Research Team

Fernando Brunetti, Ph.D.

2009 - Present

He was received his Ph.D. degree in Telecommunications Engineering with an "European Doctor" diploma from the School of Telecommunication Engineering of the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain, in March 2009. In 2005 he obtained a M.Sc. degree from the School of Computer Science of the same university. He received a degree in Electronic Engineering from Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción" of Paraguay in 2004. He was a visiting researcher at the "Interuniversity MicroElectronics Centre" of the Netherlands (IMEC-NL) in 2006 and the Broadband Wireless Networking Lab (BWNLab) of "Georgia Institute of Technology", USA, in 2008. He participated in several international projects; some of them funded by the Framework Programme 5, 6 and 7 of the EU and has contributed with more than 80 scientific contributions in journals, international conferences, and book chapters. He also co-authored 4 international patents. His research interests include neural engineering, medical and wireless devices and networks, functional electrical stimulation (FES), bioinstrumentation, wearable robots, and advanced human-machine interfaces. Currently he is a Senior Researcher and Professor and vice Dean at the Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción" of Paraguay. In 2017, the National Science and Technology Council of Paraguay granted him the level 2  (of 3) national  researcher credentials for his scientific merits.

Vicente González, Ph.D.

2009 - Present

He was received his Ph.D. degree in Electronic from the University of Sevilla, Spain, in 2011. In 1995 he obtained a M.Sc. degree in Information Technologies in Manufacturing from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain. He received a degree in Civil Engineering from Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción" of Paraguay in 1993. Currently he is Director of the Laboratorio de Electrónica e Informática (LED) and Professor at the Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción" of Paraguay.

Daniel Barboza, Researcher.

2023 - Present

He was born in Asunción, Paraguay, in 1997. He is finishing his final project to receive the degree in Electronic Engineering at the Universidad Católica “Nuestra Señora de la Asunción”. His project is focused on the development of a knee orthosis with a closed loop control system to automatically adjust the resistance of a variable impedance for controlled stance flexion during walking. Specifically, he is developing a polycentric four-bar linkage transmission and a software-based controller that will vary the resistance to knee motion accordingly. Currently he is working as a researcher at the Neuroengineering Group (NEG) of the Departamento de Electrónica e Informática (DEI).

Esteban Gamarra, Researcher

2023 - Present

He was born in Asunción, Paraguay, in 1998. He is currently completing his final project to obtain a degree in Electronic Engineering from Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción." His project involves developing a system to analyze data in the form of EEG signals, categorizing and discriminating them using Event-Related Desynchronization (ERD) for a frequency domain-based design. The main goal of this project is to create a system that enables the differentiation of ERD signals and transforms them into easily interpretable data for further integration into Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) systems, Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) systems for patients with movement impairments, and other applications. He is currently working as a thesis student at the Neuroengineering Group (NEG) of the Departamento de Electrónica e Informática (DEI).

Guillermo Apodaca, Researcher

2023 - Present

Born in Asunción, Paraguay, in 1998, he is currently in the final year of the Electronic Engineering program at the Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción". He is in the initial stage of his final project, which focuses on the development of a Lower Limb Motor Neuroprosthesis for training in various activities. These include the ability to stand up, sit down, walk, climb and descend stairs, and maintain a static position. He is currently engaged in research activities in the Neuroengineering Group (NEG) of the Department of Electronics and Informatics (DEI).

Sergio Elizalde, Eng.

2022 - December, 2023

He was born in Asunción, Paraguay, in 1997. He received his degree in Electronic Engineering at the Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción" of Paraguay in June, 2023. His project title was "Segmentation and detection of activities for a lower-limbs motor neuroprosthetic" and was focused on the implementation of real time human activity recognition algorithms in the H-GAIT neuroprosthesis. Specifically, he developed a hierarchical detector using rule based experts systems for transition between sitting and standing, level walking, stairs ascent and descent. Currently he is working as a junior researcher at the Neuroengineering Group (NEG) of the Departamento de Electrónica e Informática (DEI). 

Maximiliano Bonnin, Eng.

2022 - June, 2023

He was born in Asunción, Paraguay, in 1997. He received his degree in Electronic Engineering at the Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción" of Paraguay in May, 2023. His project title was "Brain-computer interfaces for motor rehabilitation" and was focused on the integration of two research lines of the group: H-M interfaces and motor neuroprosthesis. Specifically, he developed an online neuromodulation system that detects MRCP of upper limbs movements in healthy patients and gave them feedback with the FES module of the H-GAIT neuroprosthesis. Currently he is working as a researcher at the Neuroengineering Group (NEG) of the Departamento de Electrónica e Informática (DEI).

The Neuroengineering Group would not be the same without the contribution of our excellent former members:

Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción"

Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnología (FCyT)

Departamento de Electrónica e Informática (DEI)