He worked previously as a postdoctoral researcher in the Motor Behavior and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory, of the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy of the University of Southern California (USC) under the guidance of Prof. Carolee J. Winstein, and was also a member of the Interaction Laboratory in the Department of Computer Science under the guidance of Prof. Maja Mataric'. His latter postdoctoral research was funded by the NIH supported T32 Training for Rehabilitation Efficacy and Effectiveness Trials fellowship at USC.