Pawel Kudzia — Updates Research, publications, talks, and writing from Pawel Kudzia, PhD. https://pawelkudzia.com/ 2026-07-30T00:00:00Z Pawel Kudzia https://pawelkudzia.com/ Three oral presentations in July 2026 https://pawelkudzia.com/#update-2026-07-wcb-talks 2026-07-12T00:00:00Z Two talks at the World Congress of Biomechanics (Vancouver, July 12) on lateral head impacts and ski mountaineering biomechanics, and one at the UBC Balance and Falls Research Centre Inaugural Research Symposium (July 10). 2nd place prize for "Biomechanics in the Wild" talk https://pawelkudzia.com/#update-2026-05-uvic-award 2026-05-01T00:00:00Z Won 2nd place prize for the talk "Biomechanics in the Wild" at the University of Victoria. Essay: Feedforward control, or why movement is less reactive than you think https://pawelkudzia.com/#writing-feedforward 2026-04-01T00:00:00Z The brain commits to a movement before it happens. That has quiet but large implications for anyone building wearables, rehab tools, or coaching software. Paper in review: Video-based analysis of head-torso coupling during lateral impacts https://pawelkudzia.com/#update-2026-02-torso-coupling 2026-02-01T00:00:00Z "Video-based analysis of head-torso coupling during lateral impacts" in review at the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Started as Research Scientist & UXR Researcher at Meta https://pawelkudzia.com/#update-2025-05-meta 2025-05-01T00:00:00Z Joined Meta Inc. as a Research Scientist and UXR Researcher on the Advanced Concepts Team. Paper: Neuromuscular fatigue reduces force responsiveness https://pawelkudzia.com/#update-2025-physrep 2025-03-01T00:00:00Z "Neuromuscular fatigue reduces force responsiveness when controlling leg external forces" published in Physiological Reports. Postdoctoral Scientist at University of Victoria https://pawelkudzia.com/#update-2025-uvic-postdoc 2025-02-01T00:00:00Z Started a Post Doctoral Scientist role at the University of Victoria working on wearable IMU systems for fall risk. $15,000 MITACS Lab2Market grant for Core Motion https://pawelkudzia.com/#update-2025-mitacs 2025-01-15T00:00:00Z Awarded a $15,000 MITACS Lab2Market grant for Core Motion market research.