Aachen, Germany • open to remote/hybrid

Turning sensor data into
actionable evidence.

I work at the intersection of human movement science, physiology, and wearable sensing. I design studies, build practical measurement workflows, and help teams make defensible claims from real-world data. ML is not my main selling point—rigorous human-centered measurement and clear translation are.

Wearable Sensor Systems

IMU-based movement analysis and multi-sensor setups (EMG/ECG/PPG-style streams), with practical attention to placement, artifacts, drift, and real-world constraints—including emerging form factors like smart glasses and earables.

Human-Centered Study Design

Designing studies teams can execute: protocols, endpoints, feasibility, adherence, and data-quality checks. Experience across observational and intervention contexts, translating questions into testable outcomes.

Biomechanics & Physiology

Domain depth in gait and functional tasks, neuromuscular and physiological interpretation, and what movement/physiology signals can (and cannot) support in real humans.

RWE & Population Analytics

Working with large wearable datasets (10k+ participants) to derive interpretable activity-pattern metrics (bouts, fragmentation, transitions, intensity distribution) and relate them to cardiometabolic outcomes.

Measurement & Evidence Strategy

“Lab-to-life” benchmarking plans: gold-standard comparisons, synchronization, artifact handling, error reporting, and transparent limitations—so performance claims are defensible and useful for product decisions.

Selected work

A few compact examples (Problem → Approach → Output). I can share deeper case-study PDFs or references on request.

Population Health
N ≈ 10,000+
Wearable cohort
Free-living

RWE: Physical activity patterns at scale

Problem: Large accelerometry datasets are messy, and “steps/day” misses meaningful behavior.

Approach: Built reproducible Python workflows to quantify pattern metrics (bouts, fragmentation, transitions, intensity distribution), with data-quality checks and reporting built for decisions—not just plots.

Output: Analysis-ready measures and clear summaries to support links with cardiometabolic outcomes.

Python Time-series Quality Control Interpretability
Wearables
IMU
Movement analysis
Field-ready

Real-world movement workflows after ACL injury / reconstruction

Problem: Lab snapshots often miss day-to-day movement strategies during rehabilitation.

Approach: Designed a wearable workflow for functional tasks (multi-pace walking and beyond), emphasizing signal quality, event logic, and outputs clinicians and engineers can both interpret.

Output: Reusable pipeline components and figures suitable for stakeholder reporting and publication-grade materials.

IMU Gait Events Biomechanics Reporting
Validation
Multi-device
Synchronization
Protocol

Smart glasses + earables: validation planning (newest funding)

Problem: Novel form factors need credible benchmarking against reference measures in realistic conditions.

Approach: Designed a synchronized data-collection protocol across daily activities with practical constraints in mind (comfort, adherence, time alignment, artifacts), and a clear analysis/reporting plan.

Output: Validation-ready protocol and roadmap for translating signals into defensible performance claims.

Smart Glasses Earables PPG/ECG Benchmarking
Study Design
Intervention
Wearable endpoints
QA

Wearables as endpoints in human studies

Problem: Using wearable-derived outcomes responsibly requires clear measurement assumptions and QA.

Approach: Defined outcomes and checks up front, aligned analysis to what the sensor can support, and emphasized transparent limitations.

Output: A practical framework for using wearable kinematics as credible outcomes in applied human research settings.

Endpoints QA Checks Methods Communication
Measurement
Reliability
Error reporting
Clinical

Portable device validation for clinical measurement

Problem: Can accessible devices produce research-grade measurements with standardized protocols?

Approach: Reliability testing with standardized positioning, clear reporting of error, and transparent constraints.

Output: A practical measurement approach designed to survive real-world clinical variability.

Reliability Standardization Methods Clinical Tools

Let’s talk wearables and human-centered R&D.

I’m open to opportunities across Applied Research, R&D, Measurement/Validation, and technical project coordination—especially in wearable sensors and assistive systems (including exoskeleton-adjacent work).

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