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Holds Dipl Eng (2004) & BEng (2006) by the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU). In 2021 she obtained her PhD in Computer Science Engineering with a thesis on user involvement in technological research projects, including an analysis of ethical procedures, methodologies, and tools, and a proposal for improvement aimed at elderly. She worked in XMadina Adaptive Technology from 2004 to 2007 in research and development projects in the field of disability. She later worked in VICOMTech in the area of “Interaction for education, leisure and e-inclusion” (May-December 2007). Since the end of 2007, she has been working in the Health Unit of TECNALIA. Her research areas are User eXperience (UX), user centered design (UCD), usability, accessibility, and bioethics. She has wide experience in organizing and conducting usability testing and designing protocols for experiments with humans and clinical research with medical devices, including the applicable ethical and regulatory aspects. In recent years, she has been specifically trained in medical device certification processes. Since 2018, she has been participating in the Ethical Committee for Research related to Human Beings in the University of the Basque Country (CEISH). She has also been the Activity Leader of the EIT Health project called MERLIN (2019-2020) and she is also responsible for the signal and neuromechanics laboratories of the department.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Ethool, a tool to enable legal decision-making in research involving humans using new technologies in Europe: design and usability validation
Garzo, A. & Garay-Vitoria, N., Mar 2025, In: Universal Access in the Information Society. 24, 1, p. 475-486 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ArmAssist: A Telerehabilitation Solution for Upper-Limb Rehabilitation at Home
Garzo, A., Jung, J. H., Arcas-Ruiz-Ruano, J., Perry, J. C. & Keller, T., 1 Mar 2023, In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine. 30, 1, p. 62-71 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MERLIN: Upper-Limb Rehabilitation Robot System for Home Environment
Garzo, A., Arcas-Ruiz-Ruano, J., Dorronsoro, I., Gaminde, G., Jung, J. H., Téllez, J. & Keller, T., 2022, Biosystems and Biorobotics. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, Vol. 28. p. 823-827 5 p. (Biosystems and Biorobotics; vol. 28).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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A usability study in patients with stroke using MERLIN, a robotic system based on serious games for upper limb rehabilitation in the home setting
Guillén-Climent, S., Garzo, A., Muñoz-Alcaraz, M. N., Casado-Adam, P., Arcas-Ruiz-Ruano, J., Mejías-Ruiz, M. & Mayordomo-Riera, F. J., Feb 2021, In: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 18, 1, 41.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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BeatWalk: Personalized Music-Based Gait Rehabilitation in Parkinson’s Disease: Personalized Music-Based Gait Rehabilitation in Parkinson’s Disease
Cochen De Cock, V., Dotov, D., Damm, L., Lacombe, S., Ihalainen, P., Picot, M. C., Galtier, F., Lebrun, C., Giordano, A., Driss, V., Geny, C., Garzo, A., Hernandez, E., Van Dyck, E., Leman, M., Villing, R., Bardy, B. G. & Dalla Bella, S., 26 Apr 2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 12, 655121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thesis
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Implicación de usuarios en proyectos de investigación tecnológica (ImUPITec): análisis de procedimientos éticos, metodologías y herramientas y propuesta de mejora orientada a personas mayores
Garzo Manzanares, A. (Author), Garay Vitoria (Supervisor), 2021Doctoral thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Prizes
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EARTO INNOVATION AWARD
Irastorza Landa, N. (Recipient), Sarasola Sanz, A. (Recipient), Garzo Manzanares, A. (Recipient), Díaz de Greñu Ballestero, L. (Recipient), Lozano Peiteado, H. (Recipient), Jung, J. H. (Recipient), McIntyre , J. (Recipient) & Ramos Murguialday, A. (Recipient), 28 Oct 2020
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Datasets
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Ethool usability evaluation
Garzo, A. (Creator), IEEE DataPort, 14 Feb 2021
DOI: 10.21227/m8yv-0133, https://ieee-dataport.org/documents/ethool-usability-evaluation
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hoMEcare aRm rehabiLItatioN (MERLIN): Telerehabilitation using an unactuated device based on serious games improves the upper limb function in chronic stroke
Rozevink, S. G. (Creator), Van Der Sluis, C. K. (Creator), Keller, T. (Creator), Garzo, A. (Creator), Hijmans, J. M. (Creator), Centre, G. D. C. (Contributor) & Groningen, U. M. C. (Contributor), DataverseNL, 2021
DOI: 10.34894/mbabra, https://dataverse.nl/citation?persistentId=doi:10.34894/MBABRA
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