Raviraj Nataraj

• PhD (2010) Case Western Reserve University (Biomedical Engineering)
• MS (2003) Stanford University (Mechanical Engineering)

• Semcer Center for Healthcare Innovation (CHI) at Stevens Member
• Institutional Review Board Chair
• Academic Appeals Member
• BME-PhD Program Application Review Member
• Stevens General Visit Day Member
• BME Faculty Search Committee Chair
• Stevens Center for Neuromechanics (C4N) Member
• Guest Lectures for BME courses Member
• BME Day AI panel Chair
• Graduate BMES Advising Chair
• UGCC Member
• Institutional Review Board Member
• Stevens Graduate Open House (BME representative) Member
• External Advisory Board Member
• Department Seminar Organization Committee Chair
• Stevens Admitted Student Weekend Member
• Dean's Faculty Advisory Council Member
• BME PhD recruitment program Member
• BME Faculty Search Committee (2 T/TT positions) Member
• BME Lecturer Search Committee (1 position) Member
• BME-PhD Curriculum Committee Member
• Faculty Search Committee Member
• Faculty Search Committee for 1 lecturer position Chair
• Faculty Search Committee for 2 T/TT positions Chair
• Faculty Retreat - PhD Session Chair
• SES PhD Task Force Member

• International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua; Communications Biology, Journal of Multimodal User Interfaces, Journal Reviewer for Multiple Journals
• Frontiers of Medical Engineering Associate Editor
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) Review Panelist
• NEBEC Program Chair
• The National Institute on Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) for FIP Review Panelist
• BI 2023 Workshop on External Sources of Brain Stimulation to Inform Motor Function Lead/speaker/particpiant for workshop
• Frontiers of Rehabilitation Science Special Topics Editor
• Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Conference Abstract Reviewer
• The National Institute on Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) for FIP Review Panelist
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) Review Panelist
• The National Institute on Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) for SCIMS Review Panelist
• Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, IEEE TNSRE, Frontiers in Psychology Journal Reviewer for Multiple Journals
• Scientific Reports, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, IEEE TNSRE Journal Reviewer for Multiple Journals
• The National Institute on Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Review Panelist
• National Science Foundation (NSF) Review Panelist
• Journal of Clinical Medicine Reviewer
• MOCO (Movement and Computing) Community Conference Abstract Reviewer
• IEEE Biorob Abstract Reviewer
• Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Reviewer
• BMES Reviewer
• PLOS ONE Guest Academic Editor for PLOS ONE
• Scientific Reports Reviewer
• IEEE Mechatronics Reviewer
• Frontiers Bioengineering Assigned Editor
• Journal of Biomechanics Reviewer

• NCM – Society for Neural Control of Movement Member
• ASEE – American Society of Engineering Education Member
• ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers Member
• SfN – Society for Neuroscience Member
• ASB – American Society of Biomechanics Member
• IEEE (Senior Membership) – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Senior member
• SAA – Stanford Alumni Association Member
• BMES – Biomedical Engineering Society Member

Book Chapter

1. Nataraj, R.; Sanford, S.; Liu, M.; Walsh, K.; Wilder, S.; Santo, A.; Hollinger, D. (2020). Cognitive and Physiological Intent for the Adaptation of Motor Prostheses. Advances in Motor Neuroprostheses (pp. 123--153). Springer, Cham.
2. Nataraj, R. (2018). Optimizing User Integration for Individualized Rehabilitation. Biomimetic Prosthetics. InTech.

