Hi Reddit, I’m Dr Benjamin Metcalfe from the University of Bath in the United Kingdom.

I’m a biomedical engineer developing healthcare technologies and neural interfaces for human rehabilitation and augmentation. Key to this work is the collision of technology and biology, and I advocate for the holistic design of medical devices taking in consideration the technological, regulatory, societal, and ethical implications. I have designed implantable devices for the restoration of bladder control after spinal cord injury, vagus nerve interfaces for treating epilepsy, and prosthetic limbs. Most recently I have been working with EarSwitch Ltd to develop an interface to help people with Motor Neurone Disease communicate.

I am a visiting Professor at the University of Aalborg in Denmark, Deputy Head of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Bath, a Trustee of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Trustee of the medical charity Designability.

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