José Zariffa
Professor
Develops computer vision on egocentric video and neural interfaces for upper-limb rehabilitation after spinal cord injury.
José Zariffa's lab at Toronto works on human-robot interaction & assistive robots and interfaces & interaction techniques. 51 papers since 2023, 2 at top venues, mostly Nature Communications and TPAMI. 5 PhD students and 3 master's students. 23 alumni. Applications close .
At a glance
- papers, 2023–2026
- 13/ year
- at T1 venues
- 4%
- PhD students
- 5
- MS students
- 3
- alumni listed
- 23
Papers by yearfrom the lab homepage, 2023–2026
- 11 papers2026 · T1 0 · collecting
- 12 papers2025 · T1 0
- 12 papers2024 · T1 0
- 16 papers2023 · T1 2
T1 venuesOtherVenues: Nature Communications, TPAMI
Research focuspaper titles that use each topic's words
- egocentric13 papers
- egocentric video8 papers
- Human-robot interaction & assistive robots3 papers
- Interfaces & interaction techniques1 paper
- develops computer0 papers
Paper list
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202611 papers
- Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 32(3):1-11Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for Spinal Cord Injury: Bridging Clinical and Computational Perspectives
- IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference, July 26-30, , Toronto, CanadaCombining different encodings of bladder diaries can improve the diagnosis of lower urinary tract dysfunction
- IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference, July 26-30, , Toronto, CanadaDetecting lower motor neuron damage after spinal cord injury using surface electromyography: a computational modeling study
- Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 9(2):4Developing a research agenda in digital workflows for the fabrication of prostheses and orthoses
- IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference, July 26-30, , Toronto, CanadaEvaluating HoloLens 2 pose estimation accuracy for individuals with cervical spinal cord injury
- IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference, July 26-30, , Toronto, CanadaInterfascicular and subfascicular classification of extraneural peripheral nerve recordings: a simulation study
- PLOS ONEPerceptions of physical and occupational therapists on the utility of surface electromyography data in spinal cord injury rehabilitation
- Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 23:29Temporal interference stimulation of peripheral nerves induces functionally diverse limb movements revealed by automated pose estimation and unsupervised behavioral analysis
- BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 26:301Therapist perspectives on the clinical utility of hand performance information from at-home egocentric video in outpatient neurorehabilitation: A multi-methods evaluation study
- Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, 29:647-659Upper Extremity Muscle Recovery Profiles with Functional Electrical Stimulation Therapy in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
- BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 25:17Video summarization for home-based egocentric footage in spinal cord injury rehabilitation
202512 papers
- PLOS ONEA Behaviour Change Intervention Promoting Physical Activity Following Dysvascular Amputation: Protocol for a Pilot Study
- IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 29(9):6214-6225A Personalized Video-Based Hand Taxonomy: Application for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
- IEEE AccessBenchmarking 2D Egocentric Hand Pose Datasets
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 33Detecting Activities of Daily Living in Egocentric Video to Contextualize Hand Use at Home in Outpatient Neurorehabilitation Settings
- Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 48(5):791-801Development of an activity-based therapy tracking tool: Item generation and reduction using the Delphi method
- Scientific Data, 12:440Electromyographic typing gesture classification dataset for neurotechnological human-machine interfaces
- IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 19(6):1142-1159Energy-Efficient Adaptive Neural Stimulator with Waveform Prediction by Sub-Threshold Interrogation of the Electrode-Tissue Interface
- AI in Neuroscience, 1(1):42-53Investigating Muscle Electrophysiological Profiles after Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Through Surface EMG Clustering Analysis
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 33:3085-3095Maximizing the Information Transfer Rate of a Myoelectric Classification System for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 33:3303-3313Multivideo Models for Classifying Hand Impairment After Stroke Using Egocentric Video
- BioMedical Engineering Online, 24:12The Effect of Depth Data and Upper Limb Impairment on Lightweight Monocular RGB Human Pose Estimation Models
- Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 22:234The role of surface EMG in predicting responsiveness of muscles to FES therapy after cervical SCI
202412 papers
- Integrated Circuits and Systems, 1(4):227-238A multi-modal system featuring wireless flexible sensor patches and a depth-sensing imager for home-based monitoring of rehabilitation exercises
- IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, Xi'an, China, October 24-26A Multi-Modal System with Wireless Flexible Sensor Patches and a Depth-Sensing Imager for At-Home Monitoring of Rehabilitation Exercises
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 32:2864-2872Automated Hand Prehension Assessment From Egocentric Video After Spinal Cord Injury
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 32:504-513Closed-loop control of functional electrical stimulation using a selectively recording and bidirectional nerve cuff interface
- IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 28(2):645-654Hand grasp classification in egocentric video after cervical spinal cord injury
- Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 66:1380-1389Measuring Functional Hand Use in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy using Accelerometers and Machine Learning
- Frontiers in Neuroscience, 18:1372222Modulations in neural pathways excitability post transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation among individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review
- IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, Xi'an, China, October 24-26Multiplierless Spiking Neural Network for Motor Signal Decoding in the Peripheral Nervous System
- Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 19(3):878-888Perspectives and Expectations of Stroke Survivors Using Egocentric Cameras for Monitoring Hand Function at Home: A Mixed Methods Study
- Journal of Physiology, 603(2):247-284The mechanisms of electrical neuromodulation
- PLOS ONETime series classification of multi-channel nerve cuff recordings using deep learning
- Disability and Rehabilitation, 46(7):1354-1365Tracking activity-based therapy for people living with spinal cord injury or disease: insights gained through focus group interviews with key stakeholders
202316 papers
- Journal of Neural Engineering, 20:066020A computational model of surface electromyography signal alterations after spinal cord injury
- TPAMI (T1)Analysis of the hands in egocentric vision: A survey
- Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 29(suppl): 75-87Designing an egocentric video-based dashboard to report hand performance measures for outpatient rehabilitation of cervical spinal cord injury
- International Solid-State Circuits Conference, February 19-23 , San Francisco, USAFascicle-Selective Bidirectional Peripheral Nerve Interface IC with 173dB FOM Noise-Shaping SAR ADCs and 1.38pJ/b Frequency-Multiplying Current-Ripple Radio Transmitter
- IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 17(6):1237-1256Fascicle-Selective Ultrasound-Powered Bidirectional Wireless Peripheral Nerve Interface IC
- Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 9(1):11Functional electrical stimulation therapy for upper extremity rehabilitation following spinal cord injury: a pilot study
- Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 37(7):466-474Grasp Analysis in the Home Environment as a Measure of Hand Function after Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
- Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation, 20(1):64Manipulating Facial Musculature with Functional Electrical Stimulation as an Intervention for Major Depressive Disorder: A Focused Search of Literature for a Proposal
- IEEE EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics, October 15-18, , Pittsburgh, USAProviding Hand Use Context for Outpatient Neurorehabilitation with Egocentric Object Detection
- Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. 29(Suppl):53-74Providing Insights into the Challenges of Implementing Activity-Based Therapy in Canada: A Comparative Analysis Using Focus Group Interviews with Key Interest Groups
- PLoS Digital Health, 2(10): e0000361Recognizing hand use and hand role at home after stroke from egocentric video
- IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 71(2):631-639Resource-efficient Neural Network Architectures for Classifying Nerve Cuff Recordings on Implantable Devices
Where alumni went23 listed
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