Bringing the brain into the picture
Written by neuroergonomics on June 20,25 Posted in News
Philadelphia, PA — June 20, 2025 — The lab celebrates master’s student Callan Powell who has successfully defended her MS thesis, “The NEVRland Platform: An Immersive Virtual-Reality Experimentation Platform for Research in Neuroergonomics.” Callan’s work … Continue reading Congratulations, Callan!
Written by neuroergonomics on May 27,25 Posted in News
As the spring term winds down and the weather (finally!) feels like spring, our lab got together for a relaxed afternoon picnic, celebrating the hard work throughout the academic year!
Written by neuroergonomics on May 07,25 Posted in News
Our lab was represented at the Drexel Emerging Graduate Scholars (DEGS) Conference 2025 by Dr. Sebastien Scannella and Dr. Candida Barreto, as well as PhD Students Yigit Topoglu, Saqer Alshehri, Bartu Atabek, Zuhal Ormanoglu, and … Continue reading Drexel Emerging Graduate Scholars Conference 2025
Written by neuroergonomics on April 09,25 Posted in News
Philadelphia, PA — April 9–10, 2025 — ANT Neuromeeting 2025 gathered researchers and clinicians from across the greater Philadelphia region for two days of scientific talks, hands-on workshops, and networking. On opening day, our Lab … Continue reading Dr. Ayaz invited speaker at ANT Neuromeeting 2025
Written by neuroergonomics on January 24,25 Posted in News
Prof. Dr. Banu Onaral, a pioneering biomedical engineer, visionary academic leader, global innovator, and our beloved mentor passed away peacefully on December 17, 2024, at the age of 75. Please see the tribute at BIOMED … Continue reading Celebrating the life of Professor Dr. Banu Onaral
Written by neuroergonomics on December 16,24 Posted in Announcements
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Candida Barreto, a postdoctoral researcher in our lab, has been awarded the 2025 Cotswold Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship. This competitive fellowship recognizes promise and innovation in scientific research, and … Continue reading Dr. Candida Barreto Awarded Cotswold Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Written by neuroergonomics on December 10,24 Posted in Announcements
On December 10, our postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Adrian Curtin, delivered a seminar at the Krembil Neuroimaging Rounds at Toronto Western Hospital. This forum gathers clinicians, neuroscientists, and imaging experts to discuss emerging technologies and methodologies … Continue reading Dr. Curtin Presents at Krembil Neuroimaging Rounds
Written by neuroergonomics on November 08,24 Posted in Announcements
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Ayaz has been invited to deliver a keynote address at the UXC24 Conference, hosted by HEC Montréal on November 8, 2024. UXC24 brings together leading professionals, academics, and … Continue reading Dr. Ayaz Invited as Keynote Speaker at UXC24 in Montréal
Written by neuroergonomics on September 17,24 Posted in Announcements
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Sebastien Scannella from ISAE-SUPAERO, who has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright fellowship to join us! Thanks to the support of Fulbright France, the Fondation ISAE-SUPAERO, and his home lab … Continue reading Fulbright Fellow Dr. Scannella
Written by neuroergonomics on August 30,24 Posted in News
Our STAR student, Riya Dhiman, biomedical engineering ’28, takes home first place at the 2024 STAR Scholars Quick Pitch Competition with presentation titled “Neuroergonomic Human Robot Interaction”. Using functional near-infrared spectroscopy, Riya assessed the behavior … Continue reading Riya won 1st Place in 2024 STAR Scholars Quick Pitch Competition