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FH-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Brian Horsak

  • Leiter Center for Digital Health and Social Innovation
  • Senior Researcher Institut für Gesundheitswissenschaften
  • Department Gesundheit
Arbeitsplatz: B - Campus-Platz 1
M: +43/676/847 228 587

Studiengänge

  • Digital Healthcare (MA)
  • Physiotherapie (BA)

Departments

  • Gesundheit
  • Medien und Digitale Technologien

Kurzprofil

  • seit: 2021: Leiter Center for Digital Health and Social Innovation (CDHSI)
  • seit 2021: Stiftungsprofessor für Angewandte Biomechanik und Rehabilitationsforschung
  • 2020: Habilitation für das Fachgebiet Bewegungswissenschaften mit Schwerpunkt Biomechanik. Titel: "Advances in biomechanical research in gait analysis and motor rehabilitation", Zentrum für Sportwissenschaft und Universitätssport, Universität Wien, Österreich
  • 2012: Dr. rer. nat. in Sportwissenschaft, Biomechanik, Bewegungswissenschaften und Angewandte Informatik an der Universität Wien, Österreich
  • 2002-2008: Mag. rer. nat. in Sportwissenschaft an der Universität Wien, Österreich
  • Brian Horsak ist ein passionierter Forscher, der eine klare Vision hat: die Verbindung von Technologie und Gesundheitswesen, um innovative medizinische Lösungen im Bereich der Ganganalyse und Rehabilitation zu entwickeln. In seiner Forschung geht er der Frage nach, wie innovative Technologien wie Motion Capturing, Wearables, muskuloskelettale Simulationen, maschinelles Lernen sowie Augmented und Virtual Reality die Patient:innenversorgung im Bereich der klinischen Ganganalyse und Rehabilitation maßgeblich verbessern können. Er verfügt über mehrjährige Erfahrung in der Entwicklung von Forschungsprojekten, der Einwerbung von Drittmitteln und der Leitung von Forschungsprojekten auf nationaler und internationaler Ebene.
  • Auszeichnungen: Er erhielt mehrere Best-Paper-Awards bei internationalen Konferenzen, gewann den Niederösterreichischen Innovationspreis 2021 und belegte den 1. und 2. Platz beim Innovationspreis der Österreichischen Medizinisch-Technischen Berufe 2016 bzw. 2021.

Ausgewählte Projekte

Angewandte Biomechanik in der Rehabilitationsforschung
Stiftungsprofessur des Landes Niederösterreich zur Stärkung und Ausbau des Forschungsschwerpunkts Motor Rehabilitation
ReMoCap-Lab
„Laboratory for Capturing Motion and Augmenting Environment in Motor Rehabilitation“ zur Ermöglichung von innovativen Projekten und Spitzenforschung in Österreich

