The Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS) held a research development camp, in which I helped lead our student research assistants in the development of a prototype data acquisition system for the Center for Assistive Technologies (ZAT) Rhein-Ruhr. For more information, see the full press release (in German).
I was a co-author on a recently published white paper with the title ZAT: Guidelines for Research Data in Research and Development Processes of Pro-adaptive Cognitive Assistive Technologies (Pro-CAT).
I was fortunate to be able to represent Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences at the Prisitna.Innovate.Healthcare hackathon. For more information, see the full press release (in German).
I participated in a workshop hosted at the University of Duisburg-Essen to discuss guidelines for research data in the development of pro-adaptive cognitive assistive technologies. For more information, see the full press release (in German).
In December, I visited proWerk Bethel’s sheltered workshops located in Eicheneck and Quellenhofweg 25. We discussed the potential of social robots to provide cognitive support for the workers during their everyday tasks. For more information, see the full press release (in German).
This year, I visited REHACARE and MEDICA in Düsseldorf together with other members of the Center for Assistive Technologies (ZAT) Rhein-Ruhr. The former focuses on rehabilitation, prevention, inclusion and care and the latter on medical technology and health care. The aim of the visit was to gain insight into the current landscape for assistive technologies and form connections between academia and industry. For more information, see the full press release (in German).
Following the UbiComp/ISCW 2024 conference, I was fortunate to be able to join a tour through the Human-Centred Computing (HCC) laboratory at Monash University, where I met with Prof. Dr. Kimbal Marriott and Prof. Dr. Kirsten Ellis from the Monash Assistive Technology and Society (MATS). We discussed how assistive technologies can be used to support individuals with disabilities.
I also used the opportunity to visit the laboratory I previously worked in during my studies at the University of Melbourne, the Human Robotics Laboratory, as well as the Endeavour Exhibition, where engineering students demonstrate the various projects that they are working on. It was exciting to see familiar scenes and faces.
For more information, see the full press release (in German).
I presented a paper at the XAI for U workshop, which is part of the UbiComp/ISCW 2024 conference, with the title “Time for an Explanation: A Mini-Review of Explainable Physio-Behavioural Time-Series Classification”.
I participated in a workshop hosted at the University of Duisburg-Essen to discuss corpus infrastructure and data management for pro-adaptive cognitive assistive technology (pro-CAT). For more information, see the full press release (in German).
Moin! I was in Hamburg for the DAAAP-Netzwerktreffen event, in which representatives from industry, academia and sheltered workshops gathered together to exchange ideas on the applications of assistive technologies. For more information, see the full press release (in German).
I have always been fascinated by the potential of human-like robots to promote human flourishing. To explore this interest further, I have decided to pursuing a doctorate at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS) in Germany. My research will focus on the applications of physiological computing to socially assistive robots and be conducted as part of the project Center for Assistive Technologies (ZAT) Rhein-Ruhr.
I was invited to give a talk about physiological computing and its applications to assistive robotics for the course Human-Centered Interactions in Robotics at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS).
At the end of 2022, I graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Master of Engineering (Mechatronics), awarded with Distinction. This also marks the end of my role as a staff member, where I acted as a research assistant for the Human Robotics Laboratory and a robotics demonstrator for the Engineering Modelling and Design subject.
I wrote a reflection on my time at the University of Melbourne.