ELLIOTT J. ROUSE, PHD

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE ELLIOTT J. ROUSE, PHD 75 Amherst St, Room E14-274G; Cambridge, MA S Neural Engineering Wearable Robotics Mechatronics Human Subjects Research ix years pre and postdoctoral investigation in neural engineering research. Primary research interests include biomedical system dynamics and identification, wearable robotic design and control, biologically inspired design and machine learning; culminating in the development of technologies to augment and assist human function. EDUCATION Postdoctoral Fellowship September 2012 Present Massachusetts Institute of Technology Designing clutchable series elastic robotic knee and modular, autonomous control system based on biologically inspired design principles. PhD Biomedical Engineering December 2009 August 2012 Northwestern University GPA: 3.9/4.0 Estimated the mechanical impedance of the human ankle during walking for robotic prosthesis development M.S. Biomedical Engineering September 2007 December 2009 Northwestern University Designed and characterized an Osseo-Magnetic Link that uses an implanted permanent magnet to intuitively control prosthetic wrist or humeral rotators B.S. Mechanical Engineering September 2002 June 2007 The Ohio State University GPA: 3.4/4.0 Kellogg Management Certificate June 2011 August 2011 Northwestern University Fellowship program offered by the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Topics covered include entrepreneurship, intellectual property, technology transfer, finance, among others RESEARCH EXPERIENCE MIT Media Lab Biomechatronics Group Cambridge, MA September 2012 Present Mentored by Hugh Herr, PhD Research goal: Design a series elastic robotic knee prosthesis Specifications include minimum required electrical energy and modular controller platform/embedded system to test biologically inspired reflex driven control Northwestern University at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Center for Bionic Medicine Chicago, IL December 2009 August 2012 Advised by Todd Kuiken MD, PhD and Levi Hargrove PhD Research goal: Determine the impedance of the human ankle for the development of novel control systems for robotic ankle prostheses Designed and characterized a single degree of freedom robotic platform to perturb the ankle during walking while simultaneously recording the mechanical response

2 ELLIO TT J. ROU SE page 2 Subsequent work will focus on the implementation of the determined impedance in recently developed robotic prosthetic ankles Northwestern University at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Center for Bionic Medicine/Laboratory for Intelligent Mechanical Systems Chicago, IL September 2007 December 2009 Advised by Todd Kuiken MD, PhD and Michael Peshkin PhD Research goal: Design and build an Osseo-Magnetic Link that enabled the intuitive control of a prosthetic wrist rotator Used optimization theory to solve inverse problem of position and orientation of an implanted magnet from sensing magnetic field vectors System characterized by investigating mean orientation and translational error and maximum angular velocity Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant awarded for future development The Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute Cleveland, OH June 2006 September 2006 Advised by Firouz Daneshgari MD and Fernando Casas PhD Research goal: Reverse engineer communication protocol and design a graphical user interface for a commercial neurostimulator Device simultaneously recorded ultrasonic microphone data for detection of vocalizations INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE Intersport Racing Professional Le Mans Autoracing Team Dublin, OH May 2004 September 2007, May 2012 Team led by crew chief, Brian Alder Competed nationally and internationally as mechanic/engineer for American Le Mans Series (ALMS) autoracing team Responsible for front-end electromechanical systems for several $1M+ prototype racecars Duties included composite part fabrication, electromechanical systems maintenance, team financial discussions, pit-stop tire changes, suspension magnaflux analysis, upright rebuild specialist Selected winnings: 1 st Place: 2004 Le Mans 24-Hours, Prototype 2 Class, Le Mans, France; 2005 ALMS Prototype 2 Class Team Championship; 2006 ALMS 12-Hours of Sebring, Prototype 2 Class, Sebring, Florida PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS AND REFEREED PROCEEDINGS E J Rouse, L M Mooney, E C Martinez-Villalpando, H M Herr. Clutchable Series-Elastic Actuator: Design of a Robotic Knee Prosthesis for Minimum Energy Consumption. International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics. In submission. E J Rouse, L J Hargrove, E J Perreault, M A Peshkin, T A Kuiken. Development of a robotic platform and validation of methods for estimating ankle impedance during the stance phase of walking. ASME Transactions on Biomechanical Engineering. In submission. E J Rouse, R D Gregg, L J Hargrove, J W Sensinger. The difference between true stiffness and quasi-stiffness in the context of biomechanical modeling. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 60, issue 2, pp , February A J Young, L H Smith, E J Rouse, L J Hargrove. A Comparison of the Real-Time Controllability of Pattern Recognition to Conventional Myoelectric Control for Discrete and Simultaneous Movements. Journal of Neural Engineering Research, In submission Amherst St. Room E14-274G Cambridge, MA 02139

