Distinguished Lecture "Advances in Computational Sports Biomechanics" by Prof. Justin FERNANDEZ
Conference / Lecture
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Date
31 Aug 2026
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Organiser
Organised by RISports; co-organised by Department of Biomedical Engineering
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Time
14:00 - 15:00
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Venue
HJ303, Wing HJ, PolyU Map
Summary
About the speaker
Professor Justin FERNANDEZ
Professor
Department of Engineering Science and Biomedical Engineering
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Prof. Justin FERNANDEZ is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Science and Biomedical Engineering, and the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours first class) in Engineering Science (1999) and a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Auckland (2004). Between 2005 and 2010 he completed an ARC postdoctoral fellowship at Melbourne University in Mechanical Engineering and was a research scientist at the CSIRO. From 2011 to 2013 he was an Aotearoa Fellow funded by the Robertson Foundation in the Auckland Bioengineering Institute.
He is a Principal Investigator in the musculoskeletal modelling group where he leads research into computational biomechanics, orthopaedics, sports science, brain mechanics, and ADHD. His work integrates biomedical imaging, gait analysis, wearable sensors, large population data, statistical models, and computational mechanics. His research strongly focuses on clinician engagement.
Distinctions/Honours:
- Vice Chancellors prize for best doctoral thesis (2004, University of Auckland)
- Aotearoa Bioengineering Fellowship (2011-2013, University of Auckland)
- ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2006-2008, University of Melbourne)
- Winner of the 2017 Healthtech Care Award (MedTech CoRE) - best translational project
- Editorial board of Medical Engineering and Physics
- Adjunct Professor at Ningbo University, Institute of Health, China
- Co-founder of Formus Labs (www.formuslabs.com)
