Events

Thank you for your participation in the great session and discussion!

Human Movement Studies: From Perspectives of Sport Science, Engineering, and Medicine

Organized by

Human Performance Laboratory

and

Comprehensive Research Organization
Waseda University, Japan

When
July 27, 2023
10:20 - 17:30 hr

Where
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan),
Conference Room "Saturn"
Aomi 2-3-6, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Contact
hpl-sc (at) list.wasda.jp

Flier (pdf, pop out to download)

20230727-International Symposium-flier-ver6.pages.pdf

Program (tentative)

10:20 – 10:40 Human performance transcendence: An approach from sport science, engineering, and medicine
 Yasuo Kawakami (Faculty of Sport Sciences & Human Performance Lab., Waseda University, Japan)

10:40 – 11:05 Humanoid robots mimicking humans' anatomical and functional features
 Takuya Otani (Faculty of Science and Engineering & Human Performance Lab., Waseda University, Japan)

11:10 – 11:35 Multiscale modeling to predict progression of knee osteoarthritis
 Amir Esrafilian (Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Finland)

11:35 – 12:00 Finite Element Analysis used in the biomechanical studies of internal fixation of fractures in lower extremities
 Hu Hai (Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Biomechanical Laboratory, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, China)

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break (pre-booking through the registration site)


13:00 – 13:25 Moving single fingers requires co-contraction
 Huub Maas (Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

13:25 – 13:50 Effect of aging and exercise habits on morphological property of human deep fascia
 Shun Otsuka (Department of Anatomy, Aichi Medical University & Human Performance Lab., Waseda University, Japan)

13:55 – 14:20 Unique shape of human biceps femoris aponeurosis: in vivo and in situ findings
 Carmela Julia Mantecón Tagarro (Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Japan & Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

14:20 – 14:45 Beyond the sagittal plane: In vivo quantification of human skeletal muscle 3D structure by diffusion tensor imaging
 Katsuki Takahashi (Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Doshisha University, Japan)

14:45 – 15:00 Coffee Break


15:00 – 15:25 Subjective and objective evaluations of sitting-induced sustained low-intensity muscle fatigue
 Hui Lyu (International School of Design, Zhejiang University, China)

15:25 – 15:50 Near-infrared spectroscopy for in vivo measurement of human musculoskeletal tissue properties
 Adam Kositsky (Department of TechnicaHuml Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Finland)

15:55 – 16:20 Eccentric exercise and muscle damage in the lower limb – muscle protection and adaptation
 Patricio Pincheira Miranda (School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences & School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia)

16:20 – 16:45 The effect of chronic joint constraints on the neural control of gait
 Carlos Cruz Montecinos (Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Chile, Chile)

16:45 - 17:30 General Discussion & Lab Tour

18:00 - 20:00 Networking Party (chip-in)