General
WANG Wei

Research Areas

Biomechanics

Biomedical Signal Processing

Human-Machine Interface

Movement Sciences

Optimization/Simulation

Rehabilitation

Spine


081203 Computer Applied Technology

083100 Biomedical Engineering

081104 Pattern Recognition and Intelligent System



Education

​KU Leuven, Department of Movement Sciences, Belgium                                                                

• Ph. D. in Movement Sciences

• Supervisor:  Prof. Dr. Ilse Jonkers, Prof. Dr. Friedl De Groote, Prof. Dr. Lennart Scheys


Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, China                   

•  Master-Ph.D. continuous study in Mechanical Engineering

•  Supervisor:  Prof. Dr. Dongmei Wang


China University of Mining and Technology, Sunyueqi Honors College, China                   

•  B.S. in Mechanical engineering and automation

•  Supervisor:  Prof. Dr. Aimin Li

Experience



Work Experience

  • Associate Research Fellow, 

Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China


  • Research Assistant, 

Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China


  • Postdoctoral Fellow,

Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science

Publications

   
Papers

1.  Synergy Analysis of Back Muscle Activities in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Based on High-Density Electromyogram. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 69(6),   2006-2017, 2022.

2.  Towards to improving accuracy of musculoskeletal simulation of dynamic spinal motions with optimizing model and algorithm. Medical Engineering & Physics, 110, 2022.

3.  A Dynamic Optimization Approach for Solving Spine Kinematics While Calibrating Subject-Specific Mechanical Properties. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2021.

4.  Implementation of Physiological Functional Spinal Units in a Rigid-Body Model of the Thoracolumbar Spine. Journal of Biomechanics, 2020, 98.

5.  Comparison of modelling and tracking methods for analysing elbow and forearm kinematics. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 233(11), 1113–1121.

6.  The Three-Dimensional Movement Correlations Between Elbow and Wrist Joint and Anthropometric Determinants. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology. 2018(02): 18.

7.  Kinematic Analysis of Traumatology Manipulation for Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation. Chinese Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 2016, (05): 541-547.

8.  Design and validation of a foot-ankle dynamic simulator with a 6-degree-of-freedom   parallel mechanism. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine. 2020, 234 (10):   1070-1082.

9.  Sensitivity analysis of biomechanical effect in vertebral body of two different augmenters. Clinical Biomechanics, 2020, 80(105166).

10.  Computer-aided design and manufacturing of surgical templates and their clinical applications: a review. Expert Review of Medical Devices, 2016; 13.

Patents

1.  Chinese Software registration: Biomechanical   simulation software of astronauts’ musculoskeletal system. Registration   ID: 2015R11L243242.

2.  Chinese National Invention Patent: An   evaluation method for scoliosis based on thin film electrodes. Registration   ID: CN202210104098.X. (First inventor)

3.  Chinese National Invention Patent: A human motion monitoring method and device   based on fusing multimodal Information. Registration ID: CN202210254569.5. (First   inventor)

4.  Chinese National Invention Patent: A wearable spine health monitoring equipment   based on multi-channel EMG. Registration ID: CN202210763563.0. (First inventor)

5.  Chinese National Invention Patent: A biomechanical   shocker tester. Registration ID: CN104949815A.

6.  Chinese National Invention Patent: A Hydraulic Positioning and Rotating   Device for Roller Weldment. Registration ID: CN201310222128.8. (First inventor)

7.  Chinese National Invention Patent: A Comparison and Identification Device for   Morphology of Mineral. Registration ID: CN102967553A. (First inventor)


Research Projects

1. Neuro-musculoskeletal information-based evaluation of scoliosis and the associated treatment effect of scoliosis-specific physiotherapies (PI)

·  Source: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 300,000 RMB

2022 - 2024

2. Subject-specific evaluation of the neuro-muscular-skeletal system of scoliosis and prediction of post-surgery balance (PI)

2022 - 2024

·  Source: Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, 100,000 RMB

 

3. International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of Guangdong Province (PI)

·  Source: Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology, 200,000 RMB

2022 - 2024

4. Development of simulation methods for scoliosis surgical planning based on the optimal fusion of neuromuscular   electrophysiology and spine movement information (PI)

·  Source: China Postdoctoral Science   Foundation, 80,000 RMB

2021 - 2022

5. Advanced Spinal Evaluation and Surgical Planning Platform (Participant)

·  Source: Flanders Research Foundation (FWO),   Belgium

2017 - 2020

6. Study on the biomechanical mechanism of orthopedics spinal manipulation (Participant)

·  Source: Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai, China 

2015 - 2020

7. Biomechanical simulation of astronauts' musculoskeletal system (Participant) 

·  Source: Ministry of Science and Technology of China

2014 - 2015

8. Study on automatic welding technology (PI)

·  Source: National College Students' Innovative Program

2012 - 2014


Research Interests

​Musculoskeletal simulation; Joint Biomechanics; Spine modeling; Movement Analysis; Optimization methods, Rehabilitation enginnering

Conferences

1. Wei Wang; Thomas Overbergh; Dongmei Wang*; Friedl De Groote; Lennart Scheys; Ilse Jonkers; A Force-Dependent Dynamic Optimization Framework for Solving Kinematic Redundancy in the Spine. The 25th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Vienna, Austria, 2019.

2. Wei Wang; Thomas Overbergh; Pieter Severijns; Mariska Wesseling; Lieven Moke; Friedl De Groote; Lennart Scheys; Ilse Jonkers; Estimating Spine Loading Using an Advanced Full-Body Musculoskeletal Model, The 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, Ireland, 2018.

3. Wei Wang; Dongmei Wang*; Feiyue Li; Bin Xue. Biomechanical Evaluation of the Spinal Manipulative Therapy. The 23rd Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Seville, Spain, 2017.


Collaboration

KU Leuven; Stanford; EPFL; TUM; Shanghai Jiao Tong University.