Roger Gassert is a Professor of Rehabilitation Engineering at ETH Zurich’s Department of Health Sciences and Technology. He earned his M.Sc. in microengineering and Ph.D. in neuroscience robotics from EPFL. His Ph.D. work, partly conducted at ATR International in Japan, resulted in the first MRI-compatible haptic interfaces, contributing to research in sensorimotor control and learning.

Gassert’s postdoctoral work focused on pioneering robotic systems for upper limb rehabilitation, with research stints at Imperial College London and Simon Fraser University. In 2008, he joined ETH Zurich, where he was later promoted to Full Professor. His research centers on the development and clinical validation of technologies to explore, assess, and restore sensorimotor function in neurological disorders such as stroke, spinal cord injury, and Parkinson’s disease, with the goal of improving independence.

Gassert is Vice-Chair of the ETH Competence Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Science, Vice-President of the Strategic Council of CYBATHLON, President of the Swiss Foundation Access for All, and Swiss contact person of the Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE). He is also co-founder of Auxivo, an ETH spin-off that develops wearable exoskeletons.

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