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Yufan He

Ph.D. Student
University of Utah
u1562062@utah.edu


About Me

I am a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah, and I am an ISPO-certified prosthetist and orthotist. My training in both engineering research and clinical practice shapes how I approach problems. I care about building models and experiments that are rigorous, but also useful in real-world settings, especially for understanding human movement and improving assistive device design.

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Publications

  1. Assistive Technology
    Enhancing postural stability and gait in older adults: The role of somatosensory foot orthoses on varied inclined terrains
    Abu Jor, Toshiki Kobayashi, Chun Hei Lai, Yufan He, Shakawath Hosen Opu, Wing-Kai Lam, Stanley J. Winser, Fan Gao, Ming Zhang
    Assistive Technology, 2025.
    PDF Published

  2. Journal of Biomechanics
    Gait classification in individuals with unilateral transfemoral amputation using random forest and k-means clustering
    Yufan He, Mingyu Hu, Alpha C.H. Lai, Mark W.P. Koh, Hiroaki Hobara, Fan Gao, Toshiki Kobayashi
    Journal of Biomechanics, 2025.
    PDF Published

  3. Assistive Technology
    Effects of 3D-printed ankle-foot orthoses on gait: a systematic review
    Tasmia Nourin Pollen,Abu Jor, Farhan Munim, Yufan He, Aliyeh Daryabor, Fan Gao, Wing-Kai Lam, Toshiki Kobayashi
    Assistive Technology, 2025.
    PDF Published

  4. Gait & Posture
    Effects of foot orthoses on lower extremity joint kinematics and kinetics in runners with asymptomatic flatfeet: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    Abu Jor, Noelle W.K. Lau, Yufan He, Aliyeh Daryabor, Wing-Kai Lam, Hiroaki Hobara, Fan Gao, Toshiki Kobayashi
    Gait & Posture, 2025.
    PDF Published

  5. Gait & Posture
    Effects of somatosensory-stimulating foot orthoses on postural balance in older adults: A computerized dynamic posturography analysis
    Abu Jor, Chun Hei Lai, Mohammad Jobair Khan, Yufan He, Wing-Kai Lam, Stanley J. Winser, Fan Gao, Ming Zhang, Toshiki Kobayashi
    Gait & Posture, 2025.
    PDF Published

  6. Journal of Biomechanics
    Effects of articulated ankle–foot orthosis dorsiflexion range of motion on lower-limb joint kinematics during gait in individuals post-stroke
    Yufan He, Mark W.P. Koh, Chloe, L.Y. Wong, Fan Gao, Toshiki Kobayashi
    Journal of Biomechanics, 2025.
    PDF Published

  7. Frontiers
    A proposed evidence-guided algorithm for the adjustment and optimization of multi-function articulated ankle-foot orthoses in the clinical setting
    Nicholas A. LeCursi, Beatrice M. Janka, Fan Gao, Michael S. Orendurff, Yufan He, Toshiki Kobayashi
    Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2024.
    PDF Published

  8. Royal Society
    Transfemoral prostheticsimulators versus amputees: ground reaction forces and spatio-temporal parameters in gait
    Toshiki Kobayashi, Abu Jor, Yufan He, Mingyu Hu, Mark W.P. Koh, Genki Hisano, Takeshi Hara, Hiroaki Hobara
    Royal Society Open Science, 2024.
    PDF Published

  9. IEEE
    Dynamics of Center of Pressure Trajectoryin Gait: Unilateral Transfemoral Amputees Versus Non-Disabled Individuals
    Yufan He, Mingyu Hu, Abu Jor, Hiroaki Hobara, Fan Gao, Toshiki Kobayashi
    IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2024.
    PDF Published

  10. IEEE
    Coordination of Lower Limb During Gait in Individuals With Unilateral Transfemoral Amputation
    Mingyu Hu, Yufan He, Genki Hisano, Hiroaki Hobara, Toshiki Kobayashi
    IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2023.
    PDF Published

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