Anne Koelewijn

Dr. Anne Koelewijn is an Assistant Professor leading the Biomechanical Motion Analysis and Creation (BioMAC) group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) since 2019. Her research bridges biomechanics, computational modeling, and wearable technology to analyze human movement. She holds a Junior Professorship in Computational Movement Science within the Department of Electrical-Electronic-Communication Engineering.

Her educational background includes a Doctor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Cleveland State University (focus: prosthesis design and gait simulations), an MSc in Mechanical Engineering (BioMechanical Design specialization), and a BSc in Aerospace Engineering, both from Delft University of Technology. She completed postdoctoral work at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne on neuromuscular control.

Research interests center on human movement optimization, neuromuscular control mechanisms, and in-the-wild movement analysis. Her work integrates musculoskeletal modeling, optimal control theory, and machine learning to study gait adaptations, exoskeleton design, and pathological movement patterns (e.g., Parkinson’s disease).

Publications emphasize predictive simulations, wearable sensor technology, and biomechanical energy optimization, with recent advances in radar-based motion capture, inertial pose estimation, and digital twin applications for medical engineering.

• Promising Scientist Award, International Society of Biomechanics (2023)
• Best Paper Award, 5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics (2020)

She leads the BioMAC research group, focusing on computational methods for movement science and collaborating internationally on projects involving exoskeletons, injury prevention, and neuroprosthetics.