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08:30 - 09:15 Arrival & Registration
09:15 - 10:15 Welcome & Keynote speaker - Room SC2
Plenary session with a keynote from
prof.dr.ir. Massimo Sartori (University of Twente)
Title: Towards smart wearables powered by digital human twins.
Topic: I will introduce the work conduced in my lab (NeuBotics Lab) at the University of Twente, aimed at developing smart wearables, which are powered by digital human twins. I will show how this technology can be used to estimate internal body forces (e.g., muscle and joint forces) in real-time during dynamic movements as well as how this can be used to predict injury risks and assist movement in individuals with neuromuscular injuries.
10:30 - 11:45 Symposia A
Parallel sessions based on the roadmaps of De Watertoren:
A1: Moving Smarter and Better - Room SC2
How does collaborative and multi-disciplinary research on sport, physical activity and health contribute to Moving Smarter and Better?
Chair: prof.dr. Florentina Hettinga (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
- Kleio Moustaka (VU) - TrAIn@home: AI-Supported Home-Based Rehabilitation After Acquired Brain Injury
- Floor van den Brandt (UMCG/RUG) - Drafting: Moving smarter together for better performance
- Eline Nijmeijer (UMCG) - Reading the Defence to Understand Expert Attacking Decisions in Elite Handball
- Tina Bellemans (Windesheim) - From Co-Creation to Practice: Developing Trauma-Sensitive Martial Arts for Youth
- Gerrit Heijkoop en Jurgen van Teeffelen (Slimmer Presteren Podcast) - Insights from the Slimmer Presteren Podcast
A2: Healthy Generation 2030 - Room SC3
Chairs: dr. Esther Hartman (UMCG) and prof.dr. Renate de Groot (EUR)
This session explores how we can better understand and promote physical activity during childhood.
Bas Nijenhuis (MSc; UMCG) and Dr. Lisa Wilderink (Mulier Institute) will take a systems perspective, sharing insights from the ACT2ACT project on the complex interplay of factors and actors that influence physical activity among young children. Complementing this perspective, Dr. Dave van Kann (Fontys University of Applied Sciences) will challenge common assumptions about children’s opportunities to be physically active in primary education, with a focus on golden opportunities for physical activity. Then dr. Koen Frenken (Maastricht University) will update us on the project Stand2Learn – Sitting less, learning better. Together, the presentations offer new perspectives on how we can identify meaningful opportunities for physical activity, how this can influence other developmental domains, and better understand the wider context in which children’s movement behaviour develops.
A3: Exercise is Medicine - Room SC4
Exercise = Medicine: Joining forces
Chairs: dr. Brenda Berendsen (Maastricht University) en dr. Christiaan Vis (Amsterdam UMC)
The world is becoming more complex, and in research we deal with wicked problems. Problems that do not have an easy solution, and for which researchers need to join forces. Funding opportunities direct us into working in consortia, connecting disciplines, and connecting sectors. Team science is the credo. But how does that work? As part of the route ‘Exercise = Medicine’, in this session we open up the discussion about collaboration in the academic culture, guided by two ongoing interdisciplinary and intersectoral projects. After an introduction on team science and collaboration, researchers from different UMCs will highlight different aspects of research collaboration, by presenting their projects:
- BIO-COMPaSS: een NWA-ORC consortium in de route sport en bewegen – How to make impact by integrating fundamental and applied/implementation sciences in close collaboration with public and private partners.
- Joyce Vrijsen (UMCG) – The joint development of the ‘Beweegreiskompas’ for improving physical activity journeys.
We will close the session with a discussion on what team science entails and how it could (or could not) work in our practice. Presenters and audience are invited to join the discussion. Additionally, Martine Hoofwijk (ZonMW, program manager Sport en Bewegen) and Danielle de Boer (NWO; program manager National Science Agenda Sport and Physical Activity) are present to explain the funders’ perspectives.
11:45 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:15 Symposia B
Parallel (workshop) sessions with workshops on:
B1: Single-Camera Markerless Motion Capture in Practice by dr.ir. Bouke Scheltinga - Room SC2
A workshop exploring the possibilities and practical considerations of using a single camera for markerless motion capture. We will look at how video can be used to analyse human movement, what factors influence the measurements, and how these methods can be applied in research and applied settings.
