Xiaoxu Ji

External Grants:

• PA manufacturing grants from the State of Pennsylvania: A novel 3D printing composite material for vibration elimination in aerospace ($69,328) (2024)
• NASA Mini Grant: An advanced manufacturing technology for the vibration and acoustics control in aviation ($12,000) (2024)
• A collaborative project between the College of Engineering and Business with the UPMC Hamot ($1990) (2024)
• PA manufacturing grants from the State of Pennsylvania: Re-purposing Beer Spent Grain (BSG) as a building material for additive manufacturing ($69,502) (2022)
• PA manufacturing grants from the State of Pennsylvania: Erie-descent: a cost-effective multi-method UVC sterilizer ($70,000) (2021)

• The Graduate Scholarship Award in 2024, which was selected by the Gannon University’s Faculty Senate.
• The Service Award in 2024, in recognition of my 5 years of dedication, loyalty and commitment to the University.
• The Best Paper Competition at the 8th International Conference on Theoretical and Applied Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Canada, June10-12, 2024.
• The CEB Excellence in Advising Award in 2023, which was selected by the Gannon University’s Faculty Senate.
• The Best Student Paper Competition in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Track at Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Annual Conference (2023).
• The 1st place winner at the 8th North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition (2023).
• The Undergraduate Scholarship Award at the Celebration of Excellence in 2022, which was selected by the Gannon University’s Faculty Senate.
• Two studies were awarded the 2nd place winner at IEEE Erie Student Research Competition. (2022)
• The 1st place winner of Undergraduate Research Competition at the 7th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operation Management (IEOM) (2022)
• The 2nd place winner of Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition at the 6th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operation Management (IEOM) (2021)
• The 2nd place winner of research posters at Celebrate Gannon in our CEB college (2021)
• The 2nd place winner of research posters at Celebrate Gannon in our CEB college (2020)
• The Gannon University Certificate of Recognition for Research and Scholarship at the Celebration of Faculty in 2019.

• BME 355  Computer Simulation of Human Movement
• BME 356  Motion Capture Lab
• BME 460  Biosignal Processing
• BME 479  Biomedical Robot and Biomimetics
• BME 307  Bioengineering Research Method
• BME 308  Research Project Clinical Biomechanics
• BME 430  Biomedical System Model Analysis
• BME 480  Haptics
• ENG 102  Introduction to Engineering and Computing
• IE 322/MGMT350 Quality Assurance and Control

• Doctor of Philosophy, Kinesiology (Biomechanics)                Sep. 2011 - Sep. 2015

            Western University, London, Canada

• Master of Science, Control Engineering                                 Sep. 2006 - Sep. 2008 

            Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada

Peer reviewed journal papers

1) Ji, X., Gao, X., & Swierski, E. (2024). Evaluating the Accuracy of Virtual Reality in Replicating Real-Life Human Postures and Forces for Injury Risk Assessment. Sensors, 24(21), 7049.
2) Ji, X., Arzalluz, I., Gao, X., Al Tamimi, Z., Swierski, E., & Piovesan, D. (2024). Exploring injury assessment using motion tracking technology and ergonomic tools in archery performance. Frontiers in Medical Engineering, 2, 1375520.
3) Ji, X., Miller, J., Gao, X., Al Tamimi, Z., Arzalluz, I., & Piovesan, D. (2024). An ergonomics analysis of archers through motion tracking to prevent injuries and improve performance. Sensors, 24(6), 1862.
4) Terfa, R. D., Patel, P. N., Kim, H. D., Gacura, M. D., Vanderlaan, G., Chen, L., Ji, X. & Piovesan, D. (2024). Harnessing Brewery Spent Grain for Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production. Macromol, 4(3), 448-461.
5) Vakati, S. R., Vanderlaan, G., Gacura, M. D., Ji, X., Chen, L., & Piovesan, D. (2024). Synthesis of Poly-Lactic Acid by Ring Open Polymerization from Beer Spent Grain for Drug Delivery. Polymers, 16(4), 483.
6) Al Tamimi, Z., Chen, L., Ji, X., Vanderlaan, G., Gacura, M. D., & Piovesan, D. (2023). Preparation of Nanopaper for Colorimetric Food Spoilage Indication. Polymers, 15(14), 3098.
7) Xiaoxu Ji, Ethan Swierski, Maria A. Arenas, Ranuki O. Hettiarachchige, Xin Gao, and Jizhou Tong. (2023). Evaluating the Risk of Injury for Aircraft Attendants using Virtual Reality and Advanced Motion Tracking System Integrated with Ergonomics Analysis. Global Journal of Research in Engineering, 23(G2), 1-12.
8) Ji, X., Hettiarachchige, R. O., Littman, A. L., Lavery, N. L., & Piovesan, D. (2023). Prevent Workers from Injuries in the Brewing Company via Using Digital Human Modelling Technology. Applied Sciences, 13(6), 3593.
9) Ji, X., Littman, A., Hettiarachchige, R. O., & Piovesan, D. (2023). The Effect of Key Anthropometric and Biomechanics Variables Affecting the Lower Back Forces of Healthcare Workers. Sensors, 23(2), 658.
10) Ji, X., Hettiarachchige, R. O., Littman, A. L., & Piovesan, D. (2023). Using Digital Human Modelling to Evaluate the Risk of Musculoskeletal Injury for Workers in the Healthcare Industry. Sensors, 23(5), 2781.
11) Ji, X., Hernandez, J., Schweitzer, E., Wang, W., & Piovesan, D. (2023). The assessment of injury risk in the healthcare sector via integrating motion tracking techniques with digital human modelling ergonomic tools. International Journal of Human Factors Modelling and Simulation, 8(1), 1-20.
12) Ji, X., & Tiari, S. (2022). Posture evaluation for the full-body dynamic simulation in JACK Siemens PLM. International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics, 9(3), 261-281.
13) Ji, X., Piovesan, D., Arenas, M., & Liu, H. (2022). Analysis of Healthcare Push and Pull Task via JACK: Predicted Joint Accuracy during Full-Body Simulation. Applied Sciences, 12(13), 6450.
14) Shank, K., Bernat, J., Regal, E., Leise, J., Ji, X., & Tiari, S. (2022). Experimental Study of Varying Heat Transfer Fluid Parameters within a Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System Enhanced by Fins. Sustainability, 14(14), 8920.
15) Piovesan, D., & Ji, X. (2022). Assessment of Whole-body Vibration via Integrating a Stewart Platform and SimWise Simulation. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 55(37), 388-393.
16) Ji, X., Eger, T. R., & Dickey, J. P. (2017). Evaluation of the vibration attenuation properties of an air-inflated cushion with two different heavy machinery seats in multi-axis vibration environments including jolts. Applied ergonomics, 59, 293-301.
17) Ji, X., Eger, T. R., & Dickey, J. P. (2016). Optimizing seat selection for LHDs in the underground mining environment. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 116(8), 785-792.
18) Ji, X., Eger, T. R., & Dickey, J. P. (2015). Development of a seat selection algorithm to match industrial seats with specific forestry vibration exposures. International Journal of Forest Engineering, 26(1), 48-59.
19) Dickey, J. P., Eger, T. R., Frayne, R. J., Delgado, G. P., & Ji, X. (2013). Research using virtual reality: mobile machinery safety in the 21st century. Minerals, 3(2), 145-164.
20) Ji, X., & Wang, W. (2011). A neural fuzzy system for vibration control in flexible structures. Intelligent control and Automation, 2(03), 258.

