The goal of the OpenSim Fellows Program is to cultivate and engage a community of OpenSim experts who will collectively advance the field of neuro-musculoskeletal modeling and simulation.
We encourage you to contact OpenSim Fellows if you are looking for a consultant or new collaborator with modeling and simulation expertise. You can also contact our Fellows if you are looking for an instructor to run an OpenSim tutorial or workshop. Note that OpenSim Fellows are not, in general, paid by the NCSRR for these new collaborations or courses, so compensation should be negotiated with Fellows individually. Details about the background and expertise of each Fellow is included below.
Current OpenSim Fellows include:
Dennis Anderson, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Modeling of the thoracolumbar spine; person-specific modeling; applications to clinical problems and populations | |
Ravi Balasubramanian, Ph.D.Director, Robotics and Human Control Systems Laboratory Simulation of robotic systems and their interface with humans | |
Dimitra Blana, PhDLecturer in Health Data Science | |
Friedl De Groote, Ph.D.Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering Modeling and simulation of the neuro-musculoskeletal system; Numerical optimization and system identification | |
Scott L. Delp, Ph.D.James H. Clark Professor of Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Orthopedic Surgery Simulation and its application to understanding human and animal movement; Dissemination and evaluation of simulation software | |
Emel Demircan, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, MechanicalandAerospaceEngineering Department Dynamics, control, and simulation of musculoskeletal systems; Rehabilitation robotics; Teaching and dissemination | |
Matthew DeMers, Ph.D.Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering Biomechanical modeling, computational methods, and software development; Training | |
Antoine Falisse, Ph.D.Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Bioengineering Modeling and simulation of human movement; advanced numerical methods; video-based analysis | |
Dominic Farris, Ph.D.Senior Lecturer, Sport & Health Sciences Integration of experimental techniques with simulations; Ankle and foot modeling; Wearable device design | |
Ayman Habib, Ph.D.Application Architect, OpenSim Software Project Software development, support, and training | |
Jennifer Hicks, Ph.D.Senior Research Engineer, Bioengineering Modeling and simulation and its application to movement disorders and device design; Software testing, dissemination and training | |
Jill Startzell Higginson, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Experimental and computational approaches to studying locomotion in healthy and impaired populations | |
John R. Hutchinson, Ph.D.Professor of Evolutionary Biomechanics Modeling and simulation of musculoskeletal form and function in animals. Integration of experimental and computational data in an evolutionary context. | |
Chand T. John, Ph.D.Software Engineer Software development to simulate human and robot motion; Training and dissemination | |
Ilse Jonkers, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology Dynamic gait simulation in healthy and clinical populations | |
Hans Kainz, Ph.D.Assistant Professor Subject-specific modeling and its application to enhance our understanding of typical and pathological movements | |
Zachary F. Lerner, Ph.D.Postdoctoral Fellow Modeling and simulation of gait in impaired individuals; Human-machine interactions; Teaching | |
Glen A. Lichtwark, Ph.D.Senior Lecturer, Centre for Sensorimotor Neuroscience | |
Misagh Mansouri, Ph.D.Postdoctoral Associate Forward Dynamics Simulation; Patient-specific Modeling; Neuromuscular Control of Movement | |
Ricardo Matias, Ph.D.
Shoulder modeling; Translational Research | |
Matthew Millard, Ph.D.Postdoctoral Fellow Muscle modeling; Contact modeling; Developing modeling and simulation tools; Balance | |
Luca Modenese, Ph.D.Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Subject-specific model building, evaluation, and analysis | |
Jeffrey A. Reinbolt, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering Patient-specific modeling and simulation; Development of computational tools | |
Massimo Sartori, Ph.D.Research Scientist, Department of Neurorehabilitation Engineering Subject specific modeling and simulation; Human-machine interfaces and neurorehabilitation | |
Katherine Saul, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering North Carolina State University Personal Website Modeling and simulation of human movement— focused on dynamics and coordination of the upper limb; Patient-specific scaling for clinical research | |
Gil Serrancoli Masferrer, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Knee modeling, contact force modeling, optimization approaches, software development. | |
Ajay Seth, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Biomechanical Engineering Software development for biomechanical modeling and simulation; Control systems engineering and optimization; Training and support | |
Michael A. ShermanProgram Manager, Simulation Multibody dynamics; Software development for physics-based simulation; Support and training | |
Dimitar Stanev, Ph.D.Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Modeling, simulation and analysis of musculoskeletal systems with emphasis on redundancy; Knee modeling; Software development | |
Ian Stavness, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science Developing computational tools for multibody dynamics and biomechanical simulation; Head and neck modeling; Posture and balance | |
Kat M. Steele, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Subject-specific modeling and simulation; Applications to neuromuscular disorders; Teaching and training | |
Thomas K. Uchida, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Simulation and control of multibody systems; Contact; Muscle and metabolic modeling | |
Brian R. Umberger, Ph.D.Professor, School of Kinesiology Simulation to study mechanics, energetics, and control of human and animal motion; Teaching | |
Jack M. Wang, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science Biologically-based motion synthesis; Computer animation | |
Nicholas A. Bianco, Ph.D.Research Engineer, Department of Bioengineering Modeling and simulation of human movement; optimal control methods; software development |