Julius Klein was born in France, but always lived in Catalunya (Cadaqués and Torroella de Montgrí ). In July 2003 he graduated in Industrial Engineering from the Universitat de Girona (Catalunya, Spain). During the last two summers of his program, he worked as an industrial automaton PLC programmer and prior to this he worked six years for the Torroella de Montgrí town hall sports section as a swimming instructor for children. He also colaborated six months with the textile company Antex S.A. (Anglès) to reduce their outdoor acoustic contamination level.
In July 2003, he was awarded a Balsells Fellowship to pursue a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. His main research field is Robotics and Control Systems. He obtained his M.S. in 2005. In March 2009 he graduated from his PhD studies working for Dr. David J. Reinkensmeyer at the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department of the University of California, Irvine. His research topic is robotics for neurorehabilitation, although his research interests also include robotics, nonlinear control, CAD/CAM modelling and simulation, fabrication processes, motor learning. For his research thesis at the Biomechatronics Lab he designed 'B.O.N.E.S.', a Biomimetic Orthosis for the Neurorehabilitation of the Elbow and Shoulder (video1, video2). He also developed a Closed-Chain Robot for Assisting in Manual Exercise and Rehabilitation ("CRAMER") (video3).
A part from swimming, he also enjoys rock climbing, trekking, mountain biking, skiing and most recently: surfing! His hobbies are: music (listening, playing, mixing), traveling, computers, photography, cooking, and cinema. Visit this website to take a look at some of the pictures he has taken over the years.