Team

Engineer workign on a robotic prosthetic hand

For nearly 30 years, Dustin J. Tyler, PhD, has dedicated himself to translationally focused research in neural engineering. Tyler, the Kent H. Smith II Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Case School of Engineering, has been a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University for over 15 years and is known for his expertise in electrical engineering, artificial and biological neural systems, and biomedical engineering.

As director of the Human Fusions Institute, Tyler has recruited a culturally diverse, open, transdisciplinary community of researchers, thinkers, students, entrepreneurs and world leaders to lead the charge shaping the future of NeuroReality™ and Human Fusions. Get to know the members of our leadership team below.  

 

Dustin Tyler, PhD

Director, Human Fusions Institute
Kent K. Smith II Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Case Western Reserve University


Veronica Santos, PhD

Robotic and Mechanical Systems
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Affiliate Faculty, Department of Bioengineering
Director of the UCLA Biomechatronics Laboratory
University of California, Los Angeles


Nicholas Zingale, PhD

Nicholas C. Zingale, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Director, School of Urban Affairs
Cleveland State University


Kenneth Loparo, PhD

Cyberphysical Systems
Arthur L. Parker Professor
Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering
Co-Director, Internet of Things Collaborative (IOTC)
Case Western Reserve University 


Pedram Mohseni, PhD

HFI Sensors & Circuits
Department Chair, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering
Goodrich Professor of Engineering Innovation
Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering
Case Western Reserve University 


Jonathan Baskin, MD

Surgeon, Biotechnology Translation & Healthcare Applications
Associate Professor
Case Western Reserve University


Zonghe Chua, PhD

Assistant Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
Case Western Reserve University


Kathyrn Daltorio

 
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Co-Director, Biologically-Inspired Robotics Lab
Case Western Reserve University
 

Michael Fu, PhD

Human Interface and Virtual Reality 
Timothy E. and Allison L. Shroeder Assistant Professor in Computer and Data Sciences
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering
Case Western Reserve University


Emily Graczyk, PhD

Human Interface, Sensory Perception and Affective Touch
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Case Western Reserve University


Bob Michaels

Director of Operations
Case Western Reserve University 


Mindy Baierl

Corporate and External Relations
Case Western Reserve University
 


Pan Li

Case School of Engineering
Case Western Reserve University


An Wang

Assistant Professor
Dept of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Case Western Reserve University


Miao Pan, PhD,

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Houston


Hossein Miri Lavasani, PhD, MS, BS


Assistant Professor Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Case Western Reserve University


Shannon E. French, PhD


Director and Inamori Professor in Ethics Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence
Professor Department of Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences
Professor School of Law
Case Western Reserve University



Soumya Ray, PhD


Associate Professor Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Case School of Engineering
Case Western Reserve University