Trainees

Masters Students

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Nicole Devos

Master's Student
Electrical and Computer Engineering
ndevos2@uwo.ca 
Personal profile

In 2015, Nicole graduated from Western University with a B.E.Sc. in Mechatronic Systems Engineering. She is currently pursuing an M.E.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Robotic Control, co-supervised by Dr. Ana Luisa Trejos and Dr. Ken McIsaac. She joined WearME in March 2016. She's focusing on telerehabilitation for neck therapies, in collaboration with Dr. Dave Walton from the School of Physical Therapy at Western University.

Doctoral Students

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Maryam Mohseni

PhD Candidate
Biomedical Engineering
mmohsen8@uwo.ca 

Maryam Mohseni is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western University, where she is being co-supervised by Dr. Ana Luisa Trejos and Dr. Katarina Grolinger.
Her research focuses on the posture identification of dynamic chair users while providing them with feedback. Maryam obtained her Master's degree in Software Engineering from Western University in 2022 and her Bachelor's in Computer Engineering from Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch in 2019.
Through her research, Maryam is determined to make a significant contribution by developing technological advancements that not only mitigate the negative effects associated with a sedentary lifestyle but also enhance the overall health of individuals impacted by it.
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Alex Lizotte

PhD Candidate
Biomedical Engineering
clizotte@uwo.ca
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Alex Lizotte is a Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering, under the supervision of Dr. Ana Luisa Trejos and Dr. Jon Sensinger (University of New Brunswick). Their research focuses on wearable robotics to aid with rehabilitation and support, as they are passionate about improving the quality of life for individuals with disabilities or motor impairments. Their research interests also include biomechanics and actuators.
They completed their Master's degree in 2022 at Western University, and their undergraduate degree in Mechatronics Systems Engineering in 2020 at Western University.
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Maedeh Mohammadiazni

PhD Candidate
Biomedical Engineering
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Maedeh Mohammadiazni is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in the WearME Lab under the supervision of Dr. Ana Luisa Trejos. Her doctoral research focuses on the development of an EMG-based soft robotic glove designed to assist individuals with post-stroke hand-opening difficulties in grasping objects. Her passion for engineering and innovation began during her bachelor's degree in Mechatronics engineering, which she obtained from Shahrood University of Technology in Iran in 2015. Building on this foundation, she went on to complete her master's degree in control engineering at the same university in 2018. Her academic journey led her to the field of biomedical engineering, and in the winter of 2022, she embarked on her Ph.D.. Maedeh's ambition lies in making impactful contributions to the field of rehabilitation through her innovative work, aiming to enhance the quality of life for individuals with motor impairments.
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Olusoji Ogunbode

PhD Candidate
Biomedical Engineering
oogunbo@uwo.ca
Personal Profile

Olusoji Amos Ogunbode is a Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering at Western University, Canada, working under the supervision of Dr. Ana Luisa Trejos. His educational journey began with a Bachelor of Technology in Pure and Applied Physics and a Master of Technology in Electronics and Communications from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria. He is passionate about creating innovative solutions to improve the lives of individuals with Parkinson's Disease (PD). His Ph.D. thesis project focuses on developing an unobtrusive wearable sensing device for people with PD. The project has three main objectives: identifying specific symptoms important to PwP, caregivers, and clinicians; optimizing a comfortable and capable wearable device to track both motor and non-motor symptoms of PD; and developing an intelligent real-time data collection and analysis algorithm.
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Sergio Alexander Salinas