Peer reviewed proceeding conference full papers

21) Sophia Piatt, Xiaoxu Ji, Alex Deemer, Sarah Young, Hilcia Merlos, Isaac West and Davide Piovesan. (2024). Reducing Vibrations Experienced by an Infant During Air Transportation. The Vertical Flight Society’s 80th Annual Forum and Technology Display, May 7-9, 2024, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
22) Al Tamimi, Z., Tiari, S., Ji, X., Piovesan, D., Madura, A. R., & Chen, L. (2023). Preparation of Nanocellulose-Based Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Theoretical and Applied Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (TANN’23), Canada, June1-3.
23) Littman, A., Hettiarachchige, R. O., Lavery, N., Piovesan, D., Ohu, I., & Ji, X. (2023, May). Injury assessments for brewery workers during their daily activities. In IISE Annual Conference and Expo. IISE. Awarded the Best Student Paper Competition in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Track.
24) Swierski, E., Arenas, M., & Ji, X. (2023, June). VR and Motion Tracking Techniques to Inform Ideal Ergonomics of Flight Attendant Service Trolley Training to Prevent Musculoskeletal Injury. The 8th North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Houston, Texas, USA, (June12-15). Awarded the 1st place winner in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition.
25) Miller, S., Ji, X., & Piovesan, D. (2023, March). The Accuracy of Pitch Rotation and its Effect to the Surge Movement for Flight Simulation. In 2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference.
26) Miller, S., Piovesan, D., Arzalluz, I., & Ji, X. (2023, October). Effect of Roll Rotation on Sway Displacement of Stewart Platform for Flight Simulation. In ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (Vol. 87622, p. V005T06A032). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
27) Vakati, S. R., Gacura, M., Vanderlaan, G., Ji, X., Chen, L., Saber, C. A., & Piovesan, D. (2023, October). Synthesis of Poly-Lactic Acid by Ring Open Polymerization for Biomedical Applications. In ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (Vol. 87622, p. V005T06A014). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
28) Al Tamimi, Z., Chen, L., Ji, X., Piovesan, D., Madura, A. R., & Lehotsky, J. (2023, October). A Sustainable Solution: Preparation of Nanocellulose Reinforced Brewer’s Spent Grain as a Fully Bio-Based 3D Printable Composite. In ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (Vol. 87615, p. V004T04A045). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
29) Spencer Miller, Davide Piovesan, Xiaoxu Ji. (2023). Verifying the Fidelity of the Acceleration in Surge and the Rotational Velocity in Yaw Directions for a Flight Simulation Platform. Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 79th Annual Forum and Technology Display, May 16-18, West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
30) Ji, X., Alshaeri, R., Piovesan, D., & Conley, K. (2022, October). The Dynamic and Control of a Robotic Platform for a Low-Cost Flight Simulator. In ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (Vol. 86663, p. V004T05A035). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
31) Mamidi, R., Sharifbaev, A., Patel, S. P., Gacura, M., Vanderlaan, G., Ji, X., & Piovesan, D. (2022, October). Effect of Liner Albedo on UVC Irradiation Control. In ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (Vol. 86663, p. V004T05A036). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
32) Conley, K., Piovesan, D., & Ji, X. (2022, July). DOVE: Dexerous On-board Vehicle Emulator. In 2022 IEEE International Workshop on Sport, Technology and Research (STAR) (pp. 78-83). IEEE.
33) Ji, X., Piovesan, D., & Conley, K. (2022, May). The Effect of Pulling Effort on Lumbar Spine via Applying Digital Human Modeling Technology. In Proceedings of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, USA (pp. 21-24).
34) Xiaoxu Ji, Kristen Snarski, Arnon Ashkenazi, and Davide Piovesan. (2022). Integrating Virtual Reality and Motion Capture in Unity 3D for the Training of Children with Cerebral Palsy. The Proceeding of the 7th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operation Management (IEOM). Orlando, USA.
35) Sharifbaev, A., Mamidi, R., Gottimukkula, M. R., Gacura, M., Vanderlaan, G., Ji, X., & Piovesan, D. (2022, June). Manufacturing of the Eriedescent Sterilizing Device. In International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (Vol. 85802, p. V001T02A011). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
36) Ji, X., Hernandez, J., Schweitzer, E., & Littman, A. (2021, November). The Accuracy of Dynamic Simulation with the Use of TSB within JACK Siemens PLM software. In Proceedings of the 6th North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Monterrey, Mexico (pp. 3-5).
37) Sfalcin, B., Ji, X., Gouw, A. D., Potvin, J., & Cort, J. (2019, November). Optical and inertial motion capture joint angle comparison using Jack™. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 63, No. 1, pp. 1137-1141). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.
38) de Gouw, A., Ji, X., & Cort, J. (2018, September). The evaluation of absolute position drift of inertial-based motion capture systems. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 809-812). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.

