Dr. Lucas Ferrari Gerez is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Biomedical Engineering at the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow. He obtained his PhD from the University of Auckland (New Zealand), focusing on the development of wearable exoskeletons for grasping capabilities enhancement. After that, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Harvard Biodesign Lab (Harvard University) on the design and development of soft, wearable robotic devices for upper-limb rehabilitation and muscle activity monitoring. Prior to joining the University of Glasgow, Lucas was a Product Development Engineer at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare developing medical devices for acute and chronic respiratory care. 

University of Glasgow profile page:
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Rudy De-Xin de Lange is a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow. He obtained his MSc in Mechanical Engineering and BSc in Industrial Engineering from the Delft University of Technology (Netherlands). Prior to joining the University of Glasgow, Rudy was a R&D Engineer at the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre researching the utilization and implementation of extended reality, haptics, and unmanned collaborative aerial systems within aviation.

Reuben O’Brien is a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, while concurrently working as a Robotics Engineer at Acumino. He obtained his Master of Engineering in Mechatronics from the University of Auckland (New Zealand), where he developed autonomous robotic platforms for environmental monitoring in hazardous and inaccessible aquatic environments. At Acumino, he focuses on developing and deploying bi-manual robots capable of dexterous manipulation tasks in assembly operations across North America and Europe. Previously, he worked as a Systems Engineer at Crown Equipment's Robotics Technology Centre, contributing to the deployment of autonomous lift trucks, developing obstacle detection algorithms, and improving hydraulic control systems. His experience also includes motorsport engineering, where he worked as a Data Engineer in Formula 3, Formula 4, and the World Rally Championship, specializing in performance evaluation and onboard systems.