My work in soft and wearable sensors spans diverse applications, exploring innovative ways to enhance human-robot interaction and assistive technology.

Early projects focused on dielectric elastomers as versatile components for sensing and generation, including their use as underwater sensors on diving fins to measure difference in pressure and depth and shoe heel generators for harvesting energy from human motion. I further explored the use of conductive fabric and dielectric elastomer theory to design a sensing glove with accompanying circuitry to amplify and smooth the noisy data. These projects demonstrated the potential of dielectric elastomers in varied environments and applications. 

Other efforts included using off-the-shelf wearable sensors, including ECG sensors for measuring ultra short-term heart rate variability (UST HRV) sensors to assess cognitive workload during powered wheelchair navigation, revealing how interfaces impact user performance.  Additionally, we investigate using IMU sensors to harness residual body motion for controlling complex robots, enabling individuals with motor impairments to interact more effectively with assistive devices. 

Together, these efforts push the boundaries of wearable sensor technologies to improve accessibility and user experience.