Prof. Weiss is an executive research advisor at ALYN PARC. Her research has been funded by numerous national and global agencies, including the European Union, the Israel Science Foundation, the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Israeli Center of Research Excellence: Learning in a Networked Society. She has co-edited two books, authored more than 250 peer-reviewed papers, proceedings and book chapters, and delivered numerous keynote addresses at international conferences. Prof. Weiss is a founding board member of the International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation.
Prof. Weiss began her academic career at McGill University, where she was a founding member of the first Canadian master’s and doctoral programs in physical and occupational therapy, and established one of the first clinical centers for assistive technology, focusing on computer-based access solutions. In 2001, she established the Laboratory for Innovations in Rehabilitation Technology at the University of Haifa, where she developed and evaluated novel virtual environments, haptic interfaces, and on-site and online technologies, to explore the effects of individual, tele-rehabilitation and collaborative platforms. Prof. Weiss holds a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Western Ontario, a Master’s in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo, and a PhD in Physiology and Biomedical Engineering from McGill University.