I graduated with a master's degree in engineering in 2011. In the early stages of my postgraduate studies, I realized that I wanted to focus on increasing the safety of participants in sport through gaining knowledge of biomechanics and injury prevention.
My personal experiences as a rugby player and a Red Cross volunteer reinforced this feeling, having witnessed some dramatic events on the sport field, including severe concussions.
I am currently working as a Research and Development Engineer at Decathlon, one of the largest European sporting goods manufacturers. My work focuses on sports injury prevention and I am in charge of research projects on epidemiology, traumatology and personal protective equipment design for various sports.
Involved in the development of a dynamic numerical model of human foot designed to assess the effects of a running shoe properties on the body of the runner.
Implemented a new numerical model of the heelpad using finite element analysis (Abaqus) for better representation of its real-life dynamics (deformation, elasticity, compressibility).
Carried a complete literature review on materials and shape of the heel pad and its reconstruction solutions, and set up imaging experiments.
