About Me
I am a Ph.D. student in electrical and computer engineering at the University of New Brunswick. As part of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Lab, and the Spatial Computing Training and Research (SPECTRAL) Lab, my research interests include human-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, mixed reality, machine learning, and myoelectric control.
- Location:Fredericton, NB
- Age:25
- School:University of New Brunswick
- Email:eeddy@unb.ca
Education
P.h.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Focusing on EMG-based control for ubiquitous hands-free input.
Cumulative GPA: 4.3 / 4.3
Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering
Cumulative GPA: 4.2 / 4.3
Work
Research Assistant
- - Developed a serious game to promote therapy adherence for adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis.
- - Primary tasks were C# development in Unity and technical research/writing.
Software Developer
- - Defect fixes and feature enhancements using Java, Bash, and Python.
- - Web development using React to create an ease-of-use application.
Software Developer
- - Defect fixes and feature enhancements using Rust, Go, Groovy and Bash.
- - Integral part of the rewrite of a Linux system command line interface tool from Go to Rust.
Summer Student
- - Developed excel macros using VBA to improve internal processes.
- - Participated and helped in improving processes for different government teams.
Quality Engineer
- - Developed and implemented tests for new defect fixes and features.
- - Automation testing using Geb and Groovy.
Awards
Canada Graduate Scholarships – PHD NSERC
Student Game Design Competition - Best Game
Publication: “Percussion Hero: A Chest Physical Therapy Game for People with Cystic Fibrosis and their Caregivers
Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s NSERC
David MacNeil Prize
Awarded to the top Software Engineering capstone design project for the engineering department at UNB.
Publications
Confounding Factors for Discrete Myoelectric Control
Journal of Neural Engineering
Understanding the influence of confounding factors in myoelectric control for discrete gesture recognition
Context Informed Incremental Learning (CIIL)
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Context-informed incremental learning improves both the performance and resilience of myoelectric control
Contextually Informed Adaptation
IEEE SMC (2023)
Leveraging Task-Specific Context to Improve Unsupervised Adaptation for Myoelectric Control
LibEMG: An Open Source Library
IEEE Access (2023)
LibEMG: An Open Source Library to Facilitate the Exploration of Myoelectric Control
The Future of EMG-Based Input in HCI
CHI (2023)
A Framework and Call to Action for the Future Development of EMG-Based Input in HCI
Percussion Hero: A Serious Game
CHI Play (2021)
Percussion Hero: A Chest Physical Therapy Game for People with Cystic Fibrosis and their Caregivers