Conference Proceeding

1. Shi, Y.; Liu, M.; Dewil, S.; Harel, N. Y.; Sanford, S.; Nataraj, R. (2024). Augmented Sensory Feedback during Training of Upper Extremity Function in Virtual Reality. 2024 IEEE 37th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS) (pp. 231--236).
2. Dewil, S.; Liu, M.; Sanford, S.; Nataraj, R. (2023). Neural Responses to Altered Visual Feedback in Computerized Interfaces Driven by Force-or Motion-Control. International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality (pp. 299--312).
3. Vataksi, L.; Sanford, S.; Liu, M.; Nataraj, R. (2023). Instrumented Upper-Body Brace for Computerized Training of Muscle Control. International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Systems.
4. Liu, M.; Wilder, S.; Sanford, S.; Dewil, S.; Saleh, S.; Nataraj, R. (2023). EEG and Motor Effects of Multimodal Feedback to Train Functional Grasp after Traumatic Brain Injury. 2023 IEEE 36th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS) (pp. 374--377).
5. Liu, M.; Wilder, S.; Sanford, S.; Dewil, S.; Harel, N.; Nataraj, R. (2023). Multimodal Augmented Feedback for Functional Grasp Training Using a Smart Glove and Virtual Reality for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury. 2023 9th International Conference on Virtual Reality (ICVR) (pp. 435--440).
6. LaGrassa, E. H.; Sanford, S.; Liu, M.; Nataraj, R. (2021). Empirical Relationship between Neurophysiological Signals and Perception of Agency during a Virtual Reality Grasp Task.
7. Liu, M.; Wilder, S.; Sanford, S.; Nataraj, R. (2020). Inducing Cognition of Secure Grasp and Agency to Accelerate Motor Rehabilitation from an Instrumented Glove. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Movement and Computing (pp. 1--4).
8. Burns, M. K.; Stika, J.; Patel, V.; Pei, D.; Nataraj, R.; Vinjamuri, R. (2020). Lateralization and Model Transference in a Bilateral Cursor Task. 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine \& Biology Society (EMBC) (pp. 3240--3243).
9. Sanford, S.; Liu, M.; Selvaggi, T.; Nataraj, R. (2020). The Effects of Visual Feedback Complexity on Training the Two-Legged Squat Exercise. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Movement and Computing (pp. 1--4).
10. Burns, M.; Zavoda, Z.; Nataraj, R.; Pochiraju, K.; Vinjamuri, R. (2020). HERCULES: A Three Degree-of-Freedom Pneumatic Upper Limb Exoskeleton for Stroke Rehabilitation (pp. 4959-4962). 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), Montreal, QC, Canada,.
11. Nataraj, R. (2013). Synergistic control of fingertip force directions during precision pinch. The 6th WACBE World Congress on Bioengineering, At Beijing, China.
12. Nataraj, R.; Audu, M. L.; Kirsch, R. F.; Triolo, R. J. (2007). Artificial Neural Network Control of Standing Maintenance Using Functional Electrical Stimulation following Spinal Cord Injury. The 12th Annual Conference of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society,.
13. Nataraj, R.; Audu, M. L.; Kirsch, R. F.; Triolo, R. J. (2007). Control System Development for Automatic Standing Balance using Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation (FNS) Following Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). The 31st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
14. Audu, M. L.; Nataraj, R.; Kirsch, R. F.; Triolo, R. J. (2007). Dynamic Computer Optimization for Standing Balance and Control of Postural Sway after Spinal Cord Injury. The 12th Annual Conference of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society,.

