Seminar by Prof. Volkan Patoglu on "Restoring Mobility via Synergistic Integration of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Technologies"
Venue:
ME Auditorium
January 8, 2025
Prof. Volkan Patoglu, who is visiting for the week from Sabanci University, will be presenting a seminar on his work on integration of AI technologies, and impedance control in rehabilitation robotics. You are requested to attend the talk and interact with the speaker.
Details of the presentation are as follows:
Title: Restoring Mobility via Synergistic Integration of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Venue/Time: ME Auditorium, Wed, Jan-8th, 3:00pm
Abstract
Neurological injuries are the leading cause of long-term serious disability in developed
countries. Physical therapy is indispensable for the treatment of neurological disabilities,
and manual rehabilitation still represents the medical standard despite its limitations.
Robotic devices excel in providing physical rehabilitation, as they can minimize the physical
burden of exercises on therapists, enabling safe and versatile training with increased
intensity. By enabling quantitative measurements of patient progress, rehabilitation robots
can collect vast amounts of data from robot-assisted therapies administered throughout the
world. Endowed with Artificial Intelligence modules, these systems can not only personalize
therapies for each patient but also provide evidence-based therapy recommendations to
physicians based on experience gained over millions of therapy sessions. The more
robotics therapies are delivered, the more competent the therapy recommendations
become, resulting in a continuously improving positive feedback loop.
In this talk, we discuss the potential of synergistic integration of rehabilitation robotics and
artificial intelligence technologies to restore the mobility of patients with neurological
disorders. Through the case study of an upper extremity rehabilitation robot system, we
demonstrate how mechanical design, interaction control, and personalized software
challenges can be addressed to translate research results from the laboratory into the
clinic, directly benefiting patients.
countries. Physical therapy is indispensable for the treatment of neurological disabilities,
and manual rehabilitation still represents the medical standard despite its limitations.
Robotic devices excel in providing physical rehabilitation, as they can minimize the physical
burden of exercises on therapists, enabling safe and versatile training with increased
intensity. By enabling quantitative measurements of patient progress, rehabilitation robots
can collect vast amounts of data from robot-assisted therapies administered throughout the
world. Endowed with Artificial Intelligence modules, these systems can not only personalize
therapies for each patient but also provide evidence-based therapy recommendations to
physicians based on experience gained over millions of therapy sessions. The more
robotics therapies are delivered, the more competent the therapy recommendations
become, resulting in a continuously improving positive feedback loop.
In this talk, we discuss the potential of synergistic integration of rehabilitation robotics and
artificial intelligence technologies to restore the mobility of patients with neurological
disorders. Through the case study of an upper extremity rehabilitation robot system, we
demonstrate how mechanical design, interaction control, and personalized software
challenges can be addressed to translate research results from the laboratory into the
clinic, directly benefiting patients.
Biography:
Volkan Patoglu is a full professor in mechatronics engineering at Sabanci University. He
received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor (2005) and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Rice University (2006). His
research is in the area of physical human-machine interaction, in particular, design and
control of force-feedback robotic systems with applications to rehabilitation. His research
extends to cognitive robotics.
He has served as an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Haptics (2013-2017), IEEE
Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (2018-2023), and IEEE
Robotics and Automation Letters (2019-2024).
Dr. Patoglu has been honored with Career Award by the Scientific and Technological
Research Council of Turkiye (2008), Meritorious Service Award by IEEE Transactions of
Haptics (2011, 2018), Young Scientist Award by Science Academy of Turkiye (2015),
Technology Award by TUSIAD/TUBITAK (2018), Seal of Excellences by the European
Commission (2018, 2019), and Outstanding Associate Editor Award by IEEE Robotics and
Automation Letters (2020).