Meet the UCF BRaIN Team

Helen J. Huang, PhD

Helen J. Huang, PhD

Assistant Professor & Principal Investigator

1. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2. Biionix Cluster, 3. Disability, Aging, and Technology Cluster

Jinfeng Li, MS

Jinfeng Li, MS

PhD Candidate

Mechanical Engineering

Projects: Brain dynamics and gait adaptation during during treadmill walking with small perturbations; EMG sensor evaluation; dual-layer EEG evaluation

Career goal: help improve the lives of disabled individuals based on understanding the neuromechanics of human locomotion

Cesar R. Castano, MS

Cesar R. Castano, MS

PhD Student (post-quals)

Mechanical Engineering

Projects: Gait biomechanics and brain dynamics during self-paced walking on a range of slopes; Perturbations during self-paced treadmill walking

Career goal: work in biotechnology

Highlights: UCF ORC Fellowship; The American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) President’s Award for best poster at the 2020 Annual Meeting

Lietsel Richardson, MS

Lietsel Richardson, MS

Graduate Research Assistant

Biomedical Sciences PhD Student

Projects: Guidelines for using EEG on curly hair. Something with spinal cord injury and rats – to be determined.

Highlights: UCF ORC Fellowship 2019; Black in Neuro organizer

SciComm blog: motherofneurons

Jasmine Balsalobre, BS

Jasmine Balsalobre, BS

Graduate Research Assistant

Mechanical Engineering PhD Student

Projects: Using visual feedback to shape adaptation during recumbent stepping. Using machine learning to estimate metabolic energy from EEG.

Highlights: UCF ORC Fellowship 2020

Erick Vasquez, BS

Erick Vasquez, BS

volunteer

Mechanical Engineering

Projects: Developing a mobile cycle ergometer with  perturbation capabilities

Former undergraduate research assistant in the lab who still wants to help out!

Ivy Nguyen

Ivy Nguyen

Undergrad Research Assistant

Computer Science

Projects: Developing a mobile cycle ergometer with  perturbation capabilities. Evaluating dual-sided electrodes.

Jessica Sulistio

Jessica Sulistio

Undergrad Research Assistant

Biology

Projects: Helping out with data collections.

Priscilla Louis

Priscilla Louis

Undergrad Research Assistant

Biomedical Sciences & Psychology

Projects: Guidelines for using EEG on curly hair and helping out with data collections.

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