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Prof. Alessandro Di Nuovo
Research Theme Lead and Professor of Machine Intelligence
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Intelligent Multimodal Assessment and Coaching Through Identification of Vulnerabilities in Older People
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EMERGENCE: Healthcare Robots from Labs into Service
Facilitating innovative digital solutions for the care of older people
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Developing new technology for Sheffield Children's Hospital
Developing state-of-the-art products using robotics, artificial intelligence and electronics to transform care for children with specialist health needs
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Etexsense: cuff development and testing
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a medical device that treats foot drop (inability to lift the toes during walking) in multiple sclerosis or following stroke.
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Planet Wellbeing: Using Extended Reality to Improve Mental Health and Reduce Loneliness
This project will develop Planet WellBeing - a virtual world to allow people to use natural physical movements to control their avatar performing fun and engaging activities with friends and family and/or strangers in a virtual environment.
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Kavyan Zoughalian
Secure Transparent Mechanisms for Multimodal Assistive Robotic System (MARS) in Healthcare
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