Prabhat Pathak

2019.03 ~ 2022.08: PhD in Sports Science (Emphasis: Sports Engineering and Wearable Technology), Seoul National University

2016.09 ~ 2018.08: MS in Sports Science (Emphasis: Biomechanics and Motor Control), Seoul National University

2012.03 ~ 2016.08: BS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University

2025.11 ~ present: Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Sciences, Seoul National University of Science and Technology

2026.07 ~ present: Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University of Science and Technology

2023.01 ~ 2025.10: Postdoctoral Fellow in Bioengineering, Harvard University John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

2023.01 ~ 2023.05: Teaching Fellow, Harvard University John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

1.Wearable Technology
2.Biomechanics
3.Sports Engineering
4.Robotics
5.Machine Learning

2026: P. Pathak†, S.K. Cavanagh†, J. Arnold, L. Blaney, P.M. Puma, D.J. Lin*, C. Walsh*. “3-D evaluation of abnormal upper extremity joint coupling post-stroke.” IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (Co-first author)

2026: Y. Jin, , Y.M. Zhou†, P. Pathak†, R.J. Wood, and C. Walsh. “Fusing IMUs and soft sensors for long-duration tracking of 3D shoulder kinematics with minimal calibration.” Nature Sensors

2025: J. Arnold†, P. Pathak†, Y. Jin, D. Pont-Esteban, C. McCann, C. Lehmacher, J.P. Bonadonna, T. Lewko, K. Burke, S. Cavanagh, T. Cole, S. Paganoni, D. Lin, C. Walsh*. “Personalized ML-based wearable robot control improves impaired arm function.” Nature Communications (Co-first author)

2025: K.M. Burke*, V. Arulanandam, E. Scirocco, T. Royse, S. Hall, H. Weber, J. Arnold, P. Pathak, C. Walsh, S. Paganoni. “Assistive technology in ALS: A scoping review of devices for limb, trunk, and neck weakness.” American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

2025: Y.M. Zhou, N. Raman, T. Proietti, J. Arnold, P. Pathak, D. Pont-Esteban, K. Nuckols, K. Rishe, F. Doshi-Velez, D. Lin, C. Walsh*. “Estimating upper extremity Fugl-Meyer assessment scores from reaching motion using wearable sensors.” IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics

2024: J. Ahn, J. Park, P. Pathak, and H.S. Kim. “Compression pants for out-toeing correction.”, 2024 (granted); KR Patent no. 10-2021-0062475.

2023: P. Pathak and J. Ahn*. “Application of vibration to the soles increases long-range correlations in the stride parameters during walking.” Heylion

2023: P. Pathak, H.S. Kim, H. Kim, J. Park, G. Lee, and J. Ahn*. “Feasibility of mitigating out-toeing gait using compression tights with inward-directing taping lines.” PLoS ONE

2023: S.G. Roh, J. Moon, P. Pathak, J. Ahn, C.H. Roh, and Y. Shim. “Smart insole and balance enhancement device comprising the same.”, 2023 (granted); US Patent no. 1167806

 2023: S.G. Roh, J. Moon, P. Pathak, J. Ahn, C.H. Roh, and Y. Shim. “Method and apparatus for determining sensory threshold for shoetype device, shoetype device, and method for controlling the same.”, 2023 (granted); US Patent no. 11825907.

2022: P. Pathak, J. Moon, S.G. Roh, C. Roh, Y. Shim, and J. Ahn*. “Application of vibration to the soles reduces minimum toe clearance variability during walking.” PLoS ONE

2022: P. Pathak, S.B. Panday, and J. Ahn*. “Artificial neural network model effectively estimates muscle and fat mass using simple demographic and anthropometric measures”. Clinical Nutrition

2022: J. Moon†, P. Pathak†, S. Kim, S.G. Roh, C. Roh, Y. Shim, and J. Ahn*. “Supra-threshold vibration applied to the foot soles enhances jump height under maximum effort.” PLoS ONE (Co-first author)

2022: J. Kwon†, I. Choi†, M. Park, J. Moon, B. Jeong, P. Pathak, J. Ahn, and Y.L. Park*. “Selectively stiffening garments enabled by cellular composites.” Advanced Materials Technologies