New Faculty Spotlight: Max Shepherd
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Max Shepherd joins the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department in January 2022 as an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences. His research interests include prosthetics and wearable robotics design and control, gait rehabilitation, preference optimization, and machine learning.