Basic Information

Faculty

• 医学部
• 国際高等教育院

Professional Memberships

• International Society of Biomechanics in Sports
• International Society of Biomechanics

Academic Degree

• M.S. Kinesiology(The Pennsylvania State University)
• Ph.D. Kinesiology(The Pennsylvania State University)

Research History

• From Oct. 2017, To Present

  Kyoto University, Department of Human Health Sciences, Associate Professor
• From Oct. 2013, To Sep. 2017

  Shinshu University, Department of Bioengineering, Associate Professor
• From Oct. 2009, To Sep. 2013

  Shinshu University, Department of Bioengineering, Associate Professor
• From Sep. 2006, To Sep. 2009

  University of Liverpool, Postdoctoral Research Associate
• From Sep. 2004, To Sep. 2006

  ATR, Inc. (Japan), JSPS Postdoctoral Researcher

Profile

• Profile

  My research focuses on the analysis and simulation of random processes in biomechanical systems and continua. Together with students and collaborators I am studying a variety of human movement applications including: clinical gait analysis, sports performance assessment, and stochastic simulation of human dynamics.

Language of Instruction

• Japanese
• English

ID,URL

• J-Global ID

  201701009824176378

• External link

  http://www.tpataky.net

Website(s) (URL(s))

• https://www.tpataky.net
• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Todd-Pataky

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/7000021266

Research

Research Interests

• Open-source software development
• Computational statistics
• Applied Statistics
• Biomechanics

Research Areas

• Life sciences, Sports science, Biomechanics

Papers

• Bayesian inverse kinematics vs. least-squares inverse kinematics in estimates of planar postures and rotations in the absence of soft tissue artifact

  Pataky TC; Vanrenterghem J; Robinson MA

  Journal of Biomechanics, 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• Smoothing can systematically bias small samples of one-dimensional biomechanical continua

  Pataky TC; Robinson MA; Vanrenterghem J; Challis JH

  Journal of Biomechanics, 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• On the validity of statistical parametric mapping for nonuniformly and heterogeneously smooth one-dimensional biomechanical data

  Pataky TC; Vanrenterghem J; Robinson MA; Liebl D

  Journal of Biomechanics, 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• The role of pelvis-thorax coupling in controlling within-golf club swing speed

  Lamb PF; Pataky TC

  Journal of Sports Sciences, 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• A force profile analysis comparison between functional data analysis, statistical parametric mapping and statistical non-parametric mapping in on-water single sculling

  John Warmenhoven; Andrew Harrison; Mark A. Robinson; Jos Vanrenterghem; Norma Bargary; Richard Smith; Stephen Cobley; Conny Draper; Cyril Donnelly; Todd Pataky

  Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• Age-related plantar centre of pressure trajectory changes during barefoot walking

  Gisela Sole; Todd Pataky; Christopher C. Sole; Leigh Hale; Stephan Milosavljevic

  GAIT & POSTURE, Sep. 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• Analysis of three-dimensional knee kinematics during stair descent two decades post-ACL rupture - Data revisited using statistical parametric mapping

  Gisela Sole; Todd Pataky; Eva Tengman; Charlotte Hager

  JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY, Feb. 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• Power1D: a Python toolbox for numerical power estimates in experiments involving one-dimensional continua

  Pataky TC

  PeerJ Computer Science, 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• Vector-field statistics for the analysis of time varying clinical gait data

  C. J. Donnelly; C. Alexander; T. C. Pataky; K. Stannage; S. Reid; M. A. Robinson

  CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS, Jan. 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• Region-of-interest analyses of one-dimensional biomechanical trajectories: bridging 0D and 1D theory, augmenting statistical power

  Todd C. Pataky; Mark A. Robinson; Jos Vanrenterghem

  PEERJ, Nov. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• The nature of functional variability in plantar pressure during a range of controlled walking speeds

  Juliet McClymont; Todd C. Pataky; Robin H. Crompton; Russell Savage; Karl T. Bates

  ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE, Aug. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• rft1d: Smooth One-Dimensional Random Field Upcrossing Probabilities in Python

  Todd Pataky

  JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL SOFTWARE, Jul. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• The probability of false positives in zero-dimensional analyses of one-dimensional kinematic, force and EMG trajectories

  Todd C. Pataky; Jos Vanrenterghem; Mark A. Robinson

  JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, Jun. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Knee and Hip Joint Kinematics Predict Quadriceps and Hamstrings Neuromuscular Activation Patterns in Drop Jump Landings

  Bart Malfait; Bart Dingenen; Annemie Smeets; Filip Staes; Todd Pataky; Mark A. Robinson; Jos Vanrenterghem; Sabine Verschueren

  PLOS ONE, Apr. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Literature Review and Comparison of Two Statistical Methods to Evaluate the Effect of Botulinum Toxin Treatment on Gait in Children with Cerebral Palsy

  Angela Nieuwenhuys; Eirini Papageorgiou; Todd Pataky; Tinne De Laet; Guy Molenaers; Kaat Desloovere

  PLOS ONE, Mar. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Probabilistic biomechanical finite element simulations: whole-model classical hypothesis testing based on upcrossing geometry

  Pataky TC; Koseki M; Cox PG

  PeerJ Computer Science, 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Pooling sexes when assessing ground reaction forces during walking: Statistical Parametric Mapping versus traditional approach

  Marcelo P. Castro; Todd C. Pataky; Gisela Sole; Joao Paulo Vilas-Boas

  JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, Jul. 2015, Peer-reviewed

  
• Zero- vs. one-dimensional, parametric vs. non-parametric, and confidence interval vs. hypothesis testing procedures in one-dimensional biomechanical trajectory analysis

  Todd C. Pataky; Jos Vanrenterghem; Mark A. Robinson

  JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, May 2015, Peer-reviewed

  
• Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) for alpha-based statistical analyses of multi-muscle EMG time-series

  Mark A. Robinson; Jos Vanrenterghem; Todd C. Pataky

  JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY, Feb. 2015, Peer-reviewed

  
• Two-way ANOVA for scalar trajectories, with experimental evidence of non-phasic interactions

  Todd C. Pataky; Jos Vanrenterghem; Mark A. Robinson

  JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, Jan. 2015, Peer-reviewed

  
• Correlation between maximum in-shoe plantar pressures and clubhead speed in amateur golfers

  Todd Colin Pataky

  JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES, Jan. 2015, Peer-reviewed

  
• Vector field statistics for objective center-of-pressure trajectory analysis during gait, with evidence of scalar sensitivity to small coordinate system rotations

  Todd C. Pataky; Mark A. Robinson; Jos Vanrenterghem; Russell Savage; Karl T. Bates; Robin H. Crompton

  GAIT & POSTURE, May 2014, Peer-reviewed

  
• A cross-sectional study of age-related changes in plantar pressure distribution between 4 and 7 years: A comparison of regional and pixel-level analyses

  Jill Phethean; Todd C. Pataky; Christopher J. Nester; Andrew H. Findlow

  GAIT & POSTURE, Jan. 2014, Peer-reviewed

  
• Gait Kinematics of Subjects with Ankle Instability Using a Multisegmented Foot Model

  Roel De Ridder; Tine Willems; Jos Vanrenterghem; Mark Robinson; Todd Pataky; Philip Roosen

  MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, Nov. 2013, Peer-reviewed

  
• The evolution of compliance in the human lateral mid-foot

  Karl T. Bates; David Collins; Russell Savage; Juliet McClymont; Emma Webster; Todd C. Pataky; Kristiaan D'Aout; William I. Sellers; Matthew R. Bennett; Robin H. Crompton

  PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, Oct. 2013, Peer-reviewed

  
• Vector field statistical analysis of kinematic and force trajectories

  Todd C. Pataky; Mark A. Robinson; Jos Vanrenterghem

  Journal of Biomechanics, 27 Sep. 2013, Peer-reviewed

  
• Short-term step-to-step correlation in plantar pressure distributions during treadmill walking, and implications for footprint trail analysis

  Todd C. Pataky; Russell Savage; Karl T. Bates; William I. Sellers; Robin H. Crompton

  GAIT & POSTURE, Sep. 2013, Peer-reviewed

  
• The effect of running speed on knee mechanical loading in females during side cutting

  Jos Vanrenterghem; Emma Venables; Todd Pataky; Mark A. Robinson

  JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, Sep. 2012, Peer-reviewed

  
• Spatial resolution in plantar pressure measurement revisited

  Todd C. Pataky

  JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, Aug. 2012, Peer-reviewed

  
• Human-like external function of the foot, and fully upright gait, confirmed in the 3.66 million year old Laetoli hominin footprints by topographic statistics, experimental footprint-formation and computer simulation

  Robin H. Crompton; Todd C. Pataky; Russell Savage; Kristiaan D'Aout; Matthew R. Bennett; Michael H. Day; Karl Bates; Sarita Morse; William I. Sellers

  JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE, Apr. 2012, Peer-reviewed

  
• Gait recognition: highly unique dynamic plantar pressure patterns among 104 individuals

  Todd C. Pataky; Tingting Mu; Kerstin Bosch; Dieter Rosenbaum; John Y. Goulermas

  JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE, Apr. 2012, Peer-reviewed

  
• One-dimensional statistical parametric mapping in Python

  Todd C. Pataky

  COMPUTER METHODS IN BIOMECHANICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 2012, Peer-reviewed

  
• Spatiotemporal Volumetric Analysis of Dynamic Plantar Pressure Data

  Todd Colin Pataky; Christian Maiwald

  MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, Aug. 2011, Peer-reviewed

  
• An anatomically unbiased foot template for inter-subject plantar pressure evaluation

  Todd C. Pataky; Kerstin Bosch; Tingting Mu; Noel L. W. Keijsers; Veerle Segers; Dieter Rosenbaum; John Y. Goulermas

  GAIT & POSTURE, Mar. 2011, Peer-reviewed

  
• Dynamics of longitudinal arch support in relation to walking speed: contribution of the plantar aponeurosis

  Paolo Caravaggi; Todd Pataky; Michael Guenther; Russell Savage; Robin Crompton

  JOURNAL OF ANATOMY, Sep. 2010, Peer-reviewed

  
• Generalized n-dimensional biomechanical field analysis using statistical parametric mapping

  Todd C. Pataky

  JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, Jul. 2010, Peer-reviewed

  
• Evolutionary Robotic Approaches in Primate Gait Analysis

  William Irvin Sellers; Todd C. Pataky; Paolo Caravaggi; Robin Huw Crompton

  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY, Apr. 2010, Peer-reviewed

  
• Automated Nonlinear Feature Generation and Classification of Foot Pressure Lesions

  Tingting Mu; Todd C. Pataky; Andrew H. Findlow; Min S. H. Aung; John Yannis Goulermas

  IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BIOMEDICINE, Mar. 2010, Peer-reviewed

  
• Linear dependence of peak, mean, and pressure-time integral values in plantar pressure images

  N. L. W. Keijsers; N. M. Stolwijk; T. C. Pataky

  GAIT & POSTURE, Jan. 2010, Peer-reviewed

  
• A dynamic model of the windlass mechanism of the foot: evidence for early stance phase preloading of the plantar aponeurosis

  Paolo Caravaggi; Todd Pataky; John Y. Goulermas; Russel Savage; Robin Crompton

  JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY, Aug. 2009, Peer-reviewed

  
• Nonlinear spatial warping for between-subjects pedobarographic image registration

