# Pawel Kudzia, PhD

> Scientist, engineer, and co-founder based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
> He builds software and devices that measure how the human body moves, working
> across wearables, robotics, and health technology. He also takes on fractional
> R&D consulting for engineering teams that need senior biomechanics, computer
> vision, and machine learning expertise without a full-time hire.

Canonical site: https://pawelkudzia.com/

## What he does

- **Video-based biomechanics.** Uses ordinary cameras as the primary measurement medium, then applies computer vision and machine learning to extract metrics that normally require lab equipment: ground reaction forces, joint kinematics, and full-body kinetics.
- **Lab-to-field health technology.** 3D body scanning from pose estimation, real-time biofeedback for fall prevention, stroke recovery, and sport rehabilitation.
- **Neural control of force production.** Custom experimental rigs and physics-based models characterizing how the nervous system controls leg forces and how that changes with fatigue and age.
- **Soft robotics.** Wearable exosuits for post-stroke gait recovery.

## Roles

- Co-Founder, CoreMotion (https://trackyourcore.com) — wearable movement metrics for clinicians, athletes, and coaches; wearable biofeedback device for ACL rehabilitation.
- Research Scientist and UX Researcher, Meta (since May 2025).
- Postdoctoral Scientist, University of Victoria (wearable IMU systems for fall risk).
- Independent R&D consultant. Previous work with Meta, Harvard, and lululemon.

## Education

- PhD, Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University.
- Queen's University.

## Selected publications

- Kudzia P., Wakeling J.M., Robinovitch S.N., Donelan J.M. "Neuromuscular fatigue reduces force responsiveness when controlling leg external forces." *Physiological Reports*, 13(16), e70498, 2025.
- Kudzia P., Booth G.R., Reynier K., Panzer M., Cripton P.A. "Video-based analysis of head-torso coupling during lateral impacts." *Journal of Biomechanical Engineering*, in review (preprint), 2025.
- Kudzia P., Robinovitch S., Donelan M. "Characterizing the performance of human leg external force control." *Nature Scientific Reports*, 2022.
- Kudzia P., Jackson E., Dumas G. "Estimating subject-specific body segment parameters from three-dimensional scans." *PLoS ONE*, 17(1): e0262296, 2022.
- Awad L., Knarr B., Kudzia P., Buchanan T. "The interplay between walking speed, economy, and stability after stroke." *Neurological Physical Therapy*, 2023.

Full list: https://pawelkudzia.com/ (Research → Publications)

## Links

- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=E6ib0I0AAAAJ
- GitHub: https://github.com/pkudzia
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pkudzia
- Updates feed (Atom): https://pawelkudzia.com/feed.xml

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