Nicolas Wenk

PhD Student

University of Bern, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Motor Learning and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory

Phone
+41 31 632 76 43
E-Mail
nicolas.wenk@unibe.ch
Postal Address
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research
Motor Learning and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory
Freiburgstrasse 3
CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland

Education and Academic Career

  • Phd Student (2018. Sept – present), ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Medical Faculty, University of Bern
  • Project Manager (2017-2018), Cortexia S. A.
  • Research assistant (2013-2017), Haute Ecole Arc Engineering
  • Master in Software Engineering (2013-2016), HES-SO
  • Bachelor in Software and multimedia development (2010-2013), Haute Ecole Arc Engineering

Publications

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2022

Wenk, Nicolas; Buetler, Karin A; Penalver-Andres, Joaquin; Müri, René M; Marchal-Crespo, Laura (2022). Naturalistic visualization of reaching movements using head-mounted displays improves movement quality compared to conventional computer screens and proves high usability. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 19(1), p. 137. BioMed Central 10.1186/s12984-022-01101-8

2021

Wenk, Nicolas; Peñalver de Andrés, Joaquin Alvaro; Bütler, Karin; Nef, Tobias; Müri, René Martin; Marchal Crespo, Laura (2021). Effect of immersive visualization technologies on cognitive load, motivation, usability, and embodiment. Virtual reality, 27(1), pp. 307-331. Springer-Verlag 10.1007/s10055-021-00565-8

Odermatt, Ingrid A.; Buetler, Karin A.; Wenk, Nicolas; Özen, Özhan; Penalver-Andres, Joaquin; Nef, Tobias; Mast, Fred W.; Marchal-Crespo, Laura (2021). Congruency of Information Rather Than Body Ownership Enhances Motor Performance in Highly Embodied Virtual Reality. Frontiers in neuroscience, 15(678909), pp. 1-15. Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fnins.2021.678909

Wenk, Nicolas; Jordi, Mirjam V.; Buetler, Karin A.; Marchal-Crespo, Laura (2021). Hiding Assistive Robots During Training in Immersive VR Does not Affect Users’ Motivation, Presence, Embodiment, and Performance (Submitted). IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering IEEE

2020

Wenk, Nicolas; Buetler, Karin A.; Marchal-Crespo, Laura (2020). Virtual Reality in Robotic Neurorehabilitation. In: Hayre, Christopher M.; Muller, Dave J.; Scherer, Marcia J. (eds.) Virtual Reality in Health and Rehabilitation (pp. 41-60). Taylor & Francis Group 10.1201/9780429351365-5

2019

Wenk, Nicolas; Peñalver de Andrés, Joaquín; Palma, Rara; Bütler, Karin; Müri, René; Nef, Tobias; Marchal Crespo, Laura (June 2019). Reaching in Several Realities: Motor and Cognitive Benefits of Different Visualization Technologies. IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), pp. 1037-1042. IEEE 10.1109/ICORR.2019.8779366

2017

Sisto, Maria; Wenk, Nicolas; Ouerhani, Nabil; Gobron, Stéphane (2017). A Study of Transitional Virtual Environments. In: Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Computer Graphics. Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Vol. 10324 (pp. 35-49). Cham: Springer International Publishing 10.1007/978-3-319-60922-5_3

2015

Gobron, Stéphane Claude; Zannini, Nicolas; Wenk, Nicolas; Schmitt, Carl; Charrotton, Yannick; Fauquex, Aurélien; Lauria, Michel; Degache, Francis; Frischknecht, Rolf (2015). Serious Games for Rehabilitation Using Head-Mounted Display and Haptic Devices. In: Augmented and Virtual Reality. Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Vol. 9254 (pp. 199-219). Cham: Springer International Publishing 10.1007/978-3-319-22888-4_15