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Tobias Nef is an Assistant Professor at the University of Bern, where he leads the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research specializing in Gerontechnology and Rehabilitation. He graduated in electrical engineering from ETH Lausanne in 2002 and subsequently joined the Sensory-Motor Systems Lab at ETH Zurich as a PhD student under Robert Riener. During his PhD, he developed and evaluated the ARMin arm robot specifically for stroke rehabilitation. After his PhD, he completed a fellowship at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington D.C., working under Joe Hidler. Nef's research primarily focuses on control strategies for robotic devices, including the ZeroG system and the ARMin robot. In 2009, he became an Assistant Professor at the Catholic University of America before returning to Bern in 2010 to continue his work at the University of Bern. In 2014, he was promoted to Associate Professor. His contributions to the field have been recognized through various awards, including the ABB Research Award in 2009 and the Hans-Eggenberger Award in 2008.
University of Bern • Bern, Switzerland
Leading the ARTORG Gerontechnology and Rehabilitation Group.
Catholic University of America • Washington D.C., USA
Conducting research and teaching in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Part of the Swiss Joint Master in Computer Science (Bern, Fribourg, Neuchâtel).