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Publikationen

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Horsak, B., Prock, K., Krondorfer, P., Siragy, T., Simonlehner, M., & Dumphart, B. (2024). Inter-trial variability is higher in 3D markerless compared to marker-based motion capture: Implications for data post-processing and analysis. Journal of Biomechanics, 112049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112049
Horsak, B., Eichmann, A., Lauer, K., Prock, K., Krondorfer, P., Siragy, T., & Dumphart, B. (2023). Concurrent validity of smartphone-based markerless motion capturing to quantify lower-limb joint kinematics in healthy and pathological gait. Journal of Biomechanics, 159, 111801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111801
Horsak, B., Simonlehner, M., Dumphart, B., & Siragy, T. (2023). Overground walking while using a virtual reality head mounted display increases variability in trunk kinematics and reduces dynamic balance in young adults. Virtual Reality. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-023-00851-7
Slijepcevic, D., Horst, F., Simak, M., Schöllhorn, W. I., Zeppelzauer, M., & Horsak, B. (2023). Towards personalized gait rehabilitation: How robustly can we identify personal gait signatures with machine learning? Gait & Posture, 106, S192–S193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.07.232
Holder, J., Stief, F., van Drongelen, S., & Horsak, B. (2023). A comparative analysis of kinematic simulation results obtained by manually and automated scaled OpenSim models during walking – preliminary findings. Gait & Posture, 106, S80–S82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.07.099
Horsak, B., Eichmann, A., Lauer-Maier, K., Prock, K., & Dumphart, B. (2023). Concurrent assessment of a smartphone-based markerless and marker-based motion capture system in pathological gait. Gait & Posture, 106, S79–S80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.07.098
Guggenberger, B., Horsak, B., Habersack, A., Smith, C., Svehlik, M., & Kainz, H. (2023). Internal lower limb rotation increases patella cartilage pressure in individuals with patellofemoral instability. Gait & Posture, 106, S71–S72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.07.088
Dumphart, B., Slijepcevic, D., Kranz, A., Zeppelzauer, M., & Horsak, B. (2023). Is it time to re-think the appropriateness of autocorrelation for gait event detection? Preliminary results of an ongoing study. Gait & Posture, 106, S50–S51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.07.064
de Jesus Oliveira, V. A., Slijepčević, D., Dumphart, B., Ferstl, S., Reis, J., Raberger, A.-M., Heller, M., Horsak, B., & Iber, M. (2023). Auditory feedback in tele-rehabilitation based on automated gait classification. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-023-01723-2
Horst, F., Slijepcevic, D., Simak, M., Horsak, B., Schöllhorn, W. I., & Zeppelzauer, M. (2023). Modeling biological individuality using machine learning: A study on human gait. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 21, 3414–3423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2023.06.009
Slijepcevic, D., Zeppelzauer, M., Unglaube, F., Kranzl, A., Breiteneder, C., & Horsak, B. (2023). Explainable Machine Learning in Human Gait Analysis: A Study on Children With Cerebral Palsy. IEEE Access, 11, 65906–65923. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3289986
Horsak, B., Simonlehner, M., Dumphart, B., Kainz, H., Killen, B., & Jonkers, I. (2022). Patella-femoral joint loading during the modified Star Excursion Balance Test: Preliminary results of an extensive simulation study. Gait & Posture, 97, S5–S6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.07.013
Guggenberger, B., Horsak, B., Habersack, A., Smith, C., Svehlik, M., & Kainz, H. (2022). The influence of different walking strategies on patellofemoral and tibiofemoral contact forces in individuals with patellofemoral instability. Gait & Posture, 97, S68–S69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.07.052
Horsak, B., Schwab, C., Durstberger, S., Thajer, A., Greber-Platzer, S., Kainz, H., Jonkers, I., & Kranzl, A. (2021). 3D free-hand ultrasound to register anatomical landmarks at the pelvis and localize the hip joint center in lean and obese individuals. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 10650. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89763-7
