Schmid Daners, Marianne, Dr.
Bio
Marianne Schmid Daners received her MSc in Mechanical Engineering in 2006 and her PhD in 2012, both from ETH Zurich. Since 2012, she is the leader of the Biomedical Systems group.
Her research interests are the modeling and control of biological systems, and the development of biomedical devices.
Research Projects
The multidisciplinary research project SmartShunt - The Hydrocephalus Project aims at conducting the basic research necessary for the subsequent development of a smart cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt for normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). IDSC contributes to the project with the design of a SmartShunt functional model and the development of an adaptive control algorithm that regulates CSF drainage.