Gregory J. Gerling, Ph.D. - University of Virginia

Gregory J. Gerling, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Systems and Information Engineering

gregory-gerling virginia edu

Welcome! Our research areas are:

Computational models of touch sensation

neuronal signals underlie the sense of touch; without this feedback, tasks such as picking up a glass would be virtually impossible. Our lab seeks to understand how populations of touch-sensitive mechanoreceptors in the skin encode an object's features into neuronal signals. Our goals are to advance neural prosthetics and surgical robots.

methodological tools:

solid mechanics models

statistical and differential equations

systems modeling and data mining

psychophysical experiments

Medical simulators
the design, construction and evaluation of medical simulators for training doctors to detect palpable breast and prostate cancers and conduct exams, such as chest tube insertion.

methodological tools

task and work domain analysis.

custom-build electronics, user interfaces, silicone-elastomers

graphics programming of force feedback in 3D virtual reality

design of experiments and statistical analysis

models to predict performance