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In May 2025, Iris visited the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) at the University of Auckland, where she worked with Dr. Julie Choisne on musculoskeletal modeling. During her three-week stay, she successfully created a contact- and ligament-guided knee joint model based on CT data, laying the ...

Hi everybody! My name is Lukas and I just started working as a research associate at the Institute of Microwaves and Photonics at FAU in September. I previously completed my Master's thesis in electrical engineering there before. Originally I come from a small village near Crailsheim in Baden-Wür...

The entire EmpkinS team extends heartfelt congratulations to Birte Coppers, a Doctoral researcher in subproject D01, on successfully defending her dissertation entitled “Identification of disease-specific biomechanical markers of hand function in inflammatory arthritis"! 🥳 Congratulations from al...

At this year’s Long Night of Sciences, participants once again had the opportunity to gain an extensive insight into the diverse research areas of EmpkinS. Just to name a few highlights: There was a lecture on the topic of "The Psychology Behind Chronic Back Pain," as well as the opportunity for att...

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Cornelia Weise, Chair of Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Health Technology, has been appointed as the new co-spokesperson in the CRC 1483! With her extensive expertise, she will not only contribute to a new EmpkinS sub-project but also enrich the entir...

We are delighted to announce the successful completion of the PhD of our former associated EmpkinS doctoral candidate David Scherb at the KTmfk - Lehrstuhl für Konstruktionstechnik. In his dissertation titled “Simulative Design of wearable assistive devices using musculoskeletal human models at t...

On October 16, the first EmpkinS iRTG Kick-off event took place at the EmpkinS Lab in Erlangen. Prof. Dr. Nic Rohleder, PD Dr. Anna-Maria Liphardt, and iRTG Coordinator Dr. Nathalie Falk introduced the program of the integrated research training group, shared insights into a potential second funding...

The EmpkinS Family has a new member: meet Gwen!✨ Hi, I'm Gwen and I work as a doctoral candidate at the Chair of Engineering Design (KTmfk) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. I originally come from Magdeburg, but I completed my Master's degree in Medical Engineering at FAU. The...

Prof. Dr. Alexander Kölpin, PI in EmpkinS sub-project A04, will be awarded the IEEE Microwave Theory & Technology Society Microwave Application Award! 🎉 This recognition is for "outstanding contributions to interferometric radar technology for medical applications" - a field that has been his...

🏆 WiGeP Innovation Award 2025 in the field "Virtual product development"! Our group leader, PD Dr. Jörg Miehling (subprojects C02 and C03), along with former EmpkinS-associated doctoral researcher David Scherb (human-machine systems, TU Bergakademie Freiberg) and Patrick Steck (KTmfk), under the ...