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Development of a patient friendly user interface to train hand function
Interessted in designing a human-machine interface with real-world applications? Apply to this project:) For clinical use, technology must be simple, intuitive, and user-friendly. We have developed a device to train finger function in a clinic and are now creating a gamified rehabilitation exercise. To ensure therapists and patients can use it easily, this project focuses on developing a User Interface (UI) that bridges human-machine interaction. You will design and integrate the UI based on clinical requirements, with creative freedom and the opportunity to test your work with patients—ultimately contributing to an effective rehabilitation tool.
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User Interface, Human-Machine-Interaction, user-centered design, rehabilitation excercise, finger traning
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Published since: 2025-09-03 , Earliest start: 2025-09-14 , Latest end: 2026-02-28
Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab
Hosts Knill Anna
Topics Information, Computing and Communication Sciences , Engineering and Technology
ADHD-Biomarker Study: Software development of Data Collection and Data Management Structures
The Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory (ReLab), ETH Zurich is running a paediatric study that integrates fNIRS, EEG, eye-tracking and motion sensing to establish objective biomarkers for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). You will create the technical backbone of a multimodal data-collection setup – coding computerized attention tests, synchronizing hardware, and delivering clean, well-documented datasets for downstream research.
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ADHD, Biomarker, fNIRS, EEG, Eye-tracking, Motion sensing, Data collection, Data management, Software engineering
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Semester Project , Course Project , Internship , Lab Practice , Bachelor Thesis , Master Thesis , ETH Zurich (ETHZ)
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Published since: 2025-08-08 , Earliest start: 2025-08-10 , Latest end: 2026-03-31
Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab
Hosts Schönhammer Josef
Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Engineering and Technology , Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences
ADHD-Biomarker Study: Neuropsychological Task Development and Data Analytics
The Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory (ReLab), ETH Zurich is running a pediatric study that integrates fNIRS, EEG, eye-tracking and motion sensing to establish objective biomarkers for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). You will drive the scientific backbone of the project – optimizing child-specific task parameters, leading participant interaction, and conducting and presenting statistical analyses.
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ADHD, Biomarkers, Neuropsychology, fNIRS, EEG, Eye-tracking, Motion Capture, Data Analytics, Statistical Analysis
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Semester Project , Course Project , Internship , Lab Practice , Bachelor Thesis , Master Thesis , ETH Zurich (ETHZ)
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Published since: 2025-08-08 , Earliest start: 2025-08-10 , Latest end: 2026-03-31
Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab
Hosts Schönhammer Josef
Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Engineering and Technology , Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences
Further development of a (gamified) finger training software for a clinical setting
Interessted in designing your own game for patients to train their finger function? Apply to this project:) Finger individuation (the ability to only move one finger independent of the others) is essential for hand function but often impaired after stroke or brain injury. A validated device exists for clinical assessment, including a basic gamified task but for training, more is needed. This project aims to expand finger rehabilitation by developing a training software with engaging exercise games. Based on clinical requirements, you will design, code, and implement motivating training games and excercises into a simple user interface to support finger rehabilitation in clinical settings.
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Game design, user-centered design, rehabilitation excercise, finger traning
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Published since: 2025-08-04 , Earliest start: 2025-08-04 , Latest end: 2025-12-19
Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab
Hosts Knill Anna
Topics Information, Computing and Communication Sciences , Engineering and Technology
Mechanistic Evaluation of taVNS in Motor Adaptation for Stroke Rehabilitation
This study aims to evaluate the mechanisms by which transauricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) may facilitate motor learning and adaptation, focusing on reticulospinal tract (RST) activation. A set of assessments will be used to build a comprehensive neurophysiological profile, providing insights relevant to developing taVNS-based clinical interventions. In this role, you will engage in study design, data collection, and analysis, gaining hands-on experience in mechanistic neurophysiological research with direct clinical applications.
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Transauricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) Reticulospinal tract (RST) Motor learning StartReact paradigm Stroke rehabilitation Neurophysiology Multisite EMG Motor pathway activation Clinical neurostimulation
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Published since: 2025-08-04 , Earliest start: 2024-11-24 , Latest end: 2025-10-26
Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab
Hosts Viskaitis Paulius
Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Engineering and Technology
Master Thesis – Data Platforms & Kinematic Biomarkers in Neurorehabilitation
Join Skaaltec, an ETH Zürich spin-off project hosted at RELab, and help build digital infrastructure for our SmartVNS stroke rehabilitation system. This thesis offers an opportunity to work in a research project with a direct pathway to translate into clinical application.
