School
2016-2018 Adjunct Professor Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Northeastern University
2019-
present
Adjunct Associate
Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
and Athletic Training at the
College of Health and
Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent
College
Boston University
Major Administrative Leadership Positions
Local
Year(s) Position title Institution
2000-2002 Director, Signal Processing Laboratory Boston University
2000-2002 Director, Motion Analysis Laboratory Boston University
2002-
present
Director, Motion Analysis Laboratory Department of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
Appointments at Hospitals and Affiliated Institutions
Local
Year(s) Position title Institution
2002-
present
Director, Motion Analysis Laboratory Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
2015-
present
Research Faculty Member Stroke Research and Recovery Institute,
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
2016-
present
Research Affiliate Osher Center for Integrative Medicine,
Harvard Medical School
Committee Service
National and International
Years of
Membership
Name of Committee
Title of Role(s)
2002 14th Conference of the International Society
of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology
Scientific Committee Member
3
2002 2nd Joint Conference Engineering in
Medicine and Biology Society and
Biomedical Engineering Society
Theme Co-chair and Track Chair
2003 1st Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society Conference on NeuroEngineering
Scientific Committee Member
2003 3rd IEEE Symposium on Bioinformatics and
Bioengineering
Scientific Committee Member
2004-2012 IEEE EMBS Technical Committee on
Wearable Biomedical Sensors and Systems
Founding Member
2004 15th Conference of the International Society
of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology
Scientific Program Chair
2004 26th Annual International Conference IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society
Theme Co-chair and Track Chair
2005 IEEE EMBS Education Committee Member
2005 2nd Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society Conference on NeuroEngineering
Steering Committee Member
2005 The 5th International Workshop on
Biosignal Interpretation
Scientific Committee Member
2005 27th Annual International Conference IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society
Theme Co-chair and Track Chair
2006 IEEE EMBS Education Committee Chair
2006 IEEE EMBS Ad Hoc Committee on Open
Access and e-Publications
Committee Coordinator
2006 pHealth2006 - International Workshop on
Wearable Micro- and Nano-Systems for
Personalized Health
Scientific Committee Member
2006 The 1st IEEE/RAS-EMBS International
Conference on Biomedical Robotics and
Biomechatronics
Scientific Committee Member
2006 BSN2006 - Body Sensor Networks
Conference
Scientific Committee Member
2006 16th Conference of the International Society
of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology
Scientific Committee Member
2006 28th Annual International Conference IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society
Theme Co-chair and Track Chair
2006 3rd IEEE-EMBS International Summer
School and Symposium on Medical Devices
and Biosensors
Conference Chair
2006 Pervasive Health Conference 2006 Scientific Committee Member
2007 IEEE EMBS Education Committee Chair
2007 IEEE-USA Medical Technology Policy
Committee
IEEE EMBS Representative
2007 3rd Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society Conference on NeuroEngineering
Steering Committee Member
2007 pHealth2007 - International Workshop on
Wearable Micro- and Nano-Systems for
Personalized Health
Scientific Committee Member
4
2007 BSN2007 - Body Sensor Networks
Conference
Program Committee Member
2007 4th IEEE-EMBS International Summer
School and Symposium on Medical Devices
and Biosensors
Technical Program Co-Chair
2007 29th Annual International Conference IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society
International Committee Member and Track
Chair
2008 IEEE Technical Committee on Wearable
Biomedical Sensors and Systems
Chair
2008 United Cerebral Palsy Foundation Advisory Board Member
2008 BSN2008 - Body Sensor Networks
Conference
Program Chair
2008 17th Conference of the International Society
of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology
Program Co-Chair
2008 30th Annual International Conference IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society
Theme Chair
2009 IEEE EMBS Education Committee Chair
2009 4th Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society Conference on NeuroEngineering
Steering Committee Member
2009 pHealth2009 - International Workshop on
Wearable Micro- and Nano-Systems for
Personalized Health
Scientific Committee Member
2009 BSN2009 - Body Sensor Networks
Conference
International Advisory Committee Member
2009 31st Annual International Conference IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society
Theme Chair
2010 IEEE EMBS Clinical Engineering
Committee
Chair
2010 First AMA-IEEE Medical Technology
Conference on Individualized Healthcare
Program Chair
2010 pHealth2010 - International Workshop on
Wearable Micro- and Nano-Systems for
Personalized Health
Scientific Committee Member
2010 BSN2010 - Body Sensor Networks
Conference
Steering Committee Member
2010 18th Conference of the International Society
of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology
International Committee Member
2010 32nd Annual International Conference IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society
Theme Chair
2010 Wireless Health 2010 Technical Program Committee Member
2010-2015 Center for Translation of Rehabilitation
Engineering Advances and Technology
(supported by NIH)
Scientific Advisory Board Member
2011 5th Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society Conference on NeuroEngineering
Conference Committee Member
5
2011 BSN2011 - Body Sensor Networks
Conference
Steering Committee Member
2011 pHealth2011 - International Workshop on
Wearable Micro- and Nano-Systems for
Personalized Health
International Committee Member
2011 2011 International Conference on
Rehabilitation Robotics
Scientific Committee Member
2011 33rd Annual International Conference IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society
Conference Chair
2011 Wireless Health 2011 Technical Program Committee Member
2011 Second Annual AMA-IEEE Medical
Technology Conference
Program Committee Member
2011 4th International Symposium on Applied
Sciences in Biomedical and Communication
Technologies
Program Committee Member
2012 1st IEEE-EMBS International Conference
on Biomedical and Health Informatics
Program Chair
2012 IEEE EMBS Technical Committee on
Clinical Engineering
Chair
2012 IEEE EMBS Technical Committee on
Information Technology for Health
Committee Member
2012 BSN2012 - Body Sensor Networks
Conference
Steering Committee Member
2012 4th International Conference on Smart
Materials Structures and Systems
International Advisory Board Member
2012 uHealthcare 2012 International Advisory Board Member
2012 Wireless Health 2012 Technical Program Committee Member
2012 1st International Conference on
NeuroRehabilitation
Steering Committee Member
2013 IEEE EMBS Technical Committee on
Information Technology for Health
Committee Member
2013 BSN2013 - Body Sensor Networks
Conference
Steering Committee Member
2013 35th Annual International Conference IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Theme Chair
2013 13th Mediterranean Conference on Medical
and Biological Engineering and Computing
International Program Committee Member
2013 Wireless Health 2013 Technical Program Committee Member
2013-
present
New England Pediatric Device Consortium
(supported by the FDA’s Office of Orphan
Projects Development)
Scientific Advisory Board Member
2014-
present
IEEE EMBS Technical Committee on
Neuroengineering
Committee Member
2014 IEEE Strategic Planning Committee of the
Publication Services and Products Board
Committee Member
2014-2016 Steering Committee, IEEE Life Sciences
Letters
Committee Chair
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2014 7th International Conference on Pervasive
Technologies Related to Assistive
Environments
Program Committee Member
2014 2nd IEEE-EMBS International Conference
on Biomedical and Health Informatics
Steering Committee Member
2014 BSN2014 - Body Sensor Networks
Conference
Steering Committee Member
2014 IEEE Healthcare Innovation Point-of-Care
Technologies Conference
Organizing Committee Member
2014 Wireless Health 2014 Technical Program Committee Member
2014 uHealthcare 2014 Member International Advisory Board
2015 7th International IEEE EMBS Neural
Engineering Conference
International Program Committee Member
2015 8th International Conference on Pervasive
Technologies Related to Assistive
Environments
Program Committee Member
2015 BSN2015 - Body Sensor Networks
Conference
Steering Committee Member
2015 2015 International Conference on
Rehabilitation Robotics
Scientific Committee Member
2015 37th Annual International Conference IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Conference Co-Chair
2015 Wireless Health 2015 Program Co-Chair
2015 2nd IEEE International Workshop on
Wearable Robotics
Program Committee Member
2015-
present
The Insight Center for Data Analytics Scientific Advisory Board Member
2016 Building Bridges to Develop New Medical
Technologies - Real Colegio Complutense
at Harvard University
Conference Co-Chair
2016 Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program Scientific Advisory Board Member
2016 BSN2016 - Body Sensor Networks
Conference
Steering Committee Member
2016 1st IEEE International Conference on
Connected Health: Applications, Systems
and Engineering Technologies
Steering Committee Member
2016 21st Conference of the International Society
of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology
Scientific Advisory Board Member
2016 7th International Conference on Applied
Human Factors and Ergonomics - Human
Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems
Scientific Advisory Board Member
2016 3rd International Conference on
Neurorehabilitation
Steering Committee Member
2016 Wireless Health 2016 Steering Committee Member
2016-
present
Movement Disorder Society, Task Force on
Technology
Committee Member
2017 7th Advanced Institute on Global Healthcare
Education
Program Co-Chair
2017 BSN2017 - Body Sensor Networks
Conference
Steering Committee Member
7
2017 2nd IEEE International Conference on
Connected Health: Applications, Systems
and Engineering Technologies
Conference General Chair
2018 BSN2018 - Body Sensor Networks
Conference
Steering Committee Member
2019 BSN2019 - Body Sensor Networks
Conference
International Advisory Committee Member
and Technical Program Committee Member
Grant Review Activities
Year(s) of
Membership
Name of Committee Institution/Organization
2001 Biomedical Engineering & Research to Aid
Persons with Disabilities, Reviewer
National Science Foundation
2003 Biomedical Engineering & Research to Aid
Persons with Disabilities, Reviewer
National Science Foundation
2004 Rehabilitation Research and Training
Centers, Reviewer
National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research
2004 Ad Hoc Reviewer The Research Council of Norway
2004 Defense Medical Research and
Development Program, Reviewer
American Institute of Biological Sciences
2005 Rehabilitation Engineering Panel, Reviewer Department of Veterans Affairs
2005 Ad Hoc Reviewer National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute,
National Institutes of Health
2005 Ad Hoc Reviewer Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council of Canada
2006 Rehabilitation Engineering Panel, Reviewer Department of Veterans Affairs
2006 Ad Hoc Reviewer National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development, National Institutes of
Health
2006 Biomedical Engineering & Research to Aid
Persons with Disabilities, Reviewer
National Science Foundation
2007 Ad Hoc Reviewer Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council of Canada
2007 Rehabilitation Engineering Panel, Reviewer Department of Veterans Affairs
2007 Biomedical Engineering & Research to Aid
Persons with Disabilities, Reviewer
National Science Foundation
2008 Rehabilitation Engineering, Reviewer Department of Veterans Affairs
2009 Rehabilitation Engineering, Reviewer Department of Veterans Affairs
2009 SBIR Panel, Reviewer National Institute of Biomedical Imaging
and Bioengineering, National Institutes of
Health
2010 Ad Hoc Reviewer Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council of Canada
2010 Rehabilitation Engineering Panel, Reviewer Department of Veterans Affairs
2010 SBIR Panel, Reviewer National Institute of Biomedical Imaging
and Bioengineering, National Institutes of
Health
2010 Biomedical Engineering & Research to Aid
Persons with Disabilities, Reviewer
National Science Foundation
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2010 Scientific Peer Advisory and Review
Services division of the American Institute
of Biological Sciences, Reviewer
Telemedicine and Advanced Technology
Research Center, United States Army
Medical Research and Materiel Command
2010 Panelist NSF/NIH/VA/WTEC European Study on
Mobility
2011 Panelist NICHD Workshop on Diagnostics &
Therapeutics
2011 Rehabilitation Engineering Panel, Reviewer Department of Veterans Affairs
2011 SBIR Panel, Reviewer National Institute of Biomedical Imaging
and Bioengineering, National Institutes of
Health
2011 Emerging Technologies and Training in
Neurosciences, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2011 Design and Development of Novel
Technologies for Healthy Independent
Living, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2011 Development and Translation of Medical
Technologies that Reduce Health
Disparities, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2012 Development and Translation of Medical
Technologies that Reduce Health
Disparities, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2012 Rehabilitation Engineering &
Prosthetics/Orthotics Panel, Reviewer
Department of Veterans Affairs
2012 Ad-hoc Committee, Loan Replacement
Applications, Member
National Institutes of Health
2013 Development and Translation of Medical
Technologies that Reduce Health
Disparities (SBIR [R43/R44]), Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2013 Rehabilitation Engineering &
Prosthetics/Orthotics Panel, Panel Chair
Department of Veterans Affairs
2013 Loan Repayment Program, Reviewer National Institutes of Health
2013 National Center for Medical Rehabilitation
Research, Reviewer
National Institute of Child Health, National
Institutes of Health
2014 Development and Translation of Medical
Technologies that Reduce Health
Disparities (SBIR [R43/R44]), Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2014 Loan Repayment Program Review Panel,
Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2014 Conference grant application review panel -
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging
and Bioengineering, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2015 General and Age-Related Disabilities
Engineering, Reviewer
National Science Foundation
2015 National Robotics Initiative - NSF Review
Panel, Reviewer
National Science Foundation
2015 Department of Defense Clinical and
Rehabilitative Medicine Research Program;
Orthotics and Prosthetics Outcomes
Research Program, Reviewer
Department of Defense
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2015 Loan Repayment Program, National
Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2016 General and Age-Related Disabilities
Engineering, Reviewer
National Science Foundation
2016 Loan Repayment Program, National
Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2016 National Robotics Initiative - NSF Review
Panel, Reviewer
National Science Foundation
2016 Collaborative Aging in Place Research
Using Technology, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2016 Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Small
Business, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2017 Rehabilitation Panel, Reviewer Canada Foundation for Innovation
2017 Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes
in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
National Institutes of Health
2017 Technologies for Healthy Independent Care National Institutes of Health
2017 Loan Repayment Program, National
Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2017 Smart and Connected Communities
Program, Reviewer
National Science Foundation
2017 Nursing and Related Clinical Sciences
Program, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2017 Medical Imaging Investigations Program,
Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2017 NICHD Limb Loss and Preservation
Registry, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2017 NICHD Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Sciences, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2017 Nursing and Related Clinical Sciences
(NRCS), Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2017 Research Infrastructure Development for
Interdisciplinary Aging Studies, National
Institute on Aging (NIA), Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2018 NICHD Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Sciences, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2018 Nursing and Related Clinical Sciences
(NRCS) - Spring Review, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2018 Smart and Connected Health Program,
Reviewer
National Science Foundation
2018 Loan Repayment Program, National
Institute of Child Health and Human
Development (NICHD), Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2018 Gait and Balance Program, Reviewer Michael J Fox Foundation
2018 Pfizer Canada Strategic Translational
Projects, Reviewer
Alberta Innovates
2018 Nursing and Related Clinical Sciences
(NRCS) - Fall Review, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
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2018 Small Business Health Informatics Study
Section, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2019 Mobile Health: technology and Outcomes in
Low and Middle Income Countries,
Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2019 Behavioral/Social Science Methods and
Measurement, Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
2019 Smart Cities ERC, Reviewer National Science Foundation
2019 Loan Repayment Program, National
Institute of Child Health and Human
Development (NICHD), Reviewer
National Institutes of Health
Editorial Activities
Reviewer
Archives Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Clinical Neurophysiology
IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics
IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine
IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
Journal of Neurophysiology
Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
Science Robotics
Science Translational Medicine
Scientific Reports - Nature
Other Editorial Roles
Year(s) Role Journal Name
2004-2009 Associate Editor IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and
Rehabilitation Engineering
2004-2012 Associate Editor IEEE Transactions on Information
Technology in Biomedicine
2004-2014 Founding Editor-in-Chief Journal of NeuroEngineering and
Rehabilitation (BioMed Central)
2011-2018 Associate Editor International Journal of Measurement
Technologies and Instrumentation
Engineering
2013-2014 Associate Editor IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health
Informatics
2013-present Steering Committee Member and Associate
Editor
IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in
Health and Medicine
2014-present Advisory Board Member IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health
Informatics
2016-2017 Editor in Chief IEEE Life Sciences Letters
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2017-present Member Editorial Board Digital Biomarkers (Karger Publishers)
2017-present Member Editorial Board Smart Health (Elsevier)
2018-present Editor IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and
Bionics
2018-present Associate Editor ACM Transactions on Computing for
Healthcare
2018-present Associate Editor Progress in Biomedical Engineering (IOP
Science)
Honors and Prizes
Year Name of Honor/Prize Awarding Organization Achievement for which
awarded
1995 Antonio Venerando
Award
Italian Society of Cardiology Development of novel
algorithms for the analysis of
late potentials
2004 INI-GraphicsNet Best
Paper Award
INI-GraphicsNet Development of a human-
computer interface relying on
facial EMG data to detect
subject’s emotional state
2006 Best Paper Award 5th International Workshop on
Virtual Rehabilitation
Clinical testing of a virtual
reality-based system to
improve motor training in
stroke survivors.
2008 The Eleanor and Miles
Shore Fellowship
Program for Scholars in
Medicine
Harvard Medical School Career award to develop new
rehabilitation techniques to
facilitate motor recovery in
traumatic brain injury
survivors
2010 Finalist for Best Paper
Award in Medical
Robotics
IEEE International Conference
on Robotics and Automation
Development of a robotic
system for gait training that
facilitates correction of pelvic
movement deviations during
ambulation.
2010 Best Poster Award 2010 IEEE Haptics Conference Development of a two-degree-
of-freedom robotic system to
implement upper limb
rehabilitation protocols in
stroke survivors.
2013 Best Poster Award Annual Meeting of the
Association of Academic
Physiatrists
Development and testing of a
home-monitoring system to
assess the severity of
Parkinsonian symptoms in
patients with late stage
Parkinson’s disease.
2015 Best Poster Award 47th Annual Meeting of the
American Burn Association
Development of a
rehabilitation platform for
upper-limb exercises in
subjects with severe burns
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affecting elbow and shoulder
range of motion.
2017 Best Poster Award in
Complementary
Integrative
Rehabilitation
Medicine
2017 Annual Conference of the
American Congress of
Rehabilitation Medicine
Study the role of dual task
tests in evaluating the benefits
of Tai Chi-based interventions
in patients with Parkinson’s
disease.
2018 2nd Best Poster Award 2018 Annual Conference of the
American Congress of
Rehabilitation Medicine
Study on the combined use of
a robotic prosthesis and
wearable technology in
individuals who lost a lower
limb secondary to diabetes.
2018 Blu Ribbon Poster
Award
22nd International Congress of
Parkinson's Disease and
Movement Disorders
Study by a large consortium
that resulted in collecting
wearable sensor data from 95
subjects with Parkinson’s
disease and 60 control
subjects.
Report of Funded and Pending Projects
Funding Information
Past
Year(s)
Funded
Grant title
Funding Agency/Institution
Role on project
Description of the major goals
1998-2001 Assessment of Muscle Function During Cyclical Lifting Through the Analysis of Surface
Electromyographic Data
Whitaker Foundation
Role: PI
To develop a novel approach to assess localized muscle fatigue during the performance of
a dynamic muscle contraction with potential application to the evaluation of subjects with
low back pain.
2000 Cycle-Ergometer Modifications for Exercise Physiology Testing
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Role: PI
To develop a battery of tests relying on the use of a cycle-ergometer to assess fatigue
during performance of a cyclical motor task and evaluate the decrease in force production
associated with the fatigue process.
2000-2003 EMG-Based Methods for Testing Non-Keyboard Input Devices
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Role: PI
To develop an EMG-based technique to monitor the level of activity of forearm muscles
during the use of a computer mouse with the aim of comparing computer mouse designs
and determine what design has better ergonomic characteristics.
2003-2005 Enhancing Elderly Balance & Gait Using Mechanical Noise
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
Role: Co-PI
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To assess the effectiveness of sub-sensory mechanical stimulation of the soles of the feet to
increase afferent input and therefore improve the control of posture during quiet standing
in subjects who report frequency falls.
2003-2007 Data Mining to Identify Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson’s Disease
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health
Role: PI
To develop data analysis techniques relying on wearable sensor recordings to estimate the
severity of symptoms and motor complications in patients with late stage Parkinson’s
disease with the long-term goal of facilitating the titration of medications.
2004-2005 International Symposium on Motor Control Using TMS
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health
Role: PI
To host a symposium devoted to the use of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques
during the 15th Conference of International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology
2004-2005 Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) of Mobility Assistive Device Use in Balance
Impaired Individuals
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Role: Co-PI
To develop methods to analysis data recorded using wireless wearable sensors to monitor
the performance of ambulatory activities in patients with knee osteoarthritis and in stroke
survivors who use a mobility assistive device.
2004-2005 Enhancing Deep Brain Stimulation Parameter Adjustment Through Measures of Motor
Response
Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair
Role: PI
To assess the effectiveness of a data analysis technique based on the detection of patterns
of accelerometer data associated with motor responses to changes in deep brain stimulation
settings to optimize Parkinson’s control therapy.
2004-2007 Field Measures of Functional Tasks for CIT Intervention
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
Role: PI
To develop a data analysis method to estimate clinical scores measuring levels of
impairment and functional limitation in stroke survivors from accelerometer data recorded
during performance of movements of reaching, transport, and manipulation.
2005-2006 Wearable Wireless Sensor Network to Monitor Motor Recovery in Post-Stroke Patients
Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology
Role: PI
To develop and test a body sensor network to gather accelerometer data from stroke
survivors during performance of motor tasks that allow one to assess level of impairment
and functional limitation.
2006-2007 Motor Unit Behavior in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair
Role: Co-PI
To study the characteristics of motor unit firing rate time series in patients with
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and seek correlation between motor unit behavior and the
progression of the disease.
2006-2007 Monitoring Motor Patterns of Epileptic Seizures Using Wearable Sensor Technologies: A
Completely Non-invasive Method of Seizure Detection
Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology
Role: Co-PI
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To investigate the use of wearable technology to detect and monitor seizures accompanied
by motor symptoms thus providing a tool to facilitate medication titration in patients who
are not satisfactorily responding to pharmacological treatment.
2006-2007 Development of a Markerless System for Clinical Analysis of Gait Abnormalities
Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology
Role: PI
To assess the suitability of a technique for the analysis of human movement that does not
require the use of traditional of reflective markers to track the movement of body
segments.
2006-2007 Muscle Activity Pattern During Sleep: Physiological Mechanisms and Relationship to
Stress-Induced Muscle Pain
Swedish Research Council
Role: Co-PI
To study a low frequency oscillatory behavior observed in muscular activity during sleep
and explore its association with pain in subjects with fibromyalgia.
2006-2007 Powered Leg Prosthesis for the Restoration of Amputee Balance, Locomotory Metabolism
and Speed
Department of Defense
Role: Co-PI
To design and implement a new generation of lower limb prostheses that provide users
with active control of torque generation at the ankle joint via embedding EMG electrodes
in the socket.
2007-2008 Symposium on Robotics in Rehabilitation
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
Role: PI
To host a symposium on rehabilitation robotics during the 17th Conference of International
Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology.
2007-2008 Robotic Gait Training in Children with Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy Foundation
Role: PI
To assess the benefits of robotic-assisted treadmill locomotion in children with cerebral
palsy via the analysis of functional measures and instrumented gait analysis pre-training,
post-training, and at a three-month follow-up.
2007-2008 Toward Preventing Exacerbation Episodes in Patients with COPD - Shimmer Project
Intel Corporation
Role: PI
To collect data regarding the effectiveness of a body sensor network to detect the
performance of ambulatory activities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease.
2007-2008 A Robotic System for Upper-Extremity Rehabilitation
WGI, Inc
Role: Co-PI
To develop and test a robotic system to facilitate coordinated movements of hand
grasp/release and forearm pronation/supination in stroke survivors.
2008-2009 Knee Osteoarthritis Brace
Wallace H. Coulter Foundation
Role: Co-PI
To test a knee brace that leverages inflatable bladders that allow one to adjust the amount
of knee abduction moment produced by the brace to reduce the excessive knee adduction
moment typically observed in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
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2006-2010 Tai Chi for Osteopenic Women: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of
Health
Role: Co-PI
To assess the impact of Tai Chi therapy on mobility in osteopenic women via the analysis
of the biomechanics of quiet standing and gait.
2007-2010 A Powered Foot and Ankle Prosthesis For Improved Maneuverability and Reduced
Metabolic Cost
Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center
Role: Co-PI
To perform clinical testing of the PowerFoot in a group of below-knee amputees with the
objective of optimizing its performance and comparing it with a current state-of-art
prosthetic foot, i.e. the Ceterus by Össur.
2008-2010 International Support of a Common Awareness and Knowledge Platform for Studying and
Enabling Independent Living
European Commission
Role: Co-PI
To write a white paper that summarize recent developments in wearable technology and
explains how such technology can facilitate independent living in the aging population.
2009-2010 Hocoma Fund
Hocoma AG
Role: PI
To support work by undergraduate and graduate students toward the development and
assessment of robotic systems for rehabilitation.
2009-2010 Developing New Technologies for Home Therapy of Individuals Who Suffered a
Traumatic Brain Injury
Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology
Role: PI
To develop a platform to implement rehabilitation exercises involving the use of both arms
by relying on robotics, sensing technology, and interactive gaming.
2009-2010 Enhancing Parkinson's Control Therapy by Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus via
Measures of Motor Response
Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology
Role: PI
To achieve major steps toward the development of methods to implement a closed-loop
approach for optimizing the choice of deep brain stimulation parameters in Activa®
Parkinson’s Control Therapy by bilateral stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus.
2009-2010 The Effect of Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation and Non Spatial Attention Training on
Functional Outcomes in Neglect Patients
Harvard Catalyst
Role: Co-PI
To study the effect of galvanic vestibular stimulation on spatial attention in stroke
survivors via measures of functional outcomes.
2010 Support for the First AMA-IEEE EMBS Conference on Personalized Health, March 21-23,
2010 in Washington, DC
National Science Foundation
Role: PI
To host a conference that brings together physicians and engineers to discuss how
technology can enable individualized healthcare.
2007-2011 A Device to Monitor Toe Walking in Children with Cerebral Palsy
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
Role: Co-PI
To design, develop, and test of a sensorized shoe to be used in children with cerebral palsy
to monitor the severity of toe walking and other gait abnormalities.
