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Daniel Ferris

Robert W. Adenbaum Professorship in Engineering Innovation & Director, Center for Engineering Human Performance & Wellness

Affiliations Biomechanics & Bionics, Department Committee Chairs, Neural Engineering, Primary Faculty
Office Phone: (352) 294-1281 Website: Human Neuromechanics Laboratory

Biography

Biomechanics, neural control, locomotion, and robotics


Education:

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1998
M.S., University of Miami, 1994
B.S., University of Central Florida, 1992

Research Summary:

Dr. Daniel Ferris is the Robert W. Adenbaum Professor of Engineering Innovation at the University of Florida. His research focuses on human-machine interactions, including both mechanical and electrical dynamics. Specific projects include bionic prostheses, robotic exoskeletons, virtual reality motor training, and mobile brain imaging. A recent addition to his laboratory is the use of audiovisual stimulation to combat the cognitive decline that comes with aging and dementia. In addition to his duties in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, he is also Director of the UF Center for Engineering Human Performance & Wellness. He completed his PhD at UC Berkeley, MS at the University of Miami, and BS at the University of Central Florida. After 16 years on the faculty at the University of Michigan, Dr. Ferris moved to the University of Florida in 2017. He has been elected as a Fellow of the AAAS, ASB, AIMBE, and NAK.

Honors and Awards:

  • UF BME Faculty Research Excellence Award, 2024
  • UF Research Foundation Professor, 2024
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2024
  • Fellow, American Society of Biomechanics (ASB), 2023
  • Editor-In -Chief, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2018-2020
  • Founders’ Award, American Society of Biomechanics, 2018
  • Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2017

Selected Publications:

Google Scholar Citations Link

MacLean, M. K., & Ferris, D. P. (2019). Energetics of walking with a robotic knee exoskeleton​. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 35, 320-326.

Peterson, S. M., & Ferris, D. P. (2019). Group-level cortical and muscular connectivity during perturbations to walking and standing balance. NeuroImage, 198, 93-103.

Ingraham, K. A., Ferris, D. P., & Remy, C. D. (2019). Evaluating physiological signal salience for estimating metabolic energy cost from wearable sensors. Journal of Applied Physiology, 126(3), 717-729.

Nordin, A. D., Hairston, W. D., & Ferris, D. P. (2019). Human electrocortical dynamics while stepping over obstacles. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 4693.

Koller, J. R., Remy, C. D., & Ferris, D. P. (2018). Biomechanics and energetics of walking in powered ankle exoskeletons using myoelectric control versus mechanically intrinsic control. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation, 15(1), 42.

Voloshina, A. S., & Ferris, D. P. (2018). Design and Validation of an Instrumented Uneven Terrain Treadmill. Journal of Applied biomechanics, 34(3), 236-239.​