Dylan Kobsar

Dylan Kobsar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University. His research focuses on making biomechanics and human movement analyses more accessible and real-world relevant through wearable inertial sensor technology.

• Primary Research Areas
  • Biomechanics
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Machine Learning
  • Rehabilitation Sciences

His work has been funded by the Labarge Catalyst Grant in Mobility in Aging, Ontario Research Fund, and Early Researcher Awards Program. He develops machine learning models for clinical gait analysis and musculoskeletal disorder tracking.

• Recent Scientific Contributions
  • Markerless motion capture validation
  • Wearable sensor-based osteoarthritis monitoring
  • Biomechanical asymmetry detection in athletes
  • Accelerometer data for frailty assessment
  • Pain phenotype analysis in arthritis

Dylan teaches courses including:

• Advances in Biomechanics and Human Movement Analyses
• Scientific Computing and Wearable Technology
• Neural Control of Human Movement