Marc Doumit

Biography

Dr. Doumit received his Engineering Management Masters and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa in 2003 and 2009, respectively. Subsequently, he joined the Biomedical Mechanical Engineering Program at the University of Ottawa as Replacement Professor. His main responsibility was teaching Biomedical Engineering related courses such as Design of Artificial Joint Prostheses and Implants, Biomechanics, and Biocontrol Systems. Among other duties, he was responsible for setting up a new undergraduate Biomechanics Laboratory that consists of force plates, Electromyography system, motion capture system as well as other biomedical systems. This laboratory allows students to quantify and analyze human gait, determine humans kinetic, evaluate medical assistive devices, as well as identify muscle functions and rehabilitation strategies.

Dr. Doumit's doctoral research consisted of characterizing, modeling and designing the Pneumatic Artificial Muscle for biomedical application. His research contribution was awarded national and international conference prizes. As a result in 2008, he was invited to present his research at the Japanese SAMPE Conference in Tokyo. Presently, Dr. Doumit's primary research interests lie in the fields of Biomechatronics. This is an applied interdisciplinary science field that brings together mechanical, biomechanics, electronics and physiological expertise to develop exceptional systems. In particular, Dr. Doumit is currently developing exoskeletons and bionic limb prostheses/orthoses that are powered by his newly designed and developed artificial muscles.

Fields of Interest

• Artificial muscles
• Exoskeletons
• Prosthetic and orthotic limbs
• Bio-Inspired Designs
• Smart sensors
• Dynamic systems
• System controls
• System identification