Arash Mahnan, PhD candidate in the School of Kinesiology, presented two research papers to the virtual 2020 Design of Medical Device Conference (DMD2020). Mahnan is also a graduate researcher in the the Human Sensorimotor Control Laboratory (HSCL).
The first presentation, “A new system to objectively measure ankle proprioception,” describes a developed medical device that has the potential to become a tool for clinicians to identify proprioceptive impairment at the ankle and measure the efficacy of sensorimotor interventions for balance. This paper has been selected as one of the top ten contributed papers in the DMD2020 conference that describes medical devices with commercial potential. Mahnan will compete in the Three-in-Five Competition’s live Zoom event on May 19, 2020. Co-authors of the publication include Jessica Holst-Wolf, PhD, postdoctoral associate, and Jürgen Konczak, PhD., kinesiology professor and director of the HSCL.
Mahnan also presented “Real-time voice activity detection using neck-mounted accelerometers for controlling a wearable vibration device to treat speech impairment,” which was a collaboration between Mahnan, Saurav Dubey, former lab member in HSCL, and Dr. Konczak.
- A NEW SYSTEM TO OBJECTIVELY MEASURE ANKLE PROPRIOCEPTION
2. REAL-TIME VOICE ACTIVITY DETECTION USING NECK-MOUNTED ACCELEROMETERS FOR CONTROLLING A WEARABLE VIBRATION DEVICE TO TREAT SPEECH IMPAIRMENT
