Outreach

Select Invited Talks

  1. “PSYONIC - Advances in Commercial Sensorimotor Bionic Limbs.” Bioengineering Seminar, University of California San Diego, 6 May 2022.

  2. “PSYONIC - The Future of Bionics.” Engineering Open House, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Keynote Speaker, 8 Apr 2022.

  3. “PSYONIC - Advances in Commercial Sensorimotor Bionic Limbs.” 20th Annual Health Innovation Research Day, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Plenary Speaker, 8 Apr 2022.

  4. “PSYONIC - Advances in Commercial Sensorimotor Bionic Limbs.” GT Neuro Seminar Series, Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University, 28 Mar 2022. [video]

  5. “Advances in Commercial Sensorimotor Bionic Limbs.“ IRIM Industry Seminar, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1 Mar 2022.

  6. “The PSYONIC Ability Hand - Advances in Commercial Sensorimotor Hand Prostheses.” Institute for Neural Computation Chalk Talks, University of California San Diego, 20 Jan 2022. [video]

  7. “Bringing your innovation to life.” MIT Technology Review TR35 Festival, 8 Dec 2021.

  8. Startup Café with Aadeel Akhtar: The Entrepreneurial Journey of PSYONIC.” Illinois Research Park, 7 Jul 2021. [video]

  9. “PSYONIC: The Future of Bionics.” Bioengineering Seminar, Valparaiso University. Invited Talk, 5 Mar 2021.

  10. “PSYONIC - Advances in Commercial Sensorimotor Prostheses.” Innovation Grand Rounds, Carle Illinois Medicine. Invited Talk, 12 February 2021. [video]

  11. “The Journey of PSYONIC.” NeuroBytes by NeuroTech@UIUC, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 21 Dec 2020. [video]

  12. “The PSYONIC Ability Hand - Advances in Commercial Sensorimotor Hand Prostheses.” Intelligent Systems Center Seminar, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. Invited Talk, 6 February 2020.

  13. “Driving needs from the end-users/applications.” NSF Workshop on Machine Learning Hardware Breakthroughs Towards Green AI and Ubiquitous On-Device Intelligence. Invited Panel Speaker, 11 November 2020.

  14. “PSYONIC Ability Hand.” PM&R Interest Group Seminar, Carle Illinois College of Medicine. Invited Talk, 11 Oct 2019.

  15. “Advanced Bionic Hand, Redefining Human.” 2019 I-STEAM Conference, University of Illinois. Invited Keynote Talk, 27 Apr 2019.

  16. “Advances in Upper-Limb Control Technologies.” AOPA National Assembly, Invited Panel Speaker, 29 Sep 2018.

  17. “Emerging Technologies Special Session - Soft Material-Enabled Electronics for Medicine, Healthcare, and Human-Machine Interfaces.” IEEE ECTC. Invited Panel Speaker, 29 May 2018.

  18. “Shared autonomy in prosthetic hands – Design, analysis, and clinical application.” AAAI Fall 2016 Symposium Series. Invited Keynote Talk, 19 Nov 2016.

  19. “The future of upper limb prosthetic devices.” 5th Annual MRL Biological Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Invited Keynote Talk, 2 Nov 2016.

  20. “The future of upper limb prosthetics.” Semi-Autonomous Systems Group, University of Berkeley. Invited Talk, 26 Aug 2016.

  21. “The future of prosthetics - neural interfaces, sensory feedback, and 3D-printing.” Loyola University Chicago. Invited Talk, 31 Mar 2015.

  22. “A low-cost 3D-printed prosthetic hand and the future of upper limb sensorimotor prostheses.” Neuroscience Program Seminar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Invited Talk, 15 Sep 2014. Only student to ever give Neuroscience Program Seminar at Illinois.

  23. “Bionic medicine and prosthetics: Targeted reinnervation of the upper extremity.” University of Illinois College of Medicine, Surgery Interest Group Seminar, Invited Talk, 28 Jan 2014.

  24. “Current challenges in upper limb myoelectric sensorimotor prostheses.” Mechanical Science & Engineering, Bio-Interest Group Seminar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Invited Talk, 14 Oct 2013.

  25. “Playing checkers with your mind: An application of a SSVEP-based Brain-Computer Interface.” 2012 NSF IGERT PI Meeting. Best Poster Award – Judge’s Choice. [video]

Exhibits

  • Hands To Love Hand Camp 2022 - Exhibit: “The PSYONIC Ability Hand”

  • Consumer Electronics Show 2022 - Booth: “PSYONIC”. Best of CES 2022 winner.

