יעל אבני

יעל אבני

המחלקה לטכנולוגיות דיגיטליות ברפואה
מחקר, חדשנות ובינלאומיות
ראשת מעבדת MADE

Avni Yael
The Department of Digital Technologies in Medicine
Head of MADE research lab

Education

  • 2024
    -
    2025
    Haifa University
    PhD candidate, Information systems
  • 2014
    -
    2016
    Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
    MID, Medical industrial design
  • 2005
    -
    2009
    Holon Institute of Technology, HIT
    B. Design, Industrial design

Research Fields

  • Sensor embedded systems
    • Hand function assessment tools
    • Essential tremor remote monitoring
    • Heart failure indicators remote monitoring
  • Wearables & biofeedback
    • Wearable sensors for monitoring swallowing disorders
    • Wearable sensor for monitoring fatigue levels in anesthesiologists in operating rooms
    • Biofeedback systems for after-stroke rehabilitation
  • Advanced technologies for accessibility
    • Accessibility for blind people using multimodal tangible interfaces

Teaching Areas

  • Introduction to assistive technologies
  • 3D printing & 3D scanning for rehabilitation & accessibility
  • Biofeedback systems for rehabilitation
  • Physiological sensors
  • Creative leisure & communication-enhancing projects for children with special needs
  • Fusion 360 – 3D modelling software

Selected Publications

For all Publications Google Scholar

Experiences

  • Establishment of a unique training program for a new profession “3D Medical Planners” School of Certificate Studies at HIT in collaboration with Synergy3DMED
  • Industrial designer and Head of the 3D printing lab at ALYN Hospital Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Center

International Projects

Exhibitions & Events

  • Assistive Design Workshop for Therapists
  • The Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge 2015, Advance to the finals and presentation of the SyncAlong concept at the Center for Aging Research, Stanford, USA.