Aaron Yurkewich
BESc, MESc, PhD, P.Eng

Assistant Professor

Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Contact information

2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario L1G 0C5
Office: ENG 3020

905.721.8668 ext. 5357
905.721.3370 (fax)

aaron.yurkewich@ontariotechu.ca

Research topics

Design and Control of Wearable Robots and Exoskeletons
Biomedical Engineering for Rehabilitation and Surgery
Engineering Entrepreneurship
Human-Robot Interaction
AI and Robotics

Research and expertise

Work experience

I am an Assistant Professor in Mechatronics Engineering with a focus on assistive and rehabilitation technology development and evaluation. I have 10 years of experience developing and evaluating stroke rehabilitation technology, such as a lower limb robot for foot drop exercise and gait training (University of Western Ontario), a hand exoskeleton for hand and upper limb motion assistance and home and clinic rehabilitation (University of Toronto, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute), and a hybrid electrical stimulation and exoskeleton system for accelerated strengthening and motor learning (Imperial College London). I have conducted clinical rehabilitation trials in clinic and home settings in Canada and globally utilizing exoskeletons and soft robots and human robot interaction, haptics, neuroscience and neurorehabilitation principles. I work with international partners in transdisciplinary teams to create accessible and affordable evidence-based rehabilitation solutions for in-clinic and at-home settings.

Open Positions

Interested in creating intelligent exoskeletons? I have an open position for a master's student to design, control and clinically validate upper-limb exoskeletons for rehabilitation. Check out the job posting here.

Aaron Yurkewich BESc, MESc, PhD, P.Eng

Contact information

Research topics

Research and expertise

Aaron Yurkewich
BESc, MESc, PhD, P.Eng