  T. C. Pataky; N. L. W. Keijsers; J. Y. Goulermas; R. H. Crompton

  GAIT & POSTURE, Apr. 2009, Peer-reviewed

  
• Stepping Out

  Robin Huw Crompton; Todd C. Pataky

  SCIENCE, Feb. 2009, Invited

  
• The effects of habitual footwear use: foot shape and function in native barefoot walkers

  D'Aout K; Pataky TC; De Clercq D; Aerts P

  Footwear Science, 2009, Peer-reviewed

  
• A comparison of seven methods of within-subjects rigid-body pedobarographic image registration

  Todd C. Pataky; John Y. Goulermas; Robin H. Crompton

  JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, Oct. 2008, Peer-reviewed

  
• Regional peak plantar pressures are highly sensitive to region boundary definitions

  Todd C. Pataky; Paolo Caravaggi; Russell Savage; Robin H. Crompton

  JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, Aug. 2008, Peer-reviewed

  
• Assessing the significance of pedobarographic signals using random field theory

  Todd C. Pataky

  JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, Aug. 2008, Peer-reviewed

  
• Pedobarographic statistical parametric mapping (pSPM): A pixel-level approach to foot pressure image analysis

  Todd C. Pataky; John Y. Goulermas

  JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, Jul. 2008, Peer-reviewed

  
• New insights into the plantar pressure correlates of walking speed using pedobarographic statistical parametric mapping (pSPM)

  Todd C. Pataky; Paolo Caravaggi; Russell Savage; Daniel Parker; John Y. Goulermas; William I. Sellers; Robin H. Crompton

  JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 2008, Peer-reviewed

  

Misc.

• Vector field statistical analysis of kinematic and force trajectories (vol 46, pg 2394, 2013)

  Todd Pataky; Mark Robinson; Jos Vanrenterghem

  JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, Jan. 2015

  
• An inverse dynamic model of the plantar aponeurosis: the influence of walking speed

  Paolo Caravaggi; Todd Pataky; Russel Savage; Robin Crompton

  FASEB JOURNAL, Apr. 2009

  

Presentations

• Statistics in Biomechanics

  Todd Pataky

  XXVII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 13 Jul. 2019, Invited

  
• Statistical parametric mapping: one extra parameter to generalize classical hypothesis testing to continuum analysis

  Todd Pataky

  CRoNoS Meeting & Workshop on Multivariate Data Analysis, 15 Apr. 2019, Invited

  
• Advanced statistical analysis of biomechanical time series: PCA, FDA, SPM

  Todd Pataky; Mark Robinson; Jos Vanrenterghem; John Warmenhoven

  World Congress on Biomechanics, 07 Jul. 2018, Invited

  
• Mysteries of human walking

  Todd Pataky

  05 Apr. 2016, Royal Society of New Zealand, Invited

  
• Applications of continuum statistics

  Todd Pataky

  Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Central Symposium, 19 Sep. 2014, Invited

  
• Functional biomechanical continuum analysis and applications

  Todd Pataky

  6th International Conference on Technology and Medical Sciences, 22 Oct. 2010, Invited

  
• Footprint-based gait reconstruction of the 3.75 Ma Laetoli hominin

  Todd Pataky

  2nd Congress of the International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Community, 17 Sep. 2010, Invited

  

External funds: Kakenhi

• Testing the validity of coordinate-dependent analysis of human movement and developing a coordinate-free alternative method

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

  Kyoto University

  Todd Pataky

  From 01 Apr. 2017, To 31 Mar. 2020, Project Closed

  スポーツ科学;応用統計;三次元ヒト運動解析;関節形態及び機能;バイオメカニクス;三次元運動;膝関節運動;膝関節;統計パラメトリックマッピング;ヒト三次元運動解析

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-17H02151/
• Development of a randomness training system to improve golf putting performance

  Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

  Shinshu University

  Todd PATAKY

  From 01 Apr. 2015, To 31 Mar. 2017, Project Closed

  バイオメカニクス;ヒト運動学;パーチャルトレーニング;スポーツバイオメカニクス;バーチャルトレーニング;ゴルフ・パッティング;環境的ランダム生;トレーニング科学

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-15K12643/
• Using neuroimaging statistics to model randomness in complex biomechanical systems

  Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)

  Shinshu University

  Todd PATAKY

  From 01 Apr. 2015, To 31 Mar. 2017, Project Closed

  バイオメカニクス;ヒト運動解析;スポーツ科学;ランダム性;統計学;統計パラメトリックマッピング;ランダム生;共分散解析

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-15H05360/
• Development of cally precise data analysis techniques based on neuroimaging technology

  Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

  Shinshu University

  Todd PATAKY

  From 01 Apr. 2010, To 31 Mar. 2012, Project Closed

  バイオメカニクス;bioimaging;統計的パラメータ・マッピング;画像解析;手の圧力分布;バイオイメジング

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-22700465/

Education

Teaching subject(s)

• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Z002, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Structures and Mechanisms of Human Movement-E2

  U148, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Data Analysis Practice II-E2

  N814, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Z002, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Image Evaluation

  6231, Spring, Faculty of Medicine, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Introduction to Human Health Sciences III

  3203, Fall, Faculty of Medicine, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  The Graduate Courses of Integrated Reseach Training (Practice)

  M053, Year-long, Graduate School of Medicine, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  The Graduate Courses of Integrated Reseach Training (seminar)

  M052, Year-long, Graduate School of Medicine, 4
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Development and Rehabilitation of Motor Function(Seminar)

  M606, Year-long, Graduate School of Medicine, 4
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Graduate Research

  6225, Year-long, Faculty of Medicine, 6
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  The Graduate Courses of Integrated Reseach Training (Practice)

  M053, Year-long, Graduate School of Medicine, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Z002, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Structures and Mechanisms of Human Movement-E2

  U148, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  The Graduate Courses of Integrated Reseach Training (seminar)

  M052, Year-long, Graduate School of Medicine, 4
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Development and Rehabilitation of Motor Function(Seminar)

  M606, Year-long, Graduate School of Medicine, 4
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Z002, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Graduate Research

  6225, Year-long, Faculty of Medicine, 6
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Introduction to Human Health Sciences III

  3203, Fall, Faculty of Medicine, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Data Analysis Practice II-E2

  N814, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019

  Data Analysis Practice II-E2

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019

  Structures and Mechanisms of Human Movement-E2

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019

  Development and Rehabilitation of Motor Function(Lecture)

  Spring, 医学研究科（人間健康科学系専攻）
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  Data Analysis Practice II-E2

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  Structures and Mechanisms of Human Movement-E2

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  Graduate Research

  Year-long, 医学部（人間健康科学科）
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  Development and Rehabilitation of Motor Function(Lecture)

  Spring, 医学研究科（人間健康科学系専攻）
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021

  Data Analysis Practice II-E2

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021

  ILAS Seminar-E2 :Let's create 3D computer animations

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021

  ILAS Seminar-E2 :Let's simulate human movement

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021

  Structures and Mechanisms of Human Movement-E2

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021

  Graduate Research

  Year-long, 医学部（人間健康科学科）
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021

  Development and Rehabilitation of Motor Function(Lecture)

  Spring, 医学研究科（人間健康科学系専攻）
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Data Analysis Practice II-E2

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  ILAS Seminar-E2 :Let's create 3D computer animations

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  ILAS Seminar-E2 :Let's simulate human movement

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Structures and Mechanisms of Human Movement-E2

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Graduate Research

  Year-long, 医学部（人間健康科学科）
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Advanced Clinical Practice

  Year-long, 医学部（人間健康科学科）
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Clinical Practice II

  Spring, 医学部（人間健康科学科）

Administration

Faculty management (title, position)

• From 01 Apr. 2018, To 31 Mar. 2019

  広報委員会