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CLEAR.
CLOSED LOOP ENGINEERING for ADVANCED REHABILITATION
Research Emphases
Research Emphases
MECHANICS
Closing-the-loop between Wearable Technology and Biology to optimize tissue/organ function.
CONTROL & LEARNING
Merging human intelligence and artificial intelligence to achieve environment adaptation, optimal task performance, and safety
USER PERCEPTION
Integrate human perception and cognition into human-machine system and control
Faculty
CLEAR Research Community
 Josh Alexander, MDChair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |  John Baratta, MD, MBAClinical Assistant Professor Medical Director, Stroke Rehabilitation |  Troy Blackburn, Ph.D.Neuromuscular Research Laboratory |  Alper Bozkurt, Ph.D.iBionics - Integrated Bionic Microsystems Lab |  Jessica Cassidy, PT, DPT, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy |  Karen Chen, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering |
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 Jacque Cole Ph.D.Orthopaedic Mechanobiology Laboratory |  Jing Feng, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Department of Psychology |  Scott Ferguson, Ph.D.System Design Optimization (SDO) Laboratory |  William Filer, MDClinical Assistant Professor Director, Residency Program |  Matt Fisher, Ph.D.Translational Orthopaedic Research Laboratory |  Jason Franz, Ph.D.Applied Biomechanics Laboratory |
 Henry Fuchs, Ph.D.FEDERICO GIL DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR |  Debby Givens, PT, DPT, PhDDirector and Professor Division of Physical Therapy Department of Allied Health Sciences UNC-CH |  Xiaogang Hu, Ph.D.Neuromechanics Laboratory |  Helen Huang, Ph.D.Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory |  Derek Kamper, Ph.D.Hand Rehabilitation Laboratory |  Michael Y. Lee, M.D., M.H.A., C.P.E.Senior Faculty Physical Medicine & Rehab Baylor College of Medicine |
 Mike Lewek, Ph.D.Neurogait Research laboratory |  Ming Liu, Ph.D.Research Assistant Professor |  Edgar Lobaton, Ph.D.Active Robotic Sensing (ARoS) Laboratory |  Karen McCulloch, PT, PhD, NCSProfessor Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy Division of Physical Therapy Department of Allied Health Sciences |  Vicki Mercer, PT, Ph.D.Associate Professor Director, Human Movement Science PhD Program Division of Physical Therapy Department of Allied Health Sciences UNC-CH |  Blaise Morrison, PhD, CRC, PCAssistant Professor |
 Zeljko Pantic, Ph.D.Associate Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering |  Brian Pietrosimone, PhD, ATCNeuromuscular Research Laboratory |  Kate Saul, Ph.D.Movement Biomechanics Laboratory |  Nitin Sharma, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Neuromuscular Control & Robotics |  Jonathan Stallrich, Ph.D.Associate Professor, NCSU Department of Statistics |  Louise Thoma, PT, DPT, PhDAssistant Professor. Division of Physical Therapy Department of Allied Health Sciences |
 Erik Wikstrom, PhD, ATC, LATAssistant Professor, Athletic Training Katherine Smith Gunter Fellow Co-Director, Sport Medicine Research Laboratory Department of Exercise and Sport Science UNC-CH |
