Dario Farina
Imperial College London, UK
Expertise: Biomedical Signal Processing, Neural Engineering, Biomechanics, Brain-Computer Interfacing, Neural Prostheses, Electromyography, Rehabilitation Technologies, Motor Control, Modelling, Electrophysiology
Dario Farina (IEEE Fellow) is currently Full Professor and the Chair in Neurorehabilitation Engineering at the Department of Bioengineering of Imperial College London, UK. He has previously been Full Professor at Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark, (until 2010) and at the University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August University, Germany, where he founded and directed the Department of Neurorehabilitation Systems (2010-2016). His research focuses on biomedical signal processing, neurorehabilitation technology, and neural control of movement. Within these areas, he has (co)-authored ~450 papers in peer-reviewed Journals, and over 500 among conference papers/abstracts, book chapters, and encyclopedia contributions. Among other awards, he has been the recipient of the 2010 EMBS Early Career Achievement Award and has received an Honorary Doctorate in Medicine by Aalborg University in 2018. Professor Farina has been the President of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK) (2012-2014) and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the official Journal of this Society, the Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. He is also currently an Editor for Science Advances, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, and the Journal of Physiology. He is a Fellow IEEE, AIMBE, EAMBES, and ISEK.