Ning Jiang has an early memory of visiting the hospital where his parents worked in China and seeing someone walking with the aid of a prosthetic. This experience and others he had as the son of two physicians led Jiang to begin thinking how technology could be used for good.
A systems design engineering professor at the University of Waterloo, Jiang is fascinated with devices and technology that can enhance human health and the way people experience the world around them.
Ning Jiang is a professor and lab director at Waterloo Engineering.
He is also the founder and director of the Waterloo Engineering Bionics Lab, where new interfaces and technologies that augment human capabilities are designed and tested.
“My goal is to develop technologies that are easier to use and more accessible, technologies that will allow people to better interact with the external world, especially when there is a medical need but also for productivity and entertainment purposes,” Jiang said.
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