Webinar: Human-machine Interfacing via Real-time Neuromechanical Modeling
July 18, 2019 at 10am Pacific Time
We invite you to join us for a webinar featuring Massimo Sartori from the University of Twente. In this webinar, Sartori will describe a system for real-time model-based control of bionic limbs and robotic exoskeletons using OpenSim and the CEINMS open-source toolbox. Learn more and register.

2019 NCSRR Visiting Scholars Announced
The NCSRR is hosting its ninth round of Visiting Scholars this summer. The program is a unique experience that fosters expertise and collaborations in biomechanical simulations for rehabilitation research. We've selected four exceptional candidates from a highly competitive pool of applicants. Congratulations to our 2019 Scholars: Antoine Motte dit Falisse, Brett Steineman, Prasanna Sritharan, and Benjamin Wheatley. Read more about the scholars and their projects.

Participate in a Machine Learning Challenge with OpenSim
Round One Entries Due: October 13, 2019
Seungmoon Song and Łukasz Kidziński, postdoctoral fellows at Stanford University, are organizing a scientific challenge to develop a controller that enables a 3D human model to walk. Based on the OpenSim platform, this challenge is one of the official competitions at Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) 2019.

The challenge this year includes a separate track for the most novel biomechanics solution. Prizes include an Xsens 3D motion capture suit and software license. Winners will also be invited to submit their solution to the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation and publish with no fee, if accepted.

Details on how to participate, including information on free resources to get started, are available at the NeurIPS 2019: Learn to Move Challenge website. You can learn more about reinforcement learning and the challenge in our past webinar, Robust Control Strategies for Musculoskeletal Models Using Deep Reinforcement Learning.

Learn about OpenSim Research at ISB

We are looking forward to seeing many members of the OpenSim community at the 2019 Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) and the TGCS satellite meeting in just a few weeks. There are several opportunities to learn about the latest OpenSim research and development at Stanford and elsewhere:

Attend a symposia chaired by OpenSim Fellows. Fellows from Stanford University and several other institutions are organizing symposia with an exciting set of invited speakers. Topics include wearable sensing and breakthroughs in dynamic simulation. See the full list on the ISB website.
Participate in a workshop at TGCS. The OpenSim team will be running a workshop at the 17th International Symposium on Computer Simulation in Biomechanics (TGCS 2019) to introduce OpenSim Moco, a new software package for solving common problems in simulation biomechanics, including tracking simulations, predictive simulations, and muscle-redundancy problems. To participate in the workshop, register for TGCS and check the box for the OpenSim Workshop. Learn more.
Stay tuned for more details about an OpenSim meet-up. We are working on organizing an informal meet-up for researchers using musculoskeletal modeling and simulation. We'll share more details soon.

Jennifer Hicks, Ph.D.

Director of Data Science | Mobilize Center

Associate Director | NCSRR
R&D Manager | OpenSim

Stanford University
650-498-4403 | jenhicks@stanford.edu