Leading R&D projects

Leveraging machine learning and data-driven approaches to design ergonomics wearables

Evaluating the performance of designed wearables in large human trials

Advanced material research and mechanical characterization of materials

Pioneered damage and fracture characterization of intervertebral discs 

Explored novel mechanical properties of blood clots

Led spine biomechanics team and supervised graduate students

Awarded beamline time at CLS (the only synchrotron facility in Canada)

Employed machine learning for biomechanical assessment and modeling 

Developed the first micromechanical finite element model of human disc 

Created an advanced EMG-driven finite element model for back pain patients 

Conducted biomechanical experiments (electromyography & kinematics)

Developed and validated a subject-specific musculoskeletal model

Established an analytical tool to estimate spinal loads for an industrial partner

Collected and analyzed experimental (kinematics & electromyography)