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ISB would like to share the announcement of an international symposium organized in Tokyo (Waseda University, by Yasuo Kawakami) just before the Fukuoka Conference, which may be of interest to our members. The event is organized by the Human Performance Laboratory and Comprehensive Research Organization - Waseda University and will take place on July 27, 2023 (Thursday), from 10:20 am to 5:30 pm at The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) in Tokyo, Japan. Please see below for details about the program.

 

Program

10:20 – 10:40 h: 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 h: 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 h: Multiscale modeling to predict progression of knee osteoarthritis - Amir Esrafilian (Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Finland)

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

12:00 – 13:00 h: Lunch Break

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

13:25 – 13:50 h: 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 h: 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 h: 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 h: Coffee Break

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

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

15:55 – 16:20 h: 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 h: The effect of chronic joint constraints on the neural control of gait - Carlos Cruz Montecinos (Departmento de Kinesiologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Chile, Chile)

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


Networking Party (18:00 - 20:00, venue TBA)

 

 

 

For more information and registration, please contact the Human Performance Laboratory, Waseda University: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.