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KPE PhD Candidate Cyrille Mvomo Honored with IEEE-EMBS BHI 2025 Best Paper Award and NSF-EMBS-Google NextGen Scholar Recognition

Published: 6 January 2026

Cyrille Mvomo achieved an outstanding double recognition at the IEEE-EMBS Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) Conference held October 26-29 in Atlanta, GA, USA. BHI is one of the world’s leading venues in digital health research.

  • Best Paper Award (Third Place) — for his paper “Monitoring Parkinson’s Disease In-the-Wild”.

  • Young Professional NextGen Scholar Recognition — jointly awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), and Google, celebrating the excellence of his scientific contributions.

Cyrille is a PhD candidate in Kinesiology Sciences within the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE), where he is a member of the Human Brain Control of Locomotion Laboratory (HBCL) led by Dr. Caroline Paquette, associate professor at KPE and associate dean at the Faculty of Education.

Mvomo’s award-winning paper titled “Monitoring Parkinson’s Disease In-the-Wild” combinesartificial intelligence, biomechanics, and functional neuroimaging to advance the clinical interpretability of real-world digital mobility outcomes in Parkinson’s disease.

This work was conducted in collaboration with:

  • Dr. Chris Awai Easthope — Director, Data Analytics and Rehabilitation Technology Group, Lake Lucerne Institute (Switzerland)

  • Dr. Philippe C. Dixon — Director, ɫֱ MOTION Laboratory and Assistant Professor, KPE

Co-authors include: Jordan Bedime (HBCL KPE PhD candidate), Sara Perfetto (HBCL KPE 2025 MSc alumna), Dahlia Leibovich (HBCL KPE undergraduate student), Clara Guedes (HBCL KPE MSc student), and Dr. Alexandra Potvin-Desrochers(HBCL alumna).

These distinctions highlight the international reach and interdisciplinary strength of KPE students and researchers, advancing knowledge across borders and disciplines.

This project was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Google, NSERC, Quebec Bio-Imaging Network, ɫֱ Anti-Black Racism Initiative, ɫֱ Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Association québécoise des sciences de l’activité physique (AQSAP), Parkinson Canada, the Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music (CRBLM), and the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

Congratulations to Cyrille and the entire team for this remarkable achievement!

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