Journal Article

1. Khan, A.; Li, K.; Nataraj, R.; Wei, N. (2024). Effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on evoked tactile sensation for fingertip force control. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control (vol. 87, pp. 105568). Elsevier.
2. Liu, M.; Wilder, S.; Sanford, S.; Glassen, M.; Dewil, S.; Saleh, S.; Nataraj, R. (2023). Augmented feedback modes during functional grasp training with an intelligent glove and virtual reality for persons with traumatic brain injury. Frontiers in Robotics and AI (vol. 10, pp. 1230086). Frontiers Media SA.
3. Dewil, S.; Kuptchik, S.; Liu, M.; Sanford, S.; Bradbury, T.; Davis, E.; Clemente, A.; Nataraj, R. (2023). The cognitive basis for virtual reality rehabilitation of upper-extremity motor function after neurotraumas. Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces (pp. 1--16). Springer International Publishing Cham.
4. Nataraj, R.; Sanford, S. P.; Liu, M. (2023). Joint Moment Responses to Different Modes of Augmented Visual Feedback of Joint Kinematics during Two-Legged Squat Training. Biomechanics (3 ed., vol. 3, pp. 425--442). MDPI.
5. Hnat, S.; Nataraj, R. (2023). Muscle model control of knee joint torque in a powered lower-body orthosis. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine (3 ed., vol. 237, pp. 348--358). SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England.
6. Sanford, S.; Collins, B.; Liu, M.; Dewil, S.; Nataraj, R. (2022). Investigating features in augmented visual feedback for virtual reality rehabilitation of upper-extremity function through isometric muscle control. Frontiers in Virtual Reality (vol. 3, pp. 943693). Frontiers.
7. Nataraj, R.; Sanford, S.; Liu, M.; Harel, N. Y. (2022). Hand dominance in the performance and perceptions of virtual reach control.. Acta psychologica (vol. 223, pp. 103494).
8. Walsh, K. A.; Sanford, S. P.; Collins, B. D.; Harel, N. Y.; Nataraj, R. (2021). Performance potential of classical machine learning and deep learning classifiers for isometric upper-body myoelectric control of direction in virtual reality with reduced muscle inputs. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control (vol. 66, pp. 102487). Elsevier.
9. Sanford, S. P.; Collins, B. D.; Liu, M.; Nataraj, R. (2021). Vibrotactile Feedback for Improved Control of Myoelectric Devices.
10. Sanford, S.; Liu, M.; Nataraj, R. (2021). Concurrent Continuous Versus Bandwidth Visual Feedback With Varying Body Representation for the 2-Legged Squat Exercise. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation (aop ed., vol. 30, pp. 794-803). Human Kinetics.
11. Liu, M.; Wilder, S.; Sanford, S.; Saleh, S.; Harel, N. Y.; Nataraj, R. (2021). Training with Agency-Inspired Feedback from an Instrumented Glove to Improve Functional Grasp Performance. Sensors (4 ed., vol. 21, pp. 1173). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute.
12. Nataraj, R.; Sanford, S. (2021). Control Modification of Grasp Force Covaries Agency and Performance on Rigid and Compliant Surfaces. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (vol. 8, pp. 574006). Frontiers.
13. Zhang, N.; Li , K.; Li , G.; Nataraj, R.; Wei, N. (2021). Multiplex Recurrence Network Analysis of Inter-Muscular Coordination During Sustained Grip and Pinch Contractions at Different Force Levels.. IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (vol. 29, pp. 2055-2066).
14. Nataraj, R.; Hollinger, D.; Liu, M.; Shah, A. (2020). Disproportionate positive feedback facilitates sense of agency and performance for a reaching movement task with a virtual hand. Plos one (5 ed., vol. 15, pp. e0233175). Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA.
15. Nataraj, R.; Sanford, S.; Shah, A.; Liu, M. (2020). Agency and Performance of Reach-to-Grasp With Modified Control of a Virtual Hand: Implications for Rehabilitation. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (vol. 14, pp. 126). Frontiers Media SA.
16. Sanford, S.; Liu, M.; Selvaggi, T.; Nataraj, R. (2020). Effects of Visual Feedback Complexity on the Performance of a Movement Task for Rehabilitation. Journal of Motor Behavior (2 ed., vol. 53, pp. 243-257). Routledge.
17. Schofield, J. S.; Shell, C. E.; Thumser, Z. C.; Beckler, D. T.; Nataraj, R.; Marasco, P. D. (2019). Characterization of the Sense of Agency over the Actions of Neural-machine Interface-operated Prostheses. JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) (143 ed., pp. e58702).
18. Marasco, P. D.; Hebert, J. S.; Sensinger, J. W.; Shell, C. E.; Schofield, J. S.; Thumser, Z. C.; Nataraj, R.; Beckler, D. T.; Dawson, M. R.; Blustein, D. H.; others (2018). Illusory movement perception improves motor control for prosthetic hands. Science translational medicine (432 ed., vol. 10). American Association for the Advancement of Science.
19. Nataraj, R.; van den Bogert, Antonie J (2017). Simulation analysis of linear quadratic regulator control of sagittal-plane human walking—implications for exoskeletons. Journal of biomechanical engineering (10 ed., vol. 139). American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection.
