Lena Ting

Lena Ting is Professor and McCamish Foundation Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Engineering, Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, with a secondary appointment in Rehabilitation Medicine at Emory University. She co-directs the Georgia Tech and Emory Neural Engineering Center and leads the Neuromechanics Lab.

Her research spans

• Neuromechanics of movement control
• Rehabilitation engineering for Parkinson's disease and stroke
• Computational modeling of sensorimotor systems
• Human-robot interaction for gait rehabilitation
• Cortical correlates of balance control

She bridges engineering, neuroscience, and physiology to address movement impairments in aging, cerebral palsy, and neurological disorders.

Her 15 most recent publications (2024-2025) reveal strong focus on

• Cortical biomarkers for balance dysfunction
• Individual-specific gait signatures
• Neuromechanical modeling of spasticity
• Non-mechanical human-robot interaction
• Computational frameworks for sensorimotor control

with significant applications in Parkinson's disease, stroke rehabilitation, and cerebral palsy.

Scientific recognition includes:

• McCamish Foundation Distinguished Chair
• Blue Sky Award for Parkinson's research

She directs the Neuromechanics Lab which develops robotic devices, computational models, and AI-driven approaches to personalize rehabilitation. Current projects include physiologically-inspired exoskeleton controllers, gait rehabilitation predictors for stroke survivors, and precise clinical assessment methods. She leads multiple grants including a $15M NSF grant on muscle dynamics and Parkinson's disease research.