T01: Multiscale Biomechanical Modeling | T02: Computational Methods for Biology & Medicine | T03: Imaging, Measurement & Quantification of Biomechanical Processes | T04: Cell Mechanics & Mechanotransduction |
Cells → Tissues → Organs → Whole-body systems; Computational and theoretical approaches | Finite element analysis, agent-based models, machine learning, data-driven modeling, digital twins | Novel imaging (optical, ultrasound, MRI), force measurement, data extraction from biological motion | A single mechanobiology-focused track — broad enough to include cytoskeleton, adhesions, nuclear mechanics, and signaling |
T05: Tissue Mechanics & Remodeling | T06: Organ-Level Mechanics & Physiology | T07: Mechanobiology of Disease | T08: Bioengineering & Synthetic Microenvironments |
Biomechanics of connective tissue, ECM, viscoelasticity, wound healing, fibrosis | Cardiovascular mechanics, respiratory mechanics, musculoskeletal systems, ocular mechanics, etc. | Cancer, fibrosis, cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration. Mechanisms + modeling + translational aspects | Organoids, tissue engineering, 3D biomaterials, organ-on-chip, microfluidics, physiological simulations |
T09: Rehabilitation Engineering & Human Movement Biomechanics | T10: Translational Biomechanics & Mechanomedicine | T11: AI/ML in Biomechanics and Mechanobiology | T12: Population-, Clinical-, and Public-Health Biomechanics |
Performance, gait, prosthetics, sports science, wearable tech, motion capture | Mechanics-informed therapies, implant design, regenerative medicine, surgical planning | Surrogate modeling, predictive modeling, automated image analysis, computational discovery | Epidemiological biomechanics, injury biomechanics, aging, frailty, falls, global health mechanical challenges |
T13: Neurology & Brain Computer Interface | T14: Biorobotics | T15: Clinical Application, Translational Research & Industry | T16: Student Poster and Demonstration Session |
Mechanics, modeling, and technologies for neural systems, neuromechanics, and brain–machine interaction. | Bio-inspired robotics, soft robots, prosthetics, and human–robot mechanical interaction | Mechanics-driven diagnostics, therapeutics, devices, and pathways from lab to clinic and market | Student-led research highlights and demonstrations of emerging biomechanical tools and technologies |
T01: Multiscale Biomechanical Modeling | T02: Computational Methods for Biology & Medicine |
Cells → Tissues → Organs → Whole-body systems; Computational and theoretical approaches | Finite element analysis, agent-based models, machine learning, data-driven modeling, digital twins |
T03: Imaging, Measurement & Quantification of Biomechanical Processes | T04: Cell Mechanics & Mechanotransduction |
Novel imaging (optical, ultrasound, MRI), force measurement, data extraction from biological motion | A single mechanobiology-focused track — broad enough to include cytoskeleton, adhesions, nuclear mechanics, and signaling |
T05: Tissue Mechanics & Remodeling | T06: Organ-Level Mechanics & Physiology |
Biomechanics of connective tissue, ECM, viscoelasticity, wound healing, fibrosis | Cardiovascular mechanics, respiratory mechanics, musculoskeletal systems, ocular mechanics, etc. |
T07: Mechanobiology of Disease | T08: Bioengineering & Synthetic Microenvironments |
Cancer, fibrosis, cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration. Mechanisms + modeling + translational aspects | Organoids, tissue engineering, 3D biomaterials, organ-on-chip, microfluidics, physiological simulations |
T09: Rehabilitation Engineering & Human Movement Biomechanics | T10: Translational Biomechanics & Mechanomedicine |
Performance, gait, prosthetics, sports science, wearable tech, motion capture | Mechanics-informed therapies, implant design, regenerative medicine, surgical planning |
T11: AI/ML in Biomechanics and Mechanobiology | T12: Population-, Clinical-, and Public-Health Biomechanics |
Surrogate modeling, predictive modeling, automated image analysis, computational discovery | Epidemiological biomechanics, injury biomechanics, aging, frailty, falls, global health mechanical challenges |
T13: Neurology & Brain Computer Interface | T14: Biorobotics |
Mechanics, modeling, and technologies for neural systems, neuromechanics, and brain–machine interaction. | Bio-inspired robotics, soft robots, prosthetics, and human–robot mechanical interaction |
T15: Clinical Application, Translational Research & Industry | T16: Student Poster and Demonstration Session |
Mechanics-driven diagnostics, therapeutics, devices, and pathways from lab to clinic and market | Student-led research highlights and demonstrations of emerging biomechanical tools and technologies |