Wei Yin

Assistant Professor, School of Applied Engineering & Technology
About Me
Dr. Wei Yin joins the School of Applied Engineering and Technology at the NJIT in September 2024. He also holds a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. His research centers on Biomechanics, with a particular interest in human modeling, wearable sensing, exoskeleton, rehabilitation robotics, and human-robot collaboration. One of his ongoing project is human motor control simulation, in which he utilizes AI/ML and human musculoskeletal modeling to understand human motor control mechanism and predict human physical behaviors during novel settings, e.g. the use of a new designed wearable robotics. He is also interested in applying the approaches to promote the design and development of wearable assistive devices to enhance human mobility and health. His another project is to design and develop a portable dual-tasking test system to quantify cognitive declines, in which he develops wearable arm-hand exoskeletons and integrates them with eye-tracking systