We are delighted to announce the schedule for our 4th Online Symposium, which will take place online on 7th - 8th February 2024 and will again be free to ISBS members.
The symposium will incorporate 10 sessions, covering a range of themes, formats, and time zones to accommodate ISBS members from around the globe. Session recordings will be made available to members after the event unless otherwise stated.
ISBS wish to thank society sponsors Vicon, Qualisys, Delsys, and Simi for their support of this symposium and all ISBS activities.
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Hit the Ball! (The Biomechanics of Batting, Swinging, and Hitting):
00:00-02:00 GMT Wednesday 7th February
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Glenn Fleisig literally wrote the book on The Biomechanics of Batting, Swinging, and Hitting. He serves as the Biomechanics Research Director of the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI), as well as an advisor for Major League Baseball, USA Baseball, Little League Baseball, and DARI Motion. Dr. Fleisig is also a fellow of ISBS.
Shawn Robbins is an Associate Professor in the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy at McGill University. His research evaluates the impact of player characteristics, task demands, and equipment design on sport performance including in ice hockey, soccer, and water polo. Dr Robbins also examines neuromuscular and biomechanical factors underlying mobility in patients with orthopaedic health conditions.
Habib Noorbhai is a Professor in Health & Sports Science and Director of the Biomedical Engineering and Healthcare Technology (BEAHT) Research Centre at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). He is currently undertaking his Fulbright Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr Noorbhai's primary research interest lies in investigating key elements that lead to proficiency in cricket batting.
Kiran Kanwar has over 34 years of experience as a golf instructor. Her dissertation research evaluated a simplified golf swing that enhances performance and reduces injury risk. Dr Kanwar began her career as a golf expert by winning the All-India Ladies Open Amateur Golf Championship.
Yoichi Iino is a research associate at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo. His main research field is the biomechanics of hitting motion in table tennis and other sports. Dr Iino is currently a vice-chair of the Sports Science and Medicine Committee of the Japan Table Tennis Association.
Nicholas Busuttil is an Applied Sports Biomechanist having supported athletes on the professional tennis tour, namely Ons Jabeur and Felix Auger-Aliassime. Nicholas is finalising his PhD which specialises in coaching science (Biomechanics and Skill acquisition) in using physically constraining tools for skill development.
Gen Horiuchi is an Assistant Professor in the College of Sport and Health Science at Ritsumeikan University and is also an advisor for batting biomechanics of a Japanese professional baseball team. Dr Horiuchi's research interest is how to increase the bat swing speed in baseball batting.
Teaching Biomechanics:
09:00-11:00 GMT Wednesday 7th February
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Qichang Mei is a Senior Research Fellow (A/Prof) of biomechanics in Ningbo University, China. Dr Mei currently teaches musculoskeletal modeling and sport injury, and conducts research around gait biomechanics, foot and footwear development and musculoskeltal bioengineering.
Steph Forrester is a Professor of Sports Engineering and Biomechanics at the School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, United Kingdom. She is currently the Programme Director for the Sports Engineering postgraduate programme and Director of the Sports Engineering and Human Factors Research Priority Area.
Ian Harris Sujae is a Senior lecturer at the School of Sports, Health and Leisure, Republic Polytechnic in Singapore. He has many years of teaching experience through Problem-based Learning (PBL) and other learner-centred approaches.
Malia Ho is Senior Lecturer at the School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Australia. As a podiatrist, she has almost 20 years of clinical experience both in the private and public health sectors. She is currently teaching biomechanics-related courses to allied health students.
This session will be moderated Pui Wah (Veni) Kong who obtained her PhD in sports biomechanics from Loughborough University, United Kingdom. She is currently an Associate Dean at the Office of Graduate Studies and Professional Learning, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Mothers’ Café:
12:00-13:00 GMT Wednesday 7th February
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Sports Biomechanics in Soccer:
16:00-17:30 GMT Wednesday 7th February
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Josef Viellehner is a post-doctoral researcher at the German Sport University Cologne. He focuses on biomechanics and sports technology. Current soccer-related projects focus on footwear's effects on cutting maneuvers.
Wolfgang Potthast is Professor of Clinicial Biomechanics at German Sport University Cologne – German Sport University Cologne. He is a professor of biomechanics and orthopaedics. He is also a member of the Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics.
Neal Smith is a Reader in Biomechanics at the University of Chichester, UK. He was a past Vice President of Awards for the Society, and has conducted biomechanical studies in many varied areas, but mostly focussing on the various codes of Football. His presentation will focus on the current knowledge available in the area of biomechanics of soccer heading.
Hiro Nunome is currently a Professor of Biomechanics at Fukuoka University Japan, President of International Society of Biomechanics (ISBS) and an associate editor of “Sports Biomechanics”. Hiro organized the ISB Congress in 2023. Hiro is also well-known as a Pioneer of Soccer Kicking Biomechanics and gathered 4 awards in International, 5 awards in National and 3 awards in Regional Conferences.
Student Spotlight:
19:00-20:30 GMT Wednesday 7th February
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Matthew Slopecki is a Ph.D. candidate at McGill University. His research focuses on using wearable technologies to quantify performance and develop our understanding of fatigued-related movement adaptations in Paralympic swimmers.
Michael Silvestri is a Ph.D. candidate at St Mary's Twickenham University, where he is researching the role of hip mechanics, specifically abduction and adduction, in relation to skating speed in ice hockey. Michael also works in strength and conditioning/sport science in Toronto, Canada, operating his own facility and working with local sport organizations.
