Hiyam is interested in research that is focused on providing an integrated patient-centred care and raising patients’ voice to be heard and considered. She believes that this approach would help achieving several outcomes of therapy, not only for people receiving healthcare services, but also for healthcare providers.

Mahnaz specialises in brain-computer Interface, machine learning, pattern recognition, and statistical signal processing with applications to cognitive training, neuro-rehabilitation, and health monitoring.

Abdel-Karim is a Senior Lecturer in the Computing Department, steering the future of tech education as a lead of both the interactive Data Analytics Group (iDAG) and the Conversational AI Research Cluster (CAIRC), and playing pivotal roles in the Applied Software Engineering Group (ASERG).

Chrissy heads up the Speech and Language Therapy team at Hobbs Rehabilitation, independent providers of inpatient and outpatient neurological rehabilitation to adults across the south of England. Chrissy has 14 years' experience of assessing and treating communication and swallowing impairments with acquired neurological conditions, both within the NHS and the private sector.

Item descriptionArjan leads a leading multi-disciplinary research group that specialises in the development and delivery of next generation Assistive and Adaptive Rehabilitation Technologies (AaRT) including prosthetics, orthotics and soft robotics. Using advanced technology for biomechanical assessments the research group focus on advancing our understanding of the complexity of biomechanical mechanisms that contribute to the generation and control of load transfer forces.

Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), with overall responsibility for the department’s research and development, including the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the government’s major funder of clinical, public health, social care and translational research.

Dan has nearly forty years’ experience as a clinical engineer covering all aspects of health technology management, innovation and assessment.

He leads a medical devices research unit plus a healthcare technology evaluation and adoption service (CHEATA).

He is the Co-director of the Centre for Healthcare Technologies, a collaborative venture between Nottingham University and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust specialising in the acceleration of new technology into healthcare. He is currently, the Co-Director of the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Rehabilitation, supporting the creation, development and adoption of new technologies for rehabilitation.

Miriam is the director of the National Rehabilitation Centre Programme where they will be providing intensive post-acute rehabilitation and improve outcomes for people following serious illness or injury and improve their chance of getting back to life and work.

Anirban is a biomedical engineer with a global career and entrepreneurial experience. He holds degrees from Jadavpur University, the University of Florida, Case Western Reserve University, and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. His career includes roles at Tata Consultancy Services, Janelia Farm, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, and INRIA.

John’s main area of research focuses on respiratory problems in athletes. He has over 17 years’ experience of investigating issues such as asthma and dysfunctional breathing in athletes. The population groups he has investigated include GB Swimmers, England Football Team and many other elite athletes preparing for major competitions such as the Olympic Games.

Neuroscientist specialising in neuroplasticity and neurorehabilitation, particularly with respect to acquired brain injury, including both stroke and mild traumatic brain injury (concussion). Expertise in non-invasive electrophysiology, transcranial magnetic stimulation and neuroimaging techniques to study human movement and its rehabilitation.

Pip’s research is mainly concerned with rehabilitation within health services, with particular emphasis on the community. She is directly involved in the National Rehabilitation Centre, the University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospital, the RehabHRC and has recently started a post at the University of Queensland.

Head of the Department of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science at University College London, and the new NRC Research Director Rui will set the research agenda for the NHS-led centre.

Pasindu works on electronic textiles (e-textiles/smart textiles/wearable electronics), with a background in both textiles and electronic engineering. He is keen on integrating electronics into textiles to create smart clothing that can integrate into the day to day lives of the wearers.

Gp Capt Myhill joined the RAF as a dentist in 2003 delivering clinical care to patients in various locations across the UK and whilst on operations in Iraq for over 10 years, before embarking on a career with more of a focus on policy, future healthcare delivery and leadership of all aspects of Defence Primary Healthcare. Appointed as Chief Dental Officer (RAF) in May 2022, she holds a Royal appointment as the King’s Honorary Dental Surgeon and has recently taken on her current role as Commanding Officer Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre.

Jonathan is a Professor of Robotics and head of the Soft Robotics group at Bristol Robotics Laboratory. His research includes core technologies such as smart materials and artificial muscles, smart mechanisms and structures, autonomous soft robots, smart skins and tactile interaction devices. Jonathan’s research also includes bio-mimetics, artificial intelligence, composites, sensors and the wider robotics field.

Emma focuses on both clinical aspects and education and research.

On the clinical side, she is dedicated to ensuring patient care is optimised.

Ben Sanders is a PhD student investigating the application of OPM-MEG, a novel functional brain imaging technology, in rehabilitation. Ben is based at the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre at the University of Nottingham and his research is linked with the National Rehabilitation Centre

Manoj is a Clinical Professor in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine and Honorary NHS Consultant at LTHT and LCH NHS trusts. His specialities include rehabilitation technology, pain medicine and rehabilitation, neurological rehabilitation, sport and exercise medicine, diagnostic and interventional ultrasound and measurement of health outcome

Sibylle is a biomedical engineer working in the area of biomechanics and measurement of human movement. The motivation for her research lies in unintentional injuries that lead to disability and reduced independence, which cost the UK millions of pounds every year. Sibylle uses her expertise in biomechanics to contribute to a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms that lead to unintentional injuries, and to aid their prevention through biomechanics-informed measurements.

Tom is an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow at the University of Leicester with an interest in COPD, exercise physiology and pulmonary rehabilitation.

Sam’s expertise is in biomechanics and specifically motion capture and movement analysis, simulation of muscle contraction, and techniques used to assess neuromuscular function such as electromyography and muscle stimulation.

Electronic & Neural Engineer, Medical Technologist at UCL. Hubin’s research group is working at the intersection of Advanced Electronics, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Engineering, and Medical Technologies.

Jane is an active researcher in bioinformatics and healthcare informatics. Within her broad interests in data mining, data integration, machine learning and healthcare decision support, Prof. Zheng has a particular research interest and expertise in integrative data analytics in the field of systems biology, and intelligent data analysis and assistive technology to support healthcare and independent living.