The Slade Lab at Harvard is building a future where people can overcome mobility challenges to live fulfilling lives. We are assembling an interdisciplinary team of engineers, clinicians, problem solvers, and patients that value diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We foster a lab where all identities are welcome and respected to cultivate a creative and collaborative environment.
Leadership
Patrick Slade
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
Prof. Slade received his bachelor’s at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and completed his M.Sc., Ph.D., and postdoctoral studies at Stanford University. He directs the Harvard Slade Lab, which combines robotics, biomechanics, and human-centered AI to build intelligent health models and assistive devices. His work explores the biomechanics of mobility-related challenges and personalizing assistive technology to improve people’s personal mobility.
Postdocs
Santiago Canete Riaza
scaneteriaza
@seas.harvard.edu
Project:
Community ankle exoskeleton
Joint advising with Conor Walsh
Jae-Ryeong
Choi
jrchoi
@g.harvard.edu
Project:
Personalizing exoskeleton assistance
Ava
Lakmazaheri
ava_lakmazaheri
@seas.harvard.edu
Project: Understanding motor control and adaptation to robotic devices
Israel
Luis
israel_luis
@seas.harvard.edu
Project:
TBD
Doctoral Researchers
Chelsey Campillo
Rodriguez
ccampillorodriguez
@g.harvard.edu
Project:
Energy balance across the menstrual cycle
Jordan
Feldman
jordanfeldman
@g.harvard.edu
Project:
Estimating people’s
movement goals
Dominic
Locurto
dlocurto
@g.harvard.edu
Project:
Exoskeleton assistance for
knee osteoarthritis
Raymond
Liu
liur
@g.harvard.edu
Project:
Augmenting mobility for people with visual impairment
Tara
Kimiavi
tkimiavi
@g.harvard.edu
Project:
Personalizing assistance for people post-stroke
Claire
Traweek
ctraweek
@g.harvard.edu
Project:
Exoskeleton control to assist foot placement
Ashley
Brown
ashleybrown
@g.harvard.edu
Project:
Biofeedback for
exoskeleton control
Zoe
Kutulakos
zkutulakos
@g.harvard.edu
Project:
Human-in-the-loop
optimization
Anh
Nguyen
anguyen2
@g.harvard.edu
Project:
Human-in-the-loop
optimization
Master’s and Visiting Students
Ambre Jade
Sassi
ambrejade_sassi
@seas.harvard.edu
Project:
Augmenting mobility for people with visual impairment
Lucien
Gallezot
lucien_gallezot
@seas.harvard.edu
Project:
Human-in-the-loop
optimization
Laetitia
Wilhelm
laetitia_wilhelm
@seas.harvard.edu
Project:
Exoskeleton assistance for
knee osteoarthritis
Giulia
Ramella
giulia_ramella
@seas.harvard.edu
Project:
TBD
Simone
Gemmani
simone_gemmani
@seas.harvard.edu
Project:
TBD
Matteo
Davoli
matteo_davoli
@seas.harvard.edu
Project:
TBD
Undergraduates
Ava
Weneck
avaweneck
@college.harvard.edu
Project:
TBD
Edgar Ocelotl Tecuanhuey
edgarocelotltecuanhuey
@college.harvard.edu
Project:
TBD
Luke
Chung
lukechung
@college.harvard.edu
Project:
Personalizable elbow crutch to reduce pain, effort, and instability
Alumni: Postdocs and Doctoral Researchers
Alumni: Master’s, Visiting, and Undergraduate Students
| Name | Role |
| Xabier Irizar | Master’s student |
| Estelle Richard | Master’s student |
| Camille Guillaume | Master’s student |
| Taylor Folk | Undergraduate |
| Kuma Mccraw | Undergraduate |
| Nico Fidalgo | Undergraduate |
| Waseem Ahmad | Undergraduate |
| Prakash Palanivelu | Undergraduate |
| Ali Saffarini | Undergraduate |
| Pooja Vegesna | Undergraduate |
| Alina Yu | Undergraduate |
| Eliana Bonbrest | Undergraduate |
| Sarah Li | Undergraduate |
| Nathan Irniger | Master’s student |
| David Morales | Master’s student |
| Sarah Erickson | Undergraduate |
| Kodi Kim | Undergraduate |
| Dominic Young-Smith | Undergraduate |
| Lani Tran | Undergraduate |
| Catherine Rohner | Master’s student |
| Louis Marchand | Master’s student |
| Camille Dormoy | Master’s student |
| Joanna Wolski | Master’s student |
| Matteo Amigoni | Master’s student |
| Filippo Mariani | Master’s student |
| Yinkai Dong | Visiting student |
| Katie Ho | Undergraduate |
| Justin Huang | Undergraduate |
| Hassan Farah | Undergraduate |
| Charlie Chen | Undergraduate |
| Alex Ko | Undergraduate |
| Joelle Yoon | Undergraduate |
| Erick Contreras-Rodriguez | Undergraduate |