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Germany

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Expert in human movement and physiological data analysis

Profile Summary

Possesses over a decade of interdisciplinary research experience at the intersection of medicine and computer science, focusing on human motor control, neurophysiology, and movement rehabilitation. Research methodologies encompass tools and techniques including motion and physiological measurement, neuromodulation, computational modeling, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Python
• ☆ Matlab
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ LaTex
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Presentation Design
• ☆ Animation & Illustration
• ☆ Graphic Design
• ☆ Skills Training
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ Textbook Content Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Course Content Writing
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Technical Writing

Research Gap Analysis

Work Experience

Ruhr-Universität Bochum

May 2019 - Present

Postdoc

University of Montreal

January 2016 - October 2018

Research Intern

Fortiss GmbH

January 2011 - June 2011

Education

Dr. (Department of Neurology)

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

September 2011 - June 2015

M.Sc (Electrical Engineering)

Technical University Munich

October 2009 - September 2010

M.Sc.

Tongji University - China

September 2007 - September 2009

B.Sc.

Tongji University - China

September 2003 - August 2007

Certifications

• Machine Learning

  coursera

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/HAARYEGCGVBD

  September 2025 - Present

Publications

PREPRINT

Lei Zhang, Negar Rahimi, Mohsen Amiri, Alireza Kamankesh, Otella Shoja, Farnaz Ghassemi, Farzad Towhidkhah (2025). Effects of Visual Deprivation on Gait Stability During Treadmill Walking: Insights from a Bipedal Model .

Lei Zhang, Gregor Schöner (2024). Estimating descending activation patterns from EMG in fast and slow movements using a model of the stretch reflex .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Lei Zhang, Gregor Schöner (2025). Estimating descending activation patterns from EMG in fast and slow movements using a model of the stretch reflex . Journal of Neurophysiology.

Lei Zhang, Cora Hummert, Gregor Schöner (2024). Inverting a model of neuromuscular control to estimate descending activation patterns that generate fast-reaching movements . Journal of Neurophysiology.

Lei Zhang, Otella Shoja, Masoumeh Shojaei, Hamidollah Hassanlouei, Farzad Towhidkhah (2024). Quantifying Human Gait Symmetry During Blindfolded Treadmill Walking . Motor Control.

Lei Zhang, Shelia Guberman, Anatol G. Feldman (2022). Shifts in the eye-centered frame of reference may underlie saccades, visual perception, and eye-hand coordination . Journal of Neurophysiology.

Lei Zhang, Shelia Guberman, Anatol G Feldman (2022). Supplementary Section .