Dan Ding

Dr. Dan Ding serves as Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Research at the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, while also working as a Research Biomedical Engineer at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. Through her Coursera course "Mainstream Smart Home Technology as Assistive Technology," she helps students understand how smart technology can support independence and participation for people with disabilities. Her research focuses on sensors, machine learning, and human-machine interaction, particularly in wearables, internet-of-things, and assistive robotics. As Principal Investigator of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wireless Technology for People with Disabilities, she leads initiatives to advance assistive technology solutions. With over 180 peer-reviewed publications and extensive federal grant funding, she continues to pioneer research in smart technology applications for disability support while maintaining secondary appointments at the Department of Bioengineering and McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine