Modern Technological Intervention Advancements for the Physically Challenged and Disabled Population

Dinesh Bhatia gained his PhD in Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Engineering at MNNIT, Allahabad, India, in 2010, following a BSc (2002) and MSc (2004) in Biomedical Engineering from Mumbai University, India. He completed his MBA (Dual Specialization) at IMT Ghaziabad, India, in 2007. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at North Eastern Hill University, India. He received the “Young Scientist Award” from the Government of India in 2011–12 to pursue research into osteoarthritis for one year at the Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory at Florida International University, USA, where he led a multidisciplinary team of researchers. He was also the recipient of the “Fellowship Award” from the Indian National Academy of Engineering in 2011. He has published over 300 journal articles, as well as seven books and 25 book chapters. His research focuses on understanding muscle mechanics, joint kinematics and dynamics involved in performing human locomotion and daily tasks, and evaluating their performance during an injury or disease. His areas of interest are medical instrumentation, biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering, medical informatics, signal and image processing, marketing, international business, and environmental sustainability.