Aaron Yurkewich
BESc, MESc, PhD

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

Contact information

Research topics

Research and expertise

Aaron Yurkewich
BESc, MESc, PhD