Emel Demircan Emel Demircan is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at California State University, Long Beach. She earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford Universityin 2012, followed by postdoctoral research at Stanford and a visiting assistant professorship at the University of Tokyo. Her research applies dynamics and control theory to simulate and analyze biomechanical and robotic systems. Interests include cyber-physical systems, rehabilitation robotics, sports biomechanics, natural motion generation in humanoid robotics, and human motion synthesis. She is an OpenSim Fellow and co-founder and co-chair of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Technical Committee on Human Movement Understanding. Dr. Demircan collaborates extensively with clinical, athletic, and industrial partners and is actively involved in IEEE Robotics Society professional and educational activities. Read More Read Less