Elena Oggero

Adjunct Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Office: EN 5068
University of Wyoming
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Department of Electrical& Computer Engineering[BROKEN LINK]
Dept. 3295
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
eoggero [@] uwyo.edu (anti-spam version: humans should remove brackets and extra space)

Education:

Areas of Expertise: Biomedical Instrumentation, Quality Control, Biomechanics

Related Experience:

Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Wyoming, 2010-present
Professor of Biomechanical Engineering, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Cape Canaveral, FL, 2014-present
Associate Professor of Biomechanical Engineering, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Cape Canaveral, FL, 2005-present
V/P Research & Development, Vestibular Technologies, LLC, Cheyenne, WY, 2003-present
V/P Research & Development, Vestibular Technologies, Inc., Tampa, FL, 2001-2003
Technical co-director, Gait Analysis Laboratory – The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 1997-1998
Visiting Scholar, The Ohio State University, 1993-1996

Research area of interest are focused in the following areas:

Biomechanics (human locomotion and postural control)
Computer Science (software interface design and engineering, mathematical modeling of biological systems)
Biomedical Instrumentation (sensors and transducers design and optimization)
Quality Control (ISO 9000, ISO 13485, GMP)

Publications and Presentations: see listing here

Professional Affiliations and Activities:

Jan '17 - today: Founding member and director, CAPS® Research Network
Nov ’14 – today: Member of the Review Board for the journal: Gait & Posture
Aug ’09 – today: Member of the Board of Examiners of the American Board of Vestibular Rehabilitation – American College of Functional Neurology, Cocoa, FL
Apr ’02 – today: Chair Student Contest, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium Inc. (the Symposium has been held annually since 1964, making RMBS the oldest continually held biomedical engineering conference in North America)
Apr. ’01 – today: Member of the Board of Directors, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Inc.
Mar. ’01 – today: Abstracts and Papers Reviewer, Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation - Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Inc.
June ‘02 – Oct. '03: Member of the Tampa Movement Analysis Society (TMAS)
Jan ’97 - Dec. ’00: Research collaboration, TNO-MADYMO North America, Northville, MI
July 8-12, ’96: Lecturer in the course “Modelling and Simulation of Human and Walking Machines Locomotion” - Advanced School Coordinated by A. Morecki and K. J. Waldron - C.I.S.M., Udine, Italy
Nov. ’93 - Dec. ’00: Research collaboration, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
June ’93: Licensed Professional Engineer, Italy and European Union

Honors and Awards:

2012 University of Wyoming Women of Distinction Award, Nov. 9, 2012
President's Award for significant contributions to the RMBS - Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Apr. 18, 2009
K.C. Rock Student Contest - First Place Poster, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Apr. 16, 2000
K.C. Rock Student Contest - Second Place Poster, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Apr. 18, 1999
K.C. Rock Student Contest - Travel Award, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Apr. 17, 1998
Thesis Award, Association Tecnica dell’Automobile (ATA), Italy, 1993
Ghiglieno Fellowship, FIAT, Italy, 1988
Borsa di studio al merito (Honor Student Fellowship Award), Politecnico di Torino, Italy, 1988
IMDAIL Fellowship, Italy, 1987
IMDAIL Fellowship, Italy, 1986

Patents:

G. Pagnacco, E. Oggero “Force platform”, U.S. Patent D447,968
G. Pagnacco, E. Oggero, A.B. Henderson “Apparatus and methods for measuring physical disorders”, U.S. Patent 6,461,297
G. Pagnacco, E. Oggero “Force measuring apparatus”, U.S. Patent 6,510,749
G. Pagnacco, E. Oggero, A.B. Henderson “Patient data collection system and methods”, U.S. Patent 7,163,51