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Basics

Name J.D. Peiffer
Label PhD Candidate
Email jd.peiffer {at} gmail.com
Phone (312) 238-1475
Url https://peifferjd.github.io
Summary J.D. is a PhD Candidate working at the intersection of computer vision and biomechanical modelling.

Education

  • Columbia, Missouri

    BS
    University of Missouri
    Biomedical Engineering
  • Chicago, Illinois

    MS,PhD
    Northwestern University, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Biomedical Engineering

Awards

Publications

Skills

Machine Learning
Jax
PyTorch
Computer Vision
Self Supervised Learning
Deep Reinforcement Learning
Biomechanics
Mujoco-MJX
Myosuite
Neurophysiology
Wearables
IMU Fusion
Software Development
Docker
Kubernetes
Git
Python
SQL

Projects

  • 2025.06 - Present
    Single camera biomechanical human pose estimation
    Accurately recovering human pose from a single camera could democratize access to biomechanical analysis and enable big data studies of human movement. My algorithms incorporate physical constraints to improve accuracy and interpretability.
    • Computer Vision
    • Deep Learning
    • Biomechanics
  • 2022.09 - 2024.10
    Video-IMU fusion for human pose estimation
    While video is a powerful and accessible sensor, it will always be limitied by occlusions. This work combines video and IMU data to improve accuracy and robustness of human pose estimation.
    • Computer Vision
    • Deep Learning
    • Sensor Fusion

Volunteer

  • 2023.04 - Present
    Speaker
    National Biomechanics Day
    Developed interactive sessions for high school students to learn about biomechanics, prosthetics and computer vision.
    • Awarded 'Climate Hero' award by Greenpeace for my efforts organizing the march.
    • Men of the year 2014 by Time magazine