It’s hard to believe it’s already been a month since we kicked off the summer at the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK) 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, where we had the opportunity to contribute to the symposium 𝗘𝘅𝗼𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. A big thank to Juha-Pekka Kulmala for organizing and chairing such […]

Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting our Doc+ Panel Discussion: “Wherever Research Takes You” at Aalto University! 🎤✨ The event brought together students, doctoral researchers, postdocs, and professionals to discuss what research can look like across academia, industry, and clinically oriented environments. We had a very engaging discussion about innovation in research, freedom

Last week, our students had the opportunity to visit OTWorld – International Trade Show & World Congress in Leipzig, one of the leading international events for the prosthetics and orthotics field! The fair brought together companies, researchers, clinicians, and innovators working on the latest developments in assistive technologies. It was a great chance to explore

Excited to share a glimpse from our recent focus meeting in Belgrade! During this session, we brought together the work of James Flack, Marta Mirkov, and Madalina Moscu and explored how their individual research outputs can be meaningfully combined in the 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗔𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀. We specifically worked on integrating the 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺,

We should never forget that doing the work is just as important as sharing it. We had a great time at Shaking Up Tech Aalto University, sharing our career paths and the exciting work we do. Shaking Up Tech is designed to encourage, through the power of example, young women and gender minorities to pursue

🎓 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗔𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗲! 🦿✨ We are wrapping up our Doctoral Candidates series with Madalina Moscu, the HMI developer on the SmartAnkle team. 💡 👩🏻‍💻 About: Madalina is a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering and Automation at Aalto University (Finland), in collaboration with Tecnalia Serbia Ltd, as part of the SmartAnkle project. She

🎓 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗔𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗲! 🦿✨ Up next in our Doctoral Candidates series: Marta Mirkov, who is bringing her expertise in 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 to the SmartAnkle team. 💡 👩🏻‍💻 About: Marta is a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering and Automation at Aalto University (Finland), collaborating with Tecnalia Serbia Ltd for

🎓 Meet the Researchers Behind SmartAnkle! 🦿✨ Fourth in our Doctoral Candidates series: meet James, who’s investigating remote actuation in the SmartAnkle project. 👨🏻‍💻 About: James is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), collaborating with Axiles Bionics in Brussels. James holds a BSc and MEng in Biomedical Engineering from University

🤝 𝗖𝗼-𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Earlier this year, 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗮 and met with clinicians from the 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Ferrara 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀 and gather insights into the needs and everyday challenges they face.These first-hand experiences help us engineer 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Next

𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝗮𝘁 hashtag#EMBC2025 This mid-summer, we found ourselves in Copenhagen at the 47th IEEE Engineering Medicine and Biology Society Conference — gathering fresh ideas, meeting friends and old labmates, making new connections, and simply having fun. We also marked an exciting milestone: 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀! 🔎 “𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗗-𝗘𝗠𝗚 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿

🎓 Meet the Researchers Behind SmartAnkle! 🦿✨ Up next in our Doctoral Candidates series: meet Sinan, the engineer driving actuator innovation in the SmartAnkle project. 👨🏻‍💻 About: Sinan is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), collaborating with Axiles Bionics in Brussels. Sinan holds a BSc and MSc in Mechanical Engineering

🎓 Meet the Researchers Behind SmartAnkle! 🦿✨ We’re excited to continue the Doctoral Candidates series with our colleague Aurora, the mind behind the mechanical design of SmartAnkle. 👨🏽‍💻 About: Aurora is enrolled as a PhD student at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University College of Dublin, while working as a Research Engineer at Ottobock. Originally

🎓 Meet the Researchers Behind SmartAnkle! 🦿✨ We’re starting a new series to introduce each of our Doctoral Candidates (DCs) and the work they’re doing. The SmartAnkle project brings together researchers from different backgrounds to develop next-generation ankle-foot orthoses that are modular, sensor-based, and tailored to users’ needs.Over the next weeks, you’ll get to know each

✨ Just wrapped up an inspiring Winter School in Dublin (March 10–12), organized by University College Dublin for the SmartANKLE MSCA Doctoral Network! ☘️ Over three dynamic days, we had the chance to:🔹 Attend scientific lectures tailored to our research areas,🔹 Explore broader topics on research skills and professional development (career planning, grant writing, etc.),🔹

🌟 Welcome to the SmartAnkle Project’s Midterm Meeting in Brussels! 🌟 The SmartAnkle Team recently hosted its Midterm Meeting, combined with a Supervisory Board Meeting, bringing together the entire consortium to reflect on project progress and plan the next steps in our research! During the event, our Doctoral Candidates (DCs) presented their individual projects and

𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 🏃‍♀️🦿🔎 We’re gearing up for a new 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 — testing protocols, fine-tuning setups, and making sure everything runs smoothly.In other words, running, squats and a couple more light exercises.But don’t worry, though — we’ve got ice cream ready to replenish every bit of energy we burn! It’s all part

🌍 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗔𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 🤝 From December 2nd to 6th, 2024, four doctoral candidates from the 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗔𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗦𝗖𝗔 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 had the privilege of visiting 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹, a partner in the SmartAnkle project. This research visit was an incredible opportunity to learn, share, and collaborate with medical professionals and