Featuring Leading Academia and Industry Partners
Wearables, Analog Twins, and AI for Space Missions
This is the first session of the Exploring Bioastronautics Research at Ohio State series, presented by the Human Performance Collaborative and Starlab and was held on Friday, November 14, 2025. Email hpc@osu.edu to request session presentations.
- 1:00 PM – 1:10 PM: Welcome and Starlab Overview
- 1:10 PM – 1:25 PM: Dr. Lauren Merkle – Collaboration Director, Health and Human Performance Contract, KBR
- 1:25 PM – 1:40 PM: Dr. Mason Robbins, MBA, FRSA, MIET – Chief Executive Officer, Starhelix, Ltd.
- 1:40 PM – 1:55 PM: Noor Haj-Tamim – Founder; Chief Executive Officer, Avionova
- 1:55 PM – 2:10 PM: Dr. Asimina Kiourti – Innovation Scholar Endowed Chair; Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University
- 2:10 PM – 3:00 PM: Panel Discussion (Moderator: Abigail Harrison, Starlab Research Lead, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University)
Topics included wearable biosensors and in-flight health monitoring, analog twin and predictive modeling of astronaut health, and AI-driven solutions.
