New publication on knee joint loads in patients with patellofemoral instability

  • November 19, 2024
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Bernhard Guggenberger, a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Hans Kainz (University of Vienna) and Dr. Martin Svehlik (Medical University of Graz), has published the first full paper from his PhD research. This collaborative study, involving researchers from three Austrian institutions and one in the USA, reveals that individuals with patellofemoral instability adapt their […]

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Social event at the Flip Lab

  • November 13, 2024
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Our research group had a fantastic time at our recent social event! It was great to step away from the biomechanics lab and into the flip lab to connect with each other outside of our usual work. It was a perfect reminder of the importance of team bonding in research.

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Willi Koller received the Young Investigator Award

  • October 7, 2024
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Last week, the conference of the Austrian Sport Science Community (Österreichische Sportwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft, ÖSG) took place in Innsbruck. In three days, many very interesting and inspiring talks were held in various topics in the field of sport science including biomechanics, motor control, training science, nutrition or the use of movement analysis in the field. Paul […]

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The ESMAC conference in Oslo last week was an outstanding success. It was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with old friends, meet many new researchers, and engage in fruitful discussions, all of which sparked exciting new research ideas and potential future collaborations.

  • September 16, 2024
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Our group, alongside Bram Van Den Bosch (KU Leuven) and Tom Buurke (University Medical Center Groningen and KU Leuven), had the privilege of organizing the full-day musculoskeletal modeling workshop. Additionally, our group delivered seven presentations (five oral and two poster), and Dr. Hans Kainz was honored with the Dr. Tom Shannon Promising Scientist Award. List […]

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Dr. Tom Shannon Promising Scientist Award for Assoc. Prof. Hans Kainz

  • September 16, 2024
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The Dr. Tom Shannon Promising Scientist Award recognizes an outstanding early-career scientist (within 8 years of completing their PhD) who has begun to establish themselves through impactful research and leadership in the field of movement analysis. The award includes a certificate, an award of 1000 GBP (to be used for scientific purposes), a complimentary one-year […]

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New publication on muscle synergy adaptation during movement learning

  • September 10, 2024
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We are pleased to announce that our second paper on muscle synergy has recently been published! In this paper, Paul Kaufmann, Willi Koller, Elias Wallnöfer, Basilio Goncalves, Arnold Baca and Hans Kainz focused on the question of how motor control changes during a learning process. Briefly, participants walked on the ground, over a beam and […]

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New publication on the repeatability of OpenCap

  • September 3, 2024
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We are happy to share our latest research findings on Opencap, a smartphone- and web-based markerless motion capture system.This study delves into the intersession repeatability of OpenCap and the effects of clothing on gait kinematics. While there has been quite a lot of research on concurrent validity of 3D markerless systems, research on reliability for […]

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Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports 2024

  • July 25, 2024
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Last week, our research group attended the Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports. PhD student Alex Pürzel together with Assoc. Prof. Hans Kainz hosted a two-hour applied science session on powerlifting biomechanics, which was a great success. Additionally, Alex presented his latest research on powerlifting in the Young Investigator Award Session. Link […]

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ESBiomech 2024 Conference in Edinburgh

  • July 16, 2024
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The 29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics in the wonderful city of Edinburgh was a fantastic experience. Members of the neuromechanics research group delivered three oral presentations, engaged in fruitful discussions with peers, and enjoyed a great social program. The icing on the cake was Willi Koller, a PhD student of the group, […]

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