Kinda Khalaf
Papers
13
Total Citations
110
H-Index
7
About
Kinda Khalaf is a multidisciplinary researcher whose work bridges rehabilitation robotics, actuator design, and engineering education. Her most significant contributions lie in the development of advanced robotic systems for human movement assistance and augmentation, particularly for individuals recovering from stroke and neurological conditions. Khalaf has made notable strides in variable stiffness actuator technology, with her work on the Series Elastic Actuator with Discretely Adjustable Stiffness (SEADAS) and the irisVSA garnering substantial attention for enabling safer, more adaptive physical human-robot interaction. Her comprehensive frameworks for cable-driven lower limb rehabilitation exoskeletons and reviews of drop foot assistive devices have helped shape the rapidly growing field of mobile robotic rehabilitation, collectively accumulating dozens of citations since 2022 alone. Beyond robotics, Khalaf has demonstrated a sustained commitment to transforming engineering education, designing innovative freshman-level, problem-based learning courses that cultivate expert design thinking from the earliest stages of a student's academic journey. More recently, her exploration of supernumerary robotic fingers highlights her expanding interest in cognitive aspects of human augmentation. Across these domains, Khalaf's research reflects a unifying vision: designing intelligent, human-centered systems that enhance both physical capability and educational potential.
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- 2engineering Design eDUCAtiOn: when, what, And HO w16 citations · 2013
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- 5Lower-Limb Robotic Assistance Devices for Drop Foot: A Review11 citations · 2022
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- 7Engineering design education: Towards design thinking7 citations · 2012
- 8Human balance responses to perturbations in the horizontal plane5 citations · 2014
- 9Freshman engineering design: A new model content and pedagogy5 citations · 2012
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