Dr. Maedeh (Mae) Mansoubi is a Senior Research Fellow in Digital Health Innovation and Public Health at the University of Exeter Medical School. Additionally, Dr. Mansoubi is the Lead of the Rehabilitation Science module at the Medical School, University of Exeter, and Co-Lead of Health Technologies Network@Exeter. She serves as Co-director of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity (EDI) in Public Health and Sport Sciences (PHSS) and an EDI advisor at EPSRC Bionic+.

Dr. Mansoubi's research focuses on the development, clinical validation, and implementation of digital health technologies to promote health and well-being across different age groups. She has particular expertise in digital health technology, public health, behavioural change interventions, remote patient monitoring, computer vision, sensors, wearable technology, and extended reality (XR) applications in rehabilitation.

She is the entrepreneurial lead and founder of DigiTherapix, a digital health and precision remote rehabilitation solutions platform.

Current Research Projects

Dr. Mansoubi is actively leading and contributing to several innovative research projects focused on leveraging technology for health and rehabilitation:

  • DigiErgo: Transforming Workplace Health with Computer Vision (Principal Investigator): This project explores the use of computer vision technology to enhance workplace health and ergonomics.
  • OCTive: A new Horizon in MS Digital Health Solution (Principal Investigator): This research focuses on developing novel digital health solutions for individuals with Multiple Sclerosis.
  • DigiTherapix: Precision Rehabilitation Solutions at Innovate UK iCURE Explore and Exploit (Principal Investigator): Dr. Mansoubi is leading this initiative to develop and commercialise precise rehabilitation technologies.
  • Knee4life project, NIHR Exeter Biomedical Research Centre (Principal Investigator): This study aims to create a cost-effective remote patient monitoring method using computer vision. The system will monitor patients post-total knee replacement to diagnose and predict the risk of knee stiffness, enabling timely interventions by patients and clinicians to reduce the risk of secondary surgery and other complications.
  • Digital PhysioOT (sub-study) project, NIHR Exeter Biomedical Research Centre (Principal Investigator): As part of the larger NIHR-funded PTOT project, this sub-study focuses on identifying and examining feasible and acceptable methods to assist individuals experiencing frailty.

Beyond these, she is also involved in projects such as the "Locomotion" trial (monitoring long COVID symptoms), "HappierFeet" (preventing diabetic foot ulcers), OPAL (Active Ageing), and several other initiatives.

Dr. Mansoubi has a strong track record of collaborating with national and international industry partners to integrate cutting-edge digital health innovations into real-world settings and enhance rehabilitation science and public health. Before joining the University of Exeter, she led the Health Innovation and Technology Trials group at the MOReS Centre, Oxford Brookes University, and was the lead for Technology, Innovation, and Digital Health at the Oxford Clinical Allied Technology and Trial Service Unit.

Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, and she is a frequent guest lecturer and keynote speaker at national and international conferences and workshops. Dr. Mansoubi is also actively involved in mentoring and teaching within the University of Exeter Medical School. Her research aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals, specifically those related to Good Health and Well-being and Sustainable Cities and Communities.