News


  • AHFE Acceptance

    AHFE Acceptance

    Swapnali’s work was accepted for a podium presentation at AHFE 2019. This work aims to develop a fatigue detection model based on the gait motion data from a smartphone. More >  


  • Avoid Fall In The Stroke Community

    Avoid Fall In The Stroke Community

    The study is aimed to develop a machine-learning model to assess fall risk in stroke survivors. More >


  • The exoskeletons in the industrial environment

    The exoskeletons in the industrial environment

    Our collaborative studies on assessing the influence of a passive, upper extremity exoskeletal vest for tasks requiring arm elevation published in the Journal of Applied Ergonomics. More >


  • Multidisciplinary Senior Design (MSD) project

    MSD Project Collaboration

    BEL had contribution in the Multidisciplinary Senior Design (MSD) project on the Overcomer, an assistive device that helps children with physical disabilities have a more inclusive playground experience, 2019


  • ISB/ASB Acceptance

    ISB/ASB Acceptance

    Masoud’s work was accepted for an oral presentation at ISB/ASB 2019. More >


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    BEL at Imagine RIT

    BEL had a lab show at Imagine RIT 2019


  • image of honors program at RIT

    RIT Honors Program

    Filip Jander joined to the BEL for summer 2019 as a winner of RIT Honors Program


  • Headshot of Pranav Kuber

    New Ph.D. student

    Congratulations to Pranav Kuber for his admission in the Ph.D. program at RIT. He will start his Ph.D. at BEL in Fall 2019


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    IISE Annual Conference Presentations

    Congratulations to our four MS students (Kavish, Sidharajsinh, Alabdulkarim, and Maya) for their podium presentations in IISE Annual Conference 2018.

BEL News

  • AHFE Conference Acceptance. Swapnali’s study on identifying fatigue level from smatphone signals was accepted for oral presentation in AHFE 2019
  • MS Theis Collaboration. Congratulations to Tiffany Hsu who successfully defended her MS thesis. She conducted the experiments of her thesis at BEL, 2019
  • Journal Paper Publication. Our collaborative journal paper on “Effects of load carriage and surface inclination on linear and non-linear postural variability” was accepted in the journal of “Safety science”, 2018
  • Journal Paper Publication. The results of our collaborative study titled “Sharif-Human movement instrumentation system (SHARIF-HMIS): Development and validation” was accepted to publish in the journal of “Medical engineering & physics”, 2018
  • MS Thesis Defense. Congratulations to Sidharajsinh H. Jadeja who successfully defended his MS thesis, 2018
  • MS Thesis Defense. Congratulations to Maya L. Griffin who successfully defended her MS thesis, 2018
  • Journal Paper Publication. Our cooperative study on “Assessing the influence of a passive, upper extremity exoskeletal vest for tasks requiring arm elevation: Part I – “Expected” effects on discomfort, shoulder muscle activity, and work task performance” was accepted in the journal of “Applied ergonomics”, 2018
  • Journal Paper Publication. Our collaborative journal paper on “Assessing the influence of a passive, upper extremity exoskeletal vest for tasks requiring arm elevation: Part II – “Unexpected” effects on shoulder motion, balance, and spine loading” was accepted in the journal of “Applied ergonomics”, 2018
  • MS Thesis Defense. Congratulations to Kavish Katawala who successfully defended his MS thesis, 2018
  • MS Thesis Defense. Congratulations to Alabdulkarim Shaik who successfully defended his MS thesis, 2018
  • Journal Paper Publication. Our cooperative study on “The influence of mechanical vibration on local and central balance control” was accepted in the journal of “Journal of biomechanics”, 2018