ANNUAL REPORT 2025 / 2026
Unlocking  
New Possibilities 
for Children
Two years after announcing the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital-University 
of Alberta Research Chair in Neurorehabilitation, Dr. Hossein Rouhani 
continues to shape new possibilities for children with complex physical and 
neurological disabilities. 
Children know where they want to go. They
know what they want to say. They have ideas, 
curiosity, and dreams just like anyone else. But for 
children living with complex disabilities, interacting 
with the world isn’t always as simple as willing their 
bodies to move. 
It’s a challenge that drives Dr. Rouhani, a biomedical 
engineer and professor at the University of Alberta 
Department of Mechanical Engineering. As the 
Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital-University of 
Alberta Research Chair in Neurorehabilitation, he’s 
leading research in brain-computer interface (BCI) 
technology specifically designed for children. 
While the technology has existed for decades, its 
use in pediatric rehabilitation is still in its early stages. 
“Children are not simply adults,” Rouhani 
explains. “Their brains are still developing, 
their attention spans are different, and their 
abilities and needs change as they grow. 
Many existing BCI systems were designed 
using data from adults sitting in highly 
controlled laboratory environments.”

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