2008-2011 Pelvic Obliquity Rehabilitation in Stroke Patients Using Robotically Generated Force
Fields
National Science Foundation
Role: Co-PI
To develop and investigate the use of a robotic system that provides haptic feedback
through a force field at the pelvis to facilitate compensation of secondary deviations in gait
abnormalities
2008-2011 GOALI: Active Knee Rehabilitation Orthotic Device with Variable-Damping
Characteristics For Stroke Patient Rehabilitation
National Science Foundation
Role: Co-PI
To develop a robotic knee brace to enhance gait retraining in stroke survivors by creating a
force field to guide knee movements during treadmill ambulation
2008-2011 Wearable Sensors and a Web-Based Application to Monitor Patients with Parkinson’s
Disease in the Home Environment
Michael J Fox Foundation
Role: PI
To develop a web-based application for remote access to wearable sensors utilized to
facilitate medication titration in patients with late stage Parkinson’s disease
2009-2011 The Effect of Repetitive Upper Arm Training in a Virtual Environment on Upper
Extremity Motor Recovery in Chronic-Stroke Survivors
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health
Role: Co-PI
To identify characteristics that mark the movement of the upper extremities in stroke
survivors based on the concept of synergies, defined as characteristics patterns of muscular
activity associated with movements such as pointing and reaching.
2010-2011 Treating Children Who Suffered Severe Burns Using Video Games
Harvard Catalyst
Role: Co-PI
To develop a system that facilitates the implementation of rehabilitation protocols in
children who suffered a severe burn and have contractures affecting the upper limbs as a
consequence of the accident.
2011-2012 IEEE EMBC2011: Integrating Technology and Medicine for a Healthier Tomorrow
National Science Foundation
Role: PI
To support a student competition at the 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society aimed at recognizing the best paper
presented by a graduate student.
2011-2012 Microsoft Touch Table Interactive Games for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Peabody Foundation
Role: PI
To support the development of interactive gaming-based interventions in children with
cerebral palsy using touch-table technology and wearable sensors.
2011-2012 Engaging Children with Cerebral Palsy in Physical Therapy
Ronald McDonald Foundation
Role: PI
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To develop interactive games to be used during robotic-assisted gait training in children
with cerebral palsy thus maximizing the level of engagement and intervention outcomes.
2011-2012 Improving Upper Extremity Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy
John Alden Trust
Role: PI
To test the use in the rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy of interactive games
developed using a touch-table to assess clinical benefits (supplemental funds).
2011-2013 The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation with Arm Training Using Glove
ARMEO Robotic Device on Motor Recovery in TBI Survivors
Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology
Role: Co-PI
To study the combined effect of transcranial direct current stimulation and robot-assisted
training in traumatic brain injury survivors.
2011-2013 Improving the Recovery of Stroke via Electrical Stimulation of Proprioceptors
Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology
Role: PI
To develop and assess a method based on delivering low-level currents to muscle spindles
and Golgi tendon organs to improve proprioception in stroke survivors thus facilitating the
administration of rehabilitation interventions.
2011-2013 Combining Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation and Motor Training in Traumatic Brain Injury
Survivors with Neglect
Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology
Role: PI
To assess the potential impact of Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation on the attention level in
patients who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a rehabilitation session.
2012-2013 Smart Orthoses for Home Based Tele-Rehabilitation Systems
Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology
Role: Co-PI
To develop a new methodology to manufacture ankle-foot orthoses using a fast-
prototyping manufacturing technique.
2012-2013 DARPA Warrior Web
DARPA
Role: Investigator
To develop and test exoskeletons aimed at providing soldiers with augmented lower-limb
functions to prevent injuries of the ankle-foot complex.
2013 An Assessment of Monitoring Systems for the Detection of Falls in the Home
Environment
Novartis
Role: PI
The aim of the study was to assess the suitability for use in clinical trials of existing
systems for the detection of falls in the home environment with specific focus on
monitoring older adults affected by mild to moderate sarcopenia.
2013 Development of Mobile Health Applications
Harvard Club of Australia Foundation
Role: PI
The aim of the study was to support a period of collaborative study at The University of
Melbourne (Australia) to explore the development of new mobile health systems for
application in rehabilitation.
2010-2014 Structural Integration for Chronic Low Back Pain
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National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of
Health
Role: Mentor
To compare the effectiveness of standard of care and standard of care augmented by
structural integration in patients with low back pain.
2011-2014 Could Stochastic Resonance Impact Lower Limb Motor Adaptations?
Wyss Institute
Role: PI
To test the hypothesis that motor adaptations in subjects with neurological conditions such
as stroke and traumatic brain injury who are undergoing gait training could be enhanced
via stimulation of proprioceptors.
2011-2014 Randomized ActiveStep Clinical Evaluation
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Role: Investigator
To assess the effectiveness of a treadmill-based system to deliver balance training in older
adults via the use of randomly-delivered perturbations during ambulation.
2012-2014 Interactive Gaming for the Rehabilitation of Postural Control in Children with Cerebral
Palsy
Peabody Foundation
Role: PI
The project aimed to explore the use of computer games as a rehabilitation tool to improve
the control of the movement of the head in children with cerebral palsy and postural
control impairment.
2013-2014 Pilot Testing of a Portable System for Neuromuscular and Musculoskeletal Assessment in
a Clinical Environment
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Role: Co-PI
To test an instrumented sleeve and related acquisition system that facilitate the
performance of an objective assessment of the severity of spasticity in various patient
populations including stroke survivors, children with cerebral palsy, and individuals who
suffered a spinal cord injury.
2012-2014 An Instrumented Shoe to Monitor the Severity of Gait Abnormalities in Children with
Cerebral Palsy (supplemental funds)
Peabody Foundation
Role: PI
This study was intended to test an instrumented shoe aimed at monitoring gait
abnormalities in children with cerebral palsy.
2014 Development of a Wearable System for Knee Range of Motion Monitoring (KROMM)
Partners HealthCare Innovation
Role: PI
The aim of the project was to develop and test a sensorized knee sleeve designed to
monitor knee function in the home and community settings.
2010-2015 Improving Outcome Measurement for Medical Rehabilitation Clinical Trials
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
Role: Co-PI
To develop new metrics to assess the recovery of patients undergoing rehabilitation by
means of wearable sensors.
2010-2015 Engineering for Neurologic Rehabilitation
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
Role: Co-PI
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To develop engineering tools to implement new rehabilitation interventions targeting
neurological conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and
Parkinson’s disease.
2011-2015 Wearable Wireless Sensors to Monitor Parkinsonian Symptoms
National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
Role: Co-PI
To develop a wearable system to facilitate the titration of medications in late stage
Parkinson’s disease via monitoring of the severity of symptoms and motor complications.
2012-2015 A Wearable System to Monitor Tai Chi Practice
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of
Health
Role: PI (multiple PI’s)
To develop a wearable system to capture compliance and proficiency in individuals
undergoing Tai Chi-based rehabilitation interventions.
2013-2015 Comparing a Passive-Elastic and a Powered Prosthesis in Transtibial Amputees with
Diabetes Mellitus
Boston Area Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center
Role: PI
The objective of this project was to test the impact on mobility in low-functioning patients
with diabetes mellitus of a robotic prosthesis that mimics the biology of the ankle-foot
complex thus providing both active plantarflexion and dorsiflexion.
2013-2016 Mobile Virtual Enhancements for Rehabilitation
Office of Naval Research
Role: Co-PI
To develop a mobile health platform to encourage traumatic brain injury survivors to
comply with a motor training program aimed to improve balance and attention deficits.
2013-2016 Amplified Attention Training (AAT) for the Treatment of Hemispatial Neglect
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health
Role: Co-PI
The aim of the project was to test the effectiveness of a computer-based system to
implement attention training procedures in the home setting.
2014-2016 Bimanual Robotic Rehabilitation System with Variable Interaction Modes (Phase I)
National Institutes of Health
Role: Co-PI
The aim of the project was to develop a novel system for robot-assisted upper limb
rehabilitation that has primary focus on bimanual motor training.
2014-2016 Parkinson’s Disease Big Data: Wearable Sensor Data Acquisition Pilot Study
Michael J Fox Foundation
Role: PI
The study was focused on assessing the usability of a wearable technology platform to
monitor the severity of Parkinsonian symptoms in the home and community settings.
2015-2016 Keoogo Pivotal Safety and Efficacy Study
B-Temia
Role: PI
The aim of the study was to assess a new exoskeleton system designed to facilitate walking
in patients with knee osteoarthritis and patients with multiple sclerosis.
2015-2017 Muscle Synergies During Gait in Children with Cerebral Palsy Undergoing Robot-Assisted
Gait Therapy
Peabody Foundation
Role: PI
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The project studied the relationship between muscle synergies in children with cerebral
palsy and their responsiveness to robot-assisted gait training.
2014-2018 Skeletal and Clinical Effects of Exoskeleton Assisted Gait
Department of Defense
Role: PI
The project aimed at testing the effects of exoskeleton-based gait training on bone density
in subjects who suffered a spinal cord injury. The project relies upon physiological
measures and biomechanical models to assess the benefits of the intervention
2015-2018 A Novel System to Detect Falls in Real-Life Conditions
National Institutes of Health
Role: Co-PI
The project leveraged the STRIDE trial to gather data using a modified pendant device to
develop fall detection algorithms based on real-life falls.
2017-2018 Use of Instrumented Insoles to Monitor Toe-Walking in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Peabody Foundation
Role: PI
The objective of this project was to assess the use of instrumented insoles to monitor the
severity of toe-walking in kids with cerebral palsy.
2017-2018 ADVANCE Football Players Health Study
NFL
Role: Site PI
The aim of the project was to develop a battery of tests to assess if football players have
suffered concussions with long-term consequences on their general health.
2017-2018 Parkinson’s Disease Digital Biomarker DREAM Challenge
Michael J Fox Foundation
Role: PI
The objective of the study was to develop the framework for a data challenged launched by
the Michael J Fox Foundation in collaboration with Sage Bionetworks. The team at
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital performed data analyses to assess the feasibility of the
data challenge.
2017-2018 Observational Study in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease to Characterize Digital
Signatures Associated with the Motor Section of the UPDRS
Pfizer
Role: PI
The objective of the study is to assess the use of wearable sensing technology to monitor
motor fluctuations in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
2017-2018 Analysis of Data Collected in the Laboratory and in the Home and Community Settings
from Patients with Parkinson's Disease Experiencing Motor Fluctuations
Pfizer
Role: PI
The aim of the project is to develop machine-learning based algorithms to track changes in
the severity of symptoms and motor complications in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Current
Year(s)
Funded
Grant title
Funding Agency/Institution
Role on project
Description of the major goals
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2014-2019 Developing Data Analysis Techniques to Assess Individuals Returning to Work after an
Injury
Emerge Diagnostics
Role: PI
The objective of the project is to develop data analysis techniques to assess whether an
individual who has suffered a work-related injury can safely return to work.
2015-2019 Wrist-worn Sensors for Tele-Rehabilitation of the Hemiparetic Upper-Extremity
National Institutes of Health
Role: Co-PI
The aim of the project is to explore the use of wearable technology to encourage stroke
survivors to use their affected upper limb during the performance of activities of daily
living.
2015-2019 Real-Time Rehab to Improve Gait Symmetry in Amputees
National Science Foundation
Role: Co-PI
The objective of the project is to develop and test the use of a sensorized shoe (i.e. a shoe
with sensors embedded into it to capture the displacement of the center of pressure) to
facilitate training amputees how to properly walk with a below-knee prosthesis.
2015-2019 CPS: TTP Option: Synergy: Collaborative Research: Nested Control of Assistive Robots
through Human Intent Inference
National Science Foundation
Role: Co-PI
The objective of this proposal is to develop a new approach to the control of upper-limb
prosthetic and orthotic devices that leverage the combined use of EEG and EMG data.
2016-2019 Development of a Cloud-Based Platform for Remote Access to Wearable Sensor Data
Shimmer Research
Role: PI
The aim of the project is to develop a software platform to facilitate the collection of data
in the home and community settings using wearable sensors and video conference tools.
2016-2019 EMG modules as a novel biomarker of basal ganglia plasticity in Parkinson's disease
Michael J Fox Foundation
Role: PI
The proposed study intends to explore the use of muscle synergies as a predictive tool to
achieve early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
2016-2019 Brain-Body Modeling of Sensorimotor Control in Neurological Conditions
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
The aim of the project is to develop models based on observations gathered in an
immersive virtual environment to characterize the effects of mild traumatic brain injury.
2016-2019 Validation of Rehabilitation Metrics with Wearable Sensors (BioStamps)
MC10
Role: PI
The project is focused on the study of methods to derive knee kinematics based on inertial
sensors positioned on the lower limb.
2016-2019 Bi-manual Robotic Rehabilitation System with Variable Interaction Mode (Phase II)
National Institutes of Health
Role: Co-PI
The aim of the proposed work is to develop a novel robotic system for upper-extremity
rehabilitation with special emphasis on the recovery of motor functions in individuals who
have suffered a stroke.
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2017-2019 Assessment of an Optical Sensor to Monitor Knee Flexion-Extension Patterns in an
Ambulatory Setting
Mitsui Chemicals
Role: PI
The objective of the study is to assess an optical sensor developed by Mitsui Chemicals
that appears to be suitable to measure knee flexion-extension when attached to a knee
sleeve.
2017-2019 A study of the SynPhNe Physio-Neuro Platform for Home-Based Functional Hand
Rehabilitation Post-Stroke
SynPhNe
Role: Co-PI
The aim of the project is to assess the potential effectiveness of a system combining EEG
and EMG data collection with interactive gaming to facilitate home-based rehabilitation of
upper-limb function in stroke survivors.
2018-2019 Detection of respiratory infection-like symptoms using sensing technology
Pfizer
Role: PI
The objective of the study is to assess the use of wearable sensing technology to monitor
coughing, sneezing, clearing one’s voice and other symptoms associated with respiratory
infections.
2018-2019 Evaluation of a New Exoskeleton System to Reduce the Metabolic Cost of Locomotion in
Older Adults
Nexteer
Role: PI
The objective of the study is to assess the impact on the metabolic cost of locomotion of a
novel exoskeleton that provides actuation at the hip to facilitate hip flexion/extension
movements.
2018-2019 A multi-site, interventional, non-comparative, single-arm trial to evaluate the safety of the
ReWalk Restore device in subjects with mobility impairments due to ischemic or
hemorrhagic stroke
ReWalk
Role: Co-PI
The study aims to test a novel exo-suit designed by ReWalk on the basis of the technology
transfer agreement between the company and the Wyss Institute at Harvard University.
2018-2019 Developing Guidelines to Optimize Clinical Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Gait Training in
Children with Cerebral Palsy
Peabody Foundation
Role: PI
This study aims to study the impact of enabling movement of the pelvis during robot-
assisted gait training in children with cerebral palsy.
2019 Co-PI / Gait as a Biomarker for Clinicians and Researchers in Parkinson’s Disease.
Michael J Fox Foundation
The objective of the study is to assemble a database of gait data in different stages of
Parkinson’s Disease and establish gait patterns that are sensitive to changes in subjects’
clinical status.
2019-2020 The Home Evaluation, Assessment, Rating and Training of Gait (HEART-Gait) System for
Monitoring Toe-Walking Severity in Children with Cerebral Palsy
National Institutes of Health
Role: Co-PI
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The aim of the project is to develop and test a wearable technology system to monitor toe-
walking in children with cerebral palsy and set interventions in place accordingly.
2019-2020 PostureCheck: A vision-based compensatory-posture-detection tool to enhance
performance of the BURT® upper-extremity stroke-therapy device
National Institutes of Health
Role: Co-PI
The aim of the study is to develop a new method based on deep learning to identify the
performance of compensatory movements during robot-assisted upper-limb rehabilitation.
2018-2021 Robotic Exosuit Augmented Locomotion (REAL) training in the clinic and community
American Heart Association
Role: Co-PI
The study aims to assess the impact of soft exoskeletons on locomotion in stroke survivors
by emphasizing the use of the technology as assistive technology (rather than retraining
technology).
2018-2021 Mobile Tai Chi Platform for Fall Prevention in Older Adults
National Institutes of Health
Role: PI
The objective of the project is to develop a wearable system to monitor older adults
participating in a Tai Chi program to improve balance.
2019-2021 Prevention of Falls: A Synergistic Soft Exoskeleton with Integrated Muscle and Brain Bio-
Signals to Minimize Instability in the Elderly
Italian Foreign Ministry
Role: Co-PI
This proposal aims to establish a collaboration with the University of Padua toward the
development of a hybrid system integrating EEG and EMG data to control an exo-suit
designed to facilitate locomotion in older adults.
Pending Projects
Year(s) Role on Project/Title of Project
Funding Agency
Description of the purpose of the project
2019-2020 PI / Using Machine Learning Techniques to Improve the Analysis of Gait Data in Children
with Cerebral Palsy
Peabody Foundation
The scope of the study is to develop new techniques to facilitate the collection of gait data
in children with Cerebral Palsy and hence improve their quality of care.
2019-2020 Co-PI / Non-Verbal Measurement of Negative Self-Conscious Emotion
Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
The objective of the project is to develop image processing algorithms to generate labels
capturing negative self-conscious emotions during experiments using emotion-evoking
narratives.
2019-2020 Co-PI / Ankle-Foot Exoskeleton for the Elderly
National Institutes of Health
The objective of the project is to develop a powered ankle-foot orthosis to improve
mobility and quality of life in older adults.
2019-2021 Co-PI / A Soft Exosuit to Improve Mobility in the Home
National Institutes of Health
The study aims to develop and test a pneumatic system to provide unloading during the
performance of activities of daily living and hence improve the quality of life of stroke
survivors.
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2019-2022 Co-PI / Ecological Assessment of Dynamic Stability & Military-Specific Task
Performance Through Sensorimotor Provocative Tests & Daily Activity Monitoring
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
The study aims to develop methodologies to assess impairments in individuals who have
suffered a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury and report lingering problems beyond
a physiological recovery period of time.
2019-2022 PI / Using Wearable Technology to Improve the Clinical Management of Patients with
Motor and Nonmotor Fluctuations
Michael J Fox Foundation
The scope of the study is to develop techniques to monitor fluctuations in motor and
nonmotor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease with the ultimate goal of
improving their clinical management.
2019-2023 Co-PI / Integration of Soft Robotics, Electrotherapy, and Wearable Sensors for the
Diagnosis and Management of Locomotor Impairment after Stroke
National Institutes of Health
The aim of the project is to develop new approaches to improve mobility in stroke
survivors by relying on a combination of soft robotics and other technologies relevant to
improve gait in stroke survivors.
2019-2024 Co-PI / Achieving Optimal Motor Function in Stroke Survivors via a Human-Centered
Approach to Design an mHealth Platform
National Institutes of Health
The objective of the project is to develop and deploy a wearable sensor system to monitor
upper-limb activities in stroke survivors with the goal of assessing if subjects use the
stroke-affected limb to the full extent they can.
Report of Local Teaching and Training
Teaching of Students in Courses
Year(s) Course Title
Type of Student/Audience
Location
Level of Effort
1995-1996 Biomedical Signal Processing
Graduate Students
Politecnico di Torino, Torino (Italy)
6 hours of lecture per week, over 2
semesters
2011-
present
Introduction to Rehabilitation Engineering
and Technology Translation
Institute of Health Professions, lectures to
first-year graduate students in the
rehabilitation science program
Formal Teaching of Residents, Clinical Fellows and Research Fellows (post-docs)
2003-
present
Biomechanics of Human Movement
PM&R Residents
PM&R, Harvard Medical School
a few hours per semester
Laboratory and Other Research Supervisory and Training Responsibilities
Year(s) Type of responsibility/Location Level of effort
1995-1996 Supervise undergraduate students during
performance of their senior
project/Politecnico di Torino, Torino (Italy)
about 6 hours/week throughout the year
1996-2000 Supervise undergraduate students during
performance of their senior project/Boston
University
about 10 hours/week over the spring semester
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2000-2002 Serve as technical advisor of senior students
during performance of their senior
project/Boston University
about 10 hours/week over the spring semester
2001-2002 Serve as advisor of graduate students during
performance of their thesis/Boston University.
about 3 hours/week throughout the year
2002-present Serve as advisor of graduate students during
performance of their thesis/Harvard Medical
School (students who work in my laboratory
as part of their thesis project from different
universities in Boston and abroad).
about 4 hours/week throughout the year
Formally Supervised Trainees
Year(s) Name and degrees / Current position
1995-1996 Filippo Molinari, PhD / Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di
Torino, Torino (Italy)
Published manuscript on a novel technique to assess muscle fatigue from the analysis of
surface electromyographic data recorded during isokinetic contractions.
2001-2002 Delsey M Sherrill, MS / Associate Staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington MA
Published two manuscripts on the development of algorithms for the analysis of data
recorded using wearable sensors.
2003-2004 Deanna Gates, MS / Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor
Developed biomechanical models for the control of robotic prostheses for different
ambulatory conditions (e.g. stair ascending/descending).
2005-2008 Anat Mirelman, PhD / Assistant Professor, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv
(Israel)
Published two manuscripts on the use of interactive gaming and robotics to facilitate the
performance of physical therapy in stroke survivors.
2006-2008 Bill Cusack, MS / Post-doctoral student at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
Developed robotic control techniques to study motor adaptations during robot-assisted
walking.
2007-2008 Chiara Mancinelli, MS / Research Engineer, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston
MA
Developed algorithms for the study of gait abnormalities in children with Cerebral Palsy
using a sensorized shoe.
2006-2009 Patrick Kasi, MS / PhD Candidate at Neuroscience Research Institute, Sidney (Australia)
Developed a technique to analyze motor unit behavior in patients with amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis for which he received a student award from the National Science Foundation.
2006-2009 Anthony Dalton, PhD / Graduate of Berkeley MBS Program
Developed algorithms for the detection of seizures in individuals with epilepsy that was
published on the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.
2009-2010 Mary Goldsmith, MS / Research Engineer at Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Vail
CO
Developed novel techniques for the analysis of data collected during the performance of
robot-assisted treadmill gait training in stroke survivors.
2010-2011 Alan Dunne, MS / Research Engineer, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired
Engineering, Boston MA
Designed an interactive gaming-based intervention using the Microsoft Surface to facilitate
the improvement of motor functions in children with Cerebral Palsy.
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2006-2012 Shyamal Patel, PhD / Research Associate, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired
Engineering, Boston MA
Developed algorithms for the analysis of data collected using wearable sensors that he
published on numerous IEEE journals.
2008-2012 Iahn Cajigas, PhD / MD Resident, Neurosurgery, University of Miami FL
Design novel paradigms to facilitate motor learning during robot-assisted treadmill-based
gait training in stroke survivors.
2010-2012 Alex Koenig, PhD post-doctoral student / Consultant
Design and develop experiments to assess motor adaptation in healthy control subjects
during robot-assisted locomotion.
2011-2012 Nicolas Beuchat, MS / Research Engineer, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne,
Lausanne (Switzerland)
Developed a novel technique to study robot-assisted motor learning during the
performance of arm reaching movements.
2011-2013 Martina Coscia, PhD / Research Associate, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne,
Lausanne (Switzerland)
Studied the effect on the recruitment of muscle synergies of the arm weight unloading
provided by a robotic system during the performance of reaching movements.
2012-2013 Cleide Suppo, MS / Research Engineer, Politecnico di Torino, Turin (Italy)
Developed algorithms for the analysis of data collected using a data glove to study the
control of hand movements in stroke survivors.
2012-2013 Enrico Cumin, MS / Research Engineer, Politecnico di Torino, Turin (Italy)
Studied abnormalities in motor unit behavior in stroke survivors performing fine motor
control tasks with the affected hand.
2012-2013 Daniele Casini, PhD / Research Engineer, Universita` di Roma Tre, Rome (Italy)
Developed techniques to analyze data collected using motor activity monitors in patients
with knee osteoarthritis.
2012-2013 Antoine Dewarrat, PhD / Research Engineer, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology,
Zurich (Switzerland)
Designed control techniques to study the combined control of movements of the knee and
pelvis during gait using a robotic system.
2012-2013 Alexandra Grimm, MS / Research Engineer, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-
Nuremberg (Germany)
Studied the association between motor impairments and the biomechanics of upper limb
movements in stroke survivors.
2013-2014 Annalisa Cannariato, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation
Hospital, Boston MA
Studied the generation of muscle synergies during forward and backward walking on a
treadmill.
2013-2014 Elisa Rossetti, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Developed algorithms for the analysis of movement patterns during the performance of Tai
Chi exercises commonly used in rehabilitation.
2013-2014 Silvio Iozzia, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Studied the biomechanics of stair ascending/descending in amputees using a robotic ankle-
foot prosthesis.
2013-2015 Giacomo Severini, PhD post-doctoral student/ Assistant Professor, University College
Dublin
2014-2015 Matilde Bertoli, MS candidate / PhD Candidate, University of Sassari (Italy)
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Developed algorithms for the analysis of data collected using a sensorized shoe in children
with Cerebral Palsy to detect gait abnormalities.
2014-2015 Nicolas Philippe Louis Menard, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding
Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston MA
Developed algorithms for the control of an exoskeleton designed to facilitate gait training
over ground in children with Cerebral Palsy.
2014-2016 Ivan Lee, PhD post-doctoral student / Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst
2014-2017 Jean-Francois Daneault, PhD post-doctoral student / Research Associate, Spaulding
Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston MA
2014-2017 Noushin Golabchi, PhD post-doctoral student / Research Associate, Spaulding
Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston MA
2015-2016 Oriana Amata, MD PM&R Resident / Research Fellow, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Analysis of electromyographic data collected from stroke survivors using the muscle
synergy technique.
2015-2016 Alessandra Scarton, PhD candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation
Hospital, Boston MA
Study the biomechanics of exoskeleton-assisted ambulation in patients with complete
spinal cord injury.
