
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
College of Engineering Elab 207C
160 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-9292
(413) 545-7656
mehuber@umass.edu
www.umass.edu/engineering/about/directory/meghan-huber
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering
The overall mission of my research is to advance how humans learn to interact and cooperate with robotic systems (e.g., wearable exoskeletons, mobile robots, and manipulators). This highly interdisciplinary research lies at the intersection of robotics, dynamics, controls, human neuroscience, and biomechanics. My current research projects include: (1) the design of lower limb exoskeleton and treadmill hardware to assist and (re)train gait kinematics and kinetics, (2) the design of mobile motion capture system to measure whole body behavior in real-world settings, and (3) evaluation of human teaching by demonstration methods for robotics.
Research Interests
Generally, my research interests lie in (1) develop new methods of describing human motor behavior that are compatible for robot control, (2) understand and improve how humans learn models of robot behavior, and (3) develop robot hardware and controllers to enhance human-robot physical interaction.
Learn more at Human Robot Systems Lab
Academic Background
BS in Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, 2009
MS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, 2011
PhD in Bioengineering, Northeastern University, 2016
Postdoc in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020