Our lab’s work on inclusive EMG gesture recognition for individuals with motor disabilities was features on the Meta Quest Blog. The work was funded by a Meta gift in 2022 (Framework for Diverse EMG Gesture Recognition) which was renewed in 2023 for an extension project (Closing the Loop on Personalized EMG Gesture Recognition).
Category Archives: Awards
Yamagami lab receives funding to develop novel digital health technology to support at-home prehabilitation
Our lab has received funding on “Enabling Access to Prehab for Kidney Transplant Candidates who are Frail” through seed funding from the 2023 Digital Health Workshop hosted by the PATHS-UP ERC. We are looking forward to working with Drs. Atiya Dhala (Houston Methodist), Farzan Sasangohar (Texas A&M University), and Elizabeth Lorenz (Baylor College of Medicine) to develop a mobile health platform to support at-home prehabilitation for individuals with end-stage kidney disease. See other winners and more information on Rice News.
Congratulations Kai for being selected to participate in the Bioelectronics NRT Program!
Kai was selected to join the Bioelectronics NSF Research Traineeship program, which focuses on training PhD students to collaborate across different disciplines. Kai will be collaborating with other students to design new brain/body-machine interfaces to augment human capabilities for people with and without disabilities.
Congratulations Lauren for being awarded the Dean’s Prize bonus award!
Lauren was selected for the Dean’s Prize bonus award from Rice ECE and GPS. This award will help Lauren transition to her graduate studies and support her research on developing data-driven models to improve health and accessibility. She will be starting as a PhD student at Rice University in Fall 2023. Congratulations Lauren!