research

European Rover Challenge

An international space & robotics event of martian rovers.

The role of medial ligaments and tibialis posterior in stabilising the medial longitudinal foot arch: a cadaveric gait simulator study

__Background__: Debate exists whether adult acquired flatfoot deformity develops secondary to tibialis posterior (TibPost) tendon insufficiency, failure of the ligamentous structures, or a combination of both. __Aim__: The aim of this study is to …

Predicting Intention of Motion During Rehabilitation Tasks of the Upper-Extremity

Rehabilitation promoting "assistance-as-needed" is considered a promising scheme of active rehabilitation, since it can promote neuroplasticity faster and thus reduce the time needed until restoration. To implement such schemes using robotic devices, …

TRUE REHAB Start

Details about a new research project that we are starting

TRUE REHAB

A two year long research project funded by UEFISCDI exploring ideas on robotic rehabilitation

BETER REHAB End

As you might have noticed, I have been a bit silent for more than a year now. In case you were wondering, I am fine, just that life became quite busy this last year. I will try to update this blog with the most important news since last year not necessarily in the order that they happened. One of the things that kept me mostly busy this period was the BETER REHAB project.

SeaClear

A series of two Horizon projects on collecting litter from the seafloor

Augmented Ligament Reconstruction Partially Restores Hindfoot and Midfoot Kinematics After Lateral Ligament Ruptures

__Background__: Altered kinematics and persisting ankle instability have been associated with degenerative changes and osteo-chondral lesions. Purpose: To study the effect of ligament reconstruction surgery with suture tape augmentation (isolated …

Research and Entrepreneurship

Deciding to become an academic, was neither an easy nor a fast decision. I remember I was going around a lot until I decided to start a PhD: I basically took a 9 months of retreat in order to decide what do I want to do with my life (while doing my compulsory military service :P). And deciding to stick to academia after I finished my PhD took me even longer… I actually still thinking about it from time to time.

Student Project Ideas

This is a list of ideas for student projects, both for Bachelor and Master students. This list represents some ideas that align with my research interests and that I believe are feasible for completion. However, this list is not exhaustive and it can be a starting point for discussion of other projects. If you have any idea that you think might be appealing for me, please don’t hestitate to contact me so that we discuss it.