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dr.ir. M.I. Refai (Mohamed Irfan)

Researcher

Expertise

Engineering & Materials Science
Extended Kalman Filters
Units Of Measurement
Agriculture & Biology
Gait
Stroke
Medicine & Life Sciences
Biomechanical Phenomena
Gait
Hand Strength
Stroke

Research

I currently work as a postdoctoral researcher in the SOPHIA project with Massimo Sartori. We explore how injury likelihood could be measured at the workplace and prevented using protective exo-suits. 

Publications

Recent
Niehaus, S., Ajoudani, A., Bianchi, M. , Durandau, G., Fritzsche, L., Gaertner, C. , Refai, M. I. , Sartori, M., Wang, H., & Wischniewski, S. (2022). Human-centred design of robotic systems and exoskeletons using digital human models within the research project SOPHIA. Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft, 76(4), 450–458. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41449-022-00335-5
Refai, M. I. M. , Van Beijnum, B. J. F. , Buurke, J. H. , & Veltink, P. H. (2022). Centroidal Moment Pivot for ambulatory estimation of relative feet and CoM movement post stroke: Portable Gait Lab. In 2022 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR 2022 (IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics; Vol. 2022-July). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICORR55369.2022.9896526
Mohamed Refai, M. I., Wang, H. , Moya Esteban, A. , & Sartori, M. (2022). Fatigue analysis using electromyography driven musculoskeletal trunk models. Abstract from 27th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, ESB 2022, Porto, Portugal.
Saes, M. , Mohamed Refai, M. I. , van Beijnum, B-J. F., Bussmann, J. B. J., Jansma, E. P. , Veltink, P. H. , Buurke, J. H., van Wegen, E. E. H., Meskers, C. G. M., Krakauer, J., & Kwakkel, G. (2022). Quantifying Quality of Reaching Movements Longitudinally Post-Stroke: A Systematic Review. Neurorehabilitation and neural repair, 36(3), 183-207. https://doi.org/10.1177/15459683211062890
Saes, M. , Mohamed Refai, M. I., van Kordelaar, J., Scheltinga, B. L. , van Beijnum, B-J. F., Bussmann, H. B. J. , Buurke, J. H. , Veltink, P. H., Meskers, C. G. M., van Wegen, E. E. H., & Kwakkel, G. (2021). Smoothness metric during reach-to-grasp after stroke: Part 2. longitudinal association with motor impairment. Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 18, [144]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-021-00937-w
Mohamed Refai, M. I., Saes, M., Scheltinga, B. L., van Kordelaar, J., Bussmann, H. B. J. , Veltink, P. H. , Buurke, J. H., Meskers, C. G. M., van Wegen, E. E. H., Kwakkel, G. , & van Beijnum, B-J. F. (2021). Smoothness metrics for reaching performance after stroke: Part 1: which one to choose? Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 18, [154]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-021-00949-6
Mohamed Refai, M. I. (2021). Moving On: Measuring Movement Remotely after Stroke. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036551700

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Courses Academic Year  2022/2023

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Courses Academic Year  2021/2022

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University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Horst Complex (building no. 20), room Z134
De Horst 2
7522LW  Enschede
The Netherlands

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Faculty of Engineering Technology
Horst Complex  Z134
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands

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