Members of the Robotics Engineering And Computing for Healthcare (REACH)
Group Co-Directors
- Dr Virginia Ruiz Garate, Associate Professor in Assistive Robotics
- Dr David Western, Wallscourt Fellow in Health Technology
Academic members and researchers
- Dr Khalid Ansari, Senior Lecturer in Chronic Disease Conditions
- Dr Appolinaire Etoundi, Senior Lecturer in Mechatronics
- Dr Chris Harper, Research Fellow - Robotics Safety and Control
- Dr Aghil Jafari, Senior Lecturer in Robotics
- Dr Praveen Kumar, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy
- Dr Faatihah Niyi-Odumosu, Senior Lecturer in Applied Human Physiology
- Dr Ann Smith, Wallscourt Fellow in Health Technology
- Dr Anouk Van Maris, Research Fellow - Responsible Robotics
- Dr Dan Withey, Lecturer in Intelligent Assistive Robotics
- Dr Alex Yue, Senior Lecturer in Bio-instrumentation
Affiliate members
- Dr Deborah Adkins, Wallscourt Fellow in Sustainable Buildings
- Dr Zeyad Al-Shibaany, Mechatronics
- Dr Maryam Atoofi, Senior Lecturer in Engineering
- Dr Amir Bolouri, Associate Professor in Manufacturing
- Dr Gary Christopher, Senior Lecturer in Gerontology
- Dr Mary Cramp, Associate Head of Department (Research Innovation and Knowledge Exchange for the School of Health and Social Wellbeing) and Associate Professor for Long Term Conditions
- Dr Tillie Curran, Visiting Fellow - Disability Studies
- Dr Abdul Farooq , Associate Head of Department - Business Engagement and Partnerships
- Dr Andy Gibson, Associate Professor in Patient and Public Involvement
- Professor Nigel Harris, Director of Innovation and Growth (West of England Academic Health Science Network)
- Professor Jun Hong, Professor in Artificial Intelligence
- Dr Carlos Insaurralde, Senior Lecturer in Electronic Engineering and Programme Leader BEng(Hons) Robotics
- Dr Masoumeh Jahani, Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering and Management
- Dr Kris Kinsey, Associate Head - Department of Health and Social Sciences
- Dr Marianthi Leon, Associate Head of Department for Research and Scholarship, Department of Engineering, Design and Mathematics
- Dr Alison Llewellyn, Associate Professor in Clinical Research
- Dr Michael Loizou, Wallscourt Associate Professor in Health Technology and Life Sciences
- Dr Tom Mitchell, Associate Professor in Creative Technologies
- Dr Faatihah Niyi-Odumosu, Senior Lecturer in Applied Physiology
- Dr Matt O’Donnell, Senior Lecturer in Structures and Composites
- Dr Chollette Olisah, Research Fellow - Computer Vision and Machine Learning
- Dr Matthew Studley, Wallscourt Associate Professor in Technology Ethics Associate
- Dr Abby Tabor, Wallscourt Fellow in Mental Health and Well-being
- Dr Ailie Turton, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
- Dr Ning Wang, Senior Lecturer in Robotics
- Dr Steve Wright, Senior Research Fellow - Avionics and Aircraft Systems
- Professor Chenguang Yang, Professor of Robotics
- Dr Wenhao Zhang, Senior Lecturer in Machine Vision
Current PhD students
Bethany Mackey
Thesis title: Immersive control of a humanoid robot surrogate for users in palliative care.
Director of Studies: Dr Paul Bremner
Additional supervisor: Professor Manuel Giuliani
Publications:
- Sturgeon (Mackey), B., Payne, T., Mason, S., and Nwosu, A. (2017). O-7 Robotic technology and palliative care education: the development of a ‘nao robot’ computer program. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 7 (Suppl 1), A2.4-A3. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2017-00133.7
- Nwosu, A. C., Sturgeon (Mackey), B., McGlinchey, T., Goodwin, C. D. G., Behera, A., Mason, S., … Payne, T. R. (2019). Robotic technology for palliative and supportive care: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Palliative Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216319857628
- Bethany Ann Mackey, Paul A. Bremner, and Manuel Giuliani. 2020. Immersive control of a robot surrogate for users in palliative care. In Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI '20). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 585–587. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3371382.3377445
- Bethany Ann Mackey, Paul A. Bremner, and Manuel Giuliani. 2020. The effect of Virtual Reality control of a robotic surrogate on presence and social presence in comparison to telecommunications software. In Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI '20). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 349–351. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3371382.3378268
Kaya Sinclair
Thesis title: Intelligent sensing and feedback for a semi-autonomous shared-control early-years powered mobility device for disabled children.
Director of Studies: Professor Praminda Caleb-Solly
Additional supervisor: Dr Steve Battle
Emanuel Nunez Sardinha, Graduate Tutor
Thesis title: Diegetic augmented reality for controlling assistive robots by people with tetraplegia.
Director of Studies: Dr Virginia Ruiz Garate
Additional supervisors: Dr David Western, Dr Nancy Zook
Publications:
- J. Gonzalez-Rico, E. Nuñez, L. Valencia, A. Arias, A. Muñoz-Barrutia, D. Velasco, D. Garcia-Gonzalez. 2021. “Tuning the cell mechanical substrate: a review on magneto-active polymeric substrates”, Applied Sciences.
- Co-author: Miguel Angel Moreno-Mateos, Jorge Gonzalez-Rico, Emanuel Nunez-Sardinha, Clara Gomez-Cruz, Maria Luisa Lopez-Donaire, Sergio Lucarini, Angel Arias, Arrate Muñoz-Barrutia, Diego Velasco and Daniel Garcia-Gonzalez. 2022. “Magneto-mechanical system to reproduce and quantify complex strain patterns in biological materials”, Applied Materials Today.
- Patent pending, Co-inventor: “Method for generating and controlling complex strain patterns on biological materials, Magnetomechanical Stimulation System for generating complex strain patterns in biological materials”,
Jane Turk
Thesis title: Cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis.
Director of Studies: Dr Kris Kinsey
Additional supervisor: Dr Chris Alford
Yixuan Zhu
Thesis title: Enabling artificial intelligence for clinical neurophysiology.
Director of Studies: Dr David Western
Additional supervisor: Dr Kris Kinsey
Completed PhD students
Joseph Bolarinwa
Thesis title: Investigating optimal sensory feedback modalities for effective tele-operation of a robot to provide remote assistance for assisted living tasks.
Director of Studies: Professor Praminda Caleb-Solly
Additional supervisors: Professor Sanja Dogramadzi; Dr Tom Mitchell
Antonella Camilleri
Thesis title: Risk assessment and situational awareness for safe HRI in assistive robots
Director of Studies: Professor Praminda Caleb-Solly
Additional supervisors: Professor Jun Hong; Professor Sanja Dogramadzi
Prankit Gupta
Thesis title: Intelligent data processing to support self-management and responsive car
Director of Studies: Professor Praminda Caleb-Solly
Additional supervisors: Professor Richard McClatchey; Professor Ala Azczepura (Coventry University)
Linda Sumpter
Thesis title: Technology enhanced workforce efficiency in community rehabilitation and reablement services: Skill mix, service delivery, user acceptance and cost-effectiveness.
Director of Studies: Professor Jane Powell
Additional supervisors: Professor Praminda Caleb-Solly; Dr Ailie Turton
Anouk van Maris
Thesis title: Ethical implications of embedding emotional behaviour in socially interactive robots for older adult.
Director of Studies: Professor Praminda Caleb-Solly
Additional supervisors: Dr Nancy Zook; Dr Matthew Studley; Professor Sanja Dogramadzi
Katie Winkle
Thesis title: Learning how to help: Social robots in therapy.
Director of Studies: Dr Paul Bremner
Additional supervisor: Professor Praminda Caleb-Solly; Dr Ailie Turton