Spring 2020 COVID-19 quarantine
Principal Investigator
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Ilana Nisky, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering Office: 64/105 Phone: +972-8-6428936 Email: nisky [at] bgu.ac.il Website Google Scholar Profile Research interests: Robotics, Robotic surgery, Teleoperation, Haptics, Control theory, Computational motor control, Brain theory (Neuroscience), Learning in human and machines, Human-machine interfaces. |
Students
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Amit Milstein
PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering, ABC Robotics Initiative Fellow, MOST Fellow Office: 64/209 Phone: +972-8-6428938 Email: amitmil [at] bgu.ac.il Research Interests: We take a human-centered approach to optimization of in the design of a human-centered controller for teleoperated robot assisted minimally invasive surgery (RAMIS) by incorporating theories of human motor control and psychophysics. We suggest that RAMIS systems should enable the surgeons to maintain their perception of the environment’s physical and mechanical properties and their actions using surgical tools, as if the tools were actually their own hands interacting with the environment and performing the surgical procedure. Our main research hypothesis is that a human centered approach for RAMIS systems control and design that will optimize perceptual and motor transparency will lead to improved surgical performance and training, and eventually lead to better clinical outcomes in RAMIS. Project: Human-centered teleoperation control for robot-assisted surgery Lab responsibility: Lab manager |
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Chen Avraham
PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering, Besor Fellow Office: 64/212 Email: henye[at] post.bgu.ac.il Project: Sensorimotor integration of kinesthetic, tactile, and proprioceptive information Lab responsibility: Human subjects coordinator |
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Yarden Sharon
PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering, Besor Fellow Office: 64/209 Email: shayar [at] post.bgu.ac.il Project: Surgical skill evaluation and acquisition Lab responsibility: Lab meetings coordinator |
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Mor Farajian
PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering, Tzin Fellow Office: 64/212 Phone: +972-8-6428935 Email: farajian [at] post.bgu.ac.il Project: The effect of delay on integration of kinesthetic and tactile information for perception and for grip force modulation during interaction with elastic force fields Lab responsibility: Outreach and visits coordinator |
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Reut Nomberg
PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering, Kreitman Hitech Chemotech Biotech Fellow Office: 64/212 Phone: +972-8-6428935 Email: nombergr[at] post.bgu.ac.il Project: Human-centered stability in haptic rendering with delay |
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Hanna Kossowsky
PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering Office: 64/102 Email: hannako@post.bgu.ac.il Project: Camera control strategies in robotic-assisted surgery |
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Danit Itzkovich
MSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, Multidisciplinary Fellow Jointly advised with Dr. Yael Refaely, Thoracic Surgery, Soroka Medical Center Office: 64/212 Email: danititz [at] post.bgu.ac.il Project: Machine learning based segmentation and error detection in minimal invasive and robots assisted surgery. Lab responsibility: Software coordinator |
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Eitamar Tripto
MSc Student, Biomedical Engineering Jointly advised with Dr. Yaron Horenshteinm, Electrical Engineering Office: 64/102 Email: eitamartri [at] gmail.com Project: Adaptation of muscle synergies in transition between interaction with stable and unstable virtual environments. |
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Asya Mikhaylov
MSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, MOST Fellow, Multidisciplinary Fellow Jointly advised with Dr. Simona Bar-Haim, Physical Therapy Office: 64/102 Email: asya[at] post.bgu.ac.il Project: TBD. |
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Guy Bitton
MSc Student, Mechanical Engineering Jointly advised with Dr. David Zarouk, Mechanical Engineering Office: 64/212 Email: guybit@post.bgu.ac.il Project: Investigation of sensorimotor integration of kinesthetic and tactile information by designing a research-oriented haptic device. Lab responsibility: Website coordinator. |
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Shani Arusi
MSc Student, Biomedical Engineering Office: 64/102 Email: arusi@post.bgu.ac.il Project: A model for bimanual stiffness perception and action |
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Tifferet Nevo
BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering Office: 64/102 Email: tiferetn@post.bgu.ac.il Project: The Effect of Simulated Heart Motion on the Learning of Surgical Pattern-Cutting Task |
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Nitzan Tirza
BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering Office: 64/102 Email: nitsanti@post.bgu.ac.il Project: The effect of delay in kinesthetic and tactile information on stiffness perception and grip force control |
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Or Zruya
BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering Office: 64/102 Email: antebiyo@post.bgu.ac.il Project: Tool-tip orientation control strategies in robotic-assisted surgery |
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Nadav Agam
M.D Student Jointly advised with Dr. Uri Netz, Soroka Medical Center Office: 64/102 Email: nagam162@gmail.com Project: Robot assisted laser tissue soldering. |
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Jacob Abramov
BSc Student, Mechanical Engineering Office: 64/102 Email: jacobabr@post.bgu.ac.il Project: Tissue linkage and alignment device for robot assisted laser tissue soldering |
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Matan Swissa
BSc Student, Mechanical Engineering Office: 64/102 Email: matanswi@post.bgu.ac.il Project: Tissue linkage and alignment device for robot assisted laser tissue soldering |
Visiting students
No visiting students at this time. Interested students are welcome to contact Dr. Ilana Nisky.
