Daniel Ferris, Ph.D.
Robert W. Adenbaum Professor in Engineering Innovation
Dr. Daniel P. Ferris is the Robert W. Adenbaum Professor in Engineering Innovation in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Center for Engineering Human Performance & Wellness at University of Florida. His research focuses on the biomechanics and neural control of human movement. Projects include both technology development and basic research using mobile brain imaging, robotic lower limb exoskeletons, virtual reality, and bionic lower limb prostheses. The general goal of his work is to identify principles of how humans control their movements and how machines can assist them. Ferris and his group are pioneering the use of high-density electroencephalography (EEG) to perform mobile brain imaging with high temporal resolution. His laboratory has also developed several different robotic lower limb exoskeletons and translated the technologies to develop a bionic lower limb prosthesis under proportional myoelectric control. His work has been supported by federal agencies and private foundations, including the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Army Research Laboratory, Office of Naval Research, U.S. Army Medical Research & Material Command, the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, and the American Heart Association. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB), the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), and the National Academy of Kinesiology. Ferris earned his Ph.D. in Human Biodynamics from University of California Berkley, an M.S. in Exercise Physiology from University of Miami, and a B.S. in Mathematics Education from the University of Central Florida.