Dr. Dimitra Blana

Lecturer
PhD Biomedical Engineering; MSc Biomedical Engineering; BSc Computer and Electrical Engineering. Photograph of Dr. Dimitra Blana.

Contact

Email: dbb10@aber.ac.uk
Office: Carwyn James F30
Phone: 01970 622072

Profile

Dr. Blana completed her Ph.D. at Case Western Reserve University in Clevaland, Ohio, in the development of control systems for FES in high-level spinal cord injury, and she is continuing that research here and working to expand the potential user base for FES through the use of adaptive control techniques.

Staff Publications

  • van den Bogert A.J., Blana D. and Heinrich D. Implicit methods for efficient musculoskeletal simulation and optimal control, Procedia IUTAM, IUTAM Symposium on Human Body Dynamics, 2:297-316, 2011.
  • Chadwick E.K., Blana D., Simeral J.D., Lambrecht J., Kim S.P., Cornwell A.S., Taylor D.M., Hochberg L.R., Donoghue J.P., Kirsch R.F. Continuous neuronal ensemble control of simulated arm reaching by a human with tetraplegia. J Neural Eng. 8(3), 2011.
  • Blana D., Kirsch R.F. and Chadwick E.K. Combined feedforward and feedback control of a redundant, nonlinear, dynamic musculoskeletal system. Med Biol Eng Comput. 47(5):533-42, 2009.
  • Chadwick E.K., Blana D., van den Bogert A.J. and Kirsch R.F. A real-time, 3D musculoskeletal model for dynamic simulation of arm movements. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 56(4): 941-8, 2009.
  • Blana D., Hincapie J.G., Chadwick E.K., and Kirsch R.F. A musculoskeletal model of the upper extremity for use in the development of neuroprosthetic systems. Journal of Biomechanics 41 (8): 1714-1721, 2008.
  • Hincapie J.G., Blana D., Chadwick E.K., and Kirsch R.F. Musculoskeletal model-guided, customizable selection of shoulder and elbow muscles for a C5 SCI neuroprosthesis. IEEE Transactions on NeuralSystems and Rehabilitation Engineering 16(3): 255-63, 2008.