Thajer, A., Skacel, G., Truschner, K., Jorda, A., Vasek, M., Horsak, B., Strempfl, J., Kautzky-Willer, A., Kainberger, F., & Greber-Platzer, S. (2021). Comparison of Bioelectrical Impedance-Based Methods on Body Composition in Young Patients with Obesity. Children, 8(4), 295. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/children8040295
Slijepcevic, D., Zeppelzauer, M., Schwab, Caterine, Raberger, A.-M., Breitender, C., & Horsak, B. (2020). Input Representations and Classification Strategies for Automated Human Gait Analysis. Gait & Posture, 76, 198–203. https://doi.org/10/ghz24x
Horsak, B., Slijepcevic, D., Raberger, A.-M., Schwab, C., Worisch, M., & Zeppelzauer, M. (2020). GaitRec, a large-scale ground reaction force dataset of healthy and impaired gait. Scientific Data, 7:143(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10/gh372d
Horsak, B., Dumphart, B., Slijepcevic, D., & Zeppelzauer, M. (2020). Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) und ihre Anwendung auf Klassifikationsprobleme in der Ganganalyse. Abstractband Des 3. GAMMA Kongress. 3. GAMMA Kongress, München, Deutschland.
Horst, F., Slijepcevic, D., Zeppelzauer, M., Raberger, A. M., Lapuschkin, S., Samek, W., Schöllhorn, W. I., Breiteneder, C., & Horsak, B. (2020). Explaining automated gender classification of human gait. Gait & Posture, 81, supplement 1, 159–160. https://doi.org/10/ghr9k6
Schwab, C., Durstberger, S., Kranzl, A., & Horsak, B. (2020). Die Anwendung von 3D-Freihand-Ultraschall für die digitale Rekonstruktion von anatomischen Strukturen in der 3D Ganganalyse: erste Ergebnisse eines laufenden Projekts. Abstractband Des 3. GAMMA Kongress. 3. GAMMA Kongress, München, Deutschland.
Durstberger, S., Schwab, C., Simonlehner, M., Kainz, H., Kranzl, A., & Horsak, B. (2020). Evaluating 3D free-hand ultrasound as an alternative approach to register anatomical landmarks: A test-retest study in lean and overweight participants. Gait & Posture. ESMAC 29th Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting. https://doi.org/10/gnt2tf
Schwab, C., Durstberger, S., Kranzl, A., Simonlehner, M., Kainz, H., & Horsak, B. (2020). Evaluating the accuracy of a 3D free-hand ultrasound technique for bone segmentation in clinical gait analysis. Gait & Posture. ESMAC 29th Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.08.064
Thajer, A., Truschner, K., Jorda, A., Skacel, G., Horsak, B., & Greber‐Platzer, S. (2020). A strength and neuromuscular exercise program did not improve body composition, nutrition and psychological status in children with obesity. Acta Paediatrica, epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10/gh379v
Horsak, B., Simonlehner, M., Schöffer, L., Maureder, J., Schwab, C., Raberger, A. M., Zeller, M., & Husinsky, M. (2020). Applicability and usability of an immersive virtual reality-based balance control exergame for prosthetic users: A pilot study with healthy individuals. Gait & Posture. ESMAC 29th Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting. https://doi.org/10/gnkdht
Horsak, B., Schwab, C., Leboeuf, F., & Kranzl, A. (2020). Reliability of walking and stair climbing kinematics in a young obese population using a standard kinematic and the CGM2 model. Gait & Posture, 83(96–99). https://doi.org/10/gnt2tj
Horsak, B. (2019). Advancements in biomechanical research in gait analysis and motor rehabilitation (Habilitation). University of Vienna.
Slijepcevic, D., Raberger, A.-M., Zeppelzauer, M., Dumphart, B., Breiteneder, C., & Horsak, B. (2019). On the usefulness of statistical parameter mapping for feature selection in automated gait classification. Book of Abstracts of the 25th Conference of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB), 1.
Bruckner, F., & Horsak, B. (2019). Labore für virtuelle Welten und Gesundheit [Radiobeitrag].
Horsak, B., Schwab, C., Baca, A., Greber-Platzer, S., Kreissl, A., Nehrer, S., Keilani, M., Crevenna, R., Kranzl, A., & Wondrasch, B. (2019). Effects of a lower extremity exercise program on gait biomechanics and clinical outcomes in children and adolescents with obesity: A randomized controlled trial. Gait & Posture, 70(122–129). https://doi.org/10/gh38bj
