Welcome Reception & Opening Ceremony

Prof. Agneta Holmäng
Dean of the Sahlgrenska Academy
University of Gothenburg.

Prof. Anders Palmqvist
Vice President of Research and Areas of Advancement
Chalmers University of Technology

Prof. Ann-Marie Wennberg Larkö
Director of Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Eva Larsson
Acting Chairman of the Promobilia Foundation

Christina Backman
Chairman of the IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg’s Research Foundation

Introduction to CBPR

Prof. Max Ortiz Catalan
Center for Bionics and Pain Research
Chalmers University of Technology

Bionic Arms & Legs (CBPR)

Embedded system for prosthetic control and sensory feedback
Dr. Enzo Mastinu

Upper limb prosthetic control and embodiment
Jan Zbinden

Upper Limb Prosthesis Testing and Phantom Limb Motion Capture
Kurt Stewart

Home Use and Sensory Studies with Bionic Arms
Dr. Eric Earley

Dare to Dream
Dr. Kirstin Ahmed

Neuromusculoskeletal Intefacing of Lower Limb Prostheses – Implant Development
Dr. Alexander Thesleff

Stable and reliable lower limb control with EMG signals from implanted electrodes
Bahareh Ahkami

Biomechanical Interfaces with Prostheses
Brett Musolf

NeuroRehab (CBPR)

Stroke rehabilitation using Myoelectric Pattern Recognition
Dr. Morten B. Kristoffersen

Upper Limb Functional Neurorehabilitation by Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and Serious Gaming
Maria Jose Munoz Novoa

MYOCAPTIS: A Wireless EMG Acquisition System for Clinicians and Home Users
Truong Tat Nhat Minh

Pain (CBPR)

Investigating Phantom Motor Execution as a Treatment for Phantom Limb Pain
Eva Lendaro

Sensory Training for Neurorehabilitation and PLP Treatment
Mirka Buist

Pain rehabilitation
Shahrzad Damercheli

Mathematical models of phantom limb pain
Malin Ramne

Improving surgical solutions for amputees
Emily Pettersen

Bionic Limb Prostheses I

Intuitive Control of Bionic Legs
Assoc. Prof. Levi Hargrove
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab & Northwestern University

The Myokinetic control interface
Prof. Christian Cipriani
The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna

Neural Interfaces

Biomimetic approaches to artificial touch for bionic hands
Prof. Sliman Bensmaia
University of Chicago

Connecting to the body: soft materials at the interface between brain and machines
Dr. Maria Asplund
University of Freiburg & Luleå University of Technology

Regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces for the restoration of hand function after amputation
Assoc. Prof. Cindy Chestek
University of Michigan

Neural Interfacing Strategies for Sensory Feedback and Neuroprosthetic Control
Dr. Shriya Srinivasan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Harvard University

Bionic Limb Prostheses II

Implications of a variable stiffness ankle-foot prosthesis
Asst. Prof. Elliot Rouse
University of Michigan

Neural Control of Robotic Lower Limb Prostheses
Prof. Helen Huang
North Carolina State University & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Surgical Advancements I

Hand transplantation and artificial limb reconstruction: the development of a combined clinical program
Dr. Paolo Sassu
Sahlgrenska University Hospital & Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg

Making Sense of the Contemporary Surgical Approaches for Neuroma Prevention and Treatment
Assoc. Prof. Jaimie Shores
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Surgical Advancements II

Osseointegration
Assoc. Prof. Rickard Brånemark
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Extremity Reconstruction at the Limits of Biology
Prof. Oskar Aszmann
Medical University of Vienna

Osseointegration in US Military Patients
Assoc. Prof. Jonathan Forsberg
Johns Hopkins University & Walter Reed Military Medical Center

Outcome Measures

Scientific outcome measures reveal the benefits of advanced sensory-motor prostheses
Prof. Jon Sensinger
University of New Brunswick
Assoc. Prof. Paul Marasco
Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute
Prof. Jacqueline Hebert
University of Alberta

Closing Remarks

Assoc. Prof. Anna Nilsdotter
Head of Orthopedics
Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Dr. Carina Reinholdt
Head of Hand Surgery and C.A.R.E.
Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Dr. Peter Dahm
Head of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Prof. Max Ortiz Catalan
Director of CBPR