Visiting Professors, Scientists, and Students

Ms. Siham Mikou

Year in Joining group: 2026

Home department:  Materials Science and Engineering  
Undergrad school: EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) 
Research interests: Polymers,  Wearable Devices, Sustainability  
Hobbies:  Traveling, Hiking, Singing, Cooking, Board Games  
Email: smikou@stanford.edu

Ms. Xiaohan Hou

Year in joining group: 2026

Home department: Chemical Engineering 
Master school: ETHz, Switzerland 
Undergrad school: Tsinghua University, China 
Research interests: bioelectronics, wearable devices 
Hobbies: sports, hiking 
Email: houxh21@stanford.edu

Ms. Colombe Archambaud

Year in joining Group: 2026

Home Department: Mechanical Engineering   
Undergrad School: CentraleSupélec   
Research Interests: neural interfaces, bioelectronics, motor rehabilitation   
Hobbies: rowing, harp, baking, philosophy   
Email: colombea@stanford.edu, colombe.archambaud@student-cs.fr

Ms. Hanna Scherer

Year in joining group: 2026

Home department:  The BioRobotics Institute of Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (Pisa, Italy)  
Ph.D. Advisor Prof. Silvestro Micera 
Undergrad school: Trier University of Applied Sciences (Trier, Germany)  
Research interests: Sensory restoration for impaired populations; non-invasive neuroprosthetics; soft and bioinspired wearable robotics 
Hobbies: Climbing, baking, gardening, and analog photography.  
Email: L67592@sanford.edu

Dr. Hoda Fares

Year in joining group: 2025

Ph.D. Institution and Major:  University of Genoa and Aalborg University ,  Science and technology for electronic and telecommunication engineering 
Department: Department of Naval, Electrical, Electronic, and Telecommunications Engineering (DITEN), Genoa and Department of Health Science and Technology (HST), Aalborg 
Ph.D. Advisor: Prof. Maurizio Valle and Prof. Strahinja Dosen 
Research Interests: Neuromorphic Neuroprosthetics, Neural Interfaces, Restoration of Somatosensory Feedback,  E-skin, Wearable assistive devices. 
Hobbies: Traveling, hiking, Photography, Music, Learning Languages & Cooking 
Email: hfares@stanford.edu