Predicting military occupational task performance from physical fitness tests using machine learning
Military performance, machine learning and task-based prediction.
Research informing performance, standards and decision making.
Research areas, selected examples and live profile links for biomechanics, human performance, tactical populations, injury prevention and occupational performance.
Research areas
Physical employment standards
Role-relevant standards, occupational task analysis and defensible assessment systems.
Military and tactical performance
Load carriage, readiness, task performance, injury risk and field-based monitoring.
Biomechanics and injury prevention
Movement analysis, fatigue, running biomechanics, lower-limb injury and sports performance.
Wearables and performance technology
IMUs, markerless systems, field-based monitoring and applied measurement tools.
Data interpretation
Machine learning, decision support and practical use of performance data.
Research translation
Evidence applied to standards, practice, systems, education and tools.
Selected publication examples
Biomechanical and physiological biomarkers as indicators of military personnel readiness
Multi-institutional work linking biomechanics, physiology and readiness.
The effectiveness of gait retraining in distance runners: systematic review and meta-analysis
Running biomechanics, injury risk and evidence synthesis.
Head and neck characteristics as risk and protective factors for mild traumatic brain injury
Systematic review across military and sporting populations.
Load carriage conditioning and biomechanical adaptation
Research examining sex-specific and task-specific responses to load carriage.
Physical employment standards and military manual handling tasks
Research linking physical assessments to occupational task performance.
Current themes
Workforce readiness
Physical capacity, occupational task performance and readiness markers.
Performance technology
Field-based measurement, interpretation and practical tools.
Evidence interpretation
Clearer links between research findings and applied decisions.
Live research profiles
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