ProfileBackground: I have a background in Electrical Engineering with a focus in power and energy systems from the University of Manitoba. My time there was augmented with diverse, interdisciplinary research experience working in various labs. As a consequence, my research interests have shifted towards the Biomedical Engineering sciences as I am currently pursuing a Master's of Applied Science degree at Simon Fraser University in the Injury Prevention and Mobility Lab (IPML) and under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Robinovitch.
Research Project: My research project focuses on the design, development and application of an articulated falling dummy that is tailored to mimic the falling behaviour of older adults and that allows for the measurement of internal and external contact forces to the body. This is to enable the design and testing of fall injury prevention technology. I am also involved in developing a series of postural stability experiments, utilizing the IPML’s perturbation platform, in order to examine how humans learn and adapt to known perturbations and to understand how this learning transfers to unexpected perturbations.
Research Interests: my research interests include: Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, Biomechanics, Dynamics, Control, Robotics, Human Balance and Mobility, Computer Modelling and Simulation, Electronics, Sensors and Actuators. AGE-WELL Funded ProjectsOutputs
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| The Falling Dummy: Understanding falls, head injury, and protective equipmentPoint of Care Health Technologies (PCHT) research forum presentation at the Brock House Society gathering on February 6th, 2019. end-of-year HQP report5.2 PRED-FALL, PCHT Simon Fraser University | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2019-02-06 | | | Quantifying head impact severity in falls by older adults through recreations with a falling dummyOrigins of Balance Deficits and Falls (OBDAF) research cluster at the University of British Columbia. 5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-11-30 | | | OBDAF Wearable Sensors for Balance and Movement Summer SchoolFrom August 12th to August 16th the OBDAF Cluster hosted our first summer school on Wearable Sensors for Balance and Movement. The event was organized by Drs. Jean-Sébastien Blouin, Michael Hunt, Laurent Bouyer and Mark Carpenter. With 40 students registered and 12 guest speakers from across Canada and various backgrounds, it was a week filled with exciting talks and learning opportunities. The goal of this weeklong summer school was to educate and train the students on how to use various types of wearable sensors such as including inertial measurement units (IMUs), motion capture, GPS, ultrasound, eye tracking and electromyography (EMG). We also had the pleasure of partnering with companies such as Plantiga, Headcheck, Delsys, Sparkun and Adafruit which kindly contributed to our event with interactive demonstrations and equipment for our group projects. We couldn’t have had such a successful summer school without these companies!
The format of our summer school was for the students to be educated and exposed to various topics related to wearable sensors in the morning through the form of seminars. On the first afternoon, we invited companies to come give interactive demonstrations on equipment such as ECG’s and recording insoles. Using the knowledge gained, in the following afternoons, the students were placed in groups of 6-8 students had to work together to design and implement a project involving wearable sensors on a variety of topics and applications. Topics ranged from sensor tracking of postural responses to validation of sensors with motion capture and more! The event concluded with groups presenting their findings and experiences in front a panel of speakers as well as their peers. Congratulations to our two group project winners- Most Innovative Award went to Dr. Jean- Sébastien Blouin’s group on “Open- field Tracking of Human Navigation” and Best Presentation Award went to Dr. Calvin Kuo’s group on “Sensor Tracking of High Impact Events During Daily Activities”.5.2 PRED-FALL, PCHT, AWCRP-2020-04 Simon Fraser University | HQP Training | 2019-08-16 | | | Simon Fraser Univesrity Engineering Science Graduate Fellowship (ENSC-GF)The Graduate Fellowship (GF) is a one-term award normally valued at $6,500 (effective Fall 2015). Academic units, however, have the option of awarding partial GFs (.5) valued at $3,250 (effective Fall 2015). Applicants may be eligible to receive up to a maximum of two full GFs, or four partial GFs, during an academic year (September 1–August 31).5.2 PRED-FALL, PCHT, AWCRP-2020-04 Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2019-09-13 | | | 2018 Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Awards in Technology and AgingAGE-WELL Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Awards in Technology and Aging provide partial funding to highly qualified master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral candidates and provide them with access to training and mentorship opportunities through the AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence. AGE-WELL aims to provide a unique training environment that exposes trainees to multi-disciplinary research environments and to its industry and community partners. AGE-WELL is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining outstanding Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) in Canada.
AGE-WELL is a pan-Canadian network of industry, non-profit organizations, government, care providers, caregivers, end-users, and academic partners working together to drive innovation and create technologies and services that benefit older adults and caregivers. Our vision is to harness and build upon the potential of emerging and advanced technologies in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), e-health, information communication technologies (ICTs), and mobile technologies to stimulate technological, social, and policy innovation.
Eligibility In order to be considered for AGE-WELL Awards, funding applicants must:
1. Receive at least some financial support from additional sources: home department, supervisor research grants, and/or through government and agency scholarships or awards. 2. Participate full‐time in their respective program at a Canadian post-secondary institution. 3. Be engaged in academic study/research aligned with the mission and vision of AGEWELL. 4. Applicants for doctoral awards are restricted to those entering the first or second year of their program.5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2020-03-12 | | | Analysis of pelvis impact velocity during real-life sideways falls by older adultsPresented a project on the hip impact velocities of older adults living in long-term care homes who experienced sideways falls at an inter-departmental symposium.5.2 PRED-FALL, AWCRP-2020-04 Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2020-03-24 | |
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