The International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) invites you to submit contributions to our Annual conference which will take place in Chicago as part of RehabWeek 25 between the 12-16 May 2025 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk.IFESS is a member-based, not-for-profit community and association dedicated to creating a future in which electrical stimulation technologies and therapies enhance the quality of life.We have been promoting the awareness, knowledge, and understanding of electrical stimulation technologies and their application since 1995. We bridge research, application, and healthcare to enhance quality of life through advocacy, education, organization of international scientific meetings, and facilitation of inter-professional collaborations through our unique community of clinicians, scientists, and engineers.

Submission Guidelines

All contributions must be original and while you are welcome to submit different contributions to different RehabWeek societies, the same work may only be submitted to one of the RehabWeek societies. Please do not submit the same work to different RehabWeek societies.IFESS will be accepting scientific contributions one page long, prepared according to the following template. Manuscripts must be submitted in electronic form as a PDF and Word document.

• 1 page conference abstract
• If accepted
  • Publication of the abstract to the Conference proceedings
  • 10 min platform presentation or Poster presentation + 2 min Fast Forward (1 slide) presentation
  • Potential invitation to the Special IFESS edition of Artificial Organs

List of Topics

• Targeted stimulation approaches

• Neural mechanisms of neuromodulation

• Controversies in electrical stimulation

• Closed loop neuromodulation and neuroprosthetics

• Hybrid robotic-stimulation approaches

• New strategies for FES

• Optimization of stimulation approaches. Clinical guidelines and efficacy in the clinic

• Neural implants and commercialization

• Epidural and transcutaneous spinal stimulation

• Brain-computer interfacing, augmented reality, gaming, and FES

• FES for the recovery of non-motor functional outcomes (i.e., autonomic nervous system)

• End-user perspectives and quality of life

• Stimulation of denervated muscles

Committees

Program Committee

• Rohan Mooney, Northwestern Univ
• David Dolbow, William Carey Univ
• Sam Lee, Univ of Delaware
• Ashraf Gorgey, Virginia Commonwealth Univ
• Philip Troyk, Illinois Institute of Technology
• Vivian Mushahwar, Univ of Alberta

Organizing committee

• Monica Perez, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
• Matija Milosevic, Univ of Miami
• Ken Yoshida, Purdue Univ
• Elliot Roth, Northwestern Univ

Invited Speakers

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to ifess25@ifess.org