Prof. Patrice L. (Tamar) Weiss graduated with a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapist (University of Western Ontario), a master’s studies in kinesiology (University of Waterloo) and PhD in physiology and biomedical engineering (McGill University). She started her academic career at McGill University where she was a founding member of the first Canadian master’s and doctoral programs and established one of the first clinical centers for assistive technology, focusing on computer-based access solutions. In 2001, Prof. Weiss established the Laboratory for Innovations in Rehabilitation Technology at the University of Haifa where she developed and evaluated novel virtual environments, haptic interfaces, co-located and online technologies to explore the effect of individual, tele-rehabilitation and collaborative platforms. She is currently an executive research advisor for the recently funded at ALYN Hospital’s Helmsley Pediatric Rehabilitation Research Center. Prof Weiss’ research has been funded by many national and international agencies including the European Union, 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 journal articles, 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.