About Me
I am a PhD student in Electrical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick, where my research applies machine learning to advance human-computer interaction — with a focus on muscle-computer interfaces and upper limb prosthesis control. I am currently completing an internship at Meta in New York City, and upon returning will be seeking full-time opportunities in ML/AI.
Research Interests
- Location:Fredericton, NB
- Age:27
- School:University of New Brunswick
- Email:eeddy@unb.ca
Education
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
EMG-based control for ubiquitous hands-free input.
Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering
Work
Research Scientist Intern
- - Working on the future of neural interfaces for human-computer interaction.
Visiting Researcher
- - Explored improving transfer functions for desktop pointing.
Research Assistant
- - Developed a serious game to promote therapy adherence for adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis.
- - Primary tasks were C# development in Unity and technical research/writing.
Software Developer
- - Defect fixes and feature enhancements using Java, Bash, and Python.
- - Web development using React to create an ease-of-use application.
Software Developer
- - Defect fixes and feature enhancements using Rust, Go, Groovy and Bash.
- - Integral part of the rewrite of a Linux system command line interface tool from Go to Rust.
Summer Student
- - Developed excel macros using VBA to improve internal processes.
- - Participated and helped in improving processes for different government teams.
Quality Engineer
- - Developed and implemented tests for new defect fixes and features.
- - Automation testing using Geb and Groovy.
Awards
High Level Scientific Fellowship
$7,000
Globalink Research Award
$6,000
Canada Graduate Scholarships – PHD NSERC
$120,000
Best Game - Student Game Design Competition
Publication: “Percussion Hero: A Chest Physical Therapy Game for People with Cystic Fibrosis and their Caregivers
Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s NSERC
$17,500
David MacNeil Prize
Awarded to the top Software Engineering capstone design project for the engineering department at UNB.
Teaching
Web Development, Deployment and Operations (SWE4213)
- - Scalability, robustness, and maintainability of web applications in production environments.
- - Design and configuration of local and hybrid infrastructure for web deployment.
- - Modern DevOps practices bridging traditional development and operations management.
Research Talks
ICORR Webinar (Invited Speaker)
Presented by Dr. Erik Scheme
Delsys Global Webinar (Invited Speaker)
Université de Lille (Research Talk)
Publications
Transformer-Based Context Informed Incremental Learning
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
Transformer-Based Context Informed Incremental Learning with sDTW Alignment Unlocks Fast and Precise Regression-Based Myoelectric Control
TFTune: RL-Based Transfer Function Tuning
CHI (2026)
TFTune: Creation and Personalization of Pointing Transfer Functions Using Reinforcement Learning
Cross-User Muscle-Computer Interfaces
CHI (2026)
Open, Accurate, and Calibration-Free Muscle-Computer Interfaces
How Low Can Your Thumb Go? Useful Resolution
CHI EA (2026)
How Low Can Your Thumb Go? Investigating the Precision of Unidirectional Thumb Movements
Datasets for Standardizing EMG Research
IOP Machine Learning: Health
Raising the standard: an open source benchmarking platform and data repository to accelerate myoelectric control research
Learning Myoelectric Control Mappings From Scratch
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
Screen Guided Training Does Not Capture Goal-Oriented Behaviours: Learning Myoelectric Control Mappings From Scratch Using CIIL
Eliminating False Activations During ADLs
IEEE BioRob (2024)
Human-Machine Interaction Using Discrete Myoelectric Control: Contrastive Learning Reduces False Activations During Activities of Daily Living
Single Site Gesture Recognition
IEEE Sensor Letters
Discrete Gesture Recognition Using Multi-Modal PPG, IMU, and Single-Channel EMG Recorded at the Wrist
Wrist vs. Forearm Myolectric Control: An Online Study
Journal of Neural Engineering
Comparing online wrist and forearm EMG-based control using a rhythm game-inspired evaluation environment
Big Data for Cross-User Myoelectric Control
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Big Data in Myoelectric Control: Large Multi-User Models Enable Robust Zero-Shot EMG-based Discrete Gesture Recognition
Confounding Factors for Discrete Myoelectric Control
Journal of Neural Engineering
Understanding the influence of confounding factors in myoelectric control for discrete gesture recognition
Context Informed Incremental Learning (CIIL)
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Context-informed incremental learning improves both the performance and resilience of myoelectric control
Contextually Informed Adaptation
IEEE SMC (2023)
Leveraging Task-Specific Context to Improve Unsupervised Adaptation for Myoelectric Control
LibEMG: An Open Source Library
IEEE Access (2023)
LibEMG: An Open Source Library to Facilitate the Exploration of Myoelectric Control
The Future of EMG-Based Input in HCI
CHI (2023)
A Framework and Call to Action for the Future Development of EMG-Based Input in HCI
Percussion Hero: A Serious Game
CHI Play (2021)
Percussion Hero: A Chest Physical Therapy Game for People with Cystic Fibrosis and their Caregivers