Heike Vallery

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heike Vallery is a leading academic in robotics and rehabilitation engineering, holding a full professorship at RWTH Aachen University's Institute of Automatic Control and a part-time professorship at TU Delft. She also holds an honorary professorship at Erasmus MC Rotterdam's Department for Rehabilitation Medicine. Her research focuses on robotic assistance for gait disorders through minimalistic concepts like wearable gyroscopic actuators.

Education:

• Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering (2004), RWTH Aachen
• Dr.-Ing. (2009), Technische Universität München

Research Interests: She specializes in modeling and control of bipedal locomotion, compliant actuation, and assistive devices. Her work bridges robotics, biomechanics, and clinical applications, particularly for neurorehabilitation and prosthetics.

Scientific Awards:

• Alexander von Humboldt Professorship
• Vidi Fellowship (2016), Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
• euRobotics Technology Transfer Award 1st Prize (2014)

Academic Leadership: She leads the Institute of Automatic Control at RWTH Aachen and maintains affiliations with TU Delft and Erasmus MC Rotterdam. Her lab develops solutions like the RYSEN body weight support system and ERiK prosthetic leg.