Collection
Inclusive Sports Engineering and Technology
This Topical Collection focuses on recent advancements in sports engineering and technology research and development involving or addressing inclusive populations. This might include, but is not limited to populations such as women, parasport participants, neurodiverse individuals, children, older adults, or inclusive data practices
Editors
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Aimee Mears
Dr. Aimee Mears is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Technology and Biomechanics in the Sports Technology Research Group. Her research examines the human-sport equipment interaction using biomechanics and advanced data analysis techniques in particular for women.
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Pui Wah (Veni) Kong
Dr. Pui Wah (Veni) Kong is an Associate Dean and Associate Professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her research interests include sports and clinical biomechanics, with applications in human performance and musculoskeletal health. She had conducted inter-disciplinary research on sports performance, injuries, footwear, low back pain, massage and exoskeleton.
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Kristina Brubacher
Dr. Kristina Brubacher is a Lecturer in Fashion Technology at the Department of Materials, The University of Manchester. Kristina’s research is interdisciplinary and underpinned by fostering improved relationships between wearers and garments from both technical and user-centred perspectives. As an active researcher in the Apparel Design Engineering group, Kristina investigates, amongst other topics, the design development and sizing of compression sportswear.
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Paul Wood
Dr. Paul Wood is the VP Engineering at PING, coordinating a department responsible for innovation, design, testing and commercialization of new golf clubs. He has a PhD in Mathematics from St Andrews University. His publications include research on the physics of the golf swing as well as mechanisms to enable people with disabilities to optimize their performance on the golf course.
