Michael Fu, PhD, MS, BS

Associate Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Case School of Engineering

Research Information

Research Interests

  • Haptic Interfaces
  • Virtual Environments and Video Games
  • Human-Computer Interfaces
  • Neurorehabilitation (Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury, Cerebral Palsy)
  • Functional Electrical Stimulation

Awards and Honors

All Nippon Airways Avatar XPRIZE Semifinalist
2021
XPRIZE Foundation
Think Big Leadership Team Award - Pathway 2: Integrate Humanity and Technology,
2021
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Office of the Provost
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
2020
National Science Foundation
Best Poster
2015
Cleveland CTSC

Professional Memberships

Jan. 1, 2014 - PRESENT, Member American Society of Neurorehabilitation

External Appointments

  • 2012 - PRESENT, Bioscientific Staff The MetroHealth System
  • 2012 - PRESENT, Research Scientist Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Publications

  • Burns, R., Dunning, J., & Fu, M. J. (2020). Low-Cost Bioimpedance Phase Angle Monitor for Portable Electrical Surface Stimulation Burn Prevention. IEEE.
  • Fu, M. J., Curby, A. J., Rice, A. J., Suder, R. J., & Knutson, J. J. (2020). Home-Based Functional Electrical Stimulation-Assisted Hand Therapy Video Games for Children with Hemiplegia: Development and Proof-of-Concept. IEEE, 28 (6), 1461-1470.
  • Fu, M. J., Harley, M. J., Hisel, T. J., Wilson, R. J., Busch, R. J., Chae, J. J., & Knutson, J. J. (2019). Ability of chronic stroke patients with hemiplegia to self-administer FES-assisted hand therapy video games at home: an exploratory case series. Journal of Rehabilitation, Assistive Technology, and Engineering, Sage Publishing, 6 (2055668319854000).
  • Knutson, J., Fu, M. J., & Chae, J. J. (2015). Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Motor Restoration in Hemiplegia. Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 26 (4).
  • Fu, M. J., Knutson, J. J., & Chae, J. J. (2015). Stroke Rehabilitation using Virtual Environments. Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 26 (4), 747-757.
  • Gunzler, D., Spilsbury, J., Fu, M. J., Rose, S. J., Dawson, N. J., Moore, S. J., & Love, T. J. (2015). Training a Nonclinician to Become a Leader in Transdisciplinary Clinical Research: Clinical Observerships. International Journal of Clinical Biostatistics and Biometrics, 1 (1), 5.
  • Fu, M. J., & Cavusoglu, M. C. (2012). Human-arm-and-hand-dynamic model with variability analyses for a stylus-based haptic interface.. IEEE transactions on systems, man, and cybernetics. Part B, Cybernetics : a publication of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, 42 (6), 1633-44.
  • Fu, M. J., Hershberger, A. J., Sano, K. J., & Cavusoglu, M. C. (2012). Effect of Visuo-Motor Co-location on 3D Fitts' Task Performance in Physical and Virtual Environments.. Presence (Cambridge, Mass.), 21 (3), 305-320.
  • Knutson, J., Harley, M., Hisel, T., Makowski, N., Fu, M. J., & Chae, J. J. (2012). Contralaterally controlled functional electrical stimulation for stroke rehabilitation.. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference, 2012 , 314-7.
  • Fu, M. J., Hershberger, A. J., Sano, K. J., & Cavusoglu, M. C. (2011). Effect of Visuo-Haptic Co-location on 3D Fitts' Task Performance.. Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2011 , 3460-3467.
  • Fu, M. J., Daly, J. J., & Cavusoglu, M. C. (2006). A detection scheme for frontalis and temporalis muscle EMG contamination of EEG data.. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference, 1 , 4514-8.

Education

Certificate
Clinical Research
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
2014
Doctor of Philosophy
Electrical Engineering
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
2011
Master of Science
Electrical Engineering
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
2006
Bachelor of Science
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley
2003