Daniel Ferris

Dr. Daniel Ferris is a Robert W. Adenbaum Professor of Engineering Innovation in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, within the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. His research focuses on biomechanics, neural control of locomotion, and human-machine interactions through robotics and prosthetics.

Education:

• Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (1998)
• M.S., University of Miami (1994)
• B.S., University of Central Florida (1992)

Research Interests: Dr. Ferris pioneers mobile brain imaging (EEG) during movement, develops robotic exoskeletons/prosthetics to enhance walking efficiency, and investigates how humans adapt to mechanical and neural perturbations. His lab has created robotic ankle/knee/hip exoskeletons and bionic prostheses under myoelectric control. Recent work includes studying gait adaptations in older adults and analyzing cortical dynamics during locomotion.

Awards:

• 2024 UF BME Faculty Research Excellence Award
• 2024 AAAS Fellow
• 2023 ASB Fellow
• 2018 Founders’ Award (ASB)

Lab: Human Neuromechanics Laboratory focuses on translating neurotechnology into clinical applications. Key projects include artifact-free mobile EEG during walking and optimizing prosthetic control systems.