Peer reviewed conference abstract:

Except the aforementioned peer-reviewed conference full papers, which were extended from abstracts, the others include:
39) Robe Deresse Terfa, Longyan Chen, Xiaoxu Ji, Davide Piovesan. (2024). Preparation of 3D Printable Filament Using Brewer’s Spent Grain Derived Poly-Lactic Acid Nanocomposites. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Theoretical and Applied Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Canada, June10-12. Awarded the Best Competition Paper. Presented.
40) Zainab Al Tamimi, Irati Arzalluz, Davide Piovesan and Xiaoxu Ji. (2023 Sep). Injury Assessment in Archery Using Motion Tracking Technique and Ergonomics Analysis. Carnegie Mellon Forum on Biomedical Engineering. Presented.
41) Alexa Littman, Onara Hettiarachchige, and Xiaoxu Ji. (2023). Evaluating the Risk of Musculoskeletal Injuries Through a Controlled Test in Jack Siemens and Xsens Motion Capture System for Injury Prevention. The 26th Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. Accepted.
42) Ethan Swierski, Maria Arenas, and Xiaoxu Ji. (2022). Stewardess Injury Prevention via Integrating VR and Motion Tracking Techniques. The 18th Annual Regional Science Consortium (RSC) Research Symposium. Nov. 2-4, 2022, Tom Ridge Environmental Center. Presented.
43) Alexa Littman, Onara Hettiarachchige, and Xiaoxu Ji. (2022). Injury Assessments for Brewery Workers During Their Daily Activities. The 18th Annual Regional Science Consortium (RSC) Research Symposium. Nov. 2-4, 2022, Tom Ridge Environmental Center. Presented.
44) Xiaoxu Ji, Maria Arenas, and Onara Hettiarachchige. (2022). The validation of postures in JACK Simulation via analyzing the lifting effort. The 2022 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) conference. Presented.
45) Xiaoxu Ji, Davide Piovesan, Kaden Conley, Justo Hernandez, and Emily Schweitzer. (2022). An evaluation of patient repositioning using digital human modeling. The UPMC Hamot Research day. April 30, Erie, PA, USA. Presented.
46) Xiaoxu Ji, Kristen Snarski, and Arnon Ashkenazi. (2021). The Integration of Unity 3D Platform with Xsens Motion Tracking System for Therapy Training. The Applied Ergonomics Conference (AEC), New Orleans. March 22-25, 2021, New Orleans. Presented.
47) Xiaoxu Ji, Justo Hernandez, and Emily Schweitzer. (2021). An Efficient Lumbar Force Assessment in The Healthcare Sector. The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) conference. Oct 6-9, 2021, Orlando, USA. Presented.
48) Gottimukkula M.R., Mamidi M.S., Sharifbaev A., Bauer J.R., Mitcham B.L., Mozdzen M.E., DeMatteis Ke., DeMatteis Kr. Koch K.K., Ripple M.I., Gacura M., Vanderlaan G., Ji X., Stachel R., Piovesan D. (2021). UVC Light Sterilization: A regulatory overview. The Regional Science Consortium (RSC). Erie, PA. Presented.
49) Xiaoxu Ji, Emily Schweitzer, and Justo Hernandez. (2020). The Posture in Dynamic Simulation Compared with the Actual Movement for Injury Prevention Program Development. The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) conference. San Diego, California, Oct 14-17, 2020, USA. Presented.
50) Xiaoxu Ji, Ikechukwu P. Ohu, Andrew W. Fair, and Madeline R. Campanella. (2020). Pilot Study: A New Technology for Ergonomic Assessment in Healthcare. Applied Ergonomics Conference (AEC). Louisville, Kentucky, March 16-19, 2020, USA. Presented.
51) Xiaoxu Ji. (2019). The Evaluation of Wearable Inertial Tracking System in Automotive Assembly Line Operation. Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) conference. Philadelphia, PA, Oct 16-19, 2019, USA. Presented.
52) Xiaoxu Ji, Joel A. Cort. (2019). The application of wearable inertial tracking technology in full body motion analysis. American Society of Biomechanics conference (ASB). Penn State Berks, Reading, PA, April 12-13, 2019, USA. Presented.
53) Xiaoxu Ji, Tammy R. Eger and James P. Dickey. (2015). Development of a seat selection algorithm to match industrial seats with specific mining vibration exposures. Association of Canadian Ergonomists (ACE), 45th Annual Conference.
54) Xiaoxu Ji, Tammy R. Eger and James P. Dickey. (2015). An Algorithm for Optimal Seat Selection for Heavy Mobile Machinery in Different Industrial Vibration Environments. The 25th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM). Presented.
55) Xiaoxu Ji, Tammy R. Eger and James P. Dickey. (2014). Controlled Laboratory Evaluation of a New iPod APP to Estimate Whole-Body Vibration Exposure. The 5th American Conference on Human Vibration (ACHV). Presented.
56) Xiaoxu Ji and James P. Dickey. (2013). Development of an Algorithm for Modeling Industrial Seats. The 10th Annual Ontario Biomechanics Conference (OBC). Presented.

