Benedicte VanwanseeleRoss MillerLuke Kelly

Benedicte Vanwanseele

Prof. Vanwanseele is a full professor and the head of the Human Movement Biomechanics research group at the Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven. She is an international recognized expert in sports and footwear biomechanics covering highly specialized biomechanical modelling techniques as well as field-based measures. She has published more than 100 full papers in peer-reviewed international journal, attracted research grants, supervised 15 PhD students to completion and is currently supervising 10 PhD students. She has presented her research at several national and international conferences. Prof. Vanwanseele focuses her research on developing insights and innovative methodologies to achieve personalized rehabilitation and training regimes to enable each of us to perform optimally. Footwear being one of the crucial parameters to support performance. Prof. Vanwanseele is also involved in the implementation of evidence-based methods to improve training programs for elite athletes such as the Belgian national hockey team and is the co-founder of a Spin-off company RunEasi.

Ross Miller

Ross Miller is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Academics at the University of Maryland (USA), Department of Kinesiology, where he co-directs the Neuromechanics Research Core since 2013.  He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Center for Simulation in Rehabilitation Research.  Dr. Miller’s recent research focuses on (i) causal relationships between joint loading and knee osteoarthritis in various populations, and (ii) the mechanics and energetics of walking with prosthetic limbs, with long-term goals of improving mobility in older adults and disabled adults through prevention of chronic disease.

Luke Kelly

Luke Kelly is an Associate Professor of Allied Health Research and Director of the Australian Centre for Precision Health & Technology, at Griffith University. He is a trained podiatrist (QUT) with a PhD in Biomechanics and Motor Control (University of Queensland). Luke’s research incorporates approaches from biomechanics, neurophysiology and morphometrics to understand how the interactions between structure and neural control influence foot function, and the influence of our feet have on whole body mechanics and energetics. His research program has broad applications across a range of areas, including health (e.g. chronic musculoskeletal conditions), athletic footwear innovation, high-performance sport, and technology development. Luke’s research program has attracted more than $6 million in research funding since 2015, for projects funded by the Australian government and commercial partners.