Staff
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Eli Peret'z
Lab Engineer Office: 63/210 Phone: +972-8-6479680 Email: eliper [at] bgu.ac.il |
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Tami Matus
Research Administrative Support, Office of Vice President and Dean for R&D Office: 42/339 Phone: +972-52-6839400 Email: tamim@bgu.ac.il |
Collaborations
Prof. Abraham Katzir, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Prof. Olivier White, Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
Prof. Allison Okamura, Stanford University, USA
Dr. Anthony Jarc, Intuitive Surgical Inc., USA
Prof. Sandro Mussa-Ivaldi, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University, USA
Prof. Yoshihiro Kuroda, Osaka University, Japan
Prof. William Provancher, University of Utah, USA
Prof. Maura Casadio, University of Genova, Italy
Dr. Simona Bar-Haim, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Prof. Sigal Berman, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Dr. David Zarrouk, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Prof. Michael Hsieh, George Washington University, Biomedical Research Institute, Rockville, MD, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC, USA
Prof. Yael Refaeli, Soroka Medical Center, Israel
Dr. Uri Netz, Soroka Medical Center, Israel
Prof. Yoav Mintz, Hadassah Medical Center, Israel
Prof. Thomas Lendvay, University of Washington, USA
Prof. Olivier White, Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
Prof. Allison Okamura, Stanford University, USA
Dr. Anthony Jarc, Intuitive Surgical Inc., USA
Prof. Sandro Mussa-Ivaldi, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University, USA
Prof. Yoshihiro Kuroda, Osaka University, Japan
Prof. William Provancher, University of Utah, USA
Prof. Maura Casadio, University of Genova, Italy
Dr. Simona Bar-Haim, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Prof. Sigal Berman, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Dr. David Zarrouk, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Prof. Michael Hsieh, George Washington University, Biomedical Research Institute, Rockville, MD, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC, USA
Prof. Yael Refaeli, Soroka Medical Center, Israel
Dr. Uri Netz, Soroka Medical Center, Israel
Prof. Yoav Mintz, Hadassah Medical Center, Israel
Prof. Thomas Lendvay, University of Washington, USA
Alumni
Adi Horev, BSc Student, 2018-2019, Biomedical Engineering
Project: Human contribution to stability in physical human-robot interaction
Lidor Sandak, BSc Student, 2018-2019, Biomedical Engineering
Project: Human contribution to stability in physical human-robot interaction
Yoav Antebi, BSc Student, 2018-2019, Biomedical Engineering
Project: Build and program skin deformation device with force sensing for augmentation of tactile information
Roberta Del Rio, MSc Student, Robotics Engineering, University of Genova, Italy
Lidor Bahar, BSc Student, 2015-2016, MSc student 2016-2018, Biomedical Engineering
Project: Surgeon sensorimotor control under different conditions of force feedback in robotic-assisted surgery
Erez Sulimani, BSc Student 2014-2015, MSc Student 2015-2017, Biomedical Engineering
Project: Perception and action following adaptation to visuomotor delay in telesurgery
Dr. Raz Leib, Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering, 2016-2018
Project: Intermittent control in the motor system
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Technical University of Munich, with David Franklin
Dr. Guy Avraham, Postdoctoral Fellow 2016-2017, PhD Student 2014-2016, Biomedical Engineering
Project: Simultaneity and Space Representation
Currently: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UC Berkley, with Rich Ivry
Gilat Malka, Research Assistant, 2016 - 2017
Currently: Robotics Team Mentor - Yeruham
Mor Vaksman, BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, 2017-2018
Project: The effect of adaptation to hemispace-specific delay on perception and action.
Currently: Lab Engineer, West Pharmaceutical Services
Hana Khait, BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, 2017-2018
Project: The effect of adaptation to hemispace-specific delay on perception and action.
Natalie Kadury Ganz, MSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, 2014-2018
Project: Perception and action in interaction with elastic environment via teleoperated endoscope manipulation.
Currently: Research engineer, Ichilov Medical Center, with Jeff Hausdorff
Liran Hadad, BSc Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2017-2018
Project: Measurement and modeling of tissue forces in contact with a robotic arm.
Currently: Research and Development Engineer, military industry
Ron Amitzur, BSc Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2017-2018
Project: Measurement and modeling of tissue forces in contact with a robotic arm.
