Prof. Taiji ADACHI, Ph.D
Laboratory of Biomechanics
Department of Biosystems Science
Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences
Kyoto University BIO |  |
Prof. Janne Avela Director of Neuromuscular Research Center,
Department of Biology of Physical Activity
University of Jyväskylä, Finland;
specialist in neuromuscular control
of human movement and its adaptation to exercise. Lecture: Cortico-spinal adaptation to strength training |
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Prof. Frank Caruso FRS FAA Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence
in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology;
professor and an NHMRC Senior Principal Research
Fellow in the Departmentof Chemical Engineering
at The University of Melbourne, Australia. Lecture: Nano-Bioscience – A Precursor to Nanomedicine BIO |  |
Prof. med. Thomas Dreher Editor-in-chief of Gait & Posture journal;
Chief of Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Children's University Hospital Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Balgrist Orthopaedic University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland areas of expertise: cerebral palsy, lower extremity correction surgery Lecture: Do we need motion analysis in orthopaedic surgery? short CV | 
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Hiroaki Hobara, Ph.D. Senior Researcher, Artificial Intelligence Research Center,
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan Lecture: Asymmetric Running with Prosthetic Limb short CV |  |
Prof. Ilse Jonkers Human Movement Biomechanics Research Group,
Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium;
engineering expert, specialist in mathematical modeling
and computer-aided movement simulation Lecture: An integrated, multi-scale approach to understand the role
of mechanical loading in cartilage homeostasis and disease:
Bridging from joint to chondrocyte. short CV
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Prof. María-Angeles Pérez Ansón President of the European Society of Biomechanics;
Aragón Institute of Engineering Research (I3A)
Mechanical Engineering Department,
University of Zaragoza, Spain;
outstanding specialist in hard tissue mechanics,
prosthesis design and implants Lecture: Challenges of bone tissue engineering:
from materials to multiscale modeling |  |
Prof. Jim Richards Director of Research for the Faculty of Allied Health and Wellbeing,
Professor of Biomechanics, School of Sport and Health Sciences,
University of Central Lancashire Topic of the lecture: Decomposition of EMG signals in biomechanics BIO |  |
Prof. Wojciech Święszkowski Professor at Materials Design Division,
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE),
Warsaw University of Technology (WUT), Poland;
specialist in biofabrication and bioprinting,
biomaterials for implants and tissue engineering,
computational modeling, and the characterization of biomaterials. Lecture: The role of biomechanics in engineering functional tissue |  |
