Winter 2017
Principal Investigator
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Ilana Nisky
Senior Lecturer, 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. |
Postdocs
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Guy Avraham
Psotdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering, Kreitman Fellow Jointly advised with Dr. Lior Shmuelof Office:: 64/209 Phone: +972-8-6479605 Email: guyavr [at] post.bgu.ac.il Research interests: Motor Control, Human-Machine Interaction, State and Time Representation. Project: Simultaneity and Space Representation Lab responsibility: Human subjects coordinator |
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Raz Leib
Psotdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering, Office:: 64/209 Email: leibra[at] post.bgu.ac.il Research interests: Intermittent Control Project: Intermittent control in the motor system |
Students
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Amit Milstein
PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering, ABC Robotics Initiative Fellow Office: 64/102 Phone: +972-8-6428938 Email: amitmil [at] bgu.ac.il Research Interests: Motor Control, Teleoperation 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: 64/102 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: 64/102 Email: shayar [at] post.bgu.ac.il Project: Surgical skill evaluation and acquisition |
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Natalie Kadury Ganz
MSc Student, Biomedical Engineering Office: 64/212 Phone: +972-8-6428935 Email: nataliek [at] post.bgu.ac.il Research Interests: Motor control, Haptic feedback, Medical robotics Project: Perception and action in interaction with elastic environment via teleoperated endoscope manipulation Lab responsibility: Lab meetings coordinator |
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Mor Farajian MSc Student, Biomedical Engineering 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
MSc Student, Biomedical Engineering Office: 64/212 Phone: +972-8-6428935 Email: nombergr[at] post.bgu.ac.il Project: Human contribution to stability in physical human-robot interaction Lab responsibility: Lab meetings coordinator |
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Erez Sulimani MSc Student, Biomedical Engineering Office: 64/212 Phone: +972-8-6428935 Email: erezsul [at] post.bgu.ac.il Project: Perception and action following adaptation to visuomotor delay in telesurgery Lab responsibility: Software coordinator |
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Lidor Bachar
MSc Student, Biomedical Engineering Office: 64/212 Email: lidorba [at] post.bgu.ac.il Project: State estimation for the Raven surgical system using machine learning techniques Lab responsibility: Website coordinator |
Visiting Students
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Stephanie Hu
BSc Student, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Brain & Cognitive Sciences, MIT Office: 64/102 Email: shu98 [at] mit.edu Project: The effect of dissociation between proprioceptive and visual feedback on action and perception in a stiffness judgement task. |
Staff
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Gilat Malka
Research Assistant Office: 64/102 Email: gilat.malka[at] gmail.com |
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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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Aviva Sofer
Engineering Faculty Research Coordinator Office: 56/207 Phone: +972-8-6477218 Email: asofer[at] bgu.ac.il |
Collaborations
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. 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
Dr. Yael Refaeli, Soroka Medical Center, Israel
Prof. Yoav Mintz, Hadassah Medical Center, Israel
Prof. Thomas Lendvay, University of Washington, USA
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. 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
Dr. Yael Refaeli, Soroka Medical Center, Israel
Prof. Yoav Mintz, Hadassah Medical Center, Israel
Prof. Thomas Lendvay, University of Washington, USA
Alumni
Jacopo Buzzi, Visiting PhD student, NEAR LAb, Politechnico di Millano
Project: Arm joint angle variability analysis in virtual robotic teleoperation with two master devices
Doron Haichal, BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering
Project: State estimation for the Raven surgical system using machine learning techniques
Dr. Arun Kumar Singh, Postdoctoral Fellow, ABC Robotics
Project: Unifying framework for perception, cognition, motion planning, and control in remote robotic manipulation
Currently: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University
Lital Alyagon, BSc student, Biomedical Engineering
Project: Perception and action in minimaly-invasive robot-assisted surgery simulation
Currently: Algorithms Engineer, Oxitone
Tomer Zaidenberg, BSc student, Biomedical Engineering
Project: The role of arm center of mass during dynamic perturbation
Amanda Elfman, Visiting BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia
Project: The Effect of Gain and Delay on the Perception and Action
Michal Itzhaki, BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering
Project: The role of arm center of mass during dynamic perturbation
Currently: Biomedical Engineer, Elfi-Tech
Ran Weiss, BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering
Project: The Effect of Sensorimotor Delay on the Perception of Hand Location
Currently: Application Engineer, Simbionix
Project: Arm joint angle variability analysis in virtual robotic teleoperation with two master devices
Doron Haichal, BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering
Project: State estimation for the Raven surgical system using machine learning techniques
Dr. Arun Kumar Singh, Postdoctoral Fellow, ABC Robotics
Project: Unifying framework for perception, cognition, motion planning, and control in remote robotic manipulation
Currently: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University
Lital Alyagon, BSc student, Biomedical Engineering
Project: Perception and action in minimaly-invasive robot-assisted surgery simulation
Currently: Algorithms Engineer, Oxitone
Tomer Zaidenberg, BSc student, Biomedical Engineering
Project: The role of arm center of mass during dynamic perturbation
Amanda Elfman, Visiting BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia
Project: The Effect of Gain and Delay on the Perception and Action
Michal Itzhaki, BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering
Project: The role of arm center of mass during dynamic perturbation
Currently: Biomedical Engineer, Elfi-Tech
Ran Weiss, BSc Student, Biomedical Engineering
Project: The Effect of Sensorimotor Delay on the Perception of Hand Location
Currently: Application Engineer, Simbionix
Past Group Photos
Winter 2015 (missing Doron)
Autumn 2015 (missing Arun and Lital)
Winter 2014
