Dr. Zixiang Gao is a postdoctoral associate at the Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary (Canada). He earned his master’s degree from the Faculty of Sports Science at Ningbo University (China) and his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Pannonia (Hungary). He has been involved in numerous industry-driven projects related to the footwear and sports surface industries during his time at Human Performance Laboratory and SportInsight (Canada). He has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles and contributed to two academic books. His research expertise includes biomechanical data collection, musculoskeletal modeling, machine learning, and the application of nonlinear algorithms in sports assessment.