2015-2016 Edoardo Bonizzoni, MS candidate / Research Engineer, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Development of a mesh network using ultra-wideband radio transmission to locate
individuals in the home environment.
2015-2016 Gianluca Costante, MS candidate / Research Engineer, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Development of a cloud-based platform to remotely access data collected in the home and
community settings using wearable sensors.
2015-2018 Gloria Vergara-Diaz, PhD, MD / Research Fellow, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Study the effects of robot-assisted gait training on the characteristics of muscle synergies
observed during level ground walking in children with cerebral palsy.
2015-
present
Catherine Adans-Dester, PT – PhD Candidate / Research Therapist, Spaulding
Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston MA
Develop methodologies to leverage the use of technology to develop personalized
interventions in neurorehabilitation.
2016 Lena Unterlerchner, MS candidate / Research Assistant, University of Vienna (Austria)
Study muscle fatigue during dynamic contractions using Cohen class time-frequency
distributions.
2016 Aymeric Guy, MS candidate / Research Assistant, École Polytechnique Fédérale de
Lausanne, Lausanne (Switzerland)
Develop an exoskeleton suitable for robot-assisted gait training in children with cerebral
palsy.
2016 Christoph Kanzler, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Friedrich-Alexander University of
Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany)
Development of machine learning-based algorithms for the analysis of data collected from
patients with Parkinson’s disease to estimate the severity of motor symptoms.
2016-2017 Elisa Fedeli, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
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Design of data analysis techniques to assess balance impairment in older adults reporting
frequent falls.
2016-2017 Federica Corona, PhD candidate / Research Engineer, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Study of the biomechanics of upper-limb movements during robot-assisted rehabilitation in
stroke survivors.
2016-2017 Giulia Foglia, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Development of algorithms to assess quality of performance of Tai Chi exercises based on
the analysis of sensor and biomechanical data.
2016-2017 Matteo Grimaldi, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Development of algorithms for the analysis of wearable sensor data collected from patients
with mobility-limiting conditions such as stroke and traumatic brain injury.
2016-2017 Tommaso Turba, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Validation using a motion capture system of methods based on sensor data to analyze the
biomechanics of human movement.
2016-2017 Tristan Barjavel, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Wyss Institute for Biologically
Inspired Engineering
Development of an exoskeleton system to enable gait training in children with cerebral
palsy.
2016-
present
Stefano Sapienza, PhD post-doctoral student / Research Associate, Spaulding
Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston MA
Development of the controller for an exoskeleton system to enable gait training in children
with cerebral palsy.
2017 Maurizio Capra, MS / Research Assistant, Politecnico di Torino
Development of methods based on the use of ultra-wideband radio signals to localize and
facilitate the navigation of a home-robot in the home environment.
2017-2018 Giulia Bottoni, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Development of methodologies to detect movement abnormalities in patients undergoing
rehabilitation.
2017-2018 Ana Quixada, PT, PhD Candidate (Fulbright Student) / PhD Candidate, Universidade
Federal da Bahia (Brazil)
Study of the characteristics of movement elements during lower-limb motor tasks to assess
if the elements scale with the size of movement.
2017-2018 Matthew Flood, MS, PhD Candidate (Fulbright Student) / PhD Candidate, University
College of Dublin
Evaluation of a novel exoskeleton system designed to decrease the metabolic cost of
locomotion in older adults via assistive torques to facilitate hip flexion/extension
movements.
2017-
present
Francesco Bertacchi, BS, / Research Engineer, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston
MA
Development of tools to monitor clinical trial participants using wearable sensors and
mobile phone technology.
2018 Stefano Righi, MD, PM&R Resident / Research Fellow, Spaulding Rehabilitation
Hospital, Boston MA
Analysis of movement element characteristics in stroke survivors to evaluate if elements
scale with the size of movement as they do in control subjects.
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2018 Margherita Canterino, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation
Hospital, Boston MA
Development of methods to analyze sound data to detect coughing, sneezing, and clearing
one’s voice in individuals with respiratory infection-like symptoms.
2018 Veysi YILDIZ, PhD candidate / Research Engineer, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Development of algorithms for the analysis of wearable sensor data collected from patents
with Parkinson’s disease experiencing fluctuations in bradykinesia.
2018-
present
Adam Clansey, PhD, Research Scientist, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston MA
Development of methods for the analysis of movement in individuals with mobility-
limiting conditions.
2018-
present
Caleb Ringkob / Research Fellow, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston MA
Development of algorithms for the analysis of wearable sensor data collected from patents
with Parkinson’s disease experiencing fluctuations in dyskinesis.
2018-
present
Alessio Serrani, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Development of a system based on ultra-wide band radio signals to track upper-limb
movement patterns in stroke survivors.
2018-
present
Greta Garelli, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Development of algorithms for the analysis of speech data collected from individuals with
Parkinson’s disease experiencing motor fluctuations to explore correlations with
fluctuations in the severity of rigidity.
2018-
present
Marco Castagna, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Development of algorithms for the analysis of EMG data using a threshold technique to
infer activity modulation and derive muscle synergies.
2018-
present
Riccardo Di Dio, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Analysis of data collected using mHealth technology in patients with Parkinson’s disease
to infer the severity of motor and non-motor symptoms.
2019-
present
Andrea Valerio, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Analysis of wearable sensor data collected from subjects performing Tai Chi exercise for
the development of a system to deliver home-based interventions.
2019-
present
Federica Semproni, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Development of image processing techniques for the analysis of data collected from
various patient populations to derive clinically-relevant information.
2019-
present
Giovanni Manzella, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Development of a platform of wireless sensors to collect EMG data in the home and
community setting over a period of several weeks.
2019-
present
Giulia Vana, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Analysis of heart rate variability in patients with Parkinson’s disease to derive metrics of
fluctuations in nonmotor symptoms.
2019-
present
Giuseppe La Rosa, MD / Research Fellow, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston MA
Analysis of motor patterns performed by stroke survivors to determine if there are marked
by physiological movement elements that scale with the size of movement.
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2019-
present
Letizia Viscogliosi, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Analysis of EMG data collected from the upper limb during the performance of simulated
activities of daily living to develop a new control schema for upper-limb prostheses.
2019-
present
Matteo Serafino, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Analysis of wearable sensor data collected from individuals with Parkinson’s disease
experiencing motor fluctuations to track changes in the severity of bradykinesia.
2019-
present
Monica Mura, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Development of data analysis techniques to estimate knee flexion-extension patterns of
motion using an instrumented knee sleeve.
2019-
present
Nicolas Hankov, MS candidate / Research Assistant, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
Boston MA
Analysis of data collected using wearable sensors from stroke survivors while performing
scripted motor tasks to determine the severity of motor impairments.
Formal Teaching of Peers (e.g., CME and other continuing education courses)
Year(s) Title or topic of talk
Course Name
Location
1995 High Resolution ECG and Arrhythmias
National School of Advanced Techniques in
Arrhythmias
Centro Aritmologico Santa Chiara,
Trento (Italy)
1995 Una Tecnica Innovativa per l’Analisi in Frequenza
dei Potenziali Tardivi: Prospettive di Impiego in
Cardiologia dello Sport
Società Italiana di Cardiologia dello Sport
Centro Aritmologico Santa Chiara,
Trento (Italy)
2001 Analisi del Segnale EMG Dinamico: Scelta
dell’Elettrodo, Errori Connessi, Modalitá di Analisi
del Segnale
Workshop on Movement and Posture
National Health Service, Unitá
Sanitaria Locale n. 15 Cuneo
(Italy)
2005 Martial Arts: An Integration of Arts and Science.
Biomechanics of Martial Arts Techniques
Workshop on Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation,
American Academy of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation
Philadelphia PA
2006 Sensors and Wearable Technology
Course on New Technologies and their Application
to Rehabilitation Research, Association of Academic
Physiatrists
Daytona Beach FL
2006 Advances in Wearable Technology and Applications
in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Summer School 2006 “Advanced Technologies for
Neuro-Motor Assessment and Rehabilitation”
Monte San Pietro (Italy)
2006 Wearable Technology in Medicine
(I served as course director)
Pre-Conference Course XVI Congress of the
International Society of Electrophysiology and
Kinesiology
Turin (Italy)
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2006 The Impact of Technology on Stroke Rehabilitation
(I served as CME course director)
Course co-sponsored by Harvard Medical School,
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society,
and American Physical Therapy Association
9 invited speakers for a 1-day
course
New York City NY
2006 L’Impatto di Nuove Tecnologie sulla Valutazione
Funzionale e l’Intervento Riabilitativo
Oristano (Italy)
2007 IEEE Workshop on Wearable Technology in
Medicine
(I served as course director)
Partners Center for Connected Health
21 invited speakers for a 2-day
course
Boston MA
2008 IEEE Workshop on Robotics
(I served as course director)
Partners Center for Connected Health
10 invited speakers for a 1-day
workshop
Boston MA
2008 IEEE Workshop on Wearable Technology
(I served as course director)
Partners Center for Connected Health
4 invited speakers for a 1-day
workshop
Boston MA
2008 Technology in Rehabilitation
(I served as course director)
IEEE EMBC2008 Post-Conference Workshop
4 invited speakers for a 1-day
workshop
Vancouver (Canada)
2009 Workshop on Wearable Technology in Medicine
(I served as course director)
35th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference
5 invited speakers for a 1-day
course
Boston MA
2010 Motion Analysis in Traumatic Brain Injury and
Stroke
(I served as one of the lecturers)
Clinical, Assessment and Intervention Updates in
Neurorehabilitation - 2010
Boston MA
CME course organized by
Dr. Felipe Fregni and Dr. Lotfi
Merabet
2011 Motion Analysis in Traumatic Brain Injury and
Stroke
(I served as one of the lecturers)
Clinical, Assessment and Intervention Updates in
Neurorehabilitation - 2011
Cambridge MA
CME course organized by
Dr. Felipe Fregni and Dr. Lotfi
Merabet
2011 Robot-Assisted Gait Training in Children with
Cerebral Palsy
(I served as one of the lecturers)
Lecture offered as part of the
Summer School on
Neurorehabilitation supported by
the European Commission,
September 18-23, 2011, Salamanca
(Spain)
2012 Wearable Technology for the Aging Population and
the management of Impairments Associated with
Neurological Diseases
(I served as workshop chair)
Workshop offered as part of the 9th
International Conference on
Wearable and Implantable Body
Sensor Networks (BSN2012), May
9-12, 2012, London UK
2012 Clinical Management of Patients with
Cardiovascular and Cardiopulmonary Conditions
(I served as workshop chair)
Workshop offered as part of the 9th
International Conference on
Wearable and Implantable Body
Sensor Networks (BSN2012), May
9-12, 2012, London UK
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2012 Future Internet for eHealth - Schloss Dagstuhl
Seminar Series
(I served as course co-organizer and speaker)
Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik,
June 3-6, 2012, Schloss Dagstuhl
(Germany)
2012 Can Children with Cerebral Palsy Learn How to
Walk from a Robot?
(I served as one of the lecturers)
Lecture offered as part of the
Summer School on
Neurorehabilitation supported by
the European Commission,
September 16-21, 2012, Zaragoza
(Spain)
2012 Rehabilitation Robotics for Pediatric Applications
(I served as co-organizer)
Pre-conference Workshop,
International Conference of
NeuroRehabilitation, November 14,
2012, Toledo (Spain)
2013 Robot-Assisted Gait Training: Techniques and
Protocols to Maximize Motor Gains
(I served as co-organizer of the workshop and one
of the lecturers)
Workshop of the International
Society of Physical and
Rehabilitation Medicine, Boston
MA, July 10, 2013
2013 Rehabilitation Technology to Improve Motor
Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy
(I served as one of the lecturers)
Lecture offered as part of the
Summer School on
Neurorehabilitation supported by
the European Commission,
September 15-20, 2013, Alicante
(Spain)
2013 Robotic Applications for Rehabilitation
(I served as one of the lecturers)
Clinical, Assessment and
Intervention Updates in
Neurorehabilitation, December 12-
14, 2013, Boston MA
CME course organized by
Dr. Felipe Fregni and Dr. Lotfi
Merabet
2014 The Role of Technology in Motor Training
(I served as one of the lecturers)
Massachusetts General Hospital
Academy, Boston MA
Online CME Course with focus on
spinal cord injury
2014 The Use of Motion Capture Systems to Assess
Lower-Extremity Prostheses
(I served as one of the lecturers)
Innovations in Rehabilitation of
Lower-Extremity Amputees from
Blast Injuries, Massachusetts
General Hospital Institute of Health
Profession, September 27, 2014,
Boston MA
CME Course organized by
Dr. Jackie Mulgrew
2014 Comparing Different Gait Technologies for Gait
Analysis
(I served as one of the lecturers)
Cerebral Palsy Through the
Lifespan, Boston Children’s
Hospital, October 28, 2014, Boston
MA
CME Course organized by Dr. Brian
Snyder
2014 Novel Intervention Techniques to Address Motor
Impairments in Adults with Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy Through the
Lifespan, Boston Children’s
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(I served as one of the lecturers) Hospital, October 28, 2014, Boston
MA
CME Course organized by Dr. Brian
Snyder
2015 Applications of Robotics and Computer Games in
Pediatric Rehabilitation to Improve Motor
Function: Byte Me! (I served as one of the lecturers)
Annual Assembly of the American
Academy of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation, October 1-4, 2015,
Boston MA
CME Course organized by
Dr. Linda Michaud
2015 Exoskeleton Robots: The Future is Now
(I served as one of the lecturers)
American Academy of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation,
October 1-4, 2015, Boston MA
CME Course organized by Dr. Joel
Stein
2015 Monitoring Patients Using Wearable Technology Measurement Tools in Acupuncture
Research: The Interplay of Ideas,
Hypotheses and Scientific
Knowledge, Pre-Conference
Workshop - 2015 Conference of the
Society for Acupuncture Research,
November 12-15, 2015, Boston MA
2016 Can Technology Make a Difference in Pediatric
Rehabilitation?
I served as course Director
August 9, 2016, Bethesda MD
2017 Robotics in Rehabilitation Following Stroke NeuroRehabilitation,
June 15-17, 2017, Waltham MA
CME Course organized by Dr. Ross
Zafonte and Dr. Mel Glen
2018 Identifying Phenotypes in Patients with Traumatic
Brain Injury to Develop Optimal Rehabilitation
Interventions
Symposium at the 4th Interagency
Conference on Traumatic Brain
Injury
June 11-13, 2018, Washington DC
Presenter with Dr. Ross Zafonte,
Dr. Jeff Palmer, Dr. Tom Quartieri,
Dr. Ryan McKindles, and Dr. Adam
Lammert
2018 Robotics in Stroke Rehabilitation NeuroRehabilitation,
June 14-16, 2018, Waltham MA
CME Course organized by Dr. Ross
Zafonte and Dr. Mel Glen
2019 Wearable Technology for ADL’s, Mobility,
Exercise, and Physiological Monitoring in Stroke
Rehabilitation
NeuroRehabilitation,
June 13-15, 2019, Waltham MA
CME Course organized by Dr. Ross
Zafonte and Dr. Mel Glen
Local Invited Presentations
Year Title of presentation
Department and Institution where presented
2006 Wearable Systems to Improve Parkinson's Control Therapy
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Grand Round, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston MA
2007 Wearable Technology in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Research Division, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston MA
2007 Movement Analysis in the Laboratory and the Field
Department of Orthopedics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA
2008 Wearable Technology in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, Boston MA
2008 Rehabilitation Technology
Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology, Boston MA
2010 Rehabilitation Interventions in Children and Adults with Cerebral Palsy
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston MA
2010 Opportunities for Technology Development in Rehabilitation
Wyss Institute, Boston MA
2010 Rehabilitation Robotics
Grand Round Lecture, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston MA
2011 Robotics to Enhance Recovery After Neurological Injury
CIMIT Innovation Workshop – Exploring Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Rehabilitative
Strategies in NeuroHealth: TBI and PTSD, CIMIT, Boston MA
2012 Enabling Home Monitoring of Patients’ Health Status via Wearable Technology
MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston MA
2012 Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology Translation
MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston MA
2013 Enhancing Gat Rehabilitation in Stroke Survivors via Stochastic Resonance Stimulation
Wyss Institute, Boston MA
2013 The Role of Technology in Motor Training
Grand Round Lecture, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston MA
2013 Introduction to Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology Translation
MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston MA
2013 The Rehabilitation Technology Revolution
MGH Stroke Research Center, Boston MA
2013 The Promise of Wireless Sensor Technology for Scientific Evaluation of Mind-Body
Therapies
Integrative Medicine Research Seminar Series at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
MA
2013 Can an Exoskeleton Help Leg Transplant Patients Relearn How to Walk?
Wyss Retreat, Boston MA
2014 Wearable and Home Monitoring Technologies for the Clinical Management of Older
Adults
Grand Round Lecture, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Division of Gerontology
2016 Technologies for Precision Rehabilitation
Tufts University, Boston MA
2016 Designing Rehabilitation Interventions in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Boston MA
2017 The Role of Connected Health and Wearable Technology in the Detection and Clinical
Management of Concussions
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell MA
2017 Wearable Sensors and Wearable Robots in Rehabilitation Medicine
Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge MA
2017 Mobile Health Technology and the Clinical Trial of the Future
Biogen, Cambridge MA
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2018 Achieving Optimal Motor Gains Using Rehabilitation Technology
Spaulding Stroke Research and Recovery Institute, Boston MA
2018 Rehabilitation and Prosthetics
Medical Device Development - Harvard Catalyst Course, Boston MA
2018 Improving Rehabilitation Outcomes Using Mobile Health Technology
Tufts University, Boston MA
2019 Wearable Technology in Rehabilitation
Boston University, Boston MA
Report of Regional, National and International Invited Teaching and
Presentations
(No presentations below were sponsored by outside entities)
Invited Presentations and Courses
National
Year(s) Title of presentation/Type of presentation
Location
2004 Reshaping Health Care Using Wearable Technology (keynote lecture)
21st Annual Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research, Houston TX
2005 Recording and Analyzing Electromyographic Signals: Relevance to Movement Analysis
(invited lecture)
First Symposium on Human Movement Science: The Italian Experience, Washington
(District of Columbia)
2005 Wearable Systems to Enhance Clinicians’ Assessment and Intervention Capability in
Rehabilitation (invited lecture)
NICHD Outcome Measurement in Medical Rehabilitation Meeting, Washington (District
of Columbia)
2005 The Wearable Revolution in Rehabilitation
Tufts University, Boston MA
2006 Wearable Technology in the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Future (invited lecture)
IEEE/NLM Life Science Systems & Applications Workshop, Bethesda MD
2006 The Wearable Revolution in Rehabilitation
Boston University, Boston MA
2007 Wearable Technology at the Point-of-Care (invited lecture)
Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia PA
2007 Probing CNS Mechanisms via EMG Recordings (invited lecture)
IEEE Workshop on Advances in Neural and Cognitive Engineering, Lyon (France)
2007 Wearable Technology in Rehabilitation (invited lecture)
Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology Innovation Congress,
Boston MA
2007 The Role o Wearable Technology in Rehabilitation (invited lecture)
Consumer Health World, Chicago IL
2007 Wearable Electronics in Rehabilitation (invited lecture)
Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
2007 Locomotor Robotic Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy (invited lecture)
68th Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Boston MA
2007 The Wearable Revolution in Rehabilitation
Northeastern University, Boston MA
36
2007 Wearable Technology at the Point of Care
IEEE EMBS Boston Chapter Seminar Series
2008 Wearable Technology at the Point of Care (keynote lecture)
24th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, El Paso TX
2008 Improving Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Using Wearable
Technology (invited lecture)
Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor
MD
2008 Detecting Seizures Onset by Recording Patterns of Movement (invited lecture)
Neurotech Industry Investing and Partnering Conference, Boston MA
2008 Lower Extremity Robotic Rehabilitation: Gait Training in Children with CP (invited
lecture)
Workshop on Transformational Technologies in Single-Event Neurological Conditions,
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
2008 Technology-Assisted Pediatric Rehabilitation of the Lower Extremities (invited lecture)
New Jersey Institute of Technology, State of the Science Workshop on Pediatric
Rehabilitation, Newark NJ
2009 Robotic Technology (and other technologies) to Improve Gait in Children with Cerebral
Palsy (keynote lecture)
American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine 63rd Annual Meeting,
Scottsdale AZ
2009 Technology in Gait Training
Boston University, Boston MA
2009 How wearable sensors, robotics, and interactive gaming are going to revolutionize the way
we restore motor function in patients with neurological problems
iRobot, Bedfor MA
2009 Wearable Technology in Rehabilitation
MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering System, Cambridge
MA
2009 New Technologies for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
Northeastern Rehabilitation Hospital, Salem NH
2010 Technology in Rehabilitation: How Wearable Sensors, Robotics, and Interactive Gaming
Are Going to Revolutionize the Way We Restore Motor Function in Patients with
Neurological Problems (invited lecture)
Neural Prosthesis Seminar Series, Cleveland OH
2010 From Clinical Requirements to Technical Specifications (invited lecture)
NIH Workshop on Personal Motion Technologies for Healthy Independent Living,
Bethesda MD
2010 Combining Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation and Motor Training in Traumatic Brain Injury
Survivors with Neglect (invited lecture)
Product Line Review (PLR) on Neurotrauma – Traumatic Brain injury, Telemedicine &
Advanced Technology Research Center, Frederick MD
2010 Wear It Well: How Wearable Technology Will Change the Delivery of Healthcare (invited
lecture)
Google Seminar Series, Mountain View CA
2010 The Role of Virtual Reality and Interactive Games in Rehabilitation (invited lecture)
North American Neurorehabilitation Symposium 2010, Atlanta GA
2010 Robotic-Assisted Gait Training in Children with Cerebral Palsy (invited lecture)
ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference – Workshop on Rehabilitation and
Therapeutic Robotics for Upper and Lower Extremities, Cambridge MA
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2010 Technologies for the Study of the Biomechanics of Movement (invited lecture)
Cerebral Palsy Review and Update 2010, Boston MA
2010 Sensing Technology for Mobility (invited lecture)
National Science Foundation Disability Research Workshop, Arlington VA
2010 Technology in Rehabilitation
Worchester Polytechnic Institute, Worchester MA
2010 Technologies for the Study of the Biomechanics of Human Movement
Department of Rheumatology, Tufts University, Boston MA
2011 Robotics to Enhance Recovery After Neurologic Injury (invited lecture)
CIMIT / Wellcome Trust Innovation NeuroHealth Workshop, Boston MA
2011 Advanced Techonolgy Innovation: Monitoring Health Status (panelist)
CIMIT Innovation Workshop: Next Generation Drug Delivery, Monitoring and Adherence
Systems in Chronic Disease Management, Boston MA
2011 Wearable Technology and Its Applications in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
(invited lecture)
