Tim Yang

Tim Yang

Computational rehab scientist, specializing in wheelchair seating and mobility

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  • Sr Instr Designer
    Sr Instructional Designer
    CS @ UIUC
    Computer Science @ UIUC
  • PhD Candidate
    Kinesiology @ UIUC
    Kinesiology @ UIUC
  • Previous: Fellow
    Microsoft LH @ UIUC
    Microsoft Lighthouse @ UIUC
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Awards

Finalist
2020
IoR @ UIUC
Fellowship
2018
Microsoft LH
1st Place
2018
3MT @ UIUC
Best Paper
2015
36th RESNA
Hon Mention
2015
36th RESNA
Hon Mention
2015
36th RESNA
2nd Place
2014
CSE @ UIUC
Hon Mention
2014
35th RESNA
Scholarship
2012
NIH INBRE
CS Research
2012
CS @ UCO

Papers

Bone loading in physical activity
2021
Review
Meas & eval
Biomechanics
Ren, …, Yang, et al
MPEES
Predicting pressure ulcer risk
2020
Machine learning
Data viz
Prediction
Yang & Jan
MBEC
Dynamic seat pressure gradients
2019
ANOVA
Vectors
Lung, Yang, et al
Asst Tech
Dynamic seat pressure gradients
2019
ANOVA
Vectors
Lung, Yang, et al
Asst Tech
Local cooling vs reactive hyperemia
2019
Multiscale ent… Multiscale entropy
Blood flow
Liao, Yang, et al
Entropy
Ischial-coccygeal seat pressure
2015
ANOVA
Wheelchair tilt
Wheelchair rec… Wheelchair recline
Chen, …, Yang, et al
AJPMR
Seat pressure index parameters
2014
Center of pres… Center of pressure
Displacement
Window size
Lung, Yang, et al
BRI
PWC activity cloud monitoring
2014
mHealth
Activity
Participation
Yang et al
IJPMR

Presentations

(Poster)
Personalized PWC assessment
2025
19th IEEE ICORR
(Talk)
Self-driving … drivers?
2018 1st Place
3MT @ UIUC
(Poster)
PWC joystick model
2018
39th RESNA
(Poster)
Seat pressure gradients
2016
93rd ACRM
(Talk)
PWC task model
2015 Best Paper
36th RESNA
(Talk)
PWC task model
2015 Best Paper
36th RESNA
(Poster)
Personalized cushion
2015 Hon Mention
36th RESNA
(Talk)
Personalized PWC assessment
2014 Hon Mention
35th RESNA
(Poster)
PWC Markov model
2014 2nd Place
CSE @ UIUC
(Poster)
PWC cloud monitoring
2013
CHAD @ UIUC
(Poster)
Pressure ulcer risk
2012
NIH INBRE @ OUHSC
(Talk)
PPI/PPG seat pressure
2012
28th SBEC
(Poster)
PWC tilt and recline
2012
AHRD @ OUHSC
(Poster)
PWC accelerometry
2012
GREAT @ OUHSC
(Poster)
PWC free-living tracking
2011
OK Research Day
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