Teodiano Freire Bastos-Filho received his degree in electrical engineering from the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil, in 1987, and his Ph.D. in physical sciences from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, in 1994. He is with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil, and the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). His research interests include signal processing, rehabilitation robotics, and assistive technologies.