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


Core HFI Faculty

 

Alexis E. Block, Dr. sc.

Assistant Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE)
Case Western Reserve University


Emily Graczyk, PhD

Human Interface, Sensory Perception and Affective Touch
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
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


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


Eileen Anderson, PhD

Associate Professor
Bioethics Department
Case Western Reserve University
 


Nicholas Zingale, PhD

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


Zonghe Chua, PhD

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


Kathryn Daltorio, PhD

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

 


Pan Li

Case School of Engineering
Case Western Reserve University


Soumya Ray, PhD

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


Jonathan Baskin, MD

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


Key Collaborators

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


An Wang

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


Hossein Miri Lavasani, PhD

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

 


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


Miao Pan, PhD,

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Houston


Administration and Staff

 

Bob Michaels

Director of Operations
Case Western Reserve University 


Simonetta Quartell

Department Assistant
Case Western Reserve Universty

 


Jeremy Dunning

Biomedical Engineer
Cleveland VA APT Center

 


Joris Lambrecht

Biomedical Engineer
Cleveland FES Center
Case Western Reserve University

 


Mindy Baierl

Corporate and External Relations
Case Western Reserve University