Horsak, B., Matousek, E., Schwärzler, E., & Schwab, C. (2019). Reliability of a mobile device to track the sagittal lumbar spine posture during activities of daily living. 11. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomechanik, Berlin.
Horsak, B. (2019). Reliabilität von Messergebnissen in der Gang- und Bewegungsanalyse – Erfahrungsbericht zu gängigen Maßzahlen [Invited talk]. GAMMA Workshop im Rahmen des 11. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomechanik, Berlin.
Horsak, B., Schwab, C., & Kranzl, A. (2019). Reliability of stair walking kinematics in young overweight and obese individuals [Poster]. 28th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC), Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Wagner, M., Slijepcevic, D., Horsak, B., Rind, A., Zeppelzauer, M., & Aigner, W. (2018). KAVAGait: Knowledge-Assisted Visual Analytics for Clinical Gait Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), 25(3), 1528–1542. https://doi.org/10/ghppzn
Slijepcevic, D., Zeppelzauer, M., Raberger, A.-M., Schwab, C., Schuller, M., Baca, A., Breiteneder, C., & Horsak, B. (2018). Automatic Classification of Functional Gait Disorders. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 5(22), 1653–1661. https://doi.org/10/ghz24w
Slijepcevic, D., Zeppelzauer, M., Schwab, C., Raberger, A.-M., Dumphart, B., Baca, A., Breiteneder, C., & Horsak, B. (2018). Towards an optimal combination of input signals and derived representations for gait classification based on ground reaction force measurements. Gait & Posture Supplement, 65. https://doi.org/10/gh38wn
Schwab, C., Slijepcevic, D., Zeppelzauer, M., Raberger, A.-M., Dumphart, B., Baca, A., Breitender, C., & Horsak, B. (2018). IntelliGait: Automatische Gangmusteranalyse für die robuste Erkennung von Gangstörungen. Tagungsband Des 2ten GAMMA Kongress (Gesellschaft Für Die Analyse Menschlicher Motorik in Ihrer Klinischen Anwendung). 2ter GAMMA Kongress (Gesellschaft für die Analyse Menschlicher Motorik in ihrer klinischen Anwendung), Hamburg, Deutschland.
Horsak, B., Schwab, C., Clemens, C., Baca, A., Greber-Platzer, S., Kreissl, A., & Kranzl, A. (2018). Is the reliability of 3D kinematics of young obese participants dependent on the hip joint center localization method used? Gait & Posture, 59, 65–70. https://doi.org/10/gh38bh
Horsak, B., Pobatschnig, B., Schwab, C., Baca, A., Kranzl, A., & Kainz, H. (2018). Reliability of joint kinematic calculations based on direct kinematic and inverse kinematic models in obese children. Gait & Posture, 66(201–207). https://doi.org/10/gf4v7g
Slijepcevic, D., Horsak, B., Schwab, C., Raberger, A.-M., Schüller, M., Baca, A., Breitender, C., & Zeppelzauer, M. (2017). Ground reaction force measurements for gait classification tasks: Effects of different PCA-based representations. Gait & Posture Supplement, 57, 4–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017
Horsak, B., Wunsch, R., Bernhart, P., Gorgas, A.-M., Bichler, R., & Lampel, K. (2017). Trunk muscle activation levels during eight stabilization exercises used in the functional kinetics concept: A controlled laboratory study. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 30(3), 497–508. https://doi.org/10/gh38bd
Horsak, B., Kiener, M., Pötzelsberger, A., & Siragy, T. (2017). Serratus anterior and trapezius muscle activity during knee push-up plus and knee-plus exercises performed on a stable, an unstable surface and during sling-suspension. Physical Therapy in Sport, 0(26), 86–92. https://doi.org/10/gh38bf
Horsak, B., Pobatschnig, B., Baca, A., Greber-Platzer, S., Kreissl, A., Nehrer, S., Wondrasch, B., Crevenna, R., Keilani, M., & Kranzl, A. (2017). Within-assessor reliability and minimal detectable change of gait kinematics in a young obese demographic. Gait & Posture, 54. https://doi.org/10/gh38bc
Clemens, C., Schwab, C., Kranzl, A., Wondrasch, B., Baca, A., Greber-Platzer, S., Crevenna, R., Kreissl, A., Keilani, M., & Horsak, B. (2017). Hip joint center estimation methods do not affect test-retest reliability of kinematic measurements in young obese participants [Poster]. 10th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Biomechanics (DGfB), Hannover, Germany.