2011 ACRM-ASNR Annual Conference, Atlanta GA
2012 Wearable Systems to Monitor Responses to Rehabilitation Interventions
Northeastern University, Boston MA
2012 Can Patients Undergoing Motor Training Learn from a Robot?
(invited lecture)
3rd Annual Wyss Symposium: Noise and Rhythm, Boston MA
2012 Developing Wearable Technology Solutions
(invited lecture)
RESNA2012 Annual Conference, Baltimore MD
2012 Wearable Sensors and Systems and Their Potential Impact on the Clinical Management of
Chronic Conditions
Boston University, Boston MA
2013 The Role of Technology in Rehabilitation (invited lecture)
Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
2013 Can We Learn How to Walk from a Robot? (invited lecture)
University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT
2013 Wearable Technology and its Role in the Healthcare System of the Future (invited lecture)
Kick-off Meeting of the Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors
and Technologies (NSF Center Grant), Miami FL
2013 Wearable Technology and Its Role in the “New” Health Care System (invited lecture)
University of Houston, Houston TX
2013 Can Children with Cerebral Palsy Learn How to Walk from a Robot? (grand round)
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center,
Bethesda MD
2013 Rehabilitation Technology (invited lecture)
Unite 2 Fight Paralysis, Boston MA
2013 Body Sensor Networks and Their Role in Transforming Healthcare (keynote lecture)
8th International Conference on Body Area Networks, Boston MA
2013 Use of Advanced Technology as Assessment Tools (invited lecture)
Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Symposium, Chicago IL
2013 Developing Technology to Advance Rehabilitation Science (invited lecture)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC
2014 State-of-the-art Instrumented Outcome Measurement in Arthritis Research (invited lecture)
New Investigators Workshop on Enhancing Arthritis Research, Pentagon City VA
38
2014 Wearable Technologies and their Applications in Home Healthcare in the Intelligent Cities
of the Future (invited lecture)
Beyond Smart Cities - MIT Professional Education, Cambridge MA
2014 Wearable and Home Monitoring Technologies for the Clinical Management of Long-Term
Conditions (keynote lecture)
Expert Scientific Meeting on Load Distribution Measurement, Cambridge MA
2014 Advances in Robot-Assisted Gait Training (invited lecture)
7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston MA
2014 Robot-assisted Gait Training in Children with Cerebral Palsy (invited lecture)
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Technologies for Children with
Orthopedic Disabilities - State of the Science, Chicago IL
2014 Mobile Health Technology and Outcome Measures in Children with Cerebral Palsy
(invited lecture)
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Technologies for Children with
Orthopedic Disabilities - State of the Science, Chicago IL
2014 Wearable Technology in Rehabilitation (invited lecture)
Recovery Machine (workshop), 36th Annual International Conference of the IEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Chicago IL
2014 Current and Potential Applications of 3D Printing Technology in Rehabilitation Medicine
(invited lecture)
3D Printing for Medical Devices (workshop), 36th Annual International Conference of the
IEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Chicago IL
2015 Toward the Design of Individualized Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation Interventions (invited
lecture)
3rd ASU Rehabilitation Robotics Workshop, Tempe AZ
2015 Technology in Pediatric Rehabilitation to Improve Motor Function (keynote lecture)
Research Summit IV- American Physical Therapy Association Section on Pediatrics,
Alexandria VA
2015 Mobile Health Technology and the Clinical Management of Patients with Chronic
Conditions (invited lecture)
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
2016 The Internet of Things (keynote lecture)
Emerge Diagnostics Workshop, Carlsbad CA
2016 Relying on Technology to Improve Stroke Rehabilitation Outcomes
Stroke Recovery Research Symposium, Boston MA
2017 Wearable Technology (keynote lecture)
Emerge Diagnostics Workshop, Carlsbad CA
2019 Emerging Technologies in Neurorehabilitation
American Society for Experimental Therapeutics, Rockville MD
2019 Designing Precision Rehabilitation Interventions by Relying on Recent Advances in
Neuroscience and Technology
Shepherd Center’s Research Day, Atlanta GA
International
Year(s) Title of presentation/Type of presentation
Location
2000 A Time-Frequency Procedure for Assessing Paraspinal Muscle Function during Cyclical
Lifting (invited lecture)
Asia-Pacific Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Hangzhou (China)
39
2001 Analisi del Segnale EMG Dinamico: Scelta dell’Elettrodo, Errori Connessi, Modalitá di
Analisi del Segnale (keynote lecture)
Movimento e Postura: Analisi Strumentale per la Diagnosi Funzionale e la Pianificazione
dell’Intervento Riabilitativo, Cuneo (Italy)
2004 Wearable Technology in the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Future (keynote lecture)
International Workshop Personalized Health, Belfast (Northern Ireland)
2006 Wearable Systems to Improve Parkinson's Control Therapy (keynote lecture)
International Workshop on Wearable Micro- and Nanosystems for Personalized Health,
Luzern (Switzerland)
2006 A Clinical Comparison of Variable Damping and Mechanically Passive Prosthetic Knee
Devices (invited lecture)
World Congress for Prosthetics, Orthotics and Rehabilitation Technology, Leipzig
(Germany)
2006 The Wearable Revolution in Rehabilitation (keynote lecture)
The Fourth International Satellite Conference on Emerging Technologies in Biomedical
Engineering, Istanbul (Turkey)
2007 The Role of Technology in Helping with Inclusion of People with Mobility Limiting
Conditions (invited lecture)
Workshop on The Quality of Life for the Young Adult with Neurodisability, London
(United Kingdom)
2007 Wireless, Wearable Technology for Long-Term Monitoring of Chronic Patients (invited
lecture)
BIONORTH, Ottawa (Canada)
2007 The Wearable Revolution in Rehabilitation (invited lecture)
4th IEEE-EMBS International Summer School and Symposium on Medical Devices and
Biosensors, Cambridge (United Kingdom)
2007 Advances in Wearable Technology for Physical Rehabilitation (invited lecture)
Conference on Innovations in Rehabilitation Interventions, Jerusalem (Israel)
2007 The Wearable Revolution in Rehabilitation (keynote lecture)
IV Latin American Congress on Biomedical Engineering, Margarita Island (Venezuela)
2008 Advances in Wearable Technology and Applications in Rehabilitation (keynote lecture)
u-Healthcare, Busan (South Korea)
2008 Wearable Technologies to Monitor Motor Recovery and Facilitate Home Therapy in
Individuals Post Stroke (invited lecture)
XVII Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, Niagara
Falls (Canada)
2008 Towards Monitoring Motor Recovery in Subjects Post Stroke via Wearable Sensing
Technology (invited lecture)
International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement,
Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
2008 L’Uso di Sistemi Indossabili nella Riabilitazione Motoria (keynote lecture)
XXVII Scuola Annuale di Bioingegneria, Bressanone (Italy)
2009 New Technologies for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation (keynote lecture)
International Neurorehabilitation Symposium, Zurich (Switzerland)
2009 Aging Well – A US Perspective (invited lecture)
Meeting of the European Commission, Brussels (Belgium)
2009 Wearable Technology and Its Applications in Rehabilitation (pre-conference tutorial)
XXII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Cape Town (South Africa)
2009 Wearable Technology in Neurorehabilitation: How to Make Sense of Data Gathered Using
Wearable Sensors (keynote lecture)
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IET Irish Signals and Systems Conference, Dublin (Ireland)
2009 Wearable Technology in Rehabilitation (keynote lecture)
SIAMOC, Capo Caccia (Italy)
2009 Robotic Technology (and other technologies) to Improve Gait in Children with Cerebral
Palsy (keynote lecture)
CIMEDER, Mexico City (Mexico)
2009 Wearable Technology and Its Medical Applications (keynote lecture)
BIOINNOVA2009, Bogota` (Colombia)
2010 Leveraging Biomechanics in Sports Medicine (keynote lecture)
South American Congress of Sports Medicine and Sport Applied Sciences, Medellin
(Colombia)
2010 Advances in Wearable Sensors and Systems: From Enabling Technology to Clinical
Applications (keynote lecture)
Workshop on Technology, Rehabilitation and Health, Montreal (Canada)
2010 Technologies for Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Patients Post-Stroke (plenary lecture)
Stroke Rehabilitation … Today, Pisa (Italy)
2010 Robotic-Assisted Gait Training in Children with Cerebral Palsy (invited lecture)
Primer Congreso Latinoamericano de Neurorehabilitación Pediatrica, Guanajuato
(Mexico)
2010 Opportunities for Technology Development in Rehabilitation (invited lecture)
1st US-Turkey Advanced Study Institute on Global Healthcare Grand Challenges, Antalya
(Turkey)
2010 Developing Green Healthcare Solutions: Remote Monitoring of Patients with Chronic
Conditions (invited lecture)
IEEE ANDESCON & LATINCOM 2010, Bogota` (Colombia)
2010 New Frontiers in Wearable Technology and its Medical Applications (keynote lecture)
10th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications in
Biomedicine, Corfu (Greece)
2010 Clinical Applications of Wearable Technology (keynote lecture)
3rd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication
Technologies, Rome (Italy)
2011 New Frontiers in Wearable Technology and its Medical Applications (keynote lecture)
Primeras Jornadas Científicas, Campus de Excelencia Internacional, Madrid (Spain)
2011 Rehabilitation Technology (invited lecture)
Centre de Recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal (Canada)
2011 Wearable Technology and Its Applications in the Clinical Management of Neurological
Patients (invited lecture)
Neurotechnology and Rehabilitation Forum, National Neuroscience Institute, Tan Tock
Seng Hospital, Singapore (Singapore)
2011 Robotic-based Training and Monitoring of CP (invited lecture)
2011 Summer School on Neurorehabilitation, Salamanca (Spain)
2011 Wireless Health Technologies in Rehabilitation (invited lecture)
BIOINNOVA2011, Bogota` (Colombia)
2012 Technologies to Enable Home-Based Rehabilitation Interventions (keynote lecture)
Robotics for NeuroRehabilitation: The COST European Network Conference at
Southampton University, Southampton (United Kingdom)
2012 Unraveling Mechanisms Underlying the Effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Gait Training in
Children with Cerebral Palsy (invited lecture)
First International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation, Toledo (Spain)
2013 Wearable and Pervasive Technologies for Rehabilitation (invited lecture)
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International Conference on Recent Advances in Rehabilitation, Valencia (Spain)
2013 Wearable Technology and Its Role in the Healthcare System of the Future (invited lecture)
Universidad de Concepción, Concepción (Chile)
2013 Wearable sensors: Obtaining data to drive models and to estimate clinical scores using
wearable sensors (invited lecture)
Emerging Approaches to Computational Neurorehabilitation: From Mathematical Models
and Robots to Improved Motor Recovery, Chateau de la Breteche (France)
2013 Mobile Health Technology and Its Role in the Health Care System (grand round)
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne (Australia)
2013 The Wearable Technology Revolution and Its Impact in the Medical Field (invited lecture)
Society for Medical and Biological Engineering, Melbourne (Australia)
2013 Advances in Rehabilitation Technology (invited lecture)
Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University,
Melbourne (Australia)
2013 The Doctor Will See You at Home: How Mobile Technology Is Changing Healthcare
(invited lecture)
ICT for Life Sciences Forum, Melbourne (Australia)
2013 Why Your Grandparents Are Using More Technology Than You Do: The Rehabilitation
Technology Revolution (invited lecture)
University of Swinburne, Melbourne (Australia)
2013 New Frontiers in Rehabilitation Technology (invited lecture)
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne (Australia)
2013 Can We Learn How to Walk from a Robot? (invited lecture)
22nd International Congress of Mechanical Engineering, Ribeirao Preto (Brazil)
2014 MJFF PD Big Data Program: Detecting Motor Fluctuations using Wearable Sensors
(invited lecture)
18th International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, Stockholm
(Sweden)
2014 Emerging Technologies in Rehabilitation and Their Clinical Application (invited lecture)
BIOINNOVA2014, Bogota` (Colombia)
2015 Wearable Technology in the Rehabilitation Clinic of the Future (keynote lecture)
3rd Global Health Informatics Summit, Shenzhen (China)
2015 Advanced Robotic Therapy Integrated Centers (invited lectures)
International Rehabilitation Symposium, Valencia (Spain)
2015 Precision Rehabilitation: Leveraging Scientific Discoveries to Individualize Rehabilitation
Interventions (keynote lecture)
RIC - IIT Workshop on Robotic and Interactive Technologies for Neuroscience and
Neurorehabilitation, Arenzano (Italy)
2015 Wearable Systems to Track Movement Patterns in the Home and Community Settings
(keynote lecture)
XVI Congress of the Italian Society of Movement Analysis, Padua (Italy)
2015 Learning How to Walk from a Robot (keynote lecture)
43rd National Congress of the Italian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Ferrara (Italy)
2015 Technology for the Aging Population: The Clinical Management of Chronic Conditions
(keynote lecture)
International Conference on Robots and Intelligent Equipment, Dongguan (China)
2016 Technology for the Clinical Management of Chronic Conditions (invited lecture)
Building Bridges to Develop New Medical Technologies - Real Colegio Complutense at
Harvard University, Cambridge MA
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2016 How Wearable Technology Is Changing Healthcare As We Know It (keynote lecture)
XXXIX Congress of the Mexican Society of Biomedical Engineering, Merida Yucatan
(Mexico)
2017 Technologies for Precision Rehabilitation (invited lecture)
7th Symposium of the Advanced Study Institute on Global Health Education, Cambridge
MA
2017 Rehabilitation Technologies to Achieve Optimal Clinical Management of Long-Term
Conditions (invited lecture)
1st Summer School on Emerging Technologies to Support Healthcare and Independent
Living, Bogota` (Colombia)
2017 Improving Clinical Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Gat Training by Focusing on the Human-
Robot Interface (invited lecture)
Human-Centered Robotics Workshop, Robotics Science and Systems Conference 2017,
Cambridge MA
2017 mHealth Technology for the Clinical Management of Chronic Conditions (keynote lecture)
BiOCAS2017, Turin (Italy)
2017 Technologies to Improve Motor Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy (keynote
lecture)
WeRob2017, Houston (Texas)
2018 Achieving Optimal Motor Gains in the Clinic Using Rehabilitation Technology (keynote
lecture)
International Symposium on Rehabilitation Research, Seoul (South Korea)
2018 Using Wearable Technology to Improve the Clinical Management of Patients with
Parkinson’s Disease (invited lecture)
Convergence: Integrating Informatics with Sensing, Imaging and Robotics for Health
(Gordon Research Conference), Hong Kong (China)
2018 Transforming Rehabilitation Medicine Using Wearable Technology (keynote lecture)
13th IEEE-EMBS International School and Symposium on Medical Devices and
Biosensors. Macau (China)
2018 Relying on Robotic and Sensing Technology to Identify Motor-Phenotypes and Develop
Patient-Specific Neurorehabilitation Interventions (keynote lecture)
Sixth National Congress of Bioengineering, Milan (Italy)
2018 Wearable Sensors and Wearable Robots to Improve Motor Function in Older Adults
(invited lecture)
2nd Summer School on Emerging Technologies to Support Healthcare and Independent
Living, Bogota` (Colombia)
2019 Leveraging Neuroscience and Technology to Design Precision Rehabilitation Interventions
(keynote lecture)
57th Congress of the Spanish Society of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Seville
(Spain)
2019 Technologies to Overcome Motor and Cognitive Impairments in Older Adults (invited
lecture)
3rd Summer School on Emerging Technologies to Support Healthcare and Independent
Living, Bogota` (Colombia)
Report of Clinical Activities Year(s) Type of activity Name and location of
practice
Level of activity
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2002-
present
Technical oversight of the clinical
study of gait abnormalities using a
camera-based motion capture
system.
Spaulding Rehabilitation
Hospital
One day per week.
Report of Technological and Other Scientific Innovations
Year/Status Title
Description
July 10, 2008
(publication date)
November 27, 2007
(submission date)
November 27, 2006
(priority date)
Patient-Specific Ankle-Foot-Orthotic Device
United States Patent # WO2008066856
United States Patent Application 20090306801
The patent concerns the use of rapid prototyping techniques to manufacture ankle-foot
orthoses starting from a scan of the human ankle-foot complex. The technique has the
potential to substantially decrease manufacturing costs while providing better quality
ankle-foot orthoses.
September 23, 2010
(publication date)
March 20, 2009
(priority date)
United States Patent # WO2010108170
United States Patent Application 20120109025
Multiple Degree of Freedom Rehabilitation System Having a Smart Fluid-Based,
Multi-Mode Actuator
United States Patent Application 20120109025
The patent concerns a robotic system to facilitate the performance of coordinated
movements of grasp/release and forearm pronation/supination. The system has potential
for providing a unique platform for home rehabilitation.
July 31, 2014
(publication date)
June 24, 2011
(priority date)
United States Patent # WO2012178171
United States Patent Application 20140213951
Robotic Gait Rehabilitation Training System with Orthopedic Lower Body Exoskeleton
for Torque Transfer to Control Rotation of Pelvis During Gait
The patent is focused on a novel design of a lower body exoskeleton that allows
clinicians to control the movement of the lower limb segments (including the pelvis)
during over-ground gait training.
Report of Scholarship
Publications
1) Bettini R, Furlanello F, Nollo G, Bonato P, Bertoldi A, Speranza G, Visonà L, Durante GB, Antolini R.
Arrhytmogenic Right Ventricular Disease: Focus on Signal Averaged ECG. New Trends in Arrhythmias
1992; 7(4): 893-9
2) Bettini R, Furlanello F, Visonà L, Bertoldi A, Nollo G, Bonato P, Speranza G, Antolini R. Potenziali Tardivi
nella Malattia Aritmogena del Ventricolo Destro: Confronto tra Analisi nel Dominio del Tempo e della
Frequenza. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia 1992; 22: 125
3) Bonato P, D'Alessio T, Falaschi A, Cruccu G, Inghilleri M. Un Sistema a Controllo Vocale per il Recupero
della Presa in Soggetti Plegici Tramite FES. Uomo Domani 1993; 36: 19-21
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4) Benedetti MG, Catani F, Bonato P, Simoncini L, D'Alessio T, Knaflitz M. Surface EMG Signal Analysis in
Normal and Pathological Subjects during Gait by means of a Novel Algorithm for on-off Timing Detection.
Rehabilitation R & D Progress Report 1995; 32: 48
5) Bonato P, Bettini R, Speranza G, Furlanello F, Antolini R. Improved Late Potential Analysis in Frequency
Domain. Medical Engineering & Physics 1995; 17: 232-238
6) Speranza G, Bonato P, Antolini R. Analyzing Late Ventricular Potentials. IEEE Engineering in Medicine &
Biology 1996; 15: 88-94
7) Bonato P, Gagliati G, Knaflitz M. Time-Frequency Analysis of Surface Myoelectric Signals Recorded during
Dynamic Contractions. IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology 1996; 15: 102-111
8) Bonato P, Ceravolo R, De Stefano A, Knaflitz M. Bilinear Time-Frequency Transformations in the Analysis
of Damaged Structures. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 1997; 11: 509-527
9) Bonato P, Ceravolo R, De Stefano A. Time-Frequency and Ambiguity Function Approaches in Structural
Identification. Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE) 1997; 12: 1260-1267
10) Bonato P, D'Alessio T, Knaflitz M. A Statistical Method for the Measurement of Muscle Activation Intervals
from Surface Myoelectric Signal during Gait. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 1998; 45(3):
287-299
11) Bonato P, Ceravolo R, De Stefano A. The Use of Wind Excitation in Structural Identification. Journal of
Wind and Industrial Aerodynamics 1998; 709-718
12) Roy SH, Bonato P, Knaflitz M. EMG Assessment of Back Muscle Function during Cyclical Lifting. Journal
of Electromyography and Kinesiology 1998; 233-245
13) Benedetti MG, Bonato P, Catani F, D’Alessio T, Knaflitz M, Marcacci M, Simoncini L. Myoelectric
Activation Pattern during Gait in Total Knee Replacement: Relationship with Kinematics, Kinetics, and
Clinical Outcome. IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation 1999: 140-149
14) Knaflitz M, Bonato P. Time-Frequency Methods Applied to Muscle Fatigue Assessment during Dynamic
Contractions. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 1999; 337-350
15) Benedetti MG, Piperno R, Simoncini L, Bonato P, Tonini A, Giannini S. Gait Abnormalities in Minimally
Impaired Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Multiple Sclerosis 1999; 5(5): 363-368
16) Bonato P, Ceravolo R, De Stefano S, Molinari F. Cross-Time-Frequency Techniques for the Identification of
Masonry Buildings. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 2000; 14(1): 91-109
17) Bonato P, Ceravolo R, De Stefano S, Molinari F. Use of Cross-Time-Frequency Estimators for the Structural
Identification in Non-stationary Conditions and Under Unknown Excitation. Journal of Sound and Vibration
2000; 237: 775-791
18) Bonato P, Roy SH, Knaflitz M, De Luca CJ. Time-Frequency Analysis of the Surface Myoelectric Signal.
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2001; 48: 745-753
19) Bonato P. Recent Advancements in the Analysis of Dynamic EMG Data. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and
Biology 2001; 20(6): 29-32
20) Bonato P, Cheng MS, Gonzalez-Cueto J, Leardini A, O’Connor JJ, Roy SH. EMG-Based Measures of Fatigue
During a Repetitive Squat Exercise. IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology 2001; 20: 133-143
21) Bonato P, Boissy P, Della Croce U, Roy SH. Changes in the Surface EMG Signal and the Biomechanics of
Motion During a Repetitive Lifting Task. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation
Engineering 2002; 10: 38-47
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22) Ebenbichler GR, Bonato P, Roy SH, Lehr S, Posch M, Kollmitzer J, Della Croce U. Reliability of EMG Time-
Frequency Measures of Fatigue During Repetitive Lifting. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 2002;
34: 1316-1323
23) Westgaard RH, Bonato P, Holte KA. Low-Frequency Oscillations (<0.3 Hz) in the Electromyographic (EMG)
Activity of the Human Trapezius Muscle during Sleep. Journal of Neurophysiology 2002; 88:1177-1184
24) Hettinger LJ, Branco P, Encarnacao M, Bonato P. Neuroadaptive Technologies: Applying Neuroergonomics
to the Design of Advanced Interfaces. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science 2003; 4: 220-237
25) Bonato P. Wearable Sensors/Systems and Their Impact on Biomedical Engineering. IEEE Engineering in
Medicine and Biology 2003; 22(3): 18-20
26) Bonato P, Mork PJ, Sherrill DM, Westgaard RH. Data Mining for the Analysis of Motor Patterns Recorded
Using Wearable Technology. IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology 2003; 22(3): 110-119
27) Bonato P, Ebenbichler GR, Roy SH, Lehr S, Posch M, Della Croce U. Muscle Fatigue and Fatigue-Related
Biomechanical Changes During a Repetitive Free Lifting Task. Spine 2003; 28(16): 1810-1820
28) Bonato P. JNER: A Forum to Discuss How Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering Are Reshaping
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2004; 1(1): 1
29) Hortobagyi T, Bonato P. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Uncovering the Mechanisms of Movement and
Sensation. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biolology 2005; 24(1): 20-21
30) Bonato P. Advances in Wearable Technology and Applications in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. J
Neuroeng Rehabil 2005; 25(2): 1
31) Sherrill DM, Moy ML, Riley JJ, Bonato P. Using Hierarchical Clustering Methods to Classify Motor
Activities of COPD Patients from Wearable Sensor Data. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2005; 25(2): 16
32) Johansson JL, Sherrill DM, Riley PO, Bonato P, Herr H., A Clinical Comparison of Variable-Damping and
Mechanically Passive Prosthetic Knee Devices. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2005; 84(8): 563-575
33) Priplata AA, Patritti BL, Niemi JB, Hughes R, Gravelle DC, Lipsitz LA, Veves A, Stein J, Bonato P, Collins
JJ. Vibrating Insoles and Enhanced Balance Control in Patients with Diabetes and Patients with Stroke. Ann
Neurol 2006; 59(1): 4-12
34) Molinari F, Knaflitz M, Bonato P, Actis MV. Electrical Manifestations of Muscle Fatigue During Concentric
and Eccentric Isokinetic Knee Flexion-Extension Movements. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2006; 53(7): 1309-
1316
35) Westgaard R, Bonato P, Westad C. Respiratory and Stress-Induced Activation of Low-Threshold Motor Units
in the Human Trapezius Muscle. Exp Brain Res 2006; 175(4): 689-701
36) Della Croce U, Bonato P. A Novel Design for an Instrumented Stairway. J Biomech 2007; 40(3): 702-704
37) Patel S, Hester T, Hughes R, Huggins N, Flaherty A, Standaert D, Growdon J, Bonato P. Processing Wearable
Sensor Data to Optimize Deep-Brain Stimulation. IEEE Pervasive Computing 2008; 7(1): 56-61
38) Teng XF, Zhang YT, Poon CCY, Bonato P. Wearable Medical Systems for p-Health. IEEE Reviews in
Biomedical Engineering 2008; 1: 62-74
39) Mirelman A, Bonato P, Deutsch JE. Effects of Training with a Robot-Virtual Reality System Compared with
a Robot Alone on the Gait of Individuals after Stroke. Stroke 2009; 40(1): 169-174
40) De Luca CJ, Gonzalez-Cueto JA, Bonato P, Adam A. Motor Unit Recruitment and Proprioceptive Feedback
Decrease the Common Drive. J Neurophysiol 2009; 101(3): 1620-1628
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41) Bonato P, Advances in Wearable Technology for Rehabilitation, Stud Health Technol Inform. 2009; 145:
145-159
42) Patel S, Lorincz K, Hughes R, Huggins N, Growdon J, Standaert D, Akay M, Dy J, Welsh M, Bonato P.
Monitoring Motor Fluctuations in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Using Wearable Sensors. IEEE Trans
Information Technology in Biomedicine 2009; 13(6): 865-874
43) Patritti BL, Straudi S, Deming LC, Benedetti MG, Nimec DL, Bonato P. Robotic Gait Training in an Adult
with Cerebral Palsy: A Case Study. PM&R 2010; 2: 71-75
44) Patel S, Hughes R, Hester T, Stein J, Akay M, Dy JG, Bonato P. A Novel Approach to Monitor Rehabilitation
Outcomes in Stroke Survivors Using Wearable Technology. Proc IEEE 2010; 98(3): 1-12
45) Wayne PM, Buring JE, Davis RB, Connors EM, Bonato P, Patritti BL, Fischer M, Yeh GY, Cohen CJ, Carroll
D, Kiel DP. Tai Chi for Osteopenic Women: Design and Rationale of a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled
Trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010; 11(1): 40
46) Mirelman A, Patritti B, Deutsch JE, Bonato P. Effects of Robotic-VR Training on Gait Biomechanics of
Individuals Post Stroke. Gait & Posture 2010; 31(4): 433-437
47) Bonato P. Advances in Wearable Sensors and Systems: From Enabling Technology to Clinical Applications.
IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology 2010; 29(3): 25-36
48) Kang HG, Mahoney DF, Hoenig HM, Hirth VA, Bonato P, Hajjar I, Lipsitz LA. In-situ Monitoring of Health
in Older Adults: Technologies and Issues. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2010; 58(8): 1579-1586
49) Patritti B, Sicari M, Deming LC, Romaguera F, Pelliccio MM, Kasi P, Benedetti MG, Nimec DL, Bonato P.
The Role of Augmented Feedback in Pediatric Robotic-Assisted Gait Training: A Case Series. Technology
and Disability 2010; 22(4): 215-227
50) Burke DT, Protopapas M, Bonato P, Burke JT, Landrum RF, Martial Arts: Time Needed for Training, Asian
J Sports Med. 2011; 2(1): 31-36
51) Chen BR, Patel S, Buckley T, Rednic R, McClure DJ, Shih L, Tarsy D, Welsh M, Bonato P. A Web-Based
System for Home Monitoring of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Using Wearable Sensors. IEEE Trans
Biomed Eng 2011; 58(3): 831-836
52) Mavroidis C, Ranky RG, Sivak ML, Patritti BL, DiPisa J, Caddle A, Gilhooly K, Govoni L, Sivak S, Lancia
M, Drillio R, Bonato P. Patient Specific Ankle-Foot Orthoses Using Rapid Prototyping. J Neuroeng Rehabil
2011; 12(8): 1
53) Wayne PM, Kiel DP, Buring JE, Connors EM, Bonato P, Yeh GY, Cohen CJ, Mancinelli C, Davis RB. Impact
of Tai Chi Exercise on Multiple Fracture-Related Risk Factors in Post-Menopausal Osteopenic Women: A
Pilot Pragmatic, Randomized Trial. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2012; 30(12): 7
54) Patel S, Park H, Bonato P, Chan L, Rodgers M. A Review of Wearable Sensors and Systems with Application
in Rehabilitation. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2012; 20(9): 21
55) Reinkensmeyer DJ, Bonato P, Boninger ML, Chan L, Cowan RE, Fregly BJ, Rodgers MM. Major Trends in
Mobility Technology Research and Development: Overview the Results of the NSF-WTEC European Study.
