Manfred Bijak (Ph.D.) is Assistant Professor at the Center for Biomedical Engineering and Physics at the Vienna Medical University. He studied at the Technical University in Vienna, received his "Diplom Ingenieur" in 1991 and started at the Medical University in 1992 with his work in the field of FES, concentrating on lower extremity applications. He received his Ph.D. in 1996 and continues his scientific work with mobilisation of paraplegics with surface stimulation and the development of a multichannel stimulation system. In addition other projects out of the field of Biomedical Engineering, mostly in cooperation with clinical partners from the Vienna Medical School complete his scientific background.
Beside this Manfred Bijak is teaching at the Medical University, at the school for Assistant Medical Technicians and at the Advanced Technical College various topics out of the field of biomedical engineering.
Manfred Bijak is one of the organisers of the triannual held "Vienna International Workshop on Functional Electrical Stimulation". He is member and supports IFESS since the founding in 1995 during the "5th Vienna Int. Workshop on FES" and serves on the IFESS Executive Board since 2001 as Secretary and Vice President.