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neurorehabilitation, kinematic analysis, clinical evaluation, neurotechnology, biomarker discovery, biomedical signal processing, time-series data processing, data processing pipelines, data modeling, full-stack development, cloud services, containerization, database management, IMU data, UI/UX, Python, Django, React
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Published since: 2025-07-31 , Earliest start: 2025-08-01 , Latest end: 2026-05-31
Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab
Hosts Roady Alen , Viskaitis Paulius
Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Information, Computing and Communication Sciences , Engineering and Technology
Internship – Scalable Data Processing for a Wearable Stroke Rehab System
Join Skaaltec, an ETH Zürich spin-off project hosted at RELab, and help build digital infrastructure for our SmartVNS stroke rehabilitation system. This internship offers an opportunity to work on bridging the gap from academic research to clinical application.
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neurotechnology, time-series data processing, data modeling, full-stack development, cloud services, containerization, database management, web technologies, CI/CD, IMU data, IoT, UI/UX, Raspberry Pi, Electron Python, Django, React, Astro, Decap CMS, BLE
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Published since: 2025-07-31 , Earliest start: 2025-08-01 , Latest end: 2026-05-31
Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab
Hosts Viskaitis Paulius , Roady Alen
Topics Information, Computing and Communication Sciences , Engineering and Technology
Efficient data processing and reporting in stroke neuro-rehabilitation
Project goal is to optimise existing and develop new algorithms into an efficient system for signal pre-processing, data storage, analysis and visualization in motor-neurorehabilitation. This data is generated by stroke patients wearing motion sensors during their therapy sessions. Key endpoint of the project is to display real-time and longitudinal therapy results, which can aid therapists and patients. The results of the project will help develop a more efficient therapy and is a key part of a larger project that seeks to develop an intelligent and closed-loop neural stimulation system for stroke rehabilitation.
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health biomarkers, data science, computer science, data visualization, data processing, real-time, internet of medical things, IoMT, healthcare internet of things, healthcare IoT
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Published since: 2025-07-22 , Earliest start: 2023-05-09
Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab
Hosts Donegan Dane , Viskaitis Paulius
Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Information, Computing and Communication Sciences , Engineering and Technology
Development and Testing of Electrical Systems for a SmartVNS Docking Station with Focus on Wireless Data Management
We are looking for an enthusiastic electrical/firmware engineer to design and implement the electrical and firmware aspects of a docking station for the SmartVNS device. The station will charge the device components (pulse generator and wrist motion tracker) and pull data from the pulse generator and motion tracker, uploading it to an online server via Wi-Fi. This project will also involve testing the reliability of data transfer and power systems under real-world conditions, providing valuable insights into the practical application of this technology.
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Electrical, embedded, electronic, engineering, biomedical
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Published since: 2025-07-17 , Earliest start: 2024-08-18 , Latest end: 2025-10-01
Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab
Hosts Viskaitis Paulius
Topics Information, Computing and Communication Sciences , Engineering and Technology
Gait Capacity and Performance Assessment in Stroke
Our primary objective is to validate population specific IMU algorithms to measure gait performance at home and further investigate the relationship between gait capacity and gait performance in patients after discharge from a rehabilitation clinic.
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Gait, rehabilitation, IMU, data analysis
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Published since: 2025-07-14 , Earliest start: 2025-08-01 , Latest end: 2026-08-01
Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab
Hosts Berthet Mathieu
Topics Engineering and Technology
Marker displacement error correction for joint kinematics
Accurate estimation of joint kinematics is essential in longitudinal gait studies. However errors in marker placement used to track joint movement can confound clinical interpretation and obscure true physiological change. This project aims to develop and validate a correction pipeline that mitigates the kinematic errors introduced by marker displacement.
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Kinematics, data analysis, rehabilitation, clinical study
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Published since: 2025-07-14 , Earliest start: 2025-09-01 , Latest end: 2026-04-01
Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab
Hosts Berthet Mathieu
Topics Engineering and Technology
CI/CD Automation and Testing for Embedded Systems
Design and implement a robust CI/CD pipeline for our embedded software development.
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firmware, embedded, github, cicd, workflow
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Published since: 2025-06-23
Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab
Hosts Viskaitis Paulius
Topics Information, Computing and Communication Sciences
Flash Storage and USB Communication for Embedded Systems
This project targets performance and feature enhancements to a firmware module that manages data transfers from flash memory to a host PC over USB (CDC/ACM). The goal is to improve system reliability, throughput, and communication efficiency for data logging or diagnostic use cases.
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embedded, c programming, firmware, flash memory, usb
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Published since: 2025-06-23
Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab
Hosts Viskaitis Paulius
Topics Information, Computing and Communication Sciences , Engineering and Technology
Doxygen Documentation Pipeline for Embedded Firmware
You will help improve the usability and maintainability of Skaaltec’s embedded firmware codebase by integrating automated documentation generation using Doxygen.
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Published since: 2025-06-23
Organization Rehabilitation Engineering Lab
Hosts Viskaitis Paulius
Topics Information, Computing and Communication Sciences