
2024 Dr. Kim Hébert-Losier
The motivation:
Dr. Kim Hébert-Losier, an Associate Professor at Te Huataki Waiora School of Health (University of Waikato, Tauranga Campus), is a leading expert in outdoor 3D motion capture technology. She advocates for its widespread adoption and has presented her innovative approach as an Invited Speaker across various countries including Australia, Canada, China, Japan, India, and Thailand.
Specializing in applied biomechanics, Dr. Hébert-Losier’s research focuses on human movement, muscle function, and 3D motion analysis. She is globally recognized for her contributions to research on anterior cruciate ligament injuries, sports injury risk screening, and running-related studies. Her diverse research spans across multiple sports such as winter sports, orienteering, American football, netball, martial arts, badminton, rugby, golf, running, and cycling, showcasing her versatility and extensive expertise.

2023 Gilles Jobin
The motivation:
With his creative team and dancers, Gilles Jobin focuses on technology and innovation for real time performances at a distance by creating multiple groundbreaking projects such as La Comédie Virtuelle Live Show, a multi-user VR piece, and Cosmogony – a dance piece motion captured live in the company’s studio and streamed in real-time across the globe.
Recognized as a leading creative force in the XR world he is regularly invited as a guest lecturer. His Studio 44 Mocap Lab is equipped for motion capture and digital creation, simultaneously structured as a resource center for motion capture and digital technology for the performing arts.

2022 Lisa MacFadden
The motivation:
Dr. Lisa MacFadden leads the biomechanics research at Sanford Sports Science Institute (SSSI) with the manifested ideology of “Biomechanics without Boundaries” as her team at SSSI leverages motion capture in and out of the lab. Dr. MacFadden is an avid participant in International Biomechanics Day, has hosted 3D golf swing evaluation courses at fundraiser events, and this year (2022) will host of the World Congress of Golf. Her advocacy in all these areas reflects the widespread network that she supports, effectively embracing the notion of “Biomechanics without Boundaries.”

2021 Jose Heredia Jimenez
The motivation:
“Prof. Heredia has been a strong advocate of motion capture as a gold standard in research, clinical work, and teaching. Through networking and knowledge sharing, he participated in creating three new motion capture labs in Spain and is involved in collaborative projects with different international and national universities (USC-USA, UCLAN-UK, UCV-Spain). Like with many other customers, Mats Kanarbik shared a special connection and friendship with Prof. Heredia beyond pure business.”

2020 Stéphane Armand
The motivation:
“For his dedication to the motion capture community – evidenced by continuous generation and generous sharing of knowledge and experiences. Esteemed scientist, with an impressive research portfolio within clinical gait analysis.
Working through different societies (such as ESMAC and SoFAMEA), he organizes conferences, meetings, and workshops to harmonize the use of clinical gait analysis, to establish and spread best-practices, and to develop clinical standards to improve patient outcomes within a wide range of applications.
Stéphane is an advocate for open protocols and interoperability to support sharing of data to enhance the knowledge-base for research and application of gait analysis. Striving to make gait analysis user-friendly to enable its use throughout the world, whether in a Swiss University hospital or a local community hospital in Nepal.”