J Neuroeng Rehabil 2012; 20(9): 22
56) Cheung VCK, Turolla A, Agostini M, Silvoni S, Bennis C, Kasi P, Paganoni S, Bonato P, Bizzi E. Muscle
Synergy Patterns as Physiological Markers of Motor Cortical Damage, Proceedings of the National Academy
of Science. 2012; 109(36): 14652-14656
57) Dalton A, Patel S, Chowdhury AR, Welsh M, Pang T, Schachter S, ÓLaighin G, Bonato P. Development of
a Body Sensor Network to Detect Motor Patterns of Epileptic Seizures. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng, 2012;
59(11): 3204-3211
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58) Pietrusinski M, Cajigas I, Bonato P. Mavroidis C., Robotic Gait Rehabilitation Trainer, IEEE/ASME
Transactions on Mechatronics 2013; 99: 1-10
59) Della Croce U., Crapanzano F., Li L., Kasi P.K., Patritti B.L., Mancinelli C., Hunter D.J., Stamenović D.,
Harvey W.F., Bonato P., “Effects of a Novel Pneumatic Unloading Knee Brace on the Gait Mechanics of
Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis”, PM&R 2013; 5(10): 816-824
60) Dai C., Li Y., Christie A., Bonato P., McGill K.C., Clancy E.A., “Cross-Comparison of Three
Electromyogram Decomposition Algorithms Assessed with Experimental and Simulated Data”, IEEE
Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2015 Jan;23(1):32-40
61) Coscia M., Cheung V.C.K., Tropea P., Koenig A., Monaco V., Bennis C., Micera S., Bonato P., “The Effect
of Arm Weight Support on Upper Limb Muscle Synergies during Reaching Movements”, J Neuroeng Rehabil,
2014 Mar 4;11(1):22
62) Jacobson E., Meleger A., Bonato P., Wayne P., Langevin H., Kaptchuk T.J., Davis R.B., “Structural
Integration as an Adjunct to Outpatient Rehabilitation for Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: a
Randomized Pilot Clinical Trial”, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015, ID
813418, 19
63) Straudi S, Chew E, Iahn C, Fregni F, Bonato P, “Combining Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and
Gravity-Supported, Computer-Enhanced Arm Training in a Chronic Pediatric Stroke Survivor: A Case
Report”, Clinical Case Reports and Reviews, 2015 21(1): 301-306
64) Schneider JC, Ozsecen MY, Muraoka NK, Mancinelli C, Della Croce U, Ryan CM, Bonato P, Feasibility of
an Exoskeleton-Based Interactive Video Game System for Upper Extremity Burn Contractures, PM&R, 2016;
8(5): 445-452
65) Tran D, Pajaro-Blazquez M, Daneault JF, Gallegos JG, Pons J, Fregni F, Bonato P, Zafonte R, “Combining
Dopaminergic Facilitation with Robot-Assisted Upper-Limb Therapy in Stroke Survivors, A Focused
Review”, Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 2016; 95(6): 459-474
66) Espay AJ, Bonato P, Nahab F, Maetzler W, Dean JM, Klucken J, Eskofier BM, Merola A, Horak F, Lang
AE, Reilmann R, Giuffrida J, Nieuwboer A, Horne M, Little MA, Litvan I, Simuni T, Dorsey ER, Burack
MA, Kubota K, Kamondi A, Godinho C, Daneault JF, Mitsi G, Krinke L, Hausdorff JM, Bloem BR,
Papapetropoulos S, on behalf of the MDS Taskforce on Technology, “Technology in Parkinson Disease:
Challenges and Opportunities”, Movement Disorders, 2016: 31(9): 1272-1282
67) Liu L, Bonato P, Clancy T, “Comparison of Methods for Estimating Motor Unit Firing Rate Time Series from
Firing Times”, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 2016; 31: 22-31
68) Carvalho G, Bonato P, Florencio L, Dach F, Biqal M, Bevilaqua-Grossi D, “Balance Impairments in Different
Subgroups of Patients with Migraine”, Headache, 2017; 57(3): 363-374
69) Ebenbichler GR, Unterlerchner L, Habenicht R, Bonato P, Kollmitzer J, Mair P, Riegler S, Kienbacher T,
“Estimating Neural Control from Concentric vs Eccentric Surface Electromyographic Representations during
Fatiguing, Cycli Submaximal Back Extension Exercises”, Frontiers in Physiology, 2017: 8
70) Cajigas I, Koenig A, Severini G, Smith M, Bonato P, “Robot-Induced Perturbations of Human Walking
Reveal a Selective Process of Generation of Motor Adaptation”, Science Robotics, 2017: 2(6): eaamm7749
71) Song R, Grabowska W, Park M, Osypiuk K, Vergara-Diaz GP, Bonato P, Hausdorff JM, Fox M, Sudarsky
LR, Macklin EA, Wayne P, “The Impact of Tai Chi and Qigong Mind-Body Exercises on Motor and Non-
Motor Function and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”,
Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2017 Aug;41:3-13
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72) Gow B, Hausdorff JM, Manor B, Lipsitz LA, Macklin EA, Bonato P, Novak V, Peng CK, Ahn AC, Wayne
PM, “Can Tai Chi Training Impact Fractal Stride Time Dynamics, an Index of Gait Health, in Older Adults?
Cross-sectional and Randomized Trial Studies”, PLOS ONE, 2017 Oct 11;12(10): e0186212
73) van Hedel HJA, Severini G, Scarton A, O’Brien A, Reed T, Gaebler-Spira D, Egan T, Meyer-Heim A, Graser
J, Chua K, Zutter D, Schweinfurther R, Möller JC, Paredes LL, Esquenazi A, Berweck S, Schröder S, Warken
B, Chan A, Devers A, Petioky J, Paik NJ, Kim WS, Bonato P, Bonninger M, “Advanced Robotic Therapy
Integrated Centers (ARTIC): An International Collaboration Facilitating the Application of Rehabilitation
Technologies”, J Neuroeng Rehabil, 2018;15(1):30
74) Lee SI, Adans-Dester CP, Grimaldi M, Dowling AV, Horak PC, Black-Schaffer RM, Bonato P, Gwin J,
“Enabling Stroke Rehabilitation in Home and Community Settings: A Wearable Sensor-Based Approach for
Upper-Limb Motor Training”, IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, 2018 May
2;6
75) Vergara-Diaz GP, Osypiuk K, Hausdorff JM, Bonato P, Gow BJ, Miranda JGV, Sudarsky LR, Tarsy D, Fox
M, Gardiner P, Thomas CA, Macklin EA, Wayne PM, “Tai Chi for Reducing Dual Task Gait Variability, a
Potential Mediator of Fall Risk in Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial”, Global
Advances in Health and Medicine, 2018 May 17;7
76) Godfrey A, Bonato P, Stuart S, Shun HPH, Hetherington V, Lovell N, “From A to Z: Wearable Technology
Explained”, Maturitas, 2018 Jul;113:40-47
77) McGibbon C, Sexton A, Hughes G, Wilson A, Jones M, O'Connell C, Parker K, Adans-Dester C, O'Brien A,
Bonato P, Evaluation of a Toolkit for Standardizing Clinical Measures of Muscle Tone, Physiological
Measurement, 2018 Aug 8;39(8):085001
78) Miranda JGV, Daneault JF, Vergara-Diaz GP, Souza de Oliveira e Torres AF, Quixadá AP, de Lemos Fonseca
M, Cruz Vieira JPB, dos Santos VS, da Cruz Figueiredo T, Pinto EB, Peña N, Bonato P, “Complex Upper-
Limb Movements Are Generated by Combining Motor Primitives that Scale with the Size of Movement with
a Two-Third Power Law”, Scientific Reports, 2018; 8:12918
79) McGibbon C, Sexton A, Jayaraman A, Deems-Dluhy S, Gryfe P, Novak A, Dutta T, Fabara E, Adans-Dester
C, Bonato P, Evaluation of the Keeogo Exoskeleton for Assisting Ambulatory Activities in People with
Multiple Sclerosis: An Open-Label, Randomized, Cross-Over Trial, J Neuroeng Rehabil, 2018 Dec 12; 15(1):
117
80) Liu X, Rajan S, Ramasarma N, Bonato P, Lee SI, “The Use of a Finger-Worn Accelerometer for Monitoring
of Hand Use in Ambulatory Settings”, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 23(2): 599-606,
2019 (ePub March 2018)
81) Golabchi N, Sapienza S, Severini G, Reaston P, Tomecek F, Demarchi D, Reaston M, Bonato P, Assessing
Aberrant Muscle Activity Patterns via the Analysis of Surface EMG Data Collected During a Functional
Evaluation, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019 Jan 5; 20(1): 13
82) Lee SI, Liu X, Rajan S, Ramasarma N, Kyoung E, Bonato P, A Novel Upper-Limb Function Measure Derived
from Finger-Worn Sensor Data Collected in a Free-Living Setting, PLOS One, 2019 Mar 20;14(3):e0212484
83) Espay AJ, Hausdorff J, Sánchez-Ferro A, Klucken J, Merola A, Bonato P, Serene P, Fay H, Vizcarra JA,
Mestre T, Reilmann R, Nieuwboer A, Dorsey ER, Rochester L, Bloem B, Maetzler W, A Roadmap for Digital
Outcome Measures in Parkinson disease Using Mobile Health Technologies, Movement Disorders (ePub
March 2019)
84) Vizcarra JA, Sánchez-Ferro A, Maetzler W, Farooqi AM, Marsili L, Zavala L, Lang AE, Martinez-Martin P,
Mestre TA, Reilmann R, Hausdorff J, Dorsey ER, Paul SS, Dexheimer JW, Wissel BD, Fuller RLM, Bonato
P, Tan AH, Bloem BR, Kopil C, Daeschler M, Bataille L, Klucken J, Merola A, Espay AJ, on behalf of the
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MDS Technology Task Force and the MDS Rating Scales Program Electronic Development Ad-Hoc
Committee, The Parkinson disease Diary: Revisiting a Clinical and Research Tool for the Digital Age,
Movement Disorders (ePub March 2019)
85) Mirelman A, Bonato P, Camicioli R, Ellis T, Giladi N, Hamilton J, Hass CJ, Hausdorff JM, Pelosin E,
Almeida QJ, Gait Impairments in Parkinson’s Disease, Lancet Neurology, 2019 Apr 8 (ePub)
Non-peer reviewed scientific or medical publications/materials in print or other media
Reviews, Chapters and Editorials
1) Bonato P, Balestra G, Knaflitz M, Merletti R. Comparison Between Muscle Fiber Conduction Velocity
Estimation Techniques: Spectral Matching vs. Cross-Correlation. In: Anderson PA, Hobart DJ, Danoff J
(editors). Electrophysiological Kinesiology. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publisher; 1991: 19-22
2) Knaflitz M, Balestra G, Bonato P, D'Alessio T. Valutazione Quantitativa di Fenomeni e Proprietà Muscolari
Tramite il Segnale Elettromiografico Cutaneo. Applicazioni sull'Analisi del Movimento, Aggiornamenti in
Riabilitazione 4. Quaderni di Medicina del Lavoro e Medicina Riabilitativa 1992: 57-69
3) Balestra G, Bonato P, Knaflitz M. Robust Estimator for Measuring Muscle Conduction Velocity: Parameter
Definition. Pedotti A (editor). Electrophysiological Kinesiology. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publisher;
1993; 95
4) Knaflitz M., Balestra G., Bonato P., Manifestazioni Elettriche di Fatica Muscolare. In: Rossi B, Moglia A
(editors). La Fatica Muscolare Patologica. Pisa: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche; 1999
5) Bonato P., Enhancing Robotic-Assisted Gait Training in Children with Cerebral Palsy via Interactive Gaming.
CyberTherapy & Rehabilitation 2010; 3: 38-39
6) Reinkensmeyer D.J., Bonato P., Boninger M.L., Chan L., Cowan R.E., Fregly B.J., Rodgers M.M., European
Research and Development in Mobility Technology for People with Disability. National Science Foundation
- World Technology Evaluation Center, http://www.wtec.org/disability_research/docs/Mobility-Tech-final-
02.17.12.pdf, 2011
7) Benedetti MG, Agostini V, Knaflitz M, Bonato P. Muscle Activation Patterns During Level Walking and
Stair Ambulation, in Applications of EMG in Clinical and Sports Medicine, C. Steele (editor), InTech
http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/applications-of-emg-in-clinical-and-sports-medicine, 2012
8) Bonato P. Neurotechnology in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation, in Brain Injury Medicine: Principles
and Practice, Zasler N., Katz D.I., Zafonte R. (editors), demosMEDICAL, 2012
9) Bonato P. Curare la Persona con una Macchina: La Riabilitazione Robotica Motoria, in Dopo l’Ictus:
Integrazione e Continuita` delle Cure, Luigi Tesio (editor), Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore, 2013
Special Issues (Guest Editor)
1) Bonato P (Guest Editor), Special Issue on Recent Advancements in the Analysis of Dynamic EMG Data,
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biolology. 2001; 20(6)
2) Bonato P (Guest Editor), Special Issue on Wearable Technology in Biomedical Engineering, IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biolology. 2003; 22(3)
3) Hortobagyi T, Bonato P (Guest Editors), Special Issue on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biolology. 2005; 24(1)
4) Bonato P (Guest Editor), Special Issue on Wearable Technology in Rehabilitation, J Neuroengineering
Rehabil. March 2005
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5) Paradiso J, Borriello G, Bonato P (Guest Editors), Special Issue on Implantable Electronics, IEEE Pervasive
Computing. January 2008
6) Micera S, Bonato P, Tamura T (Guest Editors), Special Issue on Gerontechnology, IEEE Engineering in
Medicine and Biolology. 2008; 27(4)
7) MacPherson E, Bonato P (Guest Editors), Special Issue Selected Papers From the 4th IEEE-EMBS
International Summer School and Symposium on Medical Devices and Biosensors, IEEE Transactions on
Biomedical Circuits and Systems. 2008; 2(4)
8) Maglaveras N, Bonato P, Tamura T (Guest Editors), Special Issue on Personal Health Systems, IEEE
Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, 2010; 14(2)
9) Cerutti S, Magenes G, Bonato P (Guest Editors), Special Issue on Smart Wearable Devices for Human Health
and Protection, IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, 2010; 14(3)
10) Poon CCY, Wang MD, Bonato P, Fenstermacher A (Guest Editors), Special Issue on Health Informatics and
Personalized Medicine, IEEE Trans. Biomed. Engineering, 2013; 60(1)
11) Dhawan A, Acharya S, Bonato P, Mairal A, Sunagawa K (Guest Editors), Special Issue on Point-of-Care
Healthcare Technologies, IEEE Trans. Biomed. Engineering, 2013; 60(12)
12) Wang H, Zhou G, Sun JS, Jafari R, Venkatasubramanian KK, Bonato P (Guest Editors), Special Issue on
Internet of Things for Smart and Connected Health, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2015; 2(1)
Abstracts, Poster Presentations and Exhibits Presented at Professional Meetings
1) Bettini R, Furlanello F, Visonà L, Bertoldi A, Bonato P, Nollo G, Speranza S, Antolini R. Ricerca dei
Potenziali Tardivi: Possibilita` e Limiti, V Congresso Nazionale della Societa` Italiana dello Sport, Roma
(Italy), September 19-21, 1991
2) Bonato P, Nollo G, Speranza S, Antolini R. Metodi di Allineamento in Alta Risoluzione per la Rilevazione
di Micropotenziali Tardivi, Atti del LXXVII Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Fisica, L'Aquila
(Italy), September 30 – October 5, 1991
3) Bonato P, Balestra G, Knaflitz M. Robust Estimator for Measuring Muscle Conduction Velocity, Primo
Congresso Italiano Sezione Italiana ISEK, Pisa (Italy), November 14-16, 1991
4) Bonato P, Nollo G, Speranza S, Antolini R. High Resolution QRS Alignment and Late Potentials Analysis,
Proceedings of Computers in Cardiology, Venezia (Italy), September 1991
5) Bettini R, Visonà L, Bertoldi A, Furlanello F, Nollo G, Bonato P, Speranza G, Antolini R. Ruolo dei Potenziali
Tardivi nella Stratificazione del Rischio Aritmico dell'Atleta, in Cupelli V. & Orioli S. (eds.) Atti del II
Convegno Nazionale di Medicina dello Sport: Conoscere lo Sport, Firenze (Italy), March 27-28, 1992
6) Bettini R, Nollo G, Speranza G, Bonato P, Visonà L, Bertoldi A, Durante GB, Antolini R, Furlanello F.
Delayed Activity by Spectro-Temporal Analysis: a Useful Tool in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Disease
(ARVD) Patients Stratification, 25th Anniversary Cardiology Meeting, Trieste (Italy), May 23, 1992
7) Bettini R, Furlanello F, Visonà L, Bertoldi A, Nollo G, Bonato P, Speranza G, Antolini R. Lo Studio dei
Potenziali Tardivi negli Atleti, Atti del I Convegno Regionale di Aggiornamento in Cardiologia dello Sport,
Bologna (Italy), June 1992
8) D'Alessio T, Bonato P, Capozza M, Falaschi A, Inghilleri M, Modugno A. A Voice Activated FES System
for Restoration of Hand Movements in Plegic Subjects, Proc. of MEDICON`92 VI Mediterranean Conference
on Medical and Biological Engineering, Capri (Italy), July 5-10, 1992
9) Antolini R, Speranza G, Nollo G, Bonato P, Furlanello F. Potenziali Tardivi Ventricolari: Problematiche di
Standardizzazione delle Metodiche, in La Stimolazione Cardiaca Transesofagea e l'Elettrocardiografia ad Alta
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Risoluzione, Eds. Disertori M, Marconi P, Atti del Convegno Nazionale di Cardiologia, Firenze (Italy),
January 29-30, 1993
10) Bettini R, Visonà L, Gramegna L, Bertoldi A, Furlanello F, Nollo G, Speranza G. Bonato P, Antolini R. ECG
ad Alta Risoluzione nella Cardiopatia Aritmogena Silente: un Nuovo Marker Diagnostico, in La Stimolazione
Cardiaca Transesofagea e l'Elettrocardiografia ad Alta Risoluzione, Eds. Disertori M, Marconi P, Atti del
Convegno Nazionale di Cardiologia, Firenze (Italy), January 29-30, 1993
11) Benedetti MG, Bonato P, Catani F, D'Alessio T, Knaflitz M. Evaluation of Activation Patterns in Gait
Analysis from Surface Myoelectric Signals, 8th East Coast Clinical Gait Conference, Rochester (New York),
May 5-9, 1993
12) Bonato P, D'Alessio T, Knaflitz M. Detezione Statistica dei Pattern di Attivazione Muscolare durante il
Movimento, X Congresso SIBOT: Biomeccanica e Informatica nella Prassi Ortopedica, Ancona (Italy), July
2-3, 1993
13) Bonato P, D'Alessio T, Knaflitz M. Statistical Detection of Muscle Activation Patterns, Proc. 15th Annu. Conf.
IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Soc., San Diego (California), October 28-31, 1993
14) Bonato P, D'Alessio T, Knaflitz M, Catani F, Benedetti MG, Battistini A. La Misura degli Intervalli di
Attivazione Muscolare durante il Movimento: un Metodo di Detezione Statistica, Secondo Congresso Italiano
Sezione Italiana ISEK, Verona (Italy), November 25-27, 1993
15) Bonato P, D'Alessio T, Knaflitz M. A Novel Approach to the Estimation of Muscle On-Off Timing during
Gait, X Congress of ISEK, Charleston (South Carolina), June 21-24, 1994
16) Benedetti MG, Bonato P, Catani F, D'Alessio T, Knaflitz M, Battistini A, Leardini A. Estimation of Activation
Patterns from Surface Myoelectric Signal in TKR Patients during Gait, X Congress of ISEK, Charleston (South
Carolina), June 21-24, 1994
17) Knaflitz M, Bonato P. EMG for the Characterization of Motion, Second World Congress of Biomechanics,
Amsterdam (The Netherlands), July 10-15, 1994
18) Speranza G, Bonato P, Bettini R, Furlanello F, Antolini R. New Technique to Improve the Reliability of LP
Analysis in the Frequency Domain, World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Rio
de Janeiro (Brazil), August 21-26, 1994
19) Bonato P, D'Alessio T, Knaflitz M. Measurement of Muscle Activation Patterns from Surface Myoelectric
Signal, XIII IMEKO World Congress, Torino (Italy), September 5-9, 1994
20) Bettini R, Bonato P, Furlanello F. Prevalence of Late Potentials in Normal and Arrhythmic Athletes, Progress
in Clinical Pacing, Roma (Italy), December 7-10, 1994
21) Knaflitz M, Nicolis D, Bonato P, Lusvardi M. Design of a Novel RGO Stimulator: Technical Considerations,
ISPO Congress, Melbourne (Australia), April 2-7, 1995
22) D'Alessio T, Benedetti MG, Bonato P, Catani F, Knaflitz M. Correlazione tra Biomeccanica della
Locomozione e Misura degli Intervalli di Attivazione Muscolare, II Congresso Nazionale di Misure
Meccaniche e Termiche, Bressanone (Italy), June 19-21, 1995
23) De Stefano A, Ceravolo R, Grosjacques M, Sabia D, Bonato P, Gagliati G, Knaflitz M. Le Trasformazioni
Tempo-Frequenza della Classe di Cohen nella Diagnosi di Difetti Strutturali, Congresso AsIS, Bergamo
(Italy), May 3-4, 1995
24) De Stefano A, Ceravolo R, Grosjacques M, Sabia D, Bonato P, Gagliati G, Knaflitz M. Experimental Checks
on the Applicability of Neural Networks to the Structural Dynamics', International Workshop on Damage
Assessment using Advanced Signal Processing, Pescara (Italy), May 29-31, 1995
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25) Bonato P, Gagliati G, Knaflitz M. Uso dei Metodi Tempo-Frequenza nell’Analisi di Segnali Non-Stazionari,
Applicazioni dell’Analisi Avanzata dei Segnali e dell’Intelligenza Artificiale a Problemi Ingegneristici,
Torino (Italy), June 20, 1995
26) Bonato P, Ceravolo R, De Stafano A, Knaflitz M, Sabia D. Le Trasformazioni Tempo-Frequenza in Dinamica
Strutturale, Applicazioni dell’Analisi Avanzata dei Segnali e dell’Intelligenza Artificiale a Problemi
Ingegneristici, Torino (Italy), June 20, 1995
27) Bonato P, Bettini R, Speranza G, Antolini R, Furlanello F. Una Tecnica Innovativa per l’Analisi in Frequenza
dei Potenziali Tardivi: Prospettive di Impiego in Cardiologia dello Sport”, VII Congresso Nazionale della
Società Italiana di Cardiologia dello Sport, Trento (Italy), September 20-22, 1995
28) De Stefano A, Ceravolo R, Grosjacques M, Sabia D, Bonato P, Gagliati G, Knaflitz M, L'Accertamento del
Danneggiamento Post-Sismico con Uso di Trasformazioni Tempo-Frequenza, Convegno Nazionale di
Ingegneria Sismica, Siena (Italy), September 25-28, 1995
29) De Stefano A, Knaflitz M, Bonato P, Ceravolo R, Gagliati G. Analysis of Ambient Vibration Data from
Queensborough Bridge using Cohen Class Time-Frequency Distribution, Proc. 14th International Modal
Analysis Conference, Dearborn (Michigan), February 13, 1996
30) Bonato P, Ceravolo R, De Stefano A. A Time-Frequency Approach to Structural Identification and
Diagnostics on Bridge Girders by Dynamic Testing, Proc. 1st European Conference on Structural Control,
Barcelona (Spain), May 29-31, 1996
31) Speranza G, Bonato P, Antolini R. Improvement of the Late Potential Analysis by an High Resolution
Alignment Techinique, Cardiostim96 10th International Congress, Nice (France), June 19-22, 1996
32) Roy SH, Bonato P, Kedzierski AS, Swamy P, Knaflitz M, De Luca CJ. Time-Frequency Analysis of EMG
Signals form Repetitive Lifting, XI Congress of ISEK, Enschede (The Netherlands), October 27-30, 1996
33) Bonato P, Knaflitz M, Actis MV. Valutazione delle Manifestazioni Elelettriche di Fatica Muscolare in
Condizioni Dinamiche, I Riunione Nazionale Gruppo di Studio di Kinesiologia Elettrofisiologica, Pavia
(Italy), April 3-4 1997
34) Roy SH, Kupa EJ, De Luca CJ, Kandarian SC, Bonato P. Effects of Muscle Unloading of EMG Spectral
Parameters, 12th Man in Space Symposium, Washington (District of Columbia), June 8-13, 1997
35) Bonato P, Ceravolo R, De Stefano A. The Use of Wind Excitation in Structural Identification, 2nd European
& African Conference on Wind Engineering, Genova (Italy), June 22-26, 1997
36) Roy SH, Bonato P, Knaflitz M. EMG Analysis of Fatigue during Repetitive Work, National Occupational
Injury Research Symposium, Morgantown (West Virginia), October 15-17, 1997
37) Bonato P, Roy SH, Knaflitz M, De Luca CJ. Localized Muscle Fatigue in Back Muscles: Static vs. Dynamic
Contractions, Proc. 19th Annu. Conf. IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Soc., Chicago (Illinois), October 30 - November
2, 1997
38) Almazeedi S, Soares R, Lammi E, Roy SH, Bonato P, Fulco CS, Lewis SF. Faster Recovery of Muscle Force
Generating Capacity After Higher Intensity Dynamic Exercise, Experimental Biology 98, San Francisco
(California), April 18-22, 1998
39) Bonato P, Ceravolo R, De Stefano A, Molinari F. A New Cross-Time-Frequency Method for the Structural
Identification of Systems in Nonstationary Conditions, Sesimbra (Spain), May 1998
40) Knaflitz M, Bonato P. Time-Frequency Methods Applied to Muscle Fatigue Assessment During Dynamic
Contractions, XII Congress of ISEK, Montréal (Québec), June 27-30, 1998
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41) Molinari F, Actis MV, Bonato P, Loria D, Knaflitz M. Electrical Manifestations of Muscle Fatigue in Knee
Flexors and Extensors During Isokinetic Exercise, XII Congress of ISEK, Montréal (Québec), June 27-30,
1998
42) Bonato P, Battistini A, Knaflitz M, Catani F. Effect of Joint Angle on the Amplitude of Surface Myoelectric
Signal, XII Congress of ISEK, Montréal (Québec), June 27-30, 1998
43) Bonato P, Knaflitz M, D’Alessio T. User Independent Detector of Muscle Activation for Gait Analysis, XII
Congress of ISEK, Montréal (Québec), June 27-30, 1998
44) Roy SH, Bonato P, Knaflitz M. EMG Assessment of Back Muscle Function During Cyclical Lifting, XII
Congress of ISEK, Montréal (Québec), June 27-30, 1998
45) Meyer J, Bonato P, Roy SH. EMG Time-Frequency Analysis of Constant and Variable-Force Isometric
Contractions, XII Congress of ISEK, Montréal (Québec), June 27-30, 1998
46) Selkowitz D, Knaflitz M, Bonato P. The Effects of an Elasticized Lumbosacral Corset and Posture on
Myoelectric Activity of the Lumbar Spine Musculature: Repeatability and Preliminary Findings, XII Congress
of ISEK, Montréal (Québec), June 27-30, 1998
47) Bonato P, Roy SH. Evaluation of Back Muscle Function in the Elderly with low Back Pain, 1st VA
Rehabilitation R&D Meeting, Washington (District of Columbia), October 1-3, 1998
48) Molinari F, Bonato P, Knaflitz M. A Cross-Time-Frequency Based Technique for the Estimation of the
Instantaneous Frequency of Surface Myoelectric Signals, IEEE-SP International Symposium on Time-
Frequency and Time-Scale Analysis, Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), October 7-9, 1998
49) Bonato P, Ceravolo R, De Stefano S, Molinari F. Time-Frequency and Cross-Time-Frequency Based
Technique for the Structural Identification of Systems, IEEE-SP International Symposium on Time-Frequency
and Time-Scale Analysis, Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), October 7-9, 1998
50) Selkowitz D, Knaflitz M, Bonato P. Effects of External Support Devices and Posture on Myoelectric Activity
of the Lumbar Spine Musculature: Repeatability and Preliminary Findings, American Physical Therapy
Association, Washington (District of Columbia), June 5-8, 1999
51) Bonato P, Ceravolo R, De Stefano A, Molinari F. Modal Identification by Cross-Time-Frequency Estimators,
Damage Assessment of Structures, Dublin (Ireland), June 28-30, 1999
52) Bonato P, Erim Z, Roy SH, De Luca CJ. Comparison of Time-Frequency Based Techniques for Estimating
Instantaneous Frequency Parameters of Nonstationary Processes, Advanced Signal Processing Algorithms,
Architectures, and Implementations SPIE, Denver (Colorado), July 18-23, 1999
53) Bonato P, Ceravolo R, De Stefano A, Molinari F. Adaptive Kernel Cross-Time-Frequency Transformations
for the Identification of Structural Systems, Advanced Signal Processing Algorithms, Architectures, and
Implementations SPIE, Denver (Colorado), July 18-23, 1999
54) Bonato P, Ceravolo R, De Stefano A, Molinari F. Identificazione Strutturale a Input Incognito Mediante
Estimatori di Ampiezza e Fase Istantanea, Convegno Nazionale di Ingegneria Sismica, Torino (Italy),
September 20-23, 1999
55) Bonato P, Ceravolo R, De Stefano A, Molinari F. Identificazione Diretta e Indiretta a Input Incognito di
Edifici in Muratura, Convegno Nazionale di Ingegneria Sismica, Torino (Italy), September 20-23, 1999
56) Benedetti MG, Catani F, Simoncini L, Montanari E, Giannini S, Bonato P, Knaflitz M. Impiego di un
Algoritmo Originale per la Detezione Statistica del Pattern di Attivazione Muscolare Durante il Movimento
in Soggetti Normali, Primo Congresso Nazionale su “Analisi del Movimento in Clinica: Presente e Futuro”,
Roma (Italy), October 18-20, 1999
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57) Bonato P, Roy SH, Boissy P, Loisel P. Assessment of Paraspinal Muscle Function in Patients with Low-Back
Pain during Dynamic Activities, 2nd National VA Rehabilitation Research & Development Conference,
Arlington (Virginia), February 20-22, 2000
58) Lewis SF, Almazeedi S, Bonato P, Soares R, Lammi E, Roy SH, Fulco CS. Slower Recovery of Myoelectric
Activity and Force After Lower Iintensity Exhaustive Dynamic Exercise, Experimental Biology 2000, San
Diego (California), April 15-18, 2000
59) Bonato P, Erim Z. Decomposition of Superimposed Waveforms using the Cross Time Frequency Transform,
IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, Istanbul (Turkey), June 5-9,
2000
60) Roy SH, Bonato P, Boissy P, Loisel P, Della Croce U, Parikh DK, Patel A. Fatigue-Related Changes of Trunk
Motor Control During Repetitive Lifting, XIII Congress of ISEK, Sapporo (Japan), June 25-28, 2000
61) Bonato P, Kline A, Roy SH, Leardini A, O’Connor J, Effects of Fatigue on the Biomechanics of a Repetitive
Knee Exercise in Patients with ACL Injury, XIII Congress of ISEK, Sapporo (Japan), June 25-28, 2000
62) Boissy P, Bonato P, Roy SH, Loisel P, Assessment of Paraspinal Muscle Fatigue During Repetitive Lifting
in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain, XIII Congress of ISEK, Sapporo (Japan), June 25-28, 2000
63) Molinari F, Actis MV, Bonato P, Loria D, Knaflitz M, Muscle Fatigue During Concentric and Eccentric
Isokinetic Knee Flexo–Extensions, XIII Congress of ISEK, Sapporo (Japan), June 25-28, 2000
64) Westgaard RH, Bonato P, Time-Frequency Analysis of Upper Trapezius EMG Amplitude Modulation During
Sleep, Chicago2000 World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Chicago (Illinois),
July 23-28, 2000
65) Bonato P, Boissy P, Della Croce U, Roy SH, Relationship between Mechanical and EMG-Based Fatigue
Parameters for Monitoring Repetitive Lifting, Chicago2000 World Congress on Medical Physics and
Biomedical Engineering, Chicago (Illinois), July 23-28, 2000
66) Boissy P, Bonato P, Roy SH, Loisel P, Fatigue Indices Based on the EMG Time-Frequency Content of
Paraspinal Muscles During Dynamic Cyclical Lifting, Chicago2000 World Congress on Medical Physics and
Biomedical Engineering, Chicago (Illinois), July 23-28, 2000
67) Bonato P, Boissy P, Roy SH, EMG Time-Frequency Based Technique for Assessing Muscle Impairment in
Chronic Hemiparetic Patients, Chicago2000 World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical
Engineering, Chicago (Illinois), July 23-28, 2000
68) Bonato P, Erim Z, Solving Superposition of Motor Unit Action Potential Waveforms Through a Cross-Time-
Frequency Based Methodology, Chicago2000 World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical
Engineering, Chicago (Illinois), July 23-28, 2000
69) Bonato P, Kothiyal K, Roy SH, Assessment of Muscle Fatigue During Load Carrying, IEA 2000/HFES 2000
Congress, San Diego (California), July 30 - August 4, 2000
70) Bonato P, Assessment of Back Muscle Function During Repetitive Lifting, The Whitaker Foundation
Biomedical Engineering Conference, La Jolla (California), August 10-13, 2000
71) Ebenbichler GR, Bonato P, Roy SH, Kollmitzer J, Evaluation of Paravertebral Muscle Fatigue by Means of
SEMG, 2nd Central European Congress for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Salzburg (Austria), May
11-13, 2001
72) Ebenbichler GR, Bonato P, Kollmitzer J, Posch M, Roy SH, Reliability of Surface Electromyographic
Measurements During Repetitive, Dynamic Lifting, 1st Conference of the International Society of Physical
and Rehabilitation Medicine, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), July 7-13, 2001
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73) Bonato P, Roy SH, De Luca CJ, Boissy P, Ebenbichler GR, Della Croce U, Assessment of Back Muscle
Function During Repetitive Lifting, The Whitaker Foundation Biomedical Engineering Conference, La Jolla
(California), August 9-12, 2001
74) Westgaard RH, Bonato P, Holte KA, Low-Frequency Oscillations (<0.3 Hz) in the Electromyographic (EMG)
Activity of the Human Trapezius Muscle During Sleep, 34th World Congress of the International Union of
Physiological Sciences, Christchurch (New Zealand), August 26–31, 2001
75) Bonato P, Erim Z, Gonzalez-Cueto JA, Decomposition of Superimposed Waveforms using the Cross-Time-
Frequency Transform, 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and
Biology Society, Istanbul (Turkey), October 25-28, 2001
76) Bonato P, Ceravolo R, De Stefano A, Molinari F, Structural Health Monitoring under Ambient Vibrations:
the Problem of Accuracy in Modal Parameter Estimation, IMAC, Los Angeles (California), February 4-7,
2002
77) Sherrill DM, De Luca CJ, Bonato P, Roy SH, Comparison of Surface Electromyography and Accelerometry
in Functional Motor Activity Monitoring, Science Day, Boston (Massachusetts), March 26, 2002
78) De Luca CJ, Bonato P, Roy SH, EMG-Based Approach to Identifying Functional Motor Activities, Seventh
Annual Meeting Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society, Chattanooga (Tennessee), April 17-20, 2002
79) Roy SH, Bonato P, Boissy P, Loisel P, Cheng S, Della Croce U, Supplementing Paraspinal Work Capacity
Evaluations with Instrumented Measures of Muscle Function, XIV Congress of ISEK, Vienna (Austria), June
27-30, 2002
80) Selkowitz D, Knaflitz M, Bonato P, The Effect of External Supports on the Amplitude of the Surface EMG
Signal Recorded from Lumbar Spine Muscles During Maintenance of a Forward-Flexed Posture, XIV
Congress of ISEK, Vienna (Austria), June 27-30, 2002
81) De Luca CJ, Bonato P, Roy SH, Moore J, Vadnais A, EMG-Based Approach to Identifying Functional Motor
Activities, XIV Congress of ISEK, Vienna (Austria), June 27-30, 2002
82) De Luca CJ, Gonzales-Cueto JA, Bonato P, Motor Unit Recruitment and Reciprocal Inhibition Decrease the
Common Drive, XIV Congress of ISEK, Vienna (Austria), June 27-30, 2002
83) Sherrill DM, Bonato P, De Luca CJ, A Neural Network Approach to Monitor Motor Activities, Second Joint
Conference EMBS-BMES, Houston (Texas), October 23-26, 2002
84) Cheng MS, Bonato P, Roy SH, Monitoring Motor Fluctuation and Dyskinesia in Patients with Parkinson’s
Disease Using Surface Electromyography and Accelerometry, American Physical Therapy Association
Combined Section Meeting, Tampa (Florida), February 12-16, 2003
85) Bonato P, Westad C, Westgaard RH, Time-Frequency Analysis of Motor Unit Recordings to Characterize
Rhythmic Behavior in Activity Pattern of Trapezius Muscle, 1st International IEEE EMBS Conference on
Neural Engineering, Capri (Italy), March 20-22, 2003
86) Lelas J, Thakkar S, Lazzara MD, Reif R, Riley PO, Bonato P, Herr H, Hydraulic versus Magnetorheological-
Based Electronic Knee Prostheses: A Clinical Comparison, 2003 American Orthotic and Prosthetic
Association National Assemble, Reno (Nevada), October 22-25, 2003
87) Sherrill D, Moy ML, Reilly JJ, Bonato P, Monitoring Cumulative Free-Living Exercise in COPD, 28th Annual
MGH Research Symposium, Boston (Massachusetts), February 4, 2004
88) Sherrill D, Bonato P, Moy ML, Reilly JJ, Accelerometer-based Measurement of Exercise and Mobility for
Pulmonary Rehabilitation, IEEE 30th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Springfield
(Massachusetts), April 17-18, 2004
89) Moy ML, Sherrill D, Bonato P, Reilly JJ, Monitoring Cumulative Free-Living Exercise in COPD, ATS 2004,
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Orlando (Florida), May 21-26, 2004
90) Sherrill DM, Bonato P, Standaert DG, Salles S, Monitoring Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson's Disease: a Data
Mining Approach, XV Congress of ISEK, Boston (Massachusetts), June18-21, 2004
91) Sherrill DM, Moy ML, Reilly JJ, Bonato P, Objective Field Assessment of Exercise Capacity in Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, XV Congress of ISEK, Boston (Massachusetts), June18-21, 2004
92) Priplata AA, Patritti BL, Hughes R, Stein J, Bonato P, Collins JJ, Vibrating insoles improve balance in
patients with stroke, XV Congress of ISEK, Boston (Massachusetts), June18-21, 2004
93) Bonato P, Hughes R, Sherrill DM, Stein J, Black-Shaffer R, Wolf S, Akay M, Assessing Quality of Movement
in Stroke Patients Undergoing Constraint-induced Movement Therapy Using Wearable Technology,
Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering, Napoli (Italy), July 31 - August 5, 2004
94) Agarabi M, Bonato P, De Luca CJ, A sEMG-based Method for Assessing the Design of Computer Mice, 26th
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, San Francisco
(California), September 1-5, 2004
95) Gates DH, Lelas J, Della Croce U, Herr H, Bonato P, Characterization of Ankle Function during Stair
Ambulation, 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society,
San Francisco (California), September 1-5, 2004
96) Bonato P, Sherrill DM, Standaert DG, Salles SS, Akay M, Data Mining Techniques to Detect Motor
Fluctuations in Parkinson's Disease, 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Medicine and Biology Society, San Francisco (California), September 1-5, 2004
97) Della Croce U, Bonato P, A Novel Design for an Instrumented Stairway, V Congresso Nazionale Societa`
Italiana di Analisi del Movimento in Clinica, Loano (Italy), October 3-5, 2004
98) Lelas JL, Sherrill DM, Riley P, Bonato P, Herr H, Electronic versus Mechanical Knee Prostheses: A Clinical
Comparison, 65th Annual Assembly American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Phoenix
(Arizona), October 7-9, 2004
99) Bonato P, Hughes R, Sherrill DM, Black-Schaffer R, Akay M, Knorr B, Stein J, Using Wearable Sensors to
Assess Quality of Movement After Stroke, 65th Annual Assembly American Academy of Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation, Phoenix (Arizona), October 7-9, 2004
100) Bishop-Stark SM, Lelas JL, Hoerner J, Gates D, Bonato P, Della Croce U, Nimec D, The Use of Minimal
Bracing to Treat Toe Walking, 65th Annual Assembly American Academy of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation, Phoenix (Arizona), October 7-9, 2004
101) Bonato P, Wearable Technology in the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Future, International Workshop
Personalized Health, Belfast (Northern Ireland), December 13-15, 2004
102) Sherrill DM, Hughes R, Salles SS, Akay M, Standaert DG, Bonato P, Using Wearable Technology to
Monitor Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson's Disease, 9th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and
Movement Disorders, New Orleans (Louisiana), March 5-8, 2005
103) Knorr B, Hughes R, Sherrill DM, Stein J, Akay M, Bonato P, Quantitative Measures of Functional Upper
Limb Movement in Persons after Stroke, 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering,
Washington (District of Columbia), March 16-19, 2005
104) Sherrill DM, Hughes R, Salles SS, Lie-Nemeth T, Akay M, Standaert DG, Bonato P, Advanced Analysis
of Wearable Sensor Data to Adjust Medication Intake in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease, 2nd International
IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, Washington (District of Columbia), March 16-19, 2005
105) Branco P, Firth P, Encarnação LM, Bonato P, Faces of Emotion in Human-Computer Interaction,
Conference on Human Factors in Computer Systems, Portland (Oregon), April 2-7, 2005
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106) Boissy P, Hamel M, Bonato P, Michaud M, Fontaine R, Corriveau C, Identification of Functional Motor
Activities in Balance-Impaired Individuals Using an Ambulatory Activity Monitoring System, 18th World
Congress of the International Association of Gerontology, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), June 26-30, 2005
107) Priplata A, Collins J, Niemi JB, Bonato P, Stein J, Veves A, Lipsitz L, Noise-Enhanced Balance Control:
The Worse You Are the Better You Get, XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics and
29th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Cleveland (Ohio), July 31 - August 5, 2005
108) Aiello E, Gates DH, Patritti BL, Cairns KD, Meister M, Clancy EA, Bonato P, Visual EMG Biofeedback
to Improve Ankle Function in Hemiparetic Gait, 27th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Shanghai (China), September 1-4, 2005
109) Korhonen I, Bonato P, De Rossi D, Dittmar A, Jayaraman S, Lymberis A, McAdams E, Zhang YT,
IEEE/EMBS Technical Committee on Wearable Biomedical Sensors and Systems, Ambience05, Tampere
(Finland), September 19-20, 2005
110) John M, Fulford-Jones TRF, Welsh M, Bonato P, A Wireless, Low-Power Motion Analysis Sensor for
Stroke Patient Rehabilitation, 2005 Annual Fall Meeting Biomedical Engineering Society, Baltimore (Maryland),
September 28 - October 1, 2005
111) Wang DC, Patel SB, Patritti BL, Bonato P, Burke DT, Martial Arts: Kinetics and Kinematics of Hand
Strikes and Kicks, 4th European Sports Medicine Congress, Lemesos (Cyprus), October 13-15, 2005
112) Bonato P, Flaherty A, Hester T, Huggins N, Patel S, Hughes R, Sherrill D, Standaert D, Welsh M,
Wearable Systems to Improve Parkinson's Control Therapy, International Workshop on Wearable Micro- and
Nanosystems for Personalized Health, Luzern (Switzerland), January 30 - February 1, 2006
113) Akay M, Hughes R, Tamura T, Bonato P, Intelligent System for Body Motion and Motor Functions in
Post-Stroke Patients, pHealth2006 - International Workshop on Wearable Micro- and Nano-Systems for
Personalized Health, Luzern (Switzerland), January 30 - February 1, 2006
114) Hester T, Hughes R, Sherrill D, Knorr B, Akay M, Stein J, Bonato P, Using Wearable Sensors to Measure
Motor Abilities following Stroke, BSN2006 - International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body
Sensor Networks, Boston (Massachusetts), April 3-5, 2006
115) Hester T, Sherrill D, Hamel M, Perreault K, Boissy P, Bonato P, Using Wearable Sensors to Analyze the
Quality of Use of Mobility Assistive Devices, BSN2006 - International Workshop on Wearable and
Implantable Body Sensor Networks, Boston (Massachusetts), April 3-5, 2006
116) Patel S, Sherrill D, Hughes R, Hester T, Huggins N, Lie-Nemeth T, Standaert D, Bonato P, Analysis of
the Severity of Dyskinesia in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease via Wearable Sensors, BSN2006 -
International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, Boston (Massachusetts), April
3-5, 2006
117) Bonato P, De Rossi D, Dittmar A, Jayaraman S, Korhonen I, Lymberis A, McAdams E, Zhang YT, IEEE
EMBS Technical Committee on Wearable Biomedical Sensors & Systems: Position Paper, BSN2006 -
International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, Boston (Massachusetts), April
3-5, 2006
118) Hester T, Hughes R, Sherrill D, Patel S, Huggins N, Flaherty A, Standaert D, Bonato P, Adjusting DBS
Settings to Optimize Pakinson’s Control Therapy, XVI Congress of ISEK, Torino (Italy), June 29 - July 1,
2006
119) Boissy P, Hester T, Sherrill D, Corriveau H, Bonato P, Monitoring Mobility Assistive Device Use in
Patients After Stroke, XVI Congress of ISEK, Torino (Italy), June 29 - July 1, 2006
120) Aiello E, Gates DH, Patritti BL, Cairns KD, Meister M, Clancy EA, Della Croce U, Bonato P, Joint
Function Changes in Hemiparetic Gait After Visual EMG Biofeedback, XVI Congress of ISEK, Torino (Italy),
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June 29 - July 1, 2006
121) Bonato P, Wearable Technology in the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Future, IEEE/NLM Life Science
Systems and Applications Workshop, Bethesda (Maryland), July 13-14, 2006
122) Mirelman A, Deutsch JE, Bonato P, Lower Extremity Training with Robotics and Virtual Reality
Transfers to Overground Walking Speed Better than Robotics Training Alone, 5th International Workshop on
Virtual Rehabilitation, New York (New York), August 29-30, 2006
123) Hester T, Sherrill D, Hamel M, Perreault K, Boissy P, Bonato P, Identification of Tasks Performed by
Stroke Patients Using a Mobility Assistive Device, 27th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, New York (New York), August 30 - September 3, 2006
124) Patel S, Patritti BL, Nikitczuk J, Weinberg B, Della Croce U, Mavroidis C, Bonato P, Effects on Normal
Gait of a New Active Knee Orthosis for Hemiparetic Gait Retraining, 27th Annual International Conference
of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, New York (New York), August 30 - September 3,
2006
125) Patel S, Hester T, Hughes R, Huggins N, Standaert D, Flaherty A, Bonato P, Using Wearable Sensors to
Enhance DBS Parameter Adjustment for Parkinson’s Disease Patients Through Measures of Motor Response,
3rd IEEE EMBS Symposium on Medical Devices and Biosensors, Boston (Massachusetts), September 5-6,
2006
126) Mirelman A, Deutsch JE, Bonato P, Patritti BL, Increased Ankle Moments and Forces during Walking as
a Result of Lower Extremity (LE) Virtual Reality Training of Individuals Post Stroke, Proceedings of the
Annual ACRM-ASNR Conference, Boston (Massachusetts), September 27 - October 1, 2006
127) Weinberg B, Nikitczuk J, Patel S, Patritti BL, Mavroidis C, Bonato P, Canavan P, Design, control and
human testing of an active knee rehabilitation orthotic device, ICRA'07 - IEEE International Conference on
Robotics and Automation, Roma (Italy), April 10-14, 2007
128) Lorincz K, Kuris B, Ayer SM, Patel S, Bonato P, Welsh M, Wearable Wireless Sensor Network to Assess
Clinical Status in Patients with Neurological Disorders, International Conference on Information Processing
