Albert Vette is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, and at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute in Toronto.

Albert received the Dipl.-Ing. (FH) degree in Medical Engineering from the Furtwangen University, Germany, and defended his Ph.D. work in Biomedical Engineering in 2011 (Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto). Moreover, he is certified in Organ Performance and Conducting under the state exam program of the Freiburg University of Music, Germany. His studies, industrial internships and research visits allowed Albert to gain valuable personal and academic experience in Canada, Germany, Sweden, the United States, Australia, and Japan.

Albert’s research interests include the modeling of physiological control systems; sensory-motor integration during gait and posture; the dynamics of biomechanical systems; and assistive technology for individuals with neurological disorders. His present work at Toronto Rehab’s Mobility Team and the Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory focuses on the following topics:

(1) neural balance control strategies during postural control;

(2) the contribution of spinal reflexes to balance during gait and posture;

(3) central processing times (‘reaction times’) during voluntary motor tasks and evoked responses in different populations;

(4) musculoskeletal biomechanics of the human trunk and their role in stabilizing posture during activities of daily life; and

(5) biomechanical mechanisms of muscle fatigue induced by functional electrical stimulation (FES).