Prof. Dr. René Michel Rossi
Area of Interest
Digital health (wearables), interactions between materials and the human body, smart textiles
Prerequisites a student should comply with
Students should be interested in the development of novel sensing technologies and/or the optimization of man-material-interactions (comfort and performance).
Recommended master courses (Electives) of Learning Agreement of the Major
376-1504-00 Physical Human Robot Interaction
376-0225-00 Physical Activities and Health
376-0223-00 Advanced Topics in Exercise Physiology
227-0386-00 Biomedical Engineering
227-0393-10 Bioelectronics and Biosensors
Research projects of the group
- Development of smart textiles for sensing and drug delivery applications
- Development of textile-based body stabilizing structures
- Development of skin and body models (physical models and digital twins)
- Further information: http://www.empa.ch/biomemtex