Kelilah Wolkowicz received her B.S. in Engineering with a Mechanical specialization from Roger Williams University in 2012. She began her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University, where she was funded through the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Her research focused on the system design and control of a more responsive robotic wheelchair to help people with neuromuscular diseases. During her Ph.D., Kelilah collaborated with Penn State’s Leonhard Center for Enhancement of Engineering Education, and helped instruct a workshop on communicating scientific research at the Simula School of Research and Innovation in Oslo, Norway.
Kelilah was awarded her doctoral degree in 2018 and joined the Doyle Group at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Her current research involves developing estimation and control algorithms in conjunction with multiple biomarkers to enhance automated insulin delivery in an artificial pancreas for people with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Her research interests are focused on developing methods and mechanisms to further enhance or promote patient independence, while addressing patients’ needs to remain, as much as possible, integrated socially and productively as members of their communities. Whenever possible, she also eagerly participates in local outreach activities.
Edited Book Chapter
- K. Wolkowicz, F. J. Doyle, III, E. Dassau, "Control of Drug Delivery for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus," Springer Encyclopedia of Systems and Control, under review.
Journal Publications
- K. Wolkowicz, J. Pentzer, C. Miller, J. Moore, S. Brennan, "An Instantaneous Center of Rotation-Based Extended Kalman Filter Approach for the On-Line Estimation of Wheelchair Tire Slip," ASME Journal of Dynamics Systems, Measurement and Control.
- K. Wolkowicz, J. Moore, P. McLaughlin, "Novel Pneumatic Device for High Speed Needle Insertion in Brachytherapy," Journal of Medical Devices, vol. 7, no. 3, 030945, 2013. PDF
Conference Proceedings
- K. Wolkowicz, R. Leary, J. Moore, S. Brennan, "Real-time Path-based Fusion of Spatial Databases with Temporal Control Inputs for Assistive Operation of Wheelchairs," in Proceedings of the ASME 2019 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (Park City, UT).
- K. Wolkowicz, R. Leary, J. Moore, S. Brennan, "Statistical Determination of Decision-Making Regions for Branching Paths: An Algorithm with a Wheelchair Assistance Application," in Proceedings of the ASME 2019 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (Park City, UT).
- K. Wolkowicz, R. Leary, J. Moore, S. Brennan, "Discriminating Spatial Intent from Noisy Joystick Signals for Wheelchair Path Planning and Guidance," in Proceedings of ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (Atlanta, GA). PDF
- T. Baum, K. Wolkowicz, S. Brennan, "Negative Obstacle Detection Using LiDAR Sensors for a Robotic Wheelchair," in Proceedings of ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (Atlanta, GA). PDF
- H. Sun, J. Liu, K. Wolkowicz, X. Zhang, B. Gluckman, "Low-Cost, USB Connected and Multi-Purpose Biopotential Recording System", in Proceedings of IEEE Engineering and Medicine and Biology Society Conference 2018 (Honolulu, HI).
- K. Wolkowicz, J. Pentzer, C. Miller, J. Moore, S. Brennan, "On-Line Estimation of Wheelchair Tire Slip Utilizing an Instantaneous Center of Rotation Extended Kalman Filter," in Proceedings of ASME 2016 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (Minneapolis, MN). PDF
- C. Miller, K. Wolkowicz, J. Safi, S. Brennan, "State of Charge Estimation for an Electric Wheelchair Using a Fuel Gauge Model," in Proceedings of ASME 2016 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (Minneapolis, MN). PDF
- A. Trezza, N. Virani, K. Wolkowicz, J. Moore, S. Brennan, "Indoor Mapping and Localization for a Smart Wheelchair Using Measurements of Ambient Magnetic Fields," in Proceedings of ASME 2015 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (Columbus, OH). PDF
Presentations
- K. Wolkowicz, H. Sun, A. Geronimo, Z. Simmons, B. Gluckman, J. Moore, S. Brennan. "Establishing a correlation between left/right brain signals and left/right joystick motion using simulated and real-world robotic wheelchair guidance," poster presented at the 4th ASU Rehabilitation Robotics Workshop, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Feb. 8-9, 2016.
- K. Wolkowicz, "Novel Pneumatic Device for High Speed Needle Insertion in Brachytherapy,"" poster presented at the 2015 Design of Medical Devices Conference, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Apr. 2013.