20. Nataraj, R.; Audu, M. L.; Triolo, R. J. (2017). Restoring standing capabilities with feedback control of functional neuromuscular stimulation following spinal cord injury. Medical engineering \& physics (vol. 42, pp. 13--25). Elsevier.
21. Nataraj, R.; Audu, M. L.; Triolo, R. J. (2016). Simulating the restoration of standing balance at leaning postures with functional neuromuscular stimulation following spinal cord injury. Medical \& biological engineering \& computing (1 ed., vol. 54, pp. 163--176). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
22. Nataraj, R.; Audu, M. L.; Li, Z. (2015). Digit mechanics in relation to endpoint compliance during precision pinch. Journal of biomechanics (4 ed., vol. 48, pp. 672--680). Elsevier.
23. Nataraj, R.; Li, Z. (2015). Integration of marker and force data to compute three-dimensional joint moments of the thumb and index finger digits during pinch. Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering (6 ed., vol. 18, pp. 592--606). Taylor \& Francis.
24. Nataraj, R.; Audu, M. L.; Triolo, R. J. (2014). Modified Newton-Raphson method to tune feedback gains of control system for standing by functional neuromuscular stimulation following spinal cord injury. Applied bionics and biomechanics (4 ed., vol. 11, pp. 169--174). IOS Press.
25. Marquardt, T. L.; Nataraj, R.; Evans, P. J.; Seitz, W. H.; Li, Z. (2014). Carpal tunnel syndrome impairs thumb opposition and circumduction motion. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research\textregistered (8 ed., vol. 472, pp. 2526-33). Springer US.
26. Nataraj, R.; Pasluosta, C.; Li, Z. (2014). Online kinematic regulation by visual feedback for grasp versus transport during reach-to-pinch. Human movement science (vol. 36, pp. 134--153). North-Holland.
27. Nataraj, R.; Evans, P. J.; Seitz, Jr, W. H.; Li , Z. M. (2014). Pathokinematics of precision pinch movement associated with carpal tunnel syndrome.. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society (6 ed., vol. 32, pp. 786-92).
28. Nataraj, R.; Evans, P. J.; Seitz, Jr, W. H.; Li, Z. (2014). Effects of carpal tunnel syndrome on reach-to-pinch performance. PLoS One (3 ed., vol. 9, pp. e92063). Public Library of Science.
29. Audu, M. L.; Gartman, S. J.; Nataraj, R.; Triolo, R. J. (2014). Posture-dependent control of stimulation in standing neuroprosthesis: Simulation feasibility study. Journal of rehabilitation research and development (3 ed., vol. 51, pp. 481--496).
30. Nataraj, R.; Evans, P. J.; Seitz, W. H.; Li, Z. (2013). The Effects of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome on the Kinematics of Reach-to-Pinch Function. Ergonomics (9 ed., vol. 51, pp. 1441--1453).
31. Li, K.; Nataraj, R.; Marquardt, T. L.; Li, Z. (2013). Directional coordination of thumb and finger forces during precision pinch. PloS one (11 ed., vol. 8, pp. e79400). Public Library of Science.
32. Nataraj, R.; Li, Z. (2013). Robust identification of three-dimensional thumb and index finger kinematics with a minimal set of markers.. Journal of biomechanical engineering (9 ed., vol. 135, pp. 91002).
33. Nataraj, R.; Audu, M. L.; Triolo, R. J. (2013). Center of mass acceleration feedback control of standing balance by functional neuromuscular stimulation against external postural perturbations.. IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering (1 ed., vol. 60, pp. 10-9).
34. Nataraj, R.; Li, Z. (2012). Calculating thumb and index finger postures during pinch with a minimal marker set. American Society of Biomechanics.
35. Shen, Z. L.; Mondello, T. A.; Nataraj, R.; Domalain, M. F.; Li , Z. M. (2012). A digit alignment device for kinematic analysis of the thumb and index finger.. Gait & posture (3 ed., vol. 36, pp. 643-5). Elsevier.
36. Nataraj, R.; Audu, M. L.; Triolo, R. J. (2012). Comparing joint kinematics and center of mass acceleration as feedback for control of standing balance by functional neuromuscular stimulation.. Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation (1 ed., vol. 9, pp. 1--11). BioMed Central.
37. Nataraj, R.; Audu, M. L.; Kirsch, R. F.; Triolo, R. J. (2012). Trunk acceleration for neuroprosthetic control of standing: A pilot study. Journal of applied biomechanics (1 ed., vol. 28, pp. 85-92). Human Kinetics, Inc..
38. Nataraj, R.; Audu, M. L.; Kirsch, R. F.; Triolo, R. J. (2012). Center of mass acceleration feedback control for standing by functional neuromuscular stimulation: a simulation study.. Journal of rehabilitation research and development (2 ed., vol. 49, pp. 279-96). NIH Public Access.
39. Nataraj, R.; Audu, M. L.; Triolo, R. J. (2012). Center of mass acceleration feedback control of functional neuromuscular stimulation for standing in presence of internal postural perturbations.. Journal of rehabilitation research and development (6 ed., vol. 49, pp. 889-911).
40. Audu, M. L.; Nataraj, R.; Gartman, S. J.; Triolo, R. J. (2011). Posture shifting after spinal cord injury using functional neuromuscular stimulation--a computer simulation study.. Journal of biomechanics (9 ed., vol. 44, pp. 1639-45).
41. Nataraj, R.; Audu, M. L.; Kirsch, R. F.; Triolo, R. J. (2010). Comprehensive joint feedback control for standing by functional neuromuscular stimulation-a simulation study.. IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (6 ed., vol. 18, pp. 646-57). IEEE.