in Sensor Networks, Cambridge (Massachusetts) April 25-27, 2007
129) Patritti BL, Schmid M, Kasi PK, Mirelman A, D’Andrea SE, Bonato P, Noise-enhanced dynamic balance
control during sit-to-stand, ISPGR XVIII Conference - International Society for Posture and Gait Research,
Burlington (Vermont), July 14-18, 2007
130) Patel S, Lorincz K, Hughes R, Huggins N, Growdon JH, Welsh M, Bonato P, Analysis of Feature Space
for Monitoring Persons with Parkinson’s Disease With Application to a Wireless Wearable Sensor System,
29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Lyon
(France), August 23-26, 2007
131) Boissy P, Hester T, Sherrill DM, Corriveau H, Bonato P, Monitoring Mobility Assistive Device Use in
Post-Stroke Patients, 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society, Lyon (France), August 23-26, 2007
132) O’Keeffe DT, Gates DH, Bonato P, A Wearable Pelvic Sensor Design for Drop Foot Treatment in Post-
Stroke Patients, 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society, Lyon (France), August 23-26, 2007
133) Mirelman A, Patritti BL, Bonato P, Deutsch JE, Effects of Robotic-VR Compared with Robot Alone Training
on Gait Kinetics of Individuals Post Stroke, Virtual Rehabilitation 2007, Venezia (Italy), September 27-29, 2007
134) Patel S, Lorincz K, Hughes R, Huggins N, Growdon J, Standaert D, Dy J, Welsh M, Bonato P, A Body Sensor
Network to Monitor Parkinsonian Symptoms, pHealth2008 - International Workshop on Wearable Micro-
and Nano-Systems for Personalized Health, Valencia (Spain), May 21-23, 2008
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135) Bonato P, Cutolo F, De Rossi D, Hughes R, Patel S, Schmid M, Stein J, Tognetti A, Wearable Technologies
to Monitor Motor Recovery and Facilitate Home Therapy in Individuals Post Stroke, XVII Congress of the
International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, Niagara Falls (Canada), June 18-21, 2008
136) Patel S, Lorincz K, Hughes R, Huggins N, Growdon J, Standaert D, Dy J, Welsh M, Bonato P, Improving
Medication Titration in Parkinson’s Disease, XVII Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology
and Kinesiology, Niagara Falls (Canada), June 18-21, 2008
137) Patritti BL, Mirelman A, Pelliccio MM, Deming L, Nimec D, Bonato
P, Robotic Gait Training in Children
with Cerebral Palsy, XVII Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology,
Niagara Falls (Canada), June 18-21, 2008
138) Bonato P, Sherrill DM, Hester T, Perreault K, Corriveau H, Michaud F, Boissy P, Characterization of
Joint Protection Behaviors Associated with Cane Use During Activities of Daily Living in Patients with
Osteoarthritis, 7th World Congress on Aging and Physical Activity, Tsukuba (Japan), July 26-29, 2008
139) Patel S, Hughes R, Huggins N, Standaert D, Growdon J, Bonato P, Using Wearable Sensors to Predict
the Severity of Symptoms and Motor Complications in Late Stage Parkinson’s Disease, 30th Annual
International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Vancouver (Canada),
August 20-25, 2008
140) Sicari M, Patritti BL, Deming L, Romaguera F, Pelliccio M, Nimec D, Bonato P, Robotic Gait Training
in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Case Series, IX Congress of the Italian Society of Clinical Movement
Analysis, Potenza Picena (Italy), October 2-4, 2008, published on Gait & Posture, 30, S2, 2009
141) Crapanzano F. Kasi PK, Patritti BL, Mancinelli C, Harvey W, Della Croce U, Stamenovic D, Bonato P,
Hunter DJ, Effects of a Novel Knee Brace on the Knee Moment in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis, IX
Congress of the Italian Society of Clinical Movement Analysis, Potenza Picena (Italy), October 2-4, 2008,
published on Gait & Posture, 30, S3-S4, 2009
142) Weinberg B, Khanicheh A, Sivak M, Unluhisarcikli O, Morel G, Shannon J, Kelliher J, Sabadosa M,
Bonmassar G, Bonato P, Mavroidis C, Variable Resistance Hand Device Using an Electro-Rheological Fluid
Damper, 3rd Joint Eurohaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and
TeleOperator Systems, Salt Lake City (Utah), March 18-20, 2009
143) Dalton A, Patel S, Mancinelli C, Hughes R, Shih L, Bonato P, Analyzing the Decision Space of Deep
Brain Stimulation Settings, 35th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Cambridge (Massachusetts),
April 3-5, 2009
144) Cutolo F, Mancinelli C, Patel S, Carbonaro N, Schmid M, Tognetti A, De Rossi D, Bonato P, A Sensorized
Glove for Hand Rehabilitation, 35th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Cambridge
(Massachusetts), April 3-5, 2009
145) Kasi PK, Krivickas LS, Meister M, Chew E, Schmid M, Kamen G, Clancy EA, Bonato P, Motor Unit
Firing Characteristics in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, 35th Annual Northeast Bioengineering
Conference, Cambridge (Massachusetts), April 3-5, 2009
146) Patel S, Mancinelli C, Patritti BL, Pang T, Schachter S, Bonato P, Detecting Epileptic Seizures Using
Wearable Sensors, 35th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Cambridge (Massachusetts), April 3-
5, 2009
147) Kasi PK, Krivickas LS, Meister M, Chew E, Bonato P, Schmid M, Kamen G, Pu L, Clancy EA,
Characterization of Motor Unit Behavior in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, 4th International
IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, Antalya (Turkey), April 29 - May 2, 2009
148) Patel S, Mancinelli C, Hughes R, Dalton A, Shih L, Bonato P, Optimizing Deep Brain Stimulation Settings
Using Wearable Sensing Technology, 4th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering,
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Antalya (Turkey), April 29 - May 2, 2009
149) Patel S, Mancinelli C, Healey J, Moy M, Bonato P, Using Wearable Sensors to Monitor Physical
Activities of Patients with COPD: A Comparison of Classifier Performance, Body Sensor Network 2009,
Berkeley (California), June 3-5, 2009
150) Ebenbichler G, Mair P, Grünbart P, Wirth C, Paul B, Bonato P, Application of Time-Frequency Surface
Electromyographic Procedures for the Classification of Impaired Muscle Function in Musculoskeletal Pain
Conditions, 5th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Istanbul
(Turkey), June 13-17, 2009
151) Chew E, Straudi S, Fregni F, Mancinelli C, Patel S, Patritti B, Zafonte RD, Bonato P, The Effect of
Combined Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Repetitive Functional Task Training on Motor
Recovery in Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors, 5th World Congress of the International Society of Physical
and Rehabilitation Medicine, Istanbul (Turkey), June 13-17, 2009
152) Mancinelli C, Patel S, Deming LC, Schmid M, Patritti BL, Chu JJ, Beckwith J, Greenwald R, Healey J,
Bonato P, Assessing the Feasibility of Classifying Toe-Walking Severity in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Using a Sensorized Shoe, 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and
Biology Society, Minneapolis (Minnesota), September 2-6, 2009
153) Bonato P, Clinical Applications of Wearable Technology, 31st Annual International Conference of the
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Minneapolis (Minnesota), September 2-6, 2009
154) Patritti B, Romaguera F, Deming L, Mirelman A, Pelliccio M, Nimec D, Bonato P, Enhancement and
Retention of Locomotor Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy after Lokomat Training, 18th Meeting of
the European Society of Movement Analysis for Adults and Children, London (United Kingdom), September
17-19, 2009
155) Sicari M, Patritti BL, Deming LC, Romaguera F, Pelliccio M, Nimec D, Bonato P, Robotic Gait Training
in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Case Series, 10th National Congress of the Italian Society of Movement
Analysis, Alghero (Italy), September 30 - October 3, 2009
156) Crapanzano F, Kasi PK, Patritti BL, Mancinelli C, Harvey W, Della Croce U, Stamenovic D, Bonato P,
Hunter DJ, Effects of a Novel Brace on Knee Moment in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis, 10th National
Congress of the Italian Society of Movement Analysis, Alghero (Italy), September 30 - October 3, 2009
157) Lorincz K, Chen BR, Challen GW, Chowdhury AR, Patel S, Bonato P, Welsh M, Mercury: A Wearable
Sensor Network Platform for High-Fidelity Motion Analysis, Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on
Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys’09), Berkeley (California), November 4-6, 2009
158) Weinberg B, Khanicheh A, Sivak M, Unluhisarcikli O, Morel G, Shannon J, Kelliher J, Sabadosa M,
Bonmassar G, Patritti B, Bonato P, Mavroidis C, Variable Resistance Hand Device Using an Electro-
Rheological Fluid Damper, World Haptics 2009, Sault Lake City (Utah), March 18-20, 2009
159) Dalton A, Patel S, Chowdhury A, Welsh M, Pang T, Schachter S, ÓLaighin G, Bonato P, Detecting
Epileptic Seizures Using Wearable Sensor Technologies, First AMA-IEEE Medical Technology Conference
on Individualized Healthcare, Washington (District of Columbia), March 21-23, 2010
160) Chen BR, Patel S, Shih L, Tarsy D, McClure D, Welsh M, Bonato P, Home Monitoring of Patients with
Late Stage Parkinson’s Disease, First AMA-IEEE Medical Technology Conference on Individualized
Healthcare, Washington (District of Columbia), March 21-23, 2010
161) Sivak M, Unluhisarcikli O, Weinberg B, Mirelman-Harari A, Bonato P, Mavroidis C, Haptic System for
Hand Rehabilitation Integrating an Interactive Game with an Advanced Robotic Device, 2010 IEEE Haptics
Conference, Waltham (Massachusetts), March 25-26, 2010
162) Pietrusinski M, Cajigas I, Mizikacioglu Y, Goldsmith M, Bonato P, Mavroidis C, Gait Rehabilitation
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Therapy Using Robot Generated Force Fields Applied at the Pelvis, 2010 IEEE Haptics Conference, Waltham
(Massachusetts), March 25-26, 2010
163) Unluhisarcikli O, Weinberg B, Sivak M, Bonato P, Mavroidis C, A Robotic Hand Rehabilitation System
With Interactive Gaming Using Novel Electro-Rheological Fluid Based Actuators, IEEE International
Conference on Robotics and Automation, Anchorage (Alaska), May 3-8, 2010
164) Pietrusinski M, Cajigas I, Mizikacioglu Y, Goldsmith M, Bonato P, Mavroidis C, Robotically Generated
Force Fields for Stroke Patient Pelvic Obliquity Gait Rehabilitation, IEEE International Conference on
Robotics and Automation, Anchorage (Alaska), May 3-8, 2010
165) Moy ML, Patel S, Mancinelli C, Matthess K, Healy J, Bonato P, Accuracy of the Step Activity Monitor
and Omron HJ-720ITC in Moderate-Severe COPD, 2009 International Conference of the American Thoracic
Society, San Diego (California), May 15-20, 2009
166) Straudi S, Chew E, Cajigas I, Fregni F, Bonato P, Combining transcranial direct current stimulation and
functional task training for upper extremity motor recovery in a 19 year-old stroke survivor: A case report,
17th European Congress - European Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Venezia (Italy), May
23-27, 2010
167) Massé F, Patel S, Penders J, Gyselinckx B, Bonato P, A Low-Power and Reliable Body Area Network
Platform for Rehabilitation Applications, First AMA-IEEE Medical Technology Conference on Individualized
Healthcare, Washington (District of Columbia), March 21-23, 2010
168) Della Croce U, Kasi PK, Patritti BL, Crapanzano F, Mancinelli C, Hunter DJ, Bonato P, Feasibility of Processing
Gait Data without Access to All Required Marker Locations, XVIII Congress of the International Society of
Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, Aalborg (Denmark), June 16-19, 2010
169) Chen BR, Patel S, Shih L, Tarsy D, McClure D, Welsh M, Bonato P, Home Monitoring of Patients with
Parkinson’s Disease Using a Web-Base Application To Access Wearable Sensor Data, XVIII Congress of the
International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, Aalborg (Denmark), June 16-19, 2010
170) Chen BR, Buckley T, Rednic R, Patel S, Bonato P, Welsh M, MercuryLive: A Web-enhanced Platform
for Long-term High Fidelity Motion Analysis, 7th Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on
Sensor Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON) 2010, Boston (Massachusetts), June 21-
25, 2010
171) Surer E, Kasi P, Cereatti A, Bonato P, Della Croce U, Measurement of Knee Flexion/Extension Using a
2D Markerless Technique, Second National Congress of Bioengineering, Torino (Italy), July 8-10, 2010
172) Bonato P, Advances in Wearable Technology and Its Medical Applications, 32nd Annual International
Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Buenos Aires (Argentina), August 31-
September 4, 2010
173) Patel S, Chen BR, Buckley T, Rednic R, McClure D, Tarsy D, Shih L, Dy J, Welsh M, Bonato P, Home
Monitoring of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease via Wearable Technology and a Web-based Application,
32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Buenos
Aires (Argentina), August 31-September 4, 2010
174) Cajigas I, Goldsmith MT, Duschau-Wicke A, Riener R, Smith MA, Brown EN, Bonato P, Assessment of
Lower Extremity Motor Adaptation via an Extension of the Force Field Adaptation Paradigm, 32nd Annual
International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Buenos Aires
(Argentina), August 31-September 4, 2010
175) Patritti B, Sicari M, Deming L, Romaguera F, Pelliccio M, Benedetti MG, Nimec D, Bonato P, Enhancing
Robotic Gait Training via Augmented Feedback, 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Buenos Aires (Argentina), August 31-September 4, 2010
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176) Dunne A, Do-Lenh S, O' Laighin G, Shen C, Bonato P, Upper Extremity Rehabilitation of Children with
Cerebral Palsy Using Accelerometer Feedback on a Multitouch Display, 32nd Annual International
Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Buenos Aires (Argentina), August 31-
September 4, 2010
177) Patel S, Hughes R, Hester T, Stein J, Akay M, Dy J, Bonato P, Tracking Motor Recovery in Stroke
Survivors Undergoing Rehabilitation Using Wearable Technology, 32nd Annual International Conference of
the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Buenos Aires (Argentina), August 31-September 4,
2010
178) Surer E, Kasi P, Cereatti A, Bonato P, Della Croce U, 2-D Gait Analysis of Children with Cerebral Palsy
using Segmental Markers and a Markerless Approach, XI Congress of the Italian Society of Clinical Movement
Analysis, Ferrara (Italy), October 4-7, 2010, published on Gait & Posture, 33, S25-S26, 2011
179) Cajigas I, Goldsmith MT, Smith MA, Brown EN, Bonato P, Assessment of Lower Extremity Motor
Adaptation via an Extension of the Force Field Adaptation Paradigm, 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for
Neuroscience, San Diego (California), November 13-17, 2010
180) Paganoni S, Patel S, Mancinelli C, Tarsy D, Shih LC, Bonato P, Development of a Web-Based
Application to Monitor Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in the Home Environment, 2011 Association of
Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, Phoenix (Arizona), April 12-16, 2011
181) Meron A, Tropea P, Kasi P, Bonato P, Characterization of the Ankle Joint During Ramp Ambulation in
Healthy Subjects, 2011 Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, Phoenix (Arizona), April 12-
16, 2011
182) Cheung VCK, Kasi P, Valsecchi A, Paganoni S, Bonato P, Bizzi E, Post-rehab improvement of motor
functions in stroke patients achieved by selective reinforcement or attenuation of muscle synergy activations,
21st Annual Conference of the Society for the Neural Control of Movement, Carolina (Puerto Rico), April 26-
30, 2011
183) Pietrusinski M, Unluhisarcikli O, Mavroidis C, Cajigas I, Bonato P, Design of Human-Machine Interface
and Altering of Pelvic Obliquity with RGR Trainer, 12th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics,
Zurich (Switzerland), June 29-July 1, 2011
184) Surer E, Kasi P, Cereatti A, Bonato P, Della Croce U, A Hybrid Markerless Approach for 2D Gait
Analysis: Application to Gait of Children with Cerebral Palsy, XXIIIrd Congress of the International Society
of Biomechanics, Brussels (Belgium), July 3-7, 2011
185) Della Toffola L, Ozsecen Y, Patel S, Chen BR, Bonato P, Home Robot and Wireless Sensors Network
Based System for Fall Detection in the Home Environment, 1st IEEE EMBS Unconference on Wearable &
Ubiquitous Technology for Health & Wellness, Boston (Massachusetts), August 30, 2011
186) Hu J, Lim Y-J, Ding Y, Paluska D, Solochek A, Laffery D, Bonato P, An Advanced Rehabilitation
Robotic System for Augmenting Healthcare, 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering
in Medicine and Biology Society, Boston (Massachusetts), August 30-September 3, 2011
187) Mancinelli C, Patritti B, Tropea P, Greenwald R, Casler R, Herr H, Bonato P, Comparing a Passive-
Elastic and a Powered Prosthesis in Transtibial Amputees, 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Boston (Massachusetts), August 30-September 3, 2011
188) Altini M, Del Din S, Patel S, Schachter S, Penders J, Bonato P, A Low-Power Multi-Modal Body Sensor
Network with Application to Epileptic Seizure Monitoring, 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Boston (Massachusetts), August 30-September 3, 2011
189) Patel S, Chen BR, Chiara M, Paganoni S, Shih L, Welsh M, Dy J, Bonato P, Longitudinal Monitoring of
Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Via Wearable Sensor Technology in the Home Setting, 33rd Annual
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International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Boston (Massachusetts),
August 30-September 3, 2011
190) Del Din S, Patel S, Cobelli C, Bonato P, Estimating Fugl-Meyer Clinical Scores in Stroke Survivors Using
Wearable Sensors, 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society, Boston (Massachusetts), August 30-September 3, 2011
191) Della Toffola L, Patel S, Chen BR, Ozsecen Y, Puiatti A, Bonato P, Development of a Platform to
Combine Sensor Networks and Home Robots to Improve Fall Detection in the Home Environment, 33rd
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Boston
(Massachusetts), August 30-September 3, 2011
192) Unluhisarcikli O, Pietrusinski M, Weinberg B, Mavroidis C, Bonato P, Design and Control of a Robotic
Lower Extremity Exoskeleton for Gait Rehabilitation, 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent
Robots and Systems, San Francisco (California), September 25-30, 2011
193) Del Din S, Patel S, Cobelli C, Bonato P, Exploiting Wearable Technology to Estimate Fugl-Meyer
Clinical Scores in Stroke Patients, XII Congress of the Italian Society of Clinical Movement Analysis, Lecco
(Italy), September 28 - October 1, 2011 published on Gait & Posture, 35, S29-S30, 2012
194) Chen BR, Patel S, Della Toffola L, Bonato P, Long-term Monitoring of COPD Using Wearable Sensors,
Wireless Health 2011, San Diego (California), October 10-13, 2011
195) Schneider J, Fusco H, Mancinelli C, Sheridan R, Ryan C, Bonato P, Development and Feasibility of a
Novel Gaming System for Children with Upper Extremity Burn Contractures, 72nd Annual Assembly
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Orlando (Florida), November 17-20, 2011
196) Della Toffola L, Patel S, Ozsecen MY, Ramachandran R, Bonato P, A Wearable System for Long-Term
Monitoring of Knee Kinematics, IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health
Informatics, Shenzhen (China), January 5-7, 2012
197) Fusco H, Mancinelli C, Sheridan R, Ryan C, Bonato P, Schneider J, A Novel Gaming System for Children
with Upper Extremity Burn Contractures, 44th Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association, Seattle
(Washington), April 24-27, 2012
198) Wayne P, Kiel D, Buring J, Bonato P, Yeh G, Cohen C, Mancinelli C, Davis R, Impact of Tai Chi Exercise
on Multiple Fracture-Related Risk Factors in Post-Menopausal Osteopenic Women: A Pilot Pragmatic,
Randomized Trial, 2012 International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health, Portland
(Oregon), May 15-18, 2012
199) Unluhisarcikli O, Bonato P, Mavroidis C, Patient Cooperative Gait Neuro-Rehabilitation with the Lower
Extremity Exoskeleton ANDROS, Proceedings of the 2012 Dynamic Walking Conference, Pensacola Beach
(Florida), May 21-24, 2012
200) Pietrusinski M, Cajigas I, Bonato P, Mavroidis C, Pelvic Obliquity Trajectory Recording with Robotic
Gait Rehabilitation Trainer and Human – Machine Interface, Proceedings of the 2012 Dynamic Walking
Conference, Pensacola Beach (Florida), May 21-24, 2012
201) Pietrusinski M, Cajigas I, Bonato P, Mavroidis C, Healthy Subject Testing with Robotic Gait
Rehabilitation (RGR) Trainer, Proceedings of the 2012 19th CISM-IFToMM RoManSy Symposium
(ROMANSY2012), Paris (France), June 12-15, 2012
202) Mancinelli C, Patritti B, Wayne P, Bonato P, Effect of Community-Based Tai Chi Training on Balance
in Post-Menopausal Osteopenic Women, XIX Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and
Kinesiology, Brisbane (Australia), July 19-21, 2012
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203) Patel S, Paganoni S, Chen B, Mancinelli C, Shih L, Bonato P, Remote Monitoring of Parkinson’s Disease
Symptoms using Wearable Sensors, XIX Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and
Kinesiology, Brisbane (Australia), July 19-21, 2012
204) Mancinelli C, Patel S, Deming L, Nimec D, Chu JJ, Beckwith J, Greenwald R, Bonato P, A Novel
Sensorized Shoe System to Classify Gait Severity in Children with Cerebral Palsy, 34th Annual International
Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, San Diego (California), August 28-
September 1, 2012
205) Pietrusinski M, Severini G, Cajigas I, Mavroidis C, Bonato P, Design of a Gait Training device for control
of pelvic obliquity, 34th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society, San Diego (California), August 28-September 1, 2012
206) Beuchat NJB, Cajigas I, Smith MA, Bonato P, Inferring motor adaptation dynamics from the Force-Field
Adaptation Paradigm using the Expectation-Maximization algorithm, Neuroscience 2012, New Orleans
(Louisiana), October 13-17, 2012
207) Krystyna GP, Karwowski W, Hancock PA, Marras WS, Bonato P, Multidisciplinary concepts in
ergonomic design and individual differences in performance, Proceedings of the Human Factors and
Ergonomics Society 2012 Annual Meeting, Boston (Massachusetts), October 22-26, 2012
208) Pajaro-Blazquez M, Shetye R, Gallegos-Salazar J, Bonato P, Robotic-Assisted Gait Training in Children
with Cerebral Palsy in Clinical Practice, First International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation, Toledo
(Spain), November 14-16, 2012
209) Coscia M, Cheung VCK, Tropea P, Koenig A, Monaco V, Bennis C, Micera S, Bonato P, Effect of Gravity
Compensation on Upper Limb Muscle Synergies during Reaching: Preliminary Results from Healthy
Subjects, First International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation, Toledo (Spain), November 14-16, 2012
210) Paganoni S, Patel S, Macinelli C, Tarsy D, Shih L, Bonato P, Using Accelerometer Data for Estimating
Clinical Scores of Motor Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease, 2013 Association of Academic Physiatrists
Annual Meeting, New Orleans (Louisiana), March 6-10, 2013
211) Strohrmann C, Patel S, Mancinelli C, Deming LC, Chu JJ, Greenwald R, Troster G, Bonato P, Automated
Assessment of Gait Deviations in Children with Cerebral Palsy using a Sensorized Shoe and Active Shape
Models, Body Sensor Network 2013, Boston (Massachusetts), May 6-9, 2013
212) Casini D, Severini G, Bonato P, LaValley M, Gross KD, Lee I, Fielding R, Lewis CE, Nevitt M, Torner
J, White JD, The Association of the Frequency and Duration of Sedentary Behaviors with Walking Speed in
Older Adults: The MOST Study, 3rd International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity
and Movement, Amherst (Massachusetts), June 17-19, 2013
213) Bonato P, Clinical Applications of Mobile Health Technology, 35th Annual International Conference of
the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Osaka (Japan), July 3-7, 2013
214) Tran D, Pajaro-Blazquez M, Bonato P, Zafonte R, Galleogos J, Combining Robotic-Assisted Therapy and
Pharmacotherapy in Post-Stroke Rehabilitation, 2014 Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting,
Nashville (Tennessee), February 25 – March 1, 2014
215) Patel S, Puiatti A, Niemi J, Williamson L, Nelson A, Roubenoff R, Goldhahn J, Bonato P, Is Available
Fall-Detection Technology Suitable for Use in Clinical Trials?, International Conference of Frailty in
Sarcopenia Research, Barcelona (Spain), March 12-14, 2014
216) Dewarrat A, Severini G, Bonato P, Pietrusinski M, Mavroidis D, Triggering Motor Adaptations at the
Pelvis Using the RGR Trainer, 40th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Boston (Massachusetts),
April 25-27, 2014
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217) Severini G, Koenig A, Lesniewski-Laas N, Cajigas I, Niemi J, Bonato P, A Novel Technique for
Improving Response to Perturbations during Robotic-Assisted Treadmill Walking, 7th World Congress of
Biomechanics, Boston (Massachusetts), July 6-11, 2014
218) Bonato P, Advances in Robot-Assisted Gait Training, 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston
(Massachusetts), July 6-11, 2014
219) Patel S, Puiatti A, Niemi J, Williamson L, Nelson A, Roubenoff R, Goldhahn J, Bonato P, Assessing Fall-
Detection Technology for Use in Clinical Trials, 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston
(Massachusetts), July 6-11, 2014
220) Ozsecen YM, Della Croce U, Bonato P, Estimation of the Anatomical Shoulder and Elbow Angles using
the ArmeoSpring Exoskeleton System, 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston (Massachusetts), July 6-
11, 2014
221) Cancela J, Gonzalez EM, Arredondo MT, Bonato P, Designing Auditory Cues for Parkinson’s Disease
Gait Rehabilitation, 36h Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society, Chicago (Illinois), August 26-30, 2014
222) Schneider JC, Ozsecen MY, Muraoka N, Mancinelli C, Della Croce U, Ryan CM, Bonato P. Assessment
of an interactive video game system for upper extremity burn contractures. J Burn Care Res 2015; 36: S187,
47th Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association, Chicago (Illinois), April 21-24, 2015
223) Lee SI, Ozsecen MY, Toffola L, Daneault JF, Puaitti A, Patel S, Bonato P, Activity Detection in
Uncontrolled Free-Living Conditions Using a Single Accelerometer, Body Sensor Network 2015, Boston
(Massachusetts), June 9-12, 2015
224) Cheung V, Devarajan K. Severini G, Turolla A, Bonato P, Decomposing Time Series Data by a Non-
negative Factorization Algorithm with Temporally Constrained Coefficients, 37h Annual International
Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Milan (Italy), August 25-29, 2015
225) Lee SI, Daneault JF, Golabchi FN, Patel S, Paganoni S, Shih L, Bonato P, A Novel Method for Assessing
the Severity of Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia using Wearable Sensors, 37h Annual International Conference
of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Milan (Italy), August 25-29, 2015
226) Severini G, Koenig A, Bonato P, Analysis of Muscle Activity Patterns Reveals Different Adaptation
Strategies in Response to Differrent Perturbations during Walking, 37h Annual International Conference of
the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Milan (Italy), August 25-29, 2015
227) Adans-Dester CP, Scarton A, Daneault JF, Vega V, Severini G, Sawacha Z, Della Croce U, Bonato P,
Evaluation of a Robotic Knee Brace during the Performance of Functional Tasks in Stroke Survivors, 16th
National Congress of the Italian Society of Movement Analysis, Padua (Italy), September 30 - October 3, 2015
228) Vergara-Diaz GP, Domínguez-Iglesia M, Dussán-Sarria J, Crandell D, Bonato P, Risk Factors of
Reamputation or Amputation of the Contralateral Lower Limb in Amputees with Dysvascular Disease, 76th
Annual Assembly American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Boston (Massachusetts),
October 1-4, 2015
229) Bonzi L, Vergara-Diaz GP, Dubbe A, Coldwell M, Severini G, Nimec D, Niemi J, Bonato P, Upper-Limb
Rehabilitaiton in Children with Cerebral Palsy Using a Multi-Touch Table, 76th Annual Assembly American
Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Boston (Massachusetts), October 1-4, 2015
230) Tran D, Pajaro M, Daneault JF, Gallegos J, Iaccarino MA, Fregni F, Bonato P, Zafonte R, A Multifaceted
Approach to the Enhancement of Motor Recovery after Stroke, 92nd Annual Conference of the American
Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dallas (Texas), October 25-30, 2015
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231) Lee SI, Adans-Dester CP, Vergara-Diaz GP, Mascia G, Patel S, Black-Schaffer R, Zafonte R, Bonato P,
Using Wearable Motion Sensors to Estimate Longitudinal Changes in Movement Quality in Stroke Survivors
Undergoing Rehabilitation, Wireless Health 2015, Bethesda (Maryland), October 14-16, 2015
232) Palmerini L, Patel S, Chiari L, Shih L, Bonato P, Monitoring Bradykinesia in Parkinson’s Disease Patients
Who Had Undergone Deep Brain Stimulation by Using Wearable Sensors, Wireless Health 2015, Bethesda
(Maryland), October 14-16, 2015
233) Adans-Dester CP, Scarton A, Paganoni S, Daneault JF, O’Brien A, Severini G, Bonato P, Robot-Assisted
Gait Training in Individuals with Primary Lateral Sclerosis: A Case Serie, 9th World Congress for
NeuroRehabilitation, Philadelphia (Pensilvania), May 10-13, 2016
234) Lee SI, Daneault JF, Weydert L, Bonato P, A Novel Flexible Wearable Sensor for Estimating Joint
Angles, Body Sensor Network 2016, San Francisco (California), June 14-17, 2016
235) Daneault JF, Golabchi FN, Lee SI, Vergara-Diaz GP, Carvalho GF, Fabara E, Sapienza S, Bonato P,
Monitoring Dyskinesia Severity Using Wearable Sensor Data, 20th International Congress of Parkinson's
Disease and Movement Disorders, Berlin (Germany), June 19-23, 2016
236) Fixler N, Reitblat L, Wagner A, Cohen S, Afek M, Bonato P, Daneault JF, Golabchi N, Moore S, Patel S,
Cho C, Bataille L, Objective Measures of Parkinsonian Motor Symptoms Using a Continuously Worn
Smartwatch, 20th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Berlin (Germany),
June 19-23, 2016
237) Daneault JF, Vergara-Diaz GP, Adans-Dester CP, Carvalho GF, Cheung VCK, Bonato P, Alterations in
Muscle Synergies in Early Stage Parkinson’s Disease, 20th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease
and Movement Disorders, Berlin (Germany), June 19-23, 2016
238) Liu L, Bonato P, Clancy T, Comparison of Five Methods for Estimating Motor Unit Firing Rates from
Firing Times, XXI Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, Chicago
(Illinois), July 5-8, 2016
239) Golabchi FN, Severini G, Reaston P, Reaston M. Bonato P, Estimating Expert-Based Functional
Assessment Scores Using Sensor Data, XXI Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and
Kinesiology, Chicago (Illinois), July 5-8, 2016
240) Cheung VCK, Severini G, Bonato P, Turolla A, Cheung RTH, Neuromotor Modules as Markers of
Diseased States and Progress of Motor Recovery, XXI Congress of the International Society of
Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, Chicago (Illinois), July 5-8, 2016
241) Eskofier BM, Lee SI, Daneault JF, Golabchi FN, Ferreira-Carvalho G, Vergara-Diaz GP, Sapienza S,
Costante G, Klucken J, Kautz T, Bonato P, Recent Machine Learning Advancements in Sensor-Based
Mobility Analysis: Deep Learning for Parkinson's Disease Assessment,38th Annual International Conference
of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Orlando (Florida), August 16-20, 2016
242) Kanzler C, Lee SI, Daneault JF, Golabchi FN, Hannink J, Pasluosta C, Eskofier B, Bonato P, Home
Monitoring of Drug Response in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Using Wearable Sensors, Wireless Health
2016, Bethesda (Maryland), October 25-27, 2016
243) Vergara-Diaz GP, Dussan-Sarria JA, Dominguez-Iglesia M, O’Brien A, Adans-Dester CP, Lui SK,
Bonato P, Retrospective analysis of clinical practice data of robot-assisted gait training in patients with spinal
cord injury, 93rd Annual Conference of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chicago (Illinois),
October 30 - November 4, 2016
244) Adans-Dester CP, Lee SI, Patel S, O’Brien A, Vergara-Diaz GP, Black-Schaffer R, Zafonte R, Bonato P,
Using Wearable Motion Sensors to Estimate Longitudinal Changes in Movement Quality in Stroke and
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Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors Undergoing Rehabilitation, 93rd Annual Conference of the American
Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chicago (Illinois), October 30 - November 4, 2016
245) O’Brien A, Scarton A, Adans-Dester CP, Murby JE, Lori LA, Bonato P, Robotic-assisted gait training as
part of the rehabilitation program in persons with traumatic and anoxic brain injury, 93rd Annual Conference
of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chicago (Illinois), October 30 - November 4, 2016
246) Carvalho GF, Vergara-Diaz GP, Scarton A, Adans-Dester CP, Vivas Miranda JG, Zacharia I, Grossi D,
Zafonte R, Bonato P, Augmenting back pain exercise therapy using an interactive gaming-based intervention
in the home setting, 93rd Annual Conference of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chicago
(Illinois), October 30 - November 4, 2016
247) Song R, Grabowska W, Osypiuk K, Vergara-Diaz GP, Bonato P, Park M, Hausdorff J, Fox M, Sudarsky
LR, Tarsy D, Novakowski J, Macklin EA, Wayne PM, Tai Chi’s impact on motor and non-motor outcomes
in Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Integrative Medicine Network Forum, Boston
(Massachusetts), November 18, 2016
248) Osypiuk K, Vergara-Diaz GP, Bonato P, Gow BJ, Hausdorff J, Miranda JG, Sudarsky LR, Tarsy D, Fox
M, Macklin EA, Thomas C, Wayne PM, Tai Chi for reducing dual task gait variability, a potential mediator
of fall risk in individuals with Parkinson’s disease: A pilot randomized controlled trial, Integrative Medicine
Network Forum, Boston (Massachusetts), November 18, 2016
249) Gow BJ, Hausdorff J, Manor B, Lipsitz LA, Macklin EA, Bonato P, Novak V, Peng CK, Ahn AC, Wayne
PM, Can tai Chi training impact fractal stride time dynamics, an index of gait health , in older adults? Cross-
sectional and randomized trial studies, Integrative Medicine Network Forum, Boston (Massachusetts),
November 18, 2016
250) Fabara E, O’Brien A, Vergara-Diaz GP, Adans-Dester CP, Bonato P, Usability of a new over-ground
bodyweight support device (Andago® 2.0) for gait training, 93rd Annual Conference of the American
Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chicago (Illinois), October 30 - November 4, 2016
251) Daneault JF, Kanzler C, Lee S, Golabchi FN, Vergara-Diaz GP, Ferreira-Carvalho G, Fabara E,
Sapienza S, Growdon J, Bonato P, Exploring the use of wearable sensors to monitor drug response of patients
with Parkinson’s disease in the home setting, 69th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology,
Boston (Massachusetts), April 22-28, 2017
252) Severini G, Koenig A, Cheung V, Bonato P, Neuromuscular correlates of locomotor adaptation to robot-
induced locomotor perturbations unravel a mixture of flexible high-level adaptation strategies, Annual
Meeting of the Society for the Neural Control of Movement, Dublin (Ireland), May 2-5, 2017
253) Song R, Grabowska W, Osypiuk K, Vergara Diaz GP, Bonato P, Park M, Hausdorff J, Fox M, Sudarsky
LR, Novakowski J, Macklin EA, Wayne PM, Tai Chi’s impact on motor and non-motor outcomes in
Parkinson disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis, World Congress of Integrative Medicine & Health,
Berlin (Germany), May 3-5, 2017
254) Osypiuk K, Vergara Diaz GP, Bonato P, Gow BJ, Hausdorff J, Miranda JG, Sudarsky LR, Tarsy D, Fox
M, Macklin EA, Wayne PM, Tai Chi for reducing dual task gait variability, a potential mediator of fall risk,
in individuals with Parkinson’s disease: A pilot randomized controlled trial, World Congress of Integrative
Medicine & Health, Berlin (Germany), May 3-5, 2017
255) van Hedel HJ, Meyer-Heim A, Bonato P, Fabara E, Berweck S, Schröder S, Egan T, Gaebler-Spira D,
Robot-assisted gait training in children with cerebral palsy: first results from the Advanced Robotic
Technology Integrated Centers (ARTIC) Network, 29th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of
Childhood Disability, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), May 17-20, 2017
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256) Carvalho GF, Florencio LL, Silva CA, Pinheiro CF, Dach F, Bonato P, Bevilaqua-Grossi D, Presence of
migraine is related to self-report of falls, kinetic and kinematic changes on functional activities, 59th Annual
Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, Boston (Massachusetts), June 8-11, 2017
257) Costante G, Bonizzoni E, Puiatti A, Lee SI, Bonato P, MercuryLive 4.0 - A Web Platform to Enable
Remote Monitoring of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Using Wearable Sensors, Body Sensor Network
2017, Eindhoven (The Netherlands), May 9-12, 2017
258) Quixada A., Sotero V, Daneault JF, Vergara-Diaz G, Torres A, Vieira J, Fonseca M, Bonato P, Pena N,
Miranda J., New Method to Evaluate New Motor Skill Learning, 21st International Congress of Parkinson's
Disease and Movement Disorders, Vancouver (Canada), June 4-8, 2017
259) Liu X, Rajan S, Hollander G, Ramasarma N, Bonato P, Lee SI, A Novel Finger-Worn Sensor for
Ambulatory Monitoring of Hand Use, Second IEEE/ACM Conference on Connected Health: Applications,
Systems and Engineering Technologies, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), July 17-19, 2017
260) Daneault JF, Lee SI, Golabchi FN, Patel S, Shih LC, Paganoni S, Bonato P, Estimating Bradykinesia in
Parkinson’s Disease with a Minimum Number of Wearable Sensors, Second IEEE/ACM Conference on
Connected Health: Applications, Systems and Engineering Technologies, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), July
17-19, 2017
261) Sapienza S, Meagher C, Adans-Dester CP, O’Brien A, Patel S, Vergara-Diaz GP, Lee S, Demarchi D,
Hughes AM, Black-Schaffer R, Burridge J, Zafonte R, Bonato P, Using a Minimum Set of Wearable Sensors
to Assess Quality of Movement in Stroke Survivors, Second IEEE/ACM Conference on Connected Health:
Applications, Systems and Engineering Technologies, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), July 17-19, 2017
262) Smith NI, Fabara E, Daneault JF, Adans-Dester CP, O’Brien A, Scarton A, Della Croce U, Bonato P,
Troy KL, User Biomechanics during Exoskeleton-Assisted Gait: Theoretical Approach and Case Study, 41st
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Boulder (Colorado), August 8-11, 2017
263) Fabara E, O’Brien A, Adans-Dester CP, Laliberte L, Murby J, Bonato P, Robot-Assisted Gait Training in
a Rehabilitation Facility: An Analysis of Current Practice, 94th Annual Conference of the American Congress
of Rehabilitation Medicine, Atlanta (Georgia), October 23 - 28, 2017
264) Vergara-Diaz GP, Osypiuk K, Gow BJ, Fabara E, Sapienza S, Hausdorff JM, Wayne PM, Miranda JG,
Bonato P, Dual Task Assessment of the Impact of Tai Chi on Postural Control in Parkinson’s Disease, 94th
Annual Conference of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Atlanta (Georgia), October 23 - 28,
2017
265) O’Brien A, Niehaus J, Adans-Dester CP, Bonato P, MOVER: Mobile Virtual Enhancements for
Rehabilitation, 94th Annual Conference of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Atlanta
(Georgia), October 23 - 28, 2017
266) Vergara-Diaz GP, O'Brien A, Adans-Dester CP, Raya R, Velasco MA, Dominguez-Iglesia M, Bonzi L,
Rocon E, Bonato P, Cervical Posture Therapy Using a Head-Based Computer Interface in Children With
Cerebral Palsy, 94th Annual Conference of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Atlanta
(Georgia), October 23 - 28, 2017
267) Adans-Dester CP, Fabara E, O'Brien A, Paganoni S, Bonato P, Functional Ambulation in a Patient with
Primary Lateral Sclerosis Using a Lower Extremity Robotic Exoskeleton, 94th Annual Conference of the
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Atlanta (Georgia), October 23 - 28, 2017
268) Barjavel T, Guy A, Sapienza S, Vergara-Diaz GP, Fabara E, Liberatore S, Micera S, Demarchi D, Pons J,
Karabas M, Niemi J, Bonato P, A Novel Pediatric Exoskeleton for Over-Ground Gait Training in Children
with Cerebral Palsy, 94th Annual Conference of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Atlanta
(Georgia), October 23 - 28, 2017
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269) Adans-Dester CP, O’Brien A, Dowling A, Lee S, Bonato P, Gwin J, Designing a Wrist-Worn Sensor to
Monitor Upper-Limb Use in Stroke Survivors: Stakeholder Focus Group Result”, 94th Annual Conference of
the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Atlanta (Georgia), October 23 - 28, 2017
270) Rajan S, Liu X, Ramasarma N, Bonato P, Lee S, A Finger-Worn Ring Sensor to Capture Hand Movements
in an Ambulatory Setting, 94th Annual Conference of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine,
Atlanta (Georgia), October 23 - 28, 2017
271) Fabara E, O'Brien A, Adans-Dester CP, Daneault JF, Della Croce U, Scarton A, Bonato P, Troy K,
Biomechanical Evaluation of Exoskeleton-Assisted Gait in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury, 94th Annual
Conference of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Atlanta (Georgia), October 23 - 28, 2017
272) Meagher C, Sapienza S, Adans-Dester CP, O’Brien A, Patel S, Vergara-Diaz GP, Lee S, Demarchi D,
Hughes AM, Black-Schaffer R, Burridge J, Zafonte R, Bonato P, Estimating Clinical Scores from Wearable
Sensor Data in Stroke Survivors, 94th Annual Conference of the American Congress of Rehabilitation
Medicine, Atlanta (Georgia), October 23 - 28, 2017
273) Sieberts S, Afek M, Aubin P, Banda P, Bonato P, Brunner D, Chae Y, Costante G, Daneault JF, Dorsey
R, Golabchi FN, Marks W, Neto EC, Parisi F, Rubin U, Sapienza S, Snyder P, Soderberg E, Mangravite L,
Omberg L, The Parkinson’s Disease Digital Biomarker DREAM Challenge: Understanding Mobile Sensor
Features that Predict Disease, DREAM Challenges Conference, New York (New York), November 21, 2017
274) Vergara-Diaz G, Bonzi L, Dunne A, Severini G, Coldwell M, Niemi J, Nimec D, Bonato P, An Interactive
Surface for Upper Limb Rehabilitation Using a Multi-Touch Table in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Atlanta
(Georgia), 2018 Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, February 13-17, 2018
275) Van Vleet T, DeGutis J, Corbetta M, Bonato P, Fabara E, Improvements in Spatial Bias and Functional
Outcomes in Chronic Hemispatial Neglect: Results of a Multi-Site Phase II Efficacy Trial of a Novel
Computerized Attention Training Program, Los Angeles (California), 70th AAN Annual Meeting, April 21-
27, 2018
276) Osypiuk K, Vergara-Diaz GP, Quinn RS, Ng W, Bonato P, Ligibel J, MD, Wayne P, Effects of Qigong
on Interoceptive Awareness in Breast Cancer Survivors with Persistent Post-Surgical Pain, International
Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health, Baltimore (Maryland), May 8-11, 2018
277) Bonizzoni E, Puiatti A, Sapienza S, Motto Ross P, Demarchi D, Bonato P, UWB Tracking for Home Care
Systems with Off-the-Shelf Components, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Florence
(Italy), May 27-30, 2018
278) Golabchi N, Reaston M, Reaston P, Tomecek F, Bonato P, Evaluating Aberrant Muscle Activity Patterns
During Functional Tests, XXII Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology,
Dublin (Ireland), June 30 - July 2, 2018
279) Ebenbichler G, Habenicht R, Bonato P, Kollmitzer J, Riegler S, Unterlerchner L, Mair P, Kienbacher T,
Exploring SEMG-Based Biomarkers to Detect Early Signs of Sarcopenia: Age-Specific Differences in the
Time-Frequency Representation of SEMG Data Recorded During a Submaximal Cyclic Back Extension
Exercise, XXII Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, Dublin (Ireland),
June 30 - July 2, 2018
280) Ciccarelli G, Lammert A, Nolan M, McKindles R, Hrishikesh R, Edwards H, Quartieri T, O'Brien A,
Vergara-Diaz G, Bonato P, Palmer J, Neurocomputational Models of Static Balance and Dynamic Walking
for mTBI Phenotyping, 2018 Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee (Florida), August 20-
23, 2018
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281) Rossi F, Motto Ros P, Demarchi D, Sapienza S, Bonato P, Wireless Low Energy System Architecture for
Event-Driven Surface Electromyography, APPLEPIES2018: Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry,
Environment and Society, Pisa (Italy), September 27, 2018
282) Adans-Dester CP, O’Brien A, Vito K, Crandell DM, Bonato P, Comparing a Robotic and a Mechanically-
Passive Prosthesis in Transtibial Amputees with Diabetes Mellitus Type II, 95th Annual Conference of the
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dallas (Texas), September 30 - October 3, 2018
283) Sapienza S, Grimaldi M, Fabara E, Daneault JF, Bonato P, Muscle Synergies as the Basis for the Control
of a Hand Prosthesis, 95th Annual Conference of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dallas
(Texas), September 30 - October 3, 2018
284) Adans-Dester CP, Bonzi L, Bennis C, Black-Schaffer R, Lee Y, Bonato P, Evaluation of a Unilateral
Robotic Knee Brace for Gait Training in Stroke Survivors, 95th Annual Conference of the American Congress
of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dallas (Texas), September 30 - October 3, 2018
285) Fabara E, Adans-Dester CP, Flood M, Righi S, Bonato P, A Novel Assistive Exoskeleton for Older Adults
to Enhance Mobility, 95th Annual Conference of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dallas
(Texas), September 30 - October 3, 2018
286) Daneault JF, Vergara-Diaz G, Costante G, Fabara E, Carvalho GF, Golabchi FN, Parisi F, Sapienza S,
Chae Y, Snyder P, Aubin P, Banda P, Brunner D, Dorsey R, Mangravite L, Marks W, Neto EC, Rubin U,
Soderberg E, Daeschler D, Moore S, Sieberts S, Omberg L, Bonato P, The Levodopa Response Trial and the
Parkinson Disease Digital Biomarker Challenge: Monitoring Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease in the Lab
and Home Using Wearable Sensors, 22nd International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement
Disorders, Hong Kong (China), October 5-9, 2018
287) Erb K, Daneault JF, Amato SP, Bergethon PR, Demanuele C, Kangarloo T, Patel S, Ramos VL, Volfson
D, Wacnik PW, Zhang H, Karlin DR, Huggins H, Soll L, Costante G, Vergara-Diaz GP, Parisi F, Banghu J,
Brooks C, Dethridge C, Abrami A, Bilal E, Caravagio V, Heisig SJ, Norel R, Pissadaki EK, Czech M, Hameed
F, Mahadevan N, Naylor M, Psaltos D, Rivas A, Fabara E, Quixada A, Sapienza S, Schiurring G, Capra M,
Anand V, Cavallo M, Ostrand R, Stackhouse R, Rice JJ, Ho B, Thomas KC, Bonato P, The BlueSky Project:
Monitoring Motor and Non-Motor Characteristics of People with Parkinson’s Disease in the Laboratory, a
Simulated Apartment, and Home and Community Settings, 22nd International Congress of Parkinson's
Disease and Movement Disorders, Hong Kong (China), October 5-9, 2018
288) Kasen E, Fabara E, Daneault JF, Bonato P, Troy K, User Biomechanics of Exoskeleton-Assisted Gait,
BMES Annual Meeting, Atlanta (Georgia), October 17-20, 2018
289) Wacnik P, Volfson D, Patel S, Zhang H, Rivas A, Psaltos D, Santamaria M, Bruno J, Chasse R, Cortez A,
Schiurring G, O’Brien A, Fabara E, Adans-Dester C, Canterino M, Bertacchi F, Parisi F, Bonato P, Digital
biomarkers to Detect Respiratory Sickness Symptoms: Activity, Speech, and Audible Respiratory Symptoms,
11th International Respiratory Syncytial Virus Symposium, Asheville (North Carolina), October 31 -
November 4, 2018
290) Ciccarelli G, Nolan M, Rao H, O’Brien A, Vergara-Diaz G, Edwards H, Zafonte R, Palmer J, Quatieri T,
Bonato P, McKindles R, Lammert A, Sensorimotor phenotyping of mild traumatic brain injury and balance:
Models for mechanism identification, 48th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego
(California), November 3-7, 2018
291) Rao HM, PhD, Ciccarelli G, Nolan M, O’Brien A, Vergara-Diaz G, Edwards H, Zafonte R, Palmer J,
Quatieri T, Bonato P, McKindles R, Lammert A, Sensorimotor phenotyping of mild traumatic brain injury
and balance: Feature-based Behavioral Characterization, 48th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience,
San Diego (California), November 3-7, 2018
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292) Osypiuk K, Quixadá AP, Vergara-Diaz G, Miranda JG, Bonato P, Wayne P, Relationship Between
Posture and Mood in Breast Cancer Survivors with Persistent Post-Surgical Pain, Integrative Medicine
Network Forum 2018 - Genetics, Epigenetics & Lifestyle: Another Twist, Boston (Massachusetts), November
16, 2018
293) Zych M, Severini G, Bonato P, Neuromuscular Modeling for Characterizing Split-Belt Adaptation, 9th
International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, San Francisco (California), March 20-23, 2019
294) So LKP, Severini G, Adans-Dester C, Bonato P, Cheung VCK, Exploiting the Random Forest
Classification Algorithm for Identifying Features of Muscle Synergy Post-Stroke, 29th Annual Conference of
the Society for the Neural Control of Movement, Toyama (Japan), April 24-27, 2019
295) Yang J, Varga A, Tung K, Chandra A, Oubre B, Ramasarma N, Choe EK, Bonato P, Lee SI, A Finger-
Worn Sensor Network for Monitoring the Real-World Performance of Stroke Survivors, Body Sensor Network
2019, Chicago (Illinois), May 19-22, 2019
296) Han M, Gunay SY, Yildiz I, Bonato P, Onal CD, Padir T, Schirner G, Erdogmus D, Probability Estimation
of Multi-Class Classification via Label Ranking for Prosthetic Hand Grasping Based on Hand-Perspective
Visual Information, PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, Rhodes (Greece), June 5-7,
2019
297) Adans-Dester C, O’Brien C, Vito K, Crandell D, Bonato P, Comparing a Robotic and a Mechanically-
Passive Prosthesis in Transtibial Amputees with Diabetes Mellitus Type II, International NeuroRehabilitation
Symposium, Toronto (Canada), June 24-28, 2019
298) Adans-Dester C, Scarton A, Paganoni S, Daneault JF, O’Brien AT, Severini G, Bonato P, Robot-Assisted
Gait Training in Individuals with Primary Lateral Sclerosis: A Case Series, International NeuroRehabilitation
Symposium, Toronto (Canada), June 24-28, 2019
299) McGibbon C, Sexton A, Gryfe P, Dutta T, Jayaraman A, Deems-Dluhy S, Novak A, Fabara E, Adans-
Dester C, Bonato P, Effect of the Keeogo™ Exoskeleton on Disability of People with Multiple Sclerosis, 16th
International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, Toronto (Canada), June 24-28, 2019, Toronto (Canada),
June 24-28, 2019
300) Andrade RM, Sapienza S, Bonato P, Development of a “Transparent Operation Mode” for a Lower-Limb
Exoskeleton Designed for Children with Cerebral Palsy, 16th International Conference on Rehabilitation
Robotics, Toronto (Canada), June 24-28, 2019
301) Zych M, Bonato P, Severini G, “Characterization of Stability and Energy for Split-Belt Treadmill
Adaptation with Use of Neuromuscular Modelling”, 16th International Conference on Rehabilitation
Robotics, Toronto (Canada), June 24-28, 2019, Toronto (Canada), June 24-28, 2019
302) Ciccarelli G, Nolan M, Talkar T, Rao H, O’Brien A, Vergara-Diaz G, Edwards H, Sherrill D, Palmer J,
Zafonte R, Quatieri T, Bonato P, McKindles R, Lammert A, “Toward Validation of mTBI Phenotyping with
Neurocomputational Models of Static Balance and Dynamic Walking”, Military Health Systems Research
Symposium, Date and location to be determined
Narrative Report
I started my career with a focus on the development of signal processing techniques working on a broad spectrum of applications ranging from the estimation of muscle fiber conduction velocity via the analysis of surface electromyographic recordings to the diagnosis of structural damage in bridges via modal analysis. Over the past 20 years, I developed a strong interest for designing and testing rehabilitation technologies. This is now my “research home”. The program that I lead at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, where I serve as Director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory, has three major focus areas: 1) analyzing the biomechanics of movement via camera-based systems,
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2) monitoring patients in the home and community settings via wearable technology, and 3) developing and testing robotic systems for the implementation of rehabilitation interventions. My team’s work in these areas has a common thread that is modeling and analyzing data to derive clinically-relevant information. On average, I oversee the work of about 15 individuals including research assistants, engineers, therapists and fellows.
I have been actively engaged in lecturing and volunteering in professional societies. Right after I received my doctoral degree, I started lecturing on biomedical engineering topics and overseeing laboratory activities of undergraduate and graduate students. I continue to be actively involved in mentoring residents in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, graduate and undergraduate students (mostly with an interest in biomedical engineering), and therapists motivated to pursue opportunities in clinical research. I spend about 15% of my time mentoring young researchers and lecturing. I have been very active in professional societies such as the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) and the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK). I served as elected AdCom member of IEEE EMBS from 2006 to 2010 and as Vice President of IEEE EMBS for Publications from 2013 to 2016. I also served as President of ISEK from 2008 to 2010. I have organized several scientific meetings. I served as Program Chair for the First AMA-IEEE Medical Technology Conference on Individualized Healthcare and as Conference Chair of the 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS. I have been active in editorial roles. In 2004, I served as Founding Editor in Chief of the first open-access journal in rehabilitation (Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, BioMed Central) which is now ranked by Thomson Reuters among the top journals in the field of rehabilitation.
I have been fortunate to see my contribution toward the development of rehabilitation technologies acknowledged by many colleagues. I find very rewarding to see that the technologies developed and tested by my team are later used in clinical practice. I am committed to continue my research work toward developing and testing new technologies aimed to improve quality of care in patients undergoing rehabilitation.