The Applied Mechatronics and Biomedical Engineering Research (AMBER) Group is the re-branding of Intelligent Nano-Tera Systems Research Group, which was established in 2009.
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Professor Gursel Alici
Applied Mechatronics and Biomedical Engineering Research
The mission of the AMBER Group is to undertake fundamental and applied research in the key areas of applied mechatronics and biomedical engineering to solve real-world problems through a network of partnerships and collaborations. These areas include;
- Soft robotics
- Wearable devices
- Medical robotics
- Rehabilitation robotics
- Prosthetics, orthotics and assistive devices
- Biomechanics
- Innovative manufacturing
- Smart actuators and sensors
- System dynamics and control
- Smart materials and structures
- Human-machine/robot interaction
- Mechanisms design and their application in biomedical engineering
Research group members
The AMBER Group is committed to training, preparing, educating, and mentoring students and early-career researchers to become leaders in society, capable of addressing global challenges in their fields. Our research has a substantial societal and academic impact, done in collaboration with various partners both locally and globally.
- Gursel Alici
- Dr Lucy Armitage
- Dr Chin-Hsing Kuo
- Dr Winson Lee
- Dr Emre Sariyildiz
- Dr Manish Sreenivasa
- Dr Hao Zhou
- Students
Gursel Alici
Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Research Interests
- Soft robotics
- Intelligent mechatronics
- System dynamics and control
- Robotic drug delivery systems
- Novel actuation concepts for biomechatronic applications
- Robotic mechanisms and manipulation systems
- Soft and smart actuators and sensors
- Medical robotics
Outcomes
Dr Lucy Armitage
Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering,
School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering
Research interests
- Prosthetics and Orthotics
- Rehabilitation Engineering
- Sensor manufacture
Outcomes
Dr Chin-Hsing Kuo
Senior Lecturer
School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering
Research interests
- Kinematics and design of mechanisms
- Physical human-robot interaction
- Static and dynamic balancing
- Serial and parallel robots
- Soft and continuum robotics
- Surgical robotics
- Rehabilitation robotics
- Assistive technology
- Historic mechanism and machine science
Outcomes
Dr Winson Lee
Senior Lecturer
School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering
Research interests
- Rehabilitation Engineering
- Gerontology
- Sports biomechanics
Outcomes
Dr Emre Sariyildiz
Senior Lecturer
School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering
Research interests
- Human-Robot Interaction
- Rehabilitation and Medical Robotics
- Motion Control
- Intelligent Industrial Automation
- Adaptive and Robust Nonlinear Control
Outcomes
Dr Manish Sreenivasa
Lecturer School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering
Research interests
- Rehabilitation Engineering
- Wearable Sensors
- Neuromechanics
- Computational Biomechanics
Outcomes
Dr Hao Zhou
Research Fellow Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Research interests
- Medical device design
- In-body robotics
- Magnetic actuators
- Soft robotics
- Prosthetic devices
- Computational fluid mechanics
Outcomes
Postgraduate students
- Hong-Quan Le
- Siobhan O'Brien
- Shen Zhang
- Rayane Tchantchane
- Alexandra Giraldo Pedroza
- Swapno Aditya
- Joel Bottin-Noonan
- Tiana Breust
- Matthew Schnebli
- Cecilia Barroso Medina
- Xiangxian Zeng
- Kenny Cho
- Codey Travers
- Caner Beldek
- Le Tung Vu
- Mona Raofi
- Yue Qiu