Fischer, T., Kiselka, A., Dlapka, R., Doppler, J., Iber, M., Gradl, C., Gorgas, A.-M., Siragy, T., & Horsak, B. (2016). An Auditory Feedback System in Use with People Aged +50 Years: Compliance and Modifications in Gait Pattern. In J. Ibáñez, J. González-Vargas, J. M. Azorín, M. Akay, & J. L. Pons (Eds.), Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation II (pp. 881–885). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10/gnt2tg
Fischer, T., & Kiselka, A. (2016). An Auditory Feedback System in Use with People Aged +50 Years: Compliance and Modifications in Gait Pattern. 3rd International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation, Segovia, Spain.
Gorgas, A.-M., Schön, L., Dlapka, R., Doppler, J., Iber, M., Gradl, C., Kiselka, A., Siragy, T., & Horsak, B. (2016). Short-Term Effects of Real-Time Auditory Display (Sonification) on Gait Parameters in People with Parkinsons’ Disease—A Pilot Study. In J. Ibáñez, J. González-Vargas, J. M. Azorín, M. Akay, & J. L. Pons (Eds.), Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation II (pp. 855–859). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10/gnt2th
Horsak, B., Dlapka, R., Iber, M., Gorgas, A.-M., Kiselka, A., Gradl, C., Siragy, T., & Doppler, J. (2016). SONIGait: a wireless instrumented insole device for real-time sonification of gait. Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces, 10(3), 195–206. https://doi.org/10/gh38bg
Siragy, T., Doppler, J., Gorgas, A.-M., Dlapka, R., Iber, M., Kiselka, A., Gradl, C., & Horsak, B. (2016). Framework for Real-time Auditory Display of Plantar Pressure during Walking. Tagungsband Des 10. Forschungsforum Der Österreichischen Fachhochschulen. 10. Forschungsforum der Österreichischen Fachhochschulen, Wien, Österreich.
Horsak, B., Pobatschnig, B., Artner, D., Kranzl, A., Baca, A., Greber-Platzer, S., Kreissl, A., Crevenna, R., Keilani, M., & Wondrasch, B. (2016). Intra-tester reliability of three-dimensional kinematics in obese children and adolescents. Gait & Posture, 49, 99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.07.155
Horsak, B., Artner, D., Baca, A., Pobatschnig, B., Greber-Platzer, S., Nehrer, S., & Wondrasch, B. (2015). The effects of a strength and neuromuscular exercise programme for the lower extremity on knee load, pain and function in obese children and adolescents: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 16, 586. https://doi.org/10/ghf82d
Iber, M., Horsak, B., Bauer, K., Kiselka, A., Gorgas, A.-M., Dlapka, R., & Doppler, J. (2015). Pilotstudie zur sonifikationsgestützten Ganganalyse. Forum Medientechnik - Next Generation, New Ideas, 51–68.
Horsak, B., Heller, M., & Baca, A. (2015). Muscle co-contraction around the knee when walking with unstable shoes. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology: Official Journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology, 25, 175–181. https://doi.org/10/f6xvzs
Artner, D., Wondrasch, B., Baca, A., Pobatschnig, B., Greber-Platzer, S., Nehrer, S., & Horsak, B. (2015). Trial Protokoll: Biomechanische Belastungsanalyse der Kniegelenke bei Alltagsbewegungen von adipösen Kindern und Jugendlichen: eine randomisiert kontrollierte Studie. Konferenzband - 22. Sportwissenschaftliche Hochschultag Der Deutschen Vereinigung Für Sportwissenschaft (Dvs). 22. Sportwissenschaftliche Hochschultag der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft (dvs), Mainz, Deutschland.
Horsak, B., Iber, M., Bauer, K., Kiselka, A., Gorgas, A.-M., Dlapka, R., & Doppler, J. (2015). A wireless instrumented insole device for real-time sonification of gait. Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Auditory Display, 94–101.
Lampel, K., Horsak, B., Brauneis, W., & Doppler, J. (2015). Development of an educational software for observational gait analysis in physical therapy. International Neurology and Rehabilitation Meeting - Abstract Book. INeReM - International Neurology and Rehabilitation Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey.
Kiselka, A., Gorgas, A.-M., Bauer, K., Dlapka, R., Gusenbauer, M., Doppler, J., & Horsak, B. (2015). Demands on a mobile auditory feedback system for gait rehabilitation. Tagungsband Des 9. Forschungsforum Der Österreichischen Fachhochschulen. 9. Forschungsforum der Österreichischen Fachhochschulen, Hagenberg, Österreich.

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