Service to the University Committees

• University IRB Committee, 2023-present
• Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee, 2023-present
• Library and Learning Resource Center, 2022-present
• STEM Center Faculty Advisory Committee, 2022-present
• The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), 2022-present
• Member of JEDI Steering Committee, 2021-2024

Service to the College Committees

• Chair of Search Committee for the position of Assistant Teaching Professor and Engineering Capstone Liaison
• Member of Search Committee for the position of Visiting Assistant Professor, in Biomedical Engineering
• Member of Search Committee for the position of Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, in Industrial Robotics Engineering
• Member of the College Academic Affair Committee
• Explore day to high school students
• As a BME representative to attend Open House events
• Member of search committee for the position of Secretary in the BISE and ME departments
• Attend the high school-college student Q&A events
• Member of Task Force to Develop the Graduate Engineering Assessment Rubric
• Chair of Search Committee for the position of Visiting Assistant Professor in Industrial Robotics Engineering
• Member of the Committee of Engineering and Computing Academic Competition for high school seniors
• Dell Scholarly Interest
• Member of the Robotics Competition committee

Service to the Department

• AUR report writing
• Chair of the Master’s thesis defense committee for the graduate student
• Met BME Admitted/Prospective Students
• ABET Assessment for BME outcomes
• Prepared proposals of BME curriculum revisions based on the requirements of Liberal Studies
• Attended BME orientations
• Prepared the Biomedical Graduate Catalog
• Attended the Manufacturing Day
• Prepared proposals for Biomedical courses

Service to Professional

• Guest Editor: Serve as the Special Issue Guest Editor for Bioengineering (MDPI). The special issue is “Advanced Measurement in Biomedical Engineering”. 2024
• Committee Member: The Crew Stations and Human Factors Committee at the Vertical Flight Society, 2024
• Session Chair: The session judge at Sigma Xi conference, Penn State Behren, Erie, PA, USA, 2024
• Session Chair: The session Chair of the Data Analytics and Decision Sciences track at the 8th North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Houston, Texas, USA, 2023
• Session Judge: The session judge at Sigma Xi conference, Penn State Behren, Erie, PA, USA, 2023
• Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Reviewer, 2023
• As the BME Representative of Gannon to join the BMES monthly meeting in the Council of Diversity, since 2023
• Session Chair: The Chair of Human Modeling and Simulation Session, at the Institute of Industrial and System Engineers (IISE) Annual Conference Meeting, May 21-24, 2022.
• Session Chair: Dynamics and Control of Biomechanical Systems Session, at the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition conference (IMECE). Columbus, Ohio. Oct 30-Nov 3, 2022.
• Reviewing Journal/Conference papers: 2018-current