Tian Tan
Research Engineer at Stanford
About
I am a Research Engineer and former Postdoctoral Scholar (until September 2025) at Stanford University, co-advised by Dr. Scott Delp and Dr. Akshay Chaudhari. I obtained my Ph.D. at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, advised by Dr. Peter Shull. I seek to advance biomechanics and healthcare through artificial intelligence and sensing.
Research
GaitDynamics: A Generative Foundation Model for Analyzing Human Walking and Running
Tian Tan, Tom Van Wouwe, Keenon Werling, C. Karen Liu, Scott Delp, Jennifer Hicks, Akshay Chaudhari
Nature Biomedical Engineering, 2026
Self-Supervised Learning Improves Accuracy and Data Efficiency for IMU-Based Ground Reaction Force Estimation
Tian Tan, Peter Shull, Jennifer Hicks, Scott Uhlrich, Akshay Chaudhari
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2024
A Scoping Review of Portable Sensing for Out-of-Lab Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Tian Tan, Anthony Gatti, Bingfei Fan, Kevin Shea, Seth Sherman, Scott Uhlrich, Jennifer Hicks, Scott Delp, Peter Shull, Akshay Chaudhari
npj Digital Medicine, 2023
IMU and Smartphone Camera Fusion for Knee Adduction and Knee Flexion Moment Estimation During Walking
Tian Tan, Dianxin Wang, Peter Shull, Eni Halilaj
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2022
Strike Index Estimation Using a Convolutional Neural Network with a Single, Shoe-Mounted Inertial Sensor
Tian Tan, Strout Zach, Cheung Roy, Peter Shull
Journal of Biomechanics, 2022
Magnetometer-Free, IMU-Based Foot Progression Angle Estimation for Real-Life Walking Conditions
Tian Tan, Strout Zach, Haisheng Xia, Mostafa Orban, Peter Shull
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2020
Accurate Impact Loading Rate Estimation During Running via a Subject-Independent Convolutional Neural Network Model and Optimal IMU Placement
Tian Tan, Strout Zach, Peter Shull
IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 2020
Influence of IMU Position and Orientation Placement Errors on Ground Reaction Force Estimation
Tian Tan, David Chiasson, Hai Hu, Peter Shull
Journal of Biomechanics, 2019
Resonant Frequency Skin Stretch for Wearable Haptics
Peter Shull, Tian Tan, Heather Culbertson, Xiangyang Zhu, Allison Okamura
IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2019
Teaching
Teaching Assistant:
- Human Movement Biomechanics, Stanford University, 2025
- Mechanical Engineering & Bioengineering (3 units)
- Delivered a guest lecture on Motion Tracking Techniques
- Hosted office hours and mentored student teams in course projects
- Design and Manufacture II, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2018 and 2019
- Mechanical Engineering (4 units)
- Hosted office hours, reviewed exams, and mentored student teams in course projects
- One of the mentored teams won the 2nd place at inter-class project exhibition
Service
Peer Review:
- Nature Biomedical Engineering
- Nature Communications
- npj Digital Medicine
- IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
- IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering
- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
- IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics
- IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems
- IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems
- IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
- IEEE Sensors Journal
- Journal of Biomechanics
- Gait & Posture
- Scientific Reports
- Medical Engineering & Physics
- Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
- IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Body Sensor Networks (BSN)
Volunteering:
- U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Restore Center virtual office hours
- Responsibility: mentoring researchers from the University of North Dakota, University of the District of Columbia, and Liverpool John Moores University
Outreach:
- Workshop for K-12 Students
- Responsibility: organizing a lab tour for university-affiliated elementary school students