Heron Medeiros is a master's degree student in Biomechanics at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. His research interests lie in the fields of functional biomechanics and upper extremity biomechanics, with a particular focus on racket sports. Heron has been honoured with two Young Investigator Awards from the Brazilian Society of Biomechanics in previous congresses.
Jun (Sam) Liu is a Ph.D. candidate at Stevens Institute of Technology. His research focuses on understanding linear and angular momentum control strategies as it relates to sports performance in baseball pitching and running jumps in basketball.
Daniel Williams and Molly Goldacre are the ISBS Student Directors. Daniel will moderate the session and Molly has led the ISBS Student Mentor Programme during the Online Symposium.
The Application of AI in Sports Biomechanics Research:
02:00-04:00 GMT Thursday 8th February
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Yi Qu is a Ph.D. candidate in biomechanics at Beijing Sport University and his research interest lies in techniques of sports biomechanical measurement. At the same time, as the CEO of a technology company, he participated in the development of a markerless motion capture system.
Ru Feng is a lecturer in sports biomechanics at Nanjing Sports Insitute and her research interest lies in techniques of sports biomechanical measurement and human motion assessment via machine learning.
Yulin Zhou is a Ph.D. candidate in biomechanics at Beijing Sport University and his research interests lie in estimating kinetics from kinematics during various non-laboratory movements via machine learning and analyzing sports techniques combined with artificial intelligence.
Jianqiao Guo is an associate professor at Beijing Institute of Technology and his research interest lies in multibody system dynamics and its applications in human musculoskeletal modeling.
Huijuan Shi is a lecturer in sports biomechanics at Beijing Sport University and her research interest lies in improving performance and reducing injuries through the analysis of movement techniques.
Supporting the Paralympic Athlete: Perspectives from Four Sports:
08:00-10:00 GMT Thursday 8th February
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Laura Gastaldi is Associate Professor of Applied Mechanics and Mechanics Applied to Biomedical Systems at Politecnico di Torino. A focus of her research activity is related the analysis of sport gestures in athletes with physical disabilities, physical interaction human-machine, development of sports equipment and prostheses.
Rienk van der Slikke currently works at Human Kinetic Technology at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Most of his career, Rienk was involved in research/education in the application of inertial sensors for ambulatory monitoring. Initially for evaluation of joint replacement and during his recent Ph.D. for the measurement of wheelchair kinematics in sports.
Thomas Rietveld is a postdoctoral research associate in wheeled sports and technology at the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport, Loughborough University. He focuses on the field of wheelchair sports via the development and translation of research around wheelchair sensor technology, wheelchair ergometers and wheelchair ergonomics.
Cecilia Severin is a researcher and para-research coordinator at the Centre for Elite Sports Research at NTNU in Trondheim. Her research focuses on several aspects of para-sports, including the use of sensor technology in competition analyses, and the effects of different functional impairments on performance.
Using Biomechanical Analyses to Inform Injury Risk and Performance Considerations in Rugby Union:
12:00-13:30 GMT Thursday 8th February
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Neil Bezodis is a Professor of Biomechanics & Technology at Swansea University, UK. He has worked on numerous rugby biomechanics projects with a range of sporting partners and academic collaborators. These projects have primarily focussed on place kicking and range from mechanistic laboratory-based studies to highly applied field-based studies.
Ezio Preatoni is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Biomechanics and Motor Control at the University of Bath, UK. He obtained the Laurea degree (BSc + MSc) in Biomedical Engineering (2003) and completed his PhD in Bioengineering (2007) at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. His research interests include human movement dynamics and coordination, with a specific focus on sports biomechanics, and on the use, development and integration of novel methods for the assessment of motor skills, learning, technique, injury mechanisms and injury prevention.
Alexandra Atack is an Associate Professor of Biomechanics and the Research Lead in the School of Sport, Exercise and Applied Science at St Mary's University, Twickenham, UK. She completed her PhD in 2016, investigating the biomechanics of rugby place kicking with a focus on identifying technique differences between successful and less successful male kickers. Recently, this has expanded to encompass both female and youth kickers through a range of laboratory and field-based studies.
Elena Seminati is a lecturer in clinical biomechanics in the Department for Health at the University of Bath. Elena is a biomedical engineer with a PhD in Human physiology. Her research is focused on understanding how does to body move and how we can control the movement, in different forms of locomotion and sports (mainly rugby and volleyball). Elena’s research methods include experimental approaches and musculoskeletal simulations.
In-Game Markerless Motion Capture and Its Applicability to Coaches’ Questions and Player Development:
17:00-18:30 GMT Thursday 8th February
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Women in Biomechanics (Open to All): #IAmRemarkable Workshop:
21:15-22:45 GMT Thursday 8th February
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Mary Sullivan is a Platinum-level IAmRemarkable facilitator who has spent her career at the frontline of workplace leadership. After over 30 years’ experience as an executive leader, she founded her own company focused on accelerating the careers of women in the workplace. Mary has a passion for helping women and other under-represented groups and has been involved with many organisations working towards these goals.
This session will be hosted by Crystal Kean and Kat Daniels.
Kat Daniels is a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her research is focused on understanding the mechanics, energetics and control principles of adaptive locomotion.
Crystal Kean is a Senior Lecturer at Central Queensland University, Australia. Her primary research interest combines aspects of biomechanics, neuromuscular physiology, and clinical sciences to investigate biomechanical and neuromuscular mechanisms that underlie musculoskeletal injuries and conditions.