Simon Winkler, BSc MSc

Teaching & Research Assistant +43 512 2070 - 4445 simon.winkler@mci.edu

Professional work experience

09/2023 - 10/2023
Visiting Researcher - Sheffield Hallam University
Development of a device to capture hand movements, introduction to optical motion capture systems, knowledge transfer on sports technological projects
11/2022 - present
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter - Management Center Innsbruck
Medical robotics for surgical procedures and rehabilitation, programmin for embedded and mobile applications, project management
08/2020 - 10/2022
Project Employee - Management Center Innsbruck
Development of a mobile training device for the recovery of the full range of motion of the hand after impairment by e.g. a stroke. Development of a wearable device to prevent drowning accidents of children.
08/2017 - 05/2020
Student Assistant - medPhoton GmbH
Development in the areas of mechanical, mechatronic and software engineering.

Education

10/2020 - 11/2023
Master of Science - Management Center Innsbruck
Medical Technologies
10/2017 - 06/2020
Bachelor of Science - Management Center Innsbruck
mechatronics - Medical Engineering

Teaching (faculty internships etc.)

03/2023 - present
Management Center Innsbruck
Medical Sensors
11/2022 - present
Management Center Innsbruck
Mobile App Development for Medical Technologies
06/2022 - 06/2022
Management Center Innsbruck
Laboratory Session Measurement and Control Engineering

Peer reviewed academic/professional meeting proceedings

M. Nagiller, S. Winkler and Y. Kim, "Portable Hand Rehabilitation Device for Patients with Neurological Disorders," 2024 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Heidelberg, Germany, 2024, pp. 1395-1400, doi: 10.1109/BioRob60516.2024.10719924. keywords: {Training;Torque;Current measurement;Thumb;Medical treatment;Telescopes;Motors;Robot sensing systems;Torque measurement;Monitoring},
A. Riml, M. Enzenberg, S. Winkler and Y. Kim, "Design and Control of an Actuated Solar Panel for Solar Tracking Windows," 2024 20th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA), Genova, Italy, 2024, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/MESA61532.2024.10704844. keywords: {Tracking;Wireless networks;Buildings;Building integrated photovoltaics;Urban areas;Prototypes;Sensors;Windows;Solar panels;Sun;building-integrated photovoltaics;green energy;tracked PV-system}
J. Eder, S. Senoner, R. Stein, S. Winkler and Y. Kim, "MIRAπ: A Robotic Mirror Therapy Device for Individuals with Hand Impairments," 2024 20th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA), Genova, Italy, 2024, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/MESA61532.2024.10704896. keywords: {Training;Vibrations;Thumb;Medical treatment;Games;Time measurement;Delays;Mirrors;Velocity measurement;Motion control;Finger rehabilitation;mirror therapy;haptic feedback;VR interface},
Winkler S., Development of a Mobile Device to Prevent Accidental Drowning by Monitoring Respiratory Activity, EKC 2024 Conference
A. Walder, S. Winkler, and Y. Kim, "Cost-Efficient and Open-Source Desktop Teleoperated Surgical Training System," in Proceedings of the 16th Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics 2024, 2024, pp. 43-44.
Enzenberg, M., Winkler, S., Kim, Y. (2023). Patient Tailored Hand Exoskeletons - A 3D-Printable Concept for Force Transmission and Feedback. In: Tarnita, D., Dumitru, N., Pisla, D., Carbone, G., Geonea, I. (eds) New Trends in Medical and Service Robotics. MESROB 2023. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 133. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32446-8_39
Winkler S., Lehti-Polojärvi M. and Hyttinen J., 2020, Hyperparameter algorithms in electrical impedance tomography for rotational data, In Proc. EMBEC 2020, Springer, 631-643

Presentation of a paper at a conference, workshop or seminar

Enzenberg, M., Winkler, S., Kim, Y. (2023). Patient Tailored Hand Exoskeletons - A 3D-Printable Concept for Force Transmission and Feedback. In: Tarnita, D., Dumitru, N., Pisla, D., Carbone, G., Geonea, I. (eds) New Trends in Medical and Service Robotics. MESROB 2023. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 133. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32446-8_39

Supervised master theses

Wenzel Hendrik (2024): Anomaly detection in ophthalmic photographs using unsupervised learning
Knollhuber Elena (2024): Development and Implementation of Personalized Training Plans Aligned with Women's Menstrual Cycles in an Application