3 ELLIO TT J. ROU SE page 3 A J Young, L H Smith, E J Rouse, L J Hargrove. Classification of Simultaneous Movements using Surface EMG Pattern Recognition. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, In submission. E J Rouse, L J Hargrove, E J Perreault, T A Kuiken. Estimation of human ankle impedance during walking using the Perturberator robot. IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, June 2012 E J Rouse, L J Hargrove, A Akhtar, T A Kuiken. Validation of methods for determining ankle stiffness during walking using the Perturberator robot. IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, June 2012 A J Young, L H Smith, E J Rouse, L J Hargrove. A new hierarchical approach for simultaneous control of multi-joint powered prostheses. IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, June 2012 E J Rouse, L J Hargrove, M A Peshkin, T A Kuiken. Design and validation of a platform robot for determination of ankle impedance during ambulation. International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, August 2011 C Shirota, A M Simon, E J Rouse, T A Kuiken. The effect of perturbation onset timing and length on tripping recovery strategies. International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, August 2011 E J Rouse, D C Nahlik, M A Peshkin, T A Kuiken. Development of a model Osseo-Magnetic Link for intuitive rotational control of upper-limb prostheses. IEEE Transactions on Neural Sys. and Rehabilitation, vol. 19, pp , April 2011 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS E J Rouse, A Akhtar, L J Hargrove. Validation of the Perturberator Robot and Modulation of Ankle Impedance by Cocontraction While Standing. XIX Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, July 2012 E J Rouse, D C Nahlik, M A Peshkin, T A Kuiken. Development of an Osseo-Magnetic Link for intuitive rotational control of upper limb prostheses. Biomedical Engineers Society Conference, October 2010 E J Rouse, A J Young, C Shirota, C J Griffith, L J Hargrove. Data fusion for lower limb prosthesis locomotion mode detection. Biomedical Engineers Society Conference, October 2010 G Li, E J Rouse, D C Nahlik, T A Kuiken. Control of prosthetic arm rotation by sensing rotation of residual arm bone. Myoelectric Controls Symposium, August 2008 E J Rouse, D C Nahlik, M A Peshkin, T A Kuiken. Control of rotation for upper limb prosthesis through the use of an implanted magnet. The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association Conference, September 2008 S Mirza, D Schonlau, A M Mahmoud, P A Weber, E J Rouse, C J Roberts. The measurement of biomechanical parameters as a function of peak applied pressure in the Reichert Ocular Response Analyzer, in a glaucomatous population. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Conference, April 2008 E J Rouse, Yasuhiro Yamada, Guiming Liu, Fernando Casas, Firouz Daneshgari. Test, re-test reliability and development of a systematic computer interface for assessment of bladder autonomic sensory function in a novel animal model Neurology and Urodynamics, vol. 27 (2) pp , 2008 E J Rouse, C J Roberts, A M Mahmoud. The measurement of biomechanical parameters as a function of peak applied pressure in the Reichert Ocular Response Analyzer. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Conference, May 2007 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Northwestern University Teaching Assistant for undergraduate course: Quantitative Experimentation 2011 Responsibilities included testing/running lab sections; teaching discussion sections; grading homeworks and exams; and holding office hours Course content included sensor calibration and propagation of errors, experimental statistics, spectral analyses and biomedical system identification TA Evaluations available upon request Amherst St. Room E14-274G Cambridge, MA 02139

4 ELLIO TT J. ROU SE page 4 Get-A-Grip Program Chicago Public Schools Teacher Taught students about building a low-cost prosthetic arm for possible use in developing countries primarily to educate the students in hands-on science and engineering applications AWARDS AND HONORS Best paper award, finalist, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society 2012 Northwestern University, The Graduate School Travel Grant Award 2012 Named one of Illinois Technology Foundation s Fifty for the Future 2011 Thomas K. Goldstick Award in Biomedical Engineering Teaching 2011 NIH F31 National Research Service Award NINDS 2011 NIH Training Grant Award, PI: Eric Perreault PhD 2011 Northwestern University Venture Challenge Semifinalist 2011 Northwestern University, The Graduate School Travel Grant Award 2010 Honorable Mention, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship 2009 Northwestern University Venture Challenge 2 nd Place: Osseo-Magnetic Link 2009 Applied Research Competition, 2 nd Place, Osseo-Magnetic Link 2009 Northwestern University Research Competition, 3 rd Place, Algorithm 2008 development for determining position and orientation of an implanted magnet PROFESSIONAL, VOLUNTEER AND SERVICE EXPERIENCES IEEE Member IEEE EMBS Member BMES Member, memberships The Graduate School, Northwestern University, Committee Member 2011 Served on two committees, including TGS Orientation and Diversity Student Retention Committees Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Society, President Managed all aspects of the departmental graduate student organization, including recruitment, community activities, outreach activities, competitions, among many others Obtained $2k+ in new funding through Northwestern University grants Oak Park River Forest High School, Robotics Club Instructor Volunteered with the after school robotics club once per week Student constructed a myoelectric prosthetic arm using custom built mechanics, circuit design and a PIC32 microprocessor 1 st Place 2011 Illinois State University Science Fair; 1 st Place 2011 Percy Julian Science Symposium Get-A-Grip Program, Chicago Public Schools Teacher 2010 Volunteered with the Get-A-Grip program through the Northwestern BME department. Focus was on having student groups develop a low-cost prosthetic arm using household items. Primary goal of program to grow students interest in science and engineering LABORATORY AND COMPUTING SKILLS Extensive programming experience in Matlab, Simulink and Labview Extensive modeling/drawing experience in Solidworks Extensive experience with bioinstrumentation, signal processing and filtering and C programming Python experience Amherst St. Room E14-274G Cambridge, MA 02139

5 ELLIO TT J. ROU SE page 5 Prototyping and machining expertise Experimental work with human subjects Statistical analyses Scientific writing and presentations using Microsoft Office Suite Electrical circuit design Experience with microcontrollers and embedded systems: PIC18, PIC32, Raspberry Pi SBC RELEVANT PRESS C Argentine, From Racecars to Robotics Odyssey Magazine, September 2010 Describes Elliott s transition from professional autoracing to academic science J Wall, Bright and Early The Ohio State University News in Engineering, vol. 79, no. 3, 2007 Describes successful undergraduates and their research Amherst St. Room E14-274G Cambridge, MA 02139