Available Thesis Projects

Luis I., Afschrift M., Gutierrez-Farewik EM. S prings vs. motors: Ideal assistance in the lower limbs during walking at different speeds . PLOS Computational Biology, 2024 Sep 4; 20(9): e1011837.

Zhang X, Liu YX, Wang R, Gutierrez-Farewik EM.
Soft Ankle Exoskeleton to Counteract Dropfoot and Excessive Inversion . Frontiers in Neurorobotics 2024; 18.

Luis I, Afschrift M, Gutierrez-Farewik EM. Experiment-guided tuning of muscle-tendon parameters to estimate muscle fiber lengths and passive forces . Scientific Reports 14, 14652 (2024).

Luis I, Afschrift M, Gutierrez-Farewik EM. Experiment-guided tuning of muscle-tendon parameters to estimate muscle fiber lengths and passive forces.  Scientific Reports 14, 14652 (2024).

Butler Forslund E, Truong M, Wang R, Seiger Å, Gutierrez-Farewik EM. A protocol for comprehensive analysis of gait in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury . Methods and Protocols 2024, 7(3); 39.

Cenni F, Alexander N, Sukanen M, Mustafaoglu A, Wang Z, Wang R, Finni T. ISB clinical biomechanics award winner 2023: Medial gastrocnemius muscle and Achilles tendon interplay during gait in cerebral palsy . Clinical Biomechanics 111 (2024): 106158.

Wang R, Zhang L, Jalo H, Tarassova O, Pennati GV, Arndt A. Individualized muscle architecture and contractile properties of ankle plantarflexors and dorsiflexors in post-stroke individuals.  Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol. 12:1453604 (2024).

Åhblom A, Pontén E, Destro A, Petersson S, Walden F, Wang R, Lidbeck C. Exploration of the triceps surae muscle in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy using instrumented measurements of stiffness and diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging for muscle architecture.  BMC Musculoskelet Disord 25, 803 (2024).

Li L, Su Y, Klein F, Garemark J, Li Z, Wang Z, Li J, Wang R, Li Y. Synchronized ultrasonography and electromyography signals detection enabled by nanocellulose based ultrasound transparent electrodes Carbohydrate Polymers, Aug 2024.

Zhang L, Wouwe T, Yan S, Wang R. EMG-constrained and ultrasound-informed muscle-tendon parameter estimation in post-stroke hemiparesis . IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Jan 2024.

Zhang H, Kizyte A, Wang R. Enhancing Dynamic Ankle Joint Torque Estimation through Combined Data Augmentation Techniques . 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS Int. Conf. on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Sept 2024. (fullständig konferensartikel)

Journal articles and conference papers 2025

Hasan IM, Bello I, Seth A, Gutierrez-Farewik EM. Modeling glenohumeral stability in musculoskeletal simulations: A validation study with in vivo contact forces . IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 2025;33:4657-4668. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2025.3635012.
2026-08-20
16 (19)

Duan Z, Kizyte A, Forslund EB, Gutierrez-Farewik EM, Herman P, Wang R. In vivo estimation of motor unit intrinsic properties in individuals with spinal cord injury . J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2025;22(1):128.

Zhang X, Liu YX, Wang R, Gutierrez-Farewik EM. Multi-objective Human-in-the-Loop Optimization of Exoskeleton Assistance for Dropfoot Gait . IEEE Robotics & Automation Letters 10(8), 2025, pp. 8586-8593.

Wang Z, Petersson S, Moreno R, Wang R. Anisotropic mechanical properties quantification in skeletal muscle using magnetic resonance elastography and diffusion tensor imaging . Journal of Biomechanics, 2025 May 1:112737.

Truong MTN, Forslund EB, Seiger Å, Gutierrez-Farewik EM. Quantifying Demographic, Anthropometric, and Neurological Impairment Effects on Walking Performance in People With Spinal Cord Injury . IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 33, pp. 4422-4431, 2025.

Sabioni M, Willén J, A Dual S, Jacobsson M. Dynamic response of Bluetooth wearable heart rate monitors during rapid changes in heart rate.  Physiol Meas. 2025 Jul 31;46(8).

Kizyte A, Zhang H, Forslund EB, Gutierrez-Farewik EM, Wang R. Neuromuscular adaptations in soleus and tibialis anterior muscles in persons with spinal cord injury . J Neuroeng Rehabil, In Press.

Xiang L, Gao Z, Fernandez J, Gu Y, Wang R, Gutierrez-Farewik EM. Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Gait Analysis: Advances, Pitfalls, and Challenges – A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology , 2025, 13, 1671344.

Luis I, Gutierrez-Farewik EM. ESMAC Best Paper 2024: Defining exoskeleton aim matters: Simulating optimal assistive moments with explicit objectives using bilevel optimization . Gait & Posture, 2025, 121, pp. 315-324.

