Guillaume Durandau, McGill University

Research

neuromusculoskeletal modeling exoskeleton neural control of movement artificial intelligence personalization assistive robotics

Latest papers

Continuous volitional control of a bionic leg supports diverse walking patterns in both agonist-antagonist muscle interface and bone-anchored prosthesis users.
PNAS nexus · 2026
Tapping Into Skeletal Muscle Biomechanics for Design and Control of Lower Limb Exoskeletons: A Narrative Review.
Journal of applied biomechanics · 2023
A Wearable Real-time Kinematic and Kinetic Measurement Sensor Setup for Human Locomotion.
Wearable technologies · 2023

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Understand, simulate, and predict the effect of mechanical assistance on human neuromusculoskeletal tissue
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$35,000
Understand, simulate, and predict the effect of mechanical assistance on human neuromusculoskeletal tissue
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 2 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Continuous volitional control of a bionic leg supports diverse walking patterns in both agonist-antagonist muscle interface and bone-anchored prosthesis users.

Damonte F, Avanci Gaudio L, Gonzalez-Vargas J, Durandau G, Ernst J, Rietman JS, Leijendekkers R, van der Kooij H, Sartori M

PNAS nexus2026

DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf413 PMID: 41624253

02

Tapping Into Skeletal Muscle Biomechanics for Design and Control of Lower Limb Exoskeletons: A Narrative Review.

Mahdian ZS, Wang H, Refai MIM, Durandau G, Sartori M, MacLean MK

Journal of applied biomechanics2023

DOI: 10.1123/jab.2023-0046 PMID: 37751903

03

A Wearable Real-time Kinematic and Kinetic Measurement Sensor Setup for Human Locomotion.

Wang H, Basu A, Durandau G, Sartori M

Wearable technologies2023

DOI: 10.1017/wtc.2023.7 PMID: 37091825

Understand, simulate, and predict the effect of mechanical assistance on human neuromusculoskeletal tissue

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Durandau, Guillaume

Keywords: neuromusculoskeletal modeling; exoskeleton; neural control of movement; artificial intelligence; personalization; assistive robotics

$35,000

Understand, simulate, and predict the effect of mechanical assistance on human neuromusculoskeletal tissue

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Durandau, Guillaume

Keywords: neuromusculoskeletal modeling; exoskeleton; neural control of movement; artificial intelligence; personalization; assistive robotics

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: neuromusculoskeletal modeling Dear Professor Durandau, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Continuous volitional control of a bionic leg supports diverse walking patterns in both agonist-antagonist muscle interface and bone-anchored prosthesis users." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Understand, simulate, and predict the effect of mechanical assistance on human neuromusculoskeletal tissue" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]