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A new article Feasibility of forecasting self-injurious behavior among autistic youth using wearable sensors and machine learning models was published in Scientific Reports (July 2026).
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Accepting the David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award at the 2026 IISE Annual Conference and Expo. Photo courtesy of IISE.
I was honored and humbled to receive the David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award from the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), presented at the IISE Annual Conference and Expo in Arlington, Texas.
While this award bears my name, it reflects the invaluable contributions of my colleagues, industry partners, and students who have shaped my work over the years. I am grateful for every collaboration and mentorship along the way.
You can watch my brief acceptance speech here. (June 2026)
Maury A. Nussbaum receives David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award (6/15/2026 on Virginia Tech News)
A new article Vision-language models for occupational physical exposure assessment: Classification and temporal segmentation of manual material handling tasks was published in Applied Ergonomics (June 2026).
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The following 2 new articles were published in Applied Ergonomics (May 2026):
Thrilled to share that 2 of my Ph.D. students successfully defended their dissertations!
Feyisayo Akinwande "Assessing the Effects of Exoskeletons on Physical Demands, Trip and Slip Risks, and User Perceptions in Manual Mining Tasks"
Mohamad Behjati Ashtiani "Musculoskeletal Modeling of Back-Support Exoskeletons: Comparative Evaluation of Spine Loads, Muscle Activity, and Optimization Strategies"
Congratulations, Feyi and Mohamad! Your hard work and dedication have paid-off! (February 2026)
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