PhD Candidate
Electrical Engineering ssalina@uwo.ca 
Personal Profile

Sergio A. Salinas is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western University, London, ON, Canada. He is working under the supervision of Dr. Ana Luisa Trejos and Dr. Katarina Grolinger, with the collaboration of Dr. Marie-Eve LeBel from the Department of Surgery. His research focuses on applying mixed reality and mechatronic technology to support shoulder rehabilitation exercises. This research is supported by his supervisors and, in part, by a transdisciplinary Training Award from the Bone and Joint Institute, and a Danny Ho Scholarship Award.
Sergio received his B.Sc. degree in Electronic Engineering from the Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia, in 2005 and his MSc. in Electronics and Telecommunications from the Universidad del Cauca, Colombia, in 2009. Between 2006 and 2012, he worked as a lecturer at several universities in Colombia. Furthermore, he was a professor at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Bucaramanga, Colombia, between 2011 and 2021. His research interests include rehabilitation engineering, wearable sensors, serious games, mixed reality, machine learning, and medical robotics. A list of his publications is available here. 

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Mahshad Berjis

PhD Candidate
Biomedical Engineering
mberjis@uwo.ca 

Mahshad received her B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Isfahan University of Technology, Iran. As she discovered her passion for applying engineering knowledge in medicine, she started as a direct-entry PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at Western University, Canada, in 2019. She is currently working under the supervision of Dr. Ana Luisa Trejos in the WearMe Lab. Her project focuses on the detection of compensatory motions of the upper limb, which are alternative motions that patients with shoulder and arm injuries use to complete tasks. Mahshad's research involves the acquisition and processing of IMU and EMG data of the upper limbs, along with the implementation of various machine learning algorithms to improve the accuracy of detecting compensatory motions across a variety of activities. This work contributes to offering enhanced support and guidance to patients for efficient and long-term recovery.
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José Guillermo Colli Alfaro

PhD Candidate
Biomedical Engineering
jcollial@uwo.ca 
Personal profile

Jose Guillermo Colli Alfaro is currently a M.E.Sc. candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Western University. Since September 2017, he has worked under the supervision of Dr. Ana Luisa Trejos in the WearME Lab; prior to this, he received his B.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering at Modelo University in Mexico. His thesis project is focused on the development of a gesture recognition interface for the control of a wearable mechatronic device. His work involves the acquisition and classification of EMG signals from hand and wrist gestures using different machine learning algorithms.
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Zahra Habibollahi

PhD Candidate
Electrical Engineering 
zhabibol@uwo.ca
Personal Profile

Zahra Habibollahi is a Ph.D. candidate, supervised by Dr. Ana Luisa Trejos. Zahra received her B.Sc. degree in Electrical engineering from University of Tehran, Iran, in 2019. In September 2019, she joined WearME Lab as a direct Ph.D. student. Zahra’s thesis is focused on wearable tremor suppression devices, and her works involves collection and analysis of data from participants with Parkinson’s disease or Essential tremor. Her research interests include rehabilitation engineering, machine learning, medical robotics, and the neuroscience of human movement.

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Jacob Tryon

PhD Candidate
Biomedical Engineering
jtryon@uwo.ca 
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Jacob Tryon is a PhD Candidate at Western University in the School of Biomedical Engineering. He received his BESc degree in Mechatronic Systems Engineering with Professional Internship from Western University in 2016. After graduation, he started his MESc at the Wearable Biomechatronics Laboratory and in 2018 he reclassified into the PhD program. His research interests involve the development of Human-Machine Interfaces for wearable robotics: developing signal processing methods, machine learning models, and control systems based on human biosignals.

 

Postdoctoral Fellows

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Parisa Daemi

Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engineering
pdaemi@uwo.ca
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Dr. Parisa Daemi serves as a Postdoctoral Associate at the WearME Lab at Western University, specializing in Biomedical Engineering. She acquired her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering-Robotics from the same lab, where she was supervised by esteemed professionals, Dr. Ana Luisa Trejos and Dr. Aaron Price. Prior to this, she attained her M.E.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering and B.E.Sc. in Computer Engineering from Qazvin Islamic Azad University in Iran. Dr. Daemi’s primary areas of research comprise control systems and robotics, biomimetic actuators and control, strategies for pathological tremor suppression, and development of intelligent wearable mechatronic devices.