Currently: Research and Development Engineer, military industry
Stephanie Hu, Visiting student, BSc Student, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Brain & Cognitive Sciences, MIT, 2017
Project: The effect of dissociation between proprioceptive and visual feedback on action and perception in a stiffness judgement task
Currently: BSc Student, MIT
Jacopo Buzzi, Visiting PhD student, NEAR LAb, Politechnico di Millano, 2017
Project: Arm joint angle variability analysis in virtual robotic teleoperation with two master devices
Doron Haichal, BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, 2015-2016
Project: State estimation for the Raven surgical system using machine learning techniques
Dr. Arun Kumar Singh, Postdoctoral Fellow, ABC Robotics, 2014-2015
Project: Unifying framework for perception, cognition, motion planning, and control in remote robotic manipulation
Currently: Associate Professor, University of Tartu, Estonia
Lital Alyagon, BSc student, Biomedical Engineering, 2015-2016
Project: Perception and action in minimaly-invasive robot-assisted surgery simulation
Currently: Algorithms Engineer, Oxitone
Tomer Zaidenberg, BSc student, Biomedical Engineering, 2015-2016
Project: The role of arm center of mass during dynamic perturbation
Currently: System engineer, BiPS Medical
Amanda Elfman, Visiting BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia
Project: The Effect of Gain and Delay on the Perception and Action
Currently: BSc Student, University of Virginia
Michal Itzhaki, BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, 2014-2015
Project: The role of arm center of mass during dynamic perturbation
Currently: Biomedical Engineer, Elfi-Tech
Ran Weiss, BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, 2014-2015
Project: The Effect of Sensorimotor Delay on the Perception of Hand Location
Currently: Application Engineer, Simbionix
Project: Human contribution to stability in physical human-robot interaction
Lidor Sandak, BSc Student, 2018-2019, Biomedical Engineering
Project: Human contribution to stability in physical human-robot interaction
Yoav Antebi, BSc Student, 2018-2019, Biomedical Engineering
Project: Build and program skin deformation device with force sensing for augmentation of tactile information
Roberta Del Rio, MSc Student, Robotics Engineering, University of Genova, Italy
Lidor Bahar, BSc Student, 2015-2016, MSc student 2016-2018, Biomedical Engineering
Project: Surgeon sensorimotor control under different conditions of force feedback in robotic-assisted surgery
Erez Sulimani, BSc Student 2014-2015, MSc Student 2015-2017, Biomedical Engineering
Project: Perception and action following adaptation to visuomotor delay in telesurgery
Dr. Raz Leib, Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering, 2016-2018
Project: Intermittent control in the motor system
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Technical University of Munich, with David Franklin
Dr. Guy Avraham, Postdoctoral Fellow 2016-2017, PhD Student 2014-2016, Biomedical Engineering
Project: Simultaneity and Space Representation
Currently: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UC Berkley, with Rich Ivry
Gilat Malka, Research Assistant, 2016 - 2017
Currently: Robotics Team Mentor - Yeruham
Mor Vaksman, BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, 2017-2018
Project: The effect of adaptation to hemispace-specific delay on perception and action.
Currently: Lab Engineer, West Pharmaceutical Services
Hana Khait, BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, 2017-2018
Project: The effect of adaptation to hemispace-specific delay on perception and action.
Natalie Kadury Ganz, MSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, 2014-2018
Project: Perception and action in interaction with elastic environment via teleoperated endoscope manipulation.
Currently: Research engineer, Ichilov Medical Center, with Jeff Hausdorff
Liran Hadad, BSc Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2017-2018
Project: Measurement and modeling of tissue forces in contact with a robotic arm.
Currently: Research and Development Engineer, military industry
Ron Amitzur, BSc Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2017-2018
Project: Measurement and modeling of tissue forces in contact with a robotic arm.
Currently: Research and Development Engineer, military industry
Stephanie Hu, Visiting student, BSc Student, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Brain & Cognitive Sciences, MIT, 2017
Project: The effect of dissociation between proprioceptive and visual feedback on action and perception in a stiffness judgement task
Currently: BSc Student, MIT
Jacopo Buzzi, Visiting PhD student, NEAR LAb, Politechnico di Millano, 2017
Project: Arm joint angle variability analysis in virtual robotic teleoperation with two master devices
Doron Haichal, BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, 2015-2016
Project: State estimation for the Raven surgical system using machine learning techniques
Dr. Arun Kumar Singh, Postdoctoral Fellow, ABC Robotics, 2014-2015
Project: Unifying framework for perception, cognition, motion planning, and control in remote robotic manipulation
Currently: Associate Professor, University of Tartu, Estonia
Lital Alyagon, BSc student, Biomedical Engineering, 2015-2016
Project: Perception and action in minimaly-invasive robot-assisted surgery simulation
Currently: Algorithms Engineer, Oxitone
Tomer Zaidenberg, BSc student, Biomedical Engineering, 2015-2016
Project: The role of arm center of mass during dynamic perturbation
Currently: System engineer, BiPS Medical
Amanda Elfman, Visiting BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia
Project: The Effect of Gain and Delay on the Perception and Action
Currently: BSc Student, University of Virginia
Michal Itzhaki, BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, 2014-2015
Project: The role of arm center of mass during dynamic perturbation
Currently: Biomedical Engineer, Elfi-Tech
Ran Weiss, BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, 2014-2015
Project: The Effect of Sensorimotor Delay on the Perception of Hand Location
Currently: Application Engineer, Simbionix
Past Group Photos
Summer 2018 (missing Amit, Mor and Yoav)
Winter 2018 (missing Raz, Liran and Ron)
Summer 2017 (missing Natalie)
Winter 2017
Winter 2015 (missing Doron)
Autumn 2015 (missing Arun and Lital)
Winter 2014