  • UIUC Engineering Open House 2019 - Exhibit: “PSYONIC advanced bionic hand”

  • EIU 2019 Science Fest - Exhibit: “PSYONIC advanced bionic hand”

  • UIUC Engineering Open House 2018 - Exhibit: “The PSYONIC advanced bionic hand”

  • UIUC Beckman/Engineering Open House 2015 - Exhibit: "The Future of Prosthetics: Neural Control, 3D-Printing, and Sensory Feedback"

  • UIUC Brain Awareness Day 2011-13 – Exhibit: “Brain-Machine Interfaces: Control Your World”

  • UIUC Beckman/Engineering Open House 2013 – Exhibit: “Neural Interfaces: Control Your World”

  • Illinois 4-H Robotics Club 2012 – Exhibit: “Brain-Machine Interfaces: Control Your World”

  • UIUC Engineering Open House 2012 – Exhibit: “Brain-Machine Interfaces: Control Your World”

  • UIUC Beckman/Engineering Open House 2011 – Exhibit: “Playing Checkers with Your Mind”

Graduate Students Mentored

  • Jose Felder, MS, Industrial Engineering, Polytechnic University of Valencia (2018-2019)

    • MS Thesis: Tactilemyography sensor-based control system for an upper-limb prosthetic device

    • Data Scientist, Mr. Jeff

  • Jessica Vidmark, MS, Medical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology (2017-2018)

    • MS Thesis: An investigation of the relationships between electrotactile stimulus parameters, primary afferent response, and perceived sensation

    • PhD Candidate at University of Southern California, Biomedical Engineering

Undergraduate Students Mentored

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Marissa Cowan, Bioengineering (2020-2022)

    • PhD Candidate at University of Utah, Mechanical Engineering

  • Matt Obradovic, Systems Engineering (2020-2021)

  • Lucy Zhang, Agricultural Engineering (2020-2021)

    • Director of Operations, PSYONIC

  • Sarah Jasonowicz, Engineering Mechanics (2019-2022)

  • Alexandra Kaste, Systems Engineering (2019-2021)

  • Patrick Shalton, Electrical Engineering (2019-2020)

  • Richard Mauge, BS, Mechanical Engineering (2019-2020)

    • Mechanical Engineer, PSYONIC

  • Robert Mauge, BS, Mechanical Engineering (2019-2020)

    • Lab Manager, PSYONIC

  • Junqi Ma, BS, Mechanical Engineering (2019-2020)

  • Gabriel Delgado, BS, Industrial Design (2018-2020)

    • Industrial Designer, PSYONIC

  • Dhipak Bala, BS, Mechanical Engineering (2018-2019)

    • Mechanical Engineer, PSYONIC

  • Naman Jindal, BS, Mechanical Engineering (2018-2019)

  • Jenny Chu, BS, Mechanical Engineering (2018-2019)

    • Manufacturing Engineer, SpaceX

  • Chee Sim Tan, Mechanical Engineering (2017-2018)

  • Jye Sze Lee, BS, Mechanical Engineering (2017-2018)

  • Wenjun Sun, BS, Computer Engineering (2016-2018)

    • Software Engineer, Apple

  • Jesse Cornman, BS, Computer Engineering (2014-2017)

    • Sr. Robotics Engineer, PSYONIC

  • Michael Fatina, BS, Computer Engineering (2014-2017)

    • Software Engineer, Microsoft

  • Edward Wu, BS, Computer Engineering (2014-2017)

    • Software Engineer, Google

  • Jason Lee, BS, Mechanical Engineering (2015-2017)

    • Structural Design Engineer, Boeing

  • Patrick Slade, BS, Mechanical Engineering (2013-2016)

    • PhD Candidate at Stanford University, Mechanical Engineering

  • Joseph Sombeck, BS, Bioengineering (2014-2016)

    • PhD Candidate at Northwestern University, Biomedical Engineering

  • Daniel Gonzales, BS, Electrical Engineering (2014-2016)

    • MS Candidate at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Electrical & Computer Engineering

  • Hafsa Siddiqui, BS, Graphic Design (2014-2016)

    • Graphic Designer, Root3 Growth Marketing

  • Alvin Wu, BS, Computer Engineering (2014-2016)

    • Software Engineer, Fitbit

  • Jack Moore, BS, Mechanical Engineering (2015-2016)

  • Sam Goldfinger, BS, Electrical Engineering (2014-2015)

    • Electrical Engineer, Raytheon

  • Liz Ochoa-Raya, BS, Psychology (2014-2015)

  • Brandon Boyce, BS, Aerospace Engineering (2012-2014)

    • Software Engineer, Lockheed Martin

  • Jin Kim, BS, Mechanical Engineering (2013-2014)

    • PhD Candidate at University of California Santa Barbara, Materials Science & Engineering

  • Brian Chen, BS, Computer Engineering (2013-2014)

    • Software Engineer, Microsoft

  • Logan Wan, BS, Mechanical Engineering (2012-2013)

    • Research Engineer, Facebook

University of Cincinnati

  • Olivia Rentz, Biomedical Engineering (2021-2022)

Vanderbilt University

  • Jacob Rogatinsky, BS, Mechanical Engineering (2018)