• Primary Investigator: Dr. Letizia Gionfrida 

• Co-Investigator: Prof. Tomasz Radzik 

• Team: Shirui Eric Lyu

• Informatics

• Algorithms and Data Analysis

• Date: 1/01/2026 – 31/12/2028

• Funding: Leverhulme Trust: £100,000.00

NeuroHand: Hand Rehabilitation and Assessment Using a Soft Exoskeleton

• Primary Investigator: Dr. Letizia Gionfrida

• Co-Investigator: Dr. Ulrike Hammerbeck

• Team: Dr. Kamyar Motaghedolhagh, Chen Tyrone Hu

• Informatics

• Centre for Human & Applied Physiological Sciences

• Algorithms and Data Analysis

• Date: 20/10/2025 – 19/10/2026

• Funding: EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council: £203,727.72

Automated Detection of Swollen Joints in Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Cameras

• Primary Investigator: Dr. Letizia Gionfrida 

• Co-Investigator: Prof. James Galloway

• Team: Defne Eken, Dr. Timothy Neate, Teresa Abosi, Dr. Nicky Wilson, Prof. James Galloway, Dr. Letizia Gionfrida 

• Lead Collaborative partner: King's College London

  • Informatics

  • Inflammation Biology

  • Algorithms and Data Analysis

• Collaborative partner: Harvard University

• Date: 31/03/2025 – 14/05/2026

• Funding: EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council: £30,790.03

VisHandRob: Foundations of Vision for Robotic Hand Exoskeletons

• Primary Investigator: Dr. Letizia Gionfrida 

• Team: Chen Tyrone Hu

• Informatics

• Algorithms and Data Analysis

• Date: 31/10/2024 – 30/04/2030

• Funding: RAE Royal Academy of Engineering: £644,050.84

Developing a software solution embedded into electronic health records to measure upper limb biomechanics after stroke

• Primary Investigator: Dr. Ulrike Hammerbeck

• Co-Investigators: Dr. Martin Chapman, Prof. Vasa Curcin, Dr. Irene Di Gulio, Dr. Letizia Gionfrida , Dr. Timothy Neate

• Team: Dr. Rylea Hart, Sera Bostan

• Population Health Sciences

• Centre for Human & Applied Physiological Sciences

• Informatics

• Algorithms and Data Analysis

• Date: 5/05/2025 – 4/04/2027

• Funding: CSP Chartered Society Of Physiotherapy Charitable Trust: £102,157.60

Developing an accessible, cost effective motion analysis tool for arm movement after stroke

• Primary Investigator: Dr. Ulrike Hammerbeck

• Co-Investigators: Dr. Irene Di Giulio & Dr. Letizia Gionfrida  

• Team: Dr. Rylea Hart, Sera Bostan

• Centre for Human & Applied Physiological Sciences

• Informatics

• Algorithms and Data Analysis

• Date: Finished [3/03/2025 – 2/03/2026]

• Funding: PPEF Private Physiotherapy Educational Foundation: £29,997.49

Affordable myoelectric hand prosthetic to improve the users experience

• Primary Investigator: Dr. Nicola Bailey

• Co-Investigator: Dr. Letizia Gionfrida 

• Team: Dr. Rylea Hart, Defne Eken

• Engineering

• Informatics

• Algorithms and Data Analysis

• Date: Finsihed [11/03/2024 – 10/03/2025]

• Funding: EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council: £54,890.21