Program
The American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting will take place in Madison, Wisconsin, from August 5 – 8, 2024.
*Please note that the program may be subject to change.
Program at a Glance
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Poster Sessions
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Presenter Guidelines
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Program Overview
9:00-13:00
Workshops/Tutorials
Fundamentals of inertial measurement units (IMUs) for biomechanical data capture
AI in the Classroom
A Generalized Technique for Incorporating the Mechanical Power of Deformable Structures
13:00
Lunch on Own
Affinity Group: Latinx in Biomechanix (LiB) and Black Biomechanics Association (BBA) – Mentoring Event
14:00-18:00
Workshops/Tutorials Cont.
A how-to-network workshop for maximizing value of the American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting
Federal funding for biomechanics research
Re-examining “the way things have always been done” – a paradigm shift in conducting research with diverse populations
Recurrence quantification analysis for movement science
17:30-18:00
Student Welcome Event
18:00-19:30
Opening Reception
20:00-21:30
Student Night Out
High Noon Saloon, 701 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53703
All Day
Participant Research Study: Open Dataset Collection of Normative Video-Based Biomechanics on Functional Mobility
James Cotton, Matty Major, Trisha Kesar, Scott Uhlrich, Scott Delp
08:00-09:00
Registration opens
09:00-10:30
Session Block 1
Symposium 1: Perturbing our ideas on balance: Open questions in biomechanical stability and balance across scales
Symposium 2: Fiber type traps: revisiting common misconceptions about skeletal muscle fiber types
Ortho 1: Spine
Sports 1: Landing and Cutting
Thematic 1: Clinical Applications of Musculoskeletal Modeling
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
Affinity Group: LGBTQIA+
11:00-11:15
Announcements
11:15-12:15
Keynote #1: Dr. Robert Guldberg, University of Oregon
Advances in Regenerative Rehabilitation and the Human Performance Alliance
12:15-13:45
Lunch at Exhibits
Mentor/Mentee Event (Ticketed)
Affinity Group: ASB Christian Biomechanics
Affinity Group: Black Biomechanists Association (BBA) and Latinx in Biomechanix (LiB) – Mental Health Break
13:45-14:45
Award Lectures: Pre-Doc, JRFA, Early Career & Up-and-Comer
Three-minute Thesis
14:45
Transition
15:00-16:30
Session Block 2
Ortho 2: Tendon
AI and ML 1: AI and ML
Balance and Falls 1: Vision and Attention in Balance
Locomotion and Aging 1: Military and Veteran’s Health
Thematic 2: ACL
16:30-18:30
Poster Session 1 & Exhibitors
18:30-20:00
Women in Science (Ticketed)
19:30-20:30
LGBTQIA+ social (Off-Site)
20:00-22:00
Orthopaedic Biomechanics Interest Group Social (Off-Site)
The Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company Downtown (123 E Doty St)
20:30-21:30
Latinx in Biomechanix (LiB) and Black Biomechanics Association (BBA) Social Event (Off-Site)
All Day
Participant Research Study: Open Dataset Collection of Normative Video-Based Biomechanics on Functional Mobility
James Cotton, Matty Major, Trisha Kesar, Scott Uhlrich, Scott Delp
07:00-08:00
Registration opens
08:00-09:30
Session Block 3
Symposium 3: Can machine learning reveal the next generation of neural and biomechanical processes governing human movement?
Symposium 4: Non-linear analysis of gait: translating from the lab to clinical relevance
Movement and Rehab 1: Head, Arms, and Trunk Rehab
Muscle Mechanics 1: Name TBD
Thematic 3: Assistive Tech and Robotics
09:30-10:00
Coffee Break
10:00-10:15
Announcements
10:15-11:15
Keynote #2: Dr. Leena Sharma, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
11:15-12:45
Lunch at Exhibits
Diversity Event (Ticketed)
Affinity Group: American Baseball Biomechanics Society Annual Business Meeting
Student Chapter Leadership Lunch
12:45-14:15
Session Block 4
Awards Session: Goel, Pytel & Founders
Ortho 3: Foot and Ankle
Sports 2: Running
Assistive Tech 1: Exos and Wearables
Thematic 4: Balance and Falls
14:15
Transition
14:30-16:00
Session Block 5
Awards Talk: Journal of Biomechanics and Clinical Biomechanics Awards
AI/ML 2: Wearables and IoT
Balance Falls 2: Slips and Trips
Locomotion and Aging 2: Sex differences
Thematic 5: AI/ML
16:00-18:00
Poster Session 2 & Exhibitors
17:00-18:30
Job Market Poster Session
18:30-19:00
Free time
19:00-21:00
Conference Banquet (Ticketed)
All Day
Participant Research Study: Open Dataset Collection of Normative Video-Based Biomechanics on Functional Mobility
James Cotton, Matty Major, Trisha Kesar, Scott Uhlrich, Scott Delp
07:00-08:00
5 km Fun Run
Registration opens
08:00-09:30
Session Block 6
Modeling and Simulation 1
Movement and Rehabilitation 2: Connective Tissue
Muscle Mechanics 2
Ortho 3: Knee and Arthritis
Thematic 6: Running
09:30-10:00
Coffee Break
10:00-10:15
Announcements
10:15-11:15
Award Lecture: Borelli
11:15-12:45
Lunch at Exhibits
Professional Development Roundtable
Affinity Group: Early Career Faculty (Biomechnewbies)
Affinity Group: Teaching Biomechanics Interest Group
12:45-14:15
Session Block 7
Hay Symposium
Assistive Tech 2: Assistive Devices
Balance and Falls 3
Locomotion and Aging 3: Aging, fatigue, and energy
Thematic 7: Individual Variation
14:15
Transition
14:30-16:00
Session Block 8
Symposium 5: Examining how and why we investigate muscle stiffness across scales and domains of biomechanics
Symposium 6: Biomechanists thriving in medical environments
Balance and Falls 4
Locomotion and Aging 4: Neuromuscular Control
Thematic 8: Gait Rehabilitation
16:00
Transition
16:15-17:45
Business Meeting