From laboratory to real world exercise – can wearable sensors make biomechanics relevant?

  Host: Dr Joel Fuller

  Thursday 9 October 2025, 12pm – 1.30pm 

  TBC, Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus

Overview

In this seminar, Dr Joel Fuller will share his research of using wearable sensors and machine learning to create smarter ways to prescribe and monitor exercise—especially for runners and bone health. He’ll explain how these strategies help runners better manage fatigue for safer, peak performance, assist practitioners in spotting and reducing harmful impact forces to prevent injury, and pave the way for tracking bone-strengthening activity across entire populations. Plus, he’ll highlight how this work supports safer, more effective exercise programs to keep bones strong throughout life.

Biography

Dr Joel Fuller is a senior lecturer in the Department of Health Sciences and biomechanics researcher within the Performance and Expertise Research Centre. He has national physiotherapy registration and exercise and sports science accreditation. Joel has a PhD in exercise biomechanics and has extensive expertise in areas related to gait, wearable technology, performance enhancement, and injury prevention. His unique blend of exercise, clinical and data science knowledge, skills, and experience allows him to undertake innovative research at the critical intersection between these areas.

Contact Us

For more details about the series, contact us at fmhhs.executive.dean@mq.edu.au.