Marion Mundt

Marion Mundt is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia (UWA), affiliated with both the UWA Law School and the School of Human Sciences. Her research focuses on the intersection of biomechanics, artificial intelligence, and sports science, with a strong emphasis on applying machine learning techniques to motion analysis and performance optimization. She specializes in areas such as markerless motion capture, gait analysis, and athlete tracking, leveraging neural networks and sensor technologies to advance biomechanical modeling.

• Expertise: Biomechanics, Machine Learning, Sports Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence
• Affiliations: UWA Tech & Policy Lab, School of Human Sciences, UWA Law School

Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and innovation. Recent research includes developing methods for automating video-based motion analysis, clustering offensive strategies in team sports, and estimating gait events using LSTM networks. She has also pioneered techniques for synthesizing 2D video data from 3D motion captures to enhance machine learning applications.

Mundt has received four notable awards, including recognition for her contributions to wearable technology and AI-driven biomechanical models. She actively participates in conferences such as the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports and has secured grants like the AIS Research and Development Grant (2023). Her research bridges lab-based insights with real-world applications, aiming to improve sports performance, injury prevention, and clinical diagnostics.

Mundt collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and leads initiatives in the UWA Tech & Policy Lab, focusing on technology’s societal impact. Her future work continues to explore AI advancements in biomechanical systems and their practical implementations in sports and healthcare.