Kimberly A. Ingraham
Papers
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Total Citations
344
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About
Kimberly A. Ingraham is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction, wearable robotics, and personalized assistive technology. Her work centers on developing intelligent control strategies for robotic exoskeletons and prostheses, with a particular focus on optimizing these devices to meet individual user needs. Ingraham has made foundational contributions to the field of human-in-the-loop and body-in-the-loop optimization, advancing frameworks that automatically tune device parameters to enhance user performance, comfort, and metabolic efficiency. A defining thread of her research is the role of user preference as a meaningful, multifactorial objective for exoskeleton control — a concept she has rigorously examined across multiple studies, including her highly cited 2022 paper (100 citations) and subsequent 2023 design evaluation work. Complementing this, her early investigations into wearable physiological sensors as alternatives to indirect calorimetry laid important groundwork for real-time energy expenditure estimation in assistive robotics. With her most-cited paper on human-in-the-loop optimization already accumulating 105 citations since 2024, Ingraham's influence is rapidly growing. Her research equips engineers and clinicians with practical tools to build more adaptive, user-centered assistive devices — ultimately improving quality of life for individuals with mobility impairments.
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Top Papers
- 1On human-in-the-loop optimization of human–robot interaction105 citations · 2024
- 2The role of user preference in the customized control of robotic exoskeletons100 citations · 2022
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- 7Using wearable physiological sensors to predict energy expenditure10 citations · 2017
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