Other

1. Liu, M.; Sanford, S.; Wilder, S.; Nataraj, R. (2022). Training with Agency-Inspired Feedback from a Sensor Glove in Virtual Reality to Improve Grasp Performance.
2. Sanford, S. P.; Collins, B. D.; Liu, M.; Nataraj, R. (2021). Multi-Sensory Feedback for Myoelectric Control.
3. Liu, M.; Sanford, S.; Nataraj, R. (2020). Inducing Cognition of Secure Grasp to Accelerate Motor Rehabilitation from an Instrumented Glove.
4. Liu, M.; Wilder, S.; Nataraj, R. (2019). Agency-based Devices for Rehabilitation and Movement Assistance.
5. Sanford, S.; Srevatsan, V.; Nataraj, R. (2018). Dependence of Agency and Performance on Visualized Precision Pinch Force.
6. Hollinger, D.; Nataraj, R. (2018). Acclerating neuromotor learning with reward feedback. Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology.
7. Nataraj, R.; Audu, M. L.; Li, Z. (2014). Precision pinch joint mechanics in relation to digit endpoint compliance.
8. Nataraj, R. (2011). Feedback Control Of Standing Balance Using Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation Following Spinal Cord Injury. 2011. Ohio. gov. PhD Thesis, https://etd. ohiolink. edu/ap/10.
9. Nataraj, R.; Triolo, J.; Kirsch, F.; Audu, L. (2007). Controller Development for Automatic Standing Balance using Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation following Spinal Cord Injury.
10. Nataraj, R.; DiGiovine, C. P.; Boninger, M. L.; Shimada, S. D.; Koontz, A. M.; Baldwin, M. A. (2002). SUMMARIES OF SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL ARTICLES. Journal of Rehabilitation Research \& Development (3 ed., vol. 39, pp. 309). Veterans Administration, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Rehabilitation~….

Ph.D. Thesis

1. Nataraj, R. (2011). Feedback Control Of Standing Balance Using Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation Following Spinal Cord Injury. 2011. Ohio. gov. PhD Thesis, https://etd. ohiolink. edu/ap/10.

Student Master's Thesis

1. Hollinger, D.; Nataraj, R. (2018). Acclerating neuromotor learning with reward feedback. Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology.