28/05/2026
The Université des Mascareignes had the pleasure of hosting Dr Frank Wouda, Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Signals and Systems group at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, as part of the MSc in Industrial Internet of Things, co-sponsored by the Human Resource Development Council.
Dr Wouda delivered the module Wearable Technologies in the MSc programme, an area closely aligned with his research expertise. His research focuses on wearable sensing, inertial measurement units, human movement analysis, motion capture, running biomechanics, rehabilitation monitoring, and data-driven approaches for estimating movement and loading in real-life conditions.
On Friday, 22 May, Dr Wouda delivered a workshop entitled “Going from the Lab to the Field, Using Minimal Body-Worn Sensing” at UdM Rose Hill Campus.
The workshop targeted students, academic staff, and industry colleagues interested in wearable technologies and their applications.
The session highlighted how wearable sensors and data-driven algorithms can support the measurement of human movement in real-life conditions, beyond laboratory and controlled environments. Applications discussed included knee load monitoring for osteoarthritis patients, ankle load monitoring after fracture, rehabilitation monitoring after hip replacement, fatigue monitoring in running, and methods for obtaining accurate movement information from a single wearable sensor.
The workshop provided participants with a better understanding of how minimal body-worn sensing can be used to collect meaningful movement data in real-world settings, and how such technologies can contribute to healthcare, rehabilitation, sports performance, and future IoT-based applications.
