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Additional projects are always available. Please consult our list of ongoing research projects  and contact the involved people listed on the top right to enquire about additional projects.

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Embedded algorithms of IMUs in a neurorehabilitation device

The goal of this project is to help develop embedded firmware for a imu based rehabilitation device. This project is part of the SmartVNS project which utilizes movement-gated control of vagus nerve stimulation for stroke rehabilitation.

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electrical engineering PCB Embedded systems neurorehabilitation

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Published since: 2024-02-14 , Earliest start: 2024-01-06 , Latest end: 2024-12-31

Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab

Hosts Donegan Dane , Viskaitis Paulius

Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Engineering and Technology

Development of a Clinically Usable Electrode for tVNS

This project aims to develop a clinically usable electrode for transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) therapy. The objective is to create an electrode that is biocompatible, low-impedance, and easy to use, allowing patients to apply it themselves with minimal setup time. The project involves conducting a literature review, evaluating existing designs, selecting appropriate materials, developing a prototype, and assessing its efficacy and usability in a clinical setting. The outcome will be an electrode that enhances the convenience and effectiveness of tVNS therapy, contributing to improved patient treatment adherence and outcomes.

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Mechanical engineering, materials engineering, 3D modeling, anatomical modeling, CAD.

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Published since: 2024-02-14 , Earliest start: 2023-06-01

Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab

Hosts Viskaitis Paulius , Donegan Dane

Topics Engineering and Technology

Multisensory assessment of physiological markers during neural stimulation for stroke rehabilitation

Project goal is to assess outcomes of a non-invasive brain stimulator for future application in stroke rehabilitation. This will involve using an exciting novel method of brain stimulation together with simultaneous multisensory recordings of various physiological parameters, including heart rate, galvanic skin response, pupillometry and electroencephalogram (EEG). The results of the project will help develop brain stimulation protocols that elicit meaningful neural responses in healthy subjects, and in stroke patients.

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neural stimulation, neural biomarkers, neurophysiology, physiology, neuroscience, EEG, pupillometry

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Published since: 2024-02-14 , Earliest start: 2023-06-01

Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab

Hosts Viskaitis Paulius , Donegan Dane

Topics Engineering and Technology

Real-time control of neural stimulation for stroke patients.

Real-time analysis of movement kinematics can benefit multiple different strategies in rehabilitation after stroke, including allowing closed-loop brain stimulation. Use of inertial measurement units (IMUs) allows detection of movement and extraction of kinematic features, but application in real-time remains challenging. This project will develop algorithms for real-time movement data analysis and feature extraction in typical rehabilitation tasks and general real-life movements. In turn, these algorithms will be applied to control novel brain stimulation approaches in stroke neurorehabilitation.

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Inertial measurement unit, IMU, movement tracking, machine learning, real-time, signal processing

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Published since: 2024-02-14 , Earliest start: 2023-05-09

Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab

Hosts Viskaitis Paulius , Donegan Dane

Topics Engineering and Technology

Efficient data processing and reporting in stroke neuro-rehabilitation

Project goal is to optimise existing and develop new algorithms into an efficient system for signal pre-processing, data storage, analysis and visualization in motor-neurorehabilitation. This data is generated by stroke patients wearing motion sensors during their therapy sessions. Key endpoint of the project is to display real-time and longitudinal therapy results, which can aid therapists and patients. The results of the project will help develop a more efficient therapy and is a key part of a larger project that seeks to develop an intelligent and closed-loop neural stimulation system for stroke rehabilitation.

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health biomarkers, data science, computer science, data visualization, data processing, real-time, internet of medical things, IoMT, healthcare internet of things, healthcare IoT

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Published since: 2024-02-14 , Earliest start: 2023-05-09

Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab

Hosts Donegan Dane , Viskaitis Paulius

Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Information, Computing and Communication Sciences , Engineering and Technology

Why do Parkinson's Patients walk differently?

Investigation of brain activity during walking in Parkinson’s patients

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Parkinson's disease; EEG; neuroscience; biomechanics; movement;

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Published since: 2024-02-02 , Earliest start: 2024-03-01 , Latest end: 2024-12-31

Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab

Hosts Salzmann Lena, MSc

Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Engineering and Technology

Advancing Wearable Brain Imaging for Everyday Applications

Join us in revolutionizing brain imaging technologies and make it accessible for everyday use. Near-infrared imaging (NIRI) is an emerging technology that enables cost-effective and reliable brain measurements, helping to improve neurotherapies and brain health.

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Published since: 2024-01-25 , Earliest start: 2024-01-25 , Latest end: 2024-06-26

Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab

Hosts Wyser Dominik

Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Information, Computing and Communication Sciences , Engineering and Technology

DELTA

This project investigates the possibility to use low budget sensors such as webcams and IMUs to measure movement of stroke patients and quantify the movement quality. This low cost approach will allow to scale the solutions and bring instrumented solutions into clinical application. Integral part of this project is to develop and validate algorithms, create user-friendly apps and translate the new technology into clinical application. This project is a collaboration between ETH and cereneo foundation and is thus based in Zurich and Vitznau/Hertenstein.

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AI, markerless motioncapture, stroke, assessments, computer vision, low budget, IMU

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Published since: 2023-12-13 , Earliest start: 2023-12-18

Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab

Hosts Unger Tim

Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Information, Computing and Communication Sciences , Engineering and Technology , Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences

Cognitive Neuroscience in Childhood and Adolescence

How do children's brains process reading and other language skills and how do their brains change over the course of learning? As part of an external collaboration with the group of Prof. Silvia Brem/Dr. Gustavo Pamplona at the University of Zurich, we have open Master's thesis and Internship opportunities on the topic of cognitive Neuroscience in childhood and adolescence.

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fMRI, EEG, reading, development, children, behavioral tasks

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Published since: 2023-12-06 , Earliest start: 2024-01-08 , Latest end: 2024-12-20

Applications limited to EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , ETH Zurich , University of Zurich

Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab

Hosts Lambercy Olivier, Dr.

Topics Medical and Health Sciences

 

If you would like to carry out a Studies on Mechatronics project in our group, please contact the assistant working on, or closest to, the research topic you are interested in.

We currently have an open studies on mechatronics project aiming to evaluate and compare mechatronic designs for sensory/mechanical stimulation and massage of the feet. If interested, please contact .

Your Own Project Ideas?

It is always possible to find a project for motivated students with innovative ideas in the fields of rehabilitation, assistive and healthcare technology as well as haptics and motor learning. Please contact us if you would like to pursue a project which is not on the list above.

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