Zhou G, Hu Y, Yang Q, Wang R, Chen Y. SiamFSA: Optical Flow-driven Structural-aware Siamese Network for Ultrasound Videos Landmark Tracking . IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/jbhi.2025.3636285

Zhang X, Fredriksen A, Palmcrantz S, Gutierrez-Farewik EM. Biplanar Ankle Assistance for Dropfoot Gait Post-Stroke with Multi-objective Human-in-the-Loop Optimization: A Case Study . 2025 IEEE Int. Conf. on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), 2025, pp. 1132-1138. (fullständig konferensartikel)

Wan Z, Klein FB, Wang H, Wang R. Full-chain Biomechanical Analysis of Human Movement with Musculoskeletal Simulation and Wearable Sensors . 2025, Copenhagen. (fullständig konferensartikel)

Journal articles and conference papers 2026

Truong MTN, Butler Forslund E, Seiger Å, Gutierrez-Farewik EM. Characterizing the effects of muscle weakness on margins of stability and joint mechanics during gait in persons with incomplete paraplegia due to spinal cord injury . Journal of Biomechanics 2026;205:113445. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2026.113445.
2026-08-20-17 (19)

Luis I, Gutierrez-Farewik EM, Afschrift M. Why inverse simulations overestimate optimal ankle exoskeleton assistance: the role of bi-articular coordination and joint stiffness . Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2026;23:224. doi: 10.1186/s12984-026-02106-3.

Aeppli TRJ, Zhang LZ, Gutierrez-Farewik EM, Pontén E, Zaman F, Sävendahl L. Mechanical loading prevents bone growth impairment in TNF-overexpressing mice with chronic inflammation . Cells 2026;15(6):1458. doi: 10.3390/cells15161458.

Vanmechelen I, Broström E, Haglund-Åkerlund Y, Pontén E, Nordenskjöld A, Gutierrez-Farewik EM. Gait analysis in children with bladder exstrophy shows increased hip adduction, knee valgus and external foot progression in comparison with control participants . Gait & Posture 2026;130:110277. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2026.110277.

Eriksson M, Gutierrez-Farewik EM, Bartonek Å. Gait at childhood and adulthood in persons with myelomeningocele – a retrospective analysis . BMC Neurology 2026;26:409. doi: 10.1186/s12883-026-05094-y.

Zhang X, Fredriksen A, Gutierrez-Farewik EM, Palmcrantz S. Feasibility of a new soft exoskeleton on people with dropfoot post-stroke . Wearable Technology 2026;7:e7. doi: 10.1017/wtc.2026.10043.

Xu L, Andrikopoulos G, Gutierrez-Farewik EM. Designing Active Assistance for Gait with Hip Abductors Weakness Using Predictive Simulation.  IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 2026;34:1616-1625. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2026.3674842.

Renganathan G, Luis I, Gutierrez-Farewik EM, Tada M, Kurita U. Simulation-Driven Exoskeleton Control: Predicting Soft Pneumatic Gel Muscle Actuator Assistance to Reduce Metabolic Cost at Different Walking Speeds . IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 2026;34:1457-1469. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2026.3671348.

Truong MTN, Butler Forslund E, Seiger Å, Gutierrez-Farewik EM. Gait pattern stratification in persons with incomplete spinal cord injury: A data-driven approach . Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2026;23:108. doi: 10.1186/s12984-026-01896-w.

Duan Z, Kizyte A, Butler Forslund E, Gutierrez-Farewik EM, Herman P, Wang R. Adaptation of motor unit synergies in the synergetic ankle plantarflexors in ambulatory persons with incomplete spinal cord injury . Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2026;23(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s12984-026-01874-2.

Åhblom A, Duan Z, Destro A, Pontén E, Lidbeck C, Wang R. Good to excellent reliability of instrumented ankle passive resistance and strength measurements in children . Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2026. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2026.1832116

Wang Z, Destro A, Åhblom A, Petersson S, Von Walden F, Pontén E, Lidbeck C, Wang R. Muscle morphology and intramuscular fat after treatment-as-usual including botulinum neurotoxin A injections in children with cerebral palsy . Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.70395

Lin Y, Wang Z, Zheng Z, Destro A, Chen H, Zhu L, Zhou Y, Wang R. MRI image segmentation of the major lower leg muscles using deep learning: application in biomechanical analysis . Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2026:1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-026-03554-8

Klein FB, Wan Z, Wang H, Wang R. A real-time full-chain wearable sensor-based musculoskeletal simulation: an OpenSim-ROS Integration . IEEE Transactions on Neural 2026-08-2018 (19) Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 34, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSRE.2026.3675373
 

Doctoral defense/Licentiate seminar

Zhongzheng Wang, 25 april 2025. " Quantification of Skeletal Muscle Morphology and Mechanical Properties Using Medical Imaging ”.

Asta Kizyte, 23 maj 2025. ” Neuromechanical Assessment of Intact and Impaired Muscle Control ”.

Xiaochen Zhang, 26 maj 2025, Advancing Exoskeleton Use Post Stroke: Developing and Optimizing a Soft Biplanar Ankle Exoskeleton ”.

Ibrahim Hasan, licentiatseminarium 10 april 2025, ” Modeling of Shoulder Loading and Stability ”.

Minh Truong, mars 2026, Gait pattern stratification in persons with incomplete spinal cord injury: a data-driven approach (finansierad av Vetenskapsrådet, verksam i forskargruppen och med tillgång till infrastruktur som till stor del finns tack vare Promobilias finansiering).

Ibrahim Hasan, planerad disputation 11 december 2026.

Zhihao Duan, planerad disputation januari 2027 (CSC-stipendium + Promobilia-tilläggsstipendium).

Linghui Xu, planerad disputation april 2027 (CSC-stipendium + Promobilia-tilläggsstipendium).

Yuanyang Zhang, planerad disputation juni 2027 (CSC-stipendium + Promobilia-tilläggsstipendium).