Edward D. Lemaire received a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow) and an M.Sc. in Biomechanics from the University of Ottawa. He is a Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa and University of Waterloo. In addition to academic appointments, he is an Affiliate Investigator at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and a member of the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Computer Science and the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Biomedical Engineering. He is the President-Elect for the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) and serves on the ISPO International Scientific Committee. His research focuses on technologies to assess and improve mobility for people with physical disabilities.