Committees
ISEK values the contributions of our diverse membership and acknowledges that all members represent the future of our science and society. The Society encourages all members to help advance ISEK by taking an active role on a committee.
The Council is committed to being an inclusive organization that encourages diversity. We welcome involvement of members from all over the world and from diverse backgrounds.
Browse the listing below for further information on each committee and application process.
Clinical Application Committee (CAC)
The clinical application committee facilitates the clinical application of approaches developed within the fields of electrophysiology and kinesiology.
Committee Initiatives
The committee will encourage education and training to promote the use of various techniques in a clinical setting and their role in supporting evidence-based medicine. The committee will develop initiatives that could ultimately lead to enhanced patient outcomes, especially in the fields of rehabilitation medicine, ergonomics and occupational medicine, and neurology. The CAC reports to the ISEK Member Services Committee.
The committee is composed of:
Eduardo Martinez Valdes (Chair)
University of Birmingham
Marco Ghislieri
Politecnico di Torino
Tea Lulic
University of Waterloo
Hugo Massé-Alarie
Université Laval
Corrado Cescon
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
Vishal Rawji
Imperial College London
Macarena Soldan Seguel
Universidad Mayor
Communications Committee
The committee serves to coordinate communications between ISEK, its membership, and the public on matters central to the Society’s vision and mission.
Committee Initiatives
- Website: The committee is currently putting the last touches to our revamped website.
- Social media: We aim to further our presence on social media to engage trainees, researchers and other professionals and build the ISEK community.
The ISEK Council invites members to serve on the Communications Committee. We welcome involvement of members from all over the world and from diverse backgrounds.
Please indicate your interest by filling out this expression of interest form.
Application deadline: February 21, 2025
Greg Pearcey
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Ricardo Mesquita
Karolinska Institute
Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity Committee
To facilitate an equitable association, that recognizes diversity and inclusion, and emphasizes quality of life in event planning and dissemination activities.
Committee Initiatives
We will continue our work on encouraging and supporting diversity in all aspects of ISEK and the ISEK Congress. More specifically, we will:
- Develop initiatives to support members who may otherwise not have a chance to attend our conferences or contribute to workshops and discussions
- Organization of talks or tweets for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and the International Day of Older Persons
- See our strategic intent and diversity statement here
Jennifer Jakobi (Chair)
University of British Columbia Okanagan
Sophia Jenz
Northwestern University
Marcel Bahia Lanza
University of Maryland Baltimore
Madeleine Lowery
University College Dublin
Silvia Muceli
Chalmers University of Technology
Kylie Tucker
University of Queensland
Early Career Researcher Committee (ECR)
The Early Career Researcher Committee represents the students and early career researchers of ISEK.
Purpose, Vision, and Goals of the ECR Committee
1. Purpose
The purpose of the ISEK ECR Committee is to increase ECR (student, postdoc, and other early career researchers) involvement within the society by enhancing and creating ECR orientated programs. The ISEK ECR Committee will communicate ECRs’ needs, questions, and initiatives to the Member Services Committee and ISEK Council in an effort to cultivate a spirit of interest and fellowship within the society.
2. Vision
The ISEK ECR Committee represents the voice of ECR’s (students, post-doctoral and other early career researchers) within the society. It aims to promote engagement, representation, and networking opportunities for ECR members by providing training, resources, and avenues for connecting with professionals within and outside the field with an interest in human movement and the neuromuscular system.
3. Goals
The Committee seeks to enhance the experience of ECR’s by organizing and overseeing initiatives answering their professional and career development needs, and by providing an avenue to offer input to, and engage with, the priorities of ISEK. The Committee also aims to strengthen the immediate and long-term retention of ECR members within the society and encourage the participation of less represented fields or groups with limited access to resources. We commit to be an inclusive, diverse, and equitable Committee.
Diversity Statement
We seek to assemble a diverse Early Career Researcher (ECR) Committee that embodies the wide-ranging backgrounds, perspectives, and expertise found within the ISEK community, ensuring comprehensive representation and inclusive decision-making.
Committee Initiatives
Online events: webinars and virtual events designed to build skills and foster global connections among early career researchers. Past events have included the De Luca Symposium with ECR DeLuca award winners, cross-timezone community building (e.g., ISEK Around The World) and other events to cover topics such as grant writing and science communication.
Social media engagement and community building: Creation of regular content to be shared on LinkedIN, via email and potentially other platforms to amplify ECR voices, celebrate member achievements, and keep the community informed about ISEK activities.
Congress support: At ISEK Congresses, the committee has supported local ECR committees and has been responsible to organise dedicated ECR workshops and initiatives to enhance the visibility and participation of early career researchers, including creative formats for showcasing their work (e.g., 3MT and graphical abstracts).
