The Team

Project SMART is a highly interdisciplinary team of neuroscientists, biomedical, electrical and material engineers, physicians, surgeons, and rehabilitation medicine researchers.  In addition to our core team members we collaborate with nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, clinicians, government agencies, and industrial and non-profit partners.  The team is subdivided into five working groups:

• Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Detection
• Gait (Standing and Walking)
• Embedded Recording Systems
• Somatosensory Restoration
• Embedded Electrodes

Please visit each sub-team’s page for more information

Network of Institutes

Project SMART is an inter-institutional effort and draws on the resources and expertise found at the following institutions

• University of Alberta
• University of Calgary
• University of Waterloo
• Dalhousie University
• Illinois Institute of Technology
• Johns Hopkins University

Team Leaders

The Team’s strategic direction is lead by the Team Leaders:

• Vivian Mushahwar, Ph.D.
• Richard Stein, Ph.D.
• Zelma Kiss, M.D., Ph.D. FRCSC

Team Members

For a full list of members please visit this page