B2: Recognising fatigue from sensor data, a workshop on machine learning techniques by dr. ing. Gwenn Englebienne - Room SC3
In this hands-on tutorial, we will introduce different models of sequences of sensor data. We will then explore how to train such a model and use it for the analysis of a real-world dataset. The data and code will be available, so you can follow the tutorial on your own laptop.
B3: How to use Xsens Dot sensors for movement analysis by dr.ir. Frank Wouda - Room SC4
A workshop on the best practices using Xsens DOTs to extract biomechanical information, such as joint angles. We will go hands-on with a set of dots to extract the elbow angle during self-defined movements. We will go over the whole pipeline from raw sensor data to a joint angle using Python code, so do bring a laptop with a working setup of Python installed if you want to get the most out of it.
B4: From Idea to Fundable Project by dr. Esther Hartman, Daniëlle de Boer & FNV - Room SC5
How can you transform a promising idea in sport, physical activity and health into a fundable project? This interactive session introduces a blended-finance framework and demonstrates how different funding sources can be combined strategically.
Working in small groups, you will develop a finance scheme for pre-selected ideas, generated during a hackathon with FNV the Netherlands and researchers in sport and physical activity. Together with FNV representatives as key stakeholders, you will refine these ideas, explore future funding pathways and identify the steps required to turn them into compelling project proposals.
The broader ambition is to establish a partnership between FNV and the Dutch Research Agenda programme for Sport and Physical Activity, focused on vitality policy and research. Following the session, interested researchers will have the opportunity to join a working group and contribute to the further development of this partnership.
14:30 - 15:30 Symposia C
Parallel sessions:
C1: Feedback and XR systems - Room SC2
With talks from Marie-Laure Snijders (UT), Alessandro Castellaz (UT), Aswin Balasubramaniam (UT) and Dees Postma (UT).
C2: Mental, physical, and social wellbeing - Room SC3
With talks from Marleen Haandrikman (UT), Feline Waardenburg (UT), Dennis Reidsma (UT), Armagan Karahanoglu (UT) and Nicolette Schipper van Veldhoven (UT, Windesheim).
C3: Sports and technologies - Room SC4
With talks from Carmen van den Hoven (NOC*NSF), Erik Maartens (UT), Anne Haitjema (UT) and Jasper Reenalda (UT).
C4: Quantifications in daily life: physical activity patterns - Room SC5
- Renyan Ma (Maastricht University) - The effects of interrupting sitting frequency on cognitive function and glucose responses in young sedentary adults
- Annet Doomen (University of Applied Sciences Utrecht; Maastricht University) - Metrics quantifying diurnal patterns of activity and rest in chronic pain healthcare
- Tomer Yona (Maastricht University) – Beyond volume: why studies of movement patterns resist synthesis
- Jan Willem Rook (UT, Sint Maartenskliniek)
15:45 - 16:45 Keynote speaker & Closing - Room SC2
Plenary session with a keynote from
dr. Femke Nijboer (University of Twente)
Picture credit: Annabel Jeuring
Femke Nijboer is a psychologist, writer and assistant professor at the University of Twente. Her research explores how creative technology can help shape the hospital of the future. She is also a columnist for the Dutch regional newspaper De Twentsche Courant Tubantia and the author of En ze leefden nog kort en gelukkig, in which she combines science and humour to show how our everyday choices can influence our bodies and our health.
Topic: From 5k to couch: a bootcamp in sedentary living
It happens to the best of us: you like to move. Maybe you even exercise. You can’t help who you are, but you can change your lifestyle.
Psychologist Femke Nijboer will share practical strategies to help you reach your goal of becoming a truly sedentary person. In less than an half an hour, she will take you from 5K to the couch. No sweat. No pain. No gain. Promised.
The bootcamp ends with a short reflection on why Femke started giving this bootcamp in the first place.
Please bring, if possible: a pillow, a pair of slippers and as little motivation as possible.