Council-level representation: ECR Committee co-chairs participate in ISEK council discussions and contribute an early career perspective to society-wide decisions, including congress organisation, governance policies, communication strategies, and award processes.
ECR Committee Call for Nominations
We invite Early Career Researcher (ECR) members of ISEK to nominate themselves for the ECR Committee for the upcoming 2026-2028 term.
There are seven positions available: up to four for graduate students (currently enrolled as a PhD student, >1 year since PhD commencement, not yet submitted thesis), and up to four for postdoctoral/early career researchers (< 4 years since PhD thesis acceptance, relative to opportunity).
This is a fantastic opportunity to actively contribute to society’s leadership and to the ECR community within ISEK. ISEK values the contributions of our diverse current membership and acknowledges that students and early career researchers represent the future of our scientific community and society.
If you wish to submit a candidacy, please fill out the application form here.
Application deadline: July 15, 2026
After the period of this expression of interest ends, an open election will take place. ISEK ECR members will be able to read the candidates’ biographies and expressions of interest and vote for the committee membership.
Manuela Besomi
The University of Queensland
Early Career Researcher
Ciara Gibbs
Imperial College London
Student
Benjamin Goodlich
Griffith University
Early Career Researcher
Sophia Jenz
Northwestern University
Chair
Ricardo Mesquita
Karolinska Institute
Chair
Giacomo Nardese
Queensland University of Technology
Student
Elisa Romero Avila
RWTH Aachen University
Student
Jacob Thorstensen
Bond University
Early Career Researcher
Giacomo Valli
University of Brescia
Early Career Researcher
Educational Committee
The educational committee facilitates the development and dissemination of the educational resources among ISEK members.
Committee Initiatives
The committee will develop initiatives that provides ISEK members with opportunities to
- Understand the main principles at the basis of the interpretation of electrophysiological and biomechanical data
- Learn how to use existing and emerging techniques
- Share their own interests in specific topics, informing the committee on potential directions to take
The educational committee reports to the ISEK Member Services Committee.
The committee is composed of:
Manuela Besomi (Chair)
The University of Queensland
Robin Rohlén
Umeå University
Yao Sun
University of British Columbia
Jacob Thorstensen
Bond University
Utku S. Yavuz
University of Twente
François Hug
Université Côte d’Azur
Member Services Committee
The Membership Committee cooperates with the ISEK Council to develop and maintain programs to ensure that ISEK brings value to all its members.
Committee Initiatives
- ISEK JEK Tutorials: The committee organizes the Tutorials which are scheduled each year in October and April.
- Repository of teaching materials: We are in the process of creating a repository of teaching materials available to the ISEK community.
- Technical committee: We are starting a committee to inform the research direction of ISEK and to support scientific activity in selected areas of interest to the ISEK membership.
Manuela Besomi
The University of Queensland
Taian Vieira
Politecnico di Torino
Ricardo Mesquita
Early Career Researcher
Minoru Shinohara (Shino)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Organization Committee
The Organization Committee reviews and keeps all governing documents up to date, and coordinates the grant writing efforts to support ISEK activities such as the Congress. The committee also ensures coordination across all other ISEK committees.
Alberto Botter
Politecnico di Torino
Laurent Bouyer
Laval Université
Julie Côté
University of Ottawa
Guillaume Durandau
Francesco Negro
University of Brescia
Kylie Tucker
University of Queensland
Kohei Watanabe
Chukyo University
Technical Committee
The purpose of the ISEK Technical Committee (TC) is to inform the research direction of ISEK and to support scientific activity in selected areas of interest to the ISEK membership. The TC tracks scientific developments, encourages innovation and facilitates education in areas related to electrophysiology and kinesiology. The committee has a particular focus on emerging areas at the intersection of electrophysiology and kinesiology and related disciplines and works together with the ISEK council to advance knowledge in a specialized area or on a specific topic. The TC reports to the ISEK Member Services Committee.
Committee Initiative
The Technical Committee may lead the dissemination of knowledge on a specific topic or facilitate integration of different scientific activities under a selected theme. This may include leading or supporting aspects of the scientific program of the ISEK Congress or other activities during the period between conferences such as webinars, tutorials, drafting of technical specifications, working papers etc.
Jacob Škarabot (Chair)
Loughborough University
Technical Committee Chair
Jeroen Aeles
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Alberto Botter
Politecnico di Torino
Taylor Dick
University of Queensland
Carina Germer
Emma Hodson-Tole
Manchester Metropolitan
Cristina Piazza
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Minoru Shinohara (Shino)
Georgia Institute of Technology