Laura Mcgann
Software Engineer And User Experience Researcher at Afference, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Top SchoolLaura Mcgann is a software engineer and user experience researcher with nine years of interdisciplinary experience at the intersection of robotics, neural engineering, and human-in-the-loop systems. Currently a PhD candidate at Case Western Reserve and a software/UX researcher at Afference, she designs and evaluates neural haptic interfaces, combining quantitative neurophysiology with qualitative human-centered methods to measure embodiment and spatial presence in immersive teleoperation. She has led teams from undergraduate groups to 40-person startups, shipping ROS/Gazebo simulations, C# libraries for neural stimulation, and pragmatic full-stack interfaces that balance flexibility and usability. Drawn to biomedical challenges for their human focus, she blends hands-on coding with leadership in translational projects—most notably an open-source C# stimulation toolkit and a single-leg exoskeleton prototype for a local community member.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University
Github Skills (9)
github9
git9
team-project9
csc8
patch7
spring-boot5
spring5
java5
subversion5
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
lhmcgann/MyDiaryApp
May 2020 - Jun 2020
A simple diary web app. CSC 307 team project, Spring 2020.
Contributions:19 PRs, 90 pushes, 21 branches in 1 month
spring-bootteam-projectdiaryspringjava
lhmcgann/EStimLibrary
Jun 2024 - Mar 2025
A C# library to facilitate electrical stimulation research and development.
Contributions:27 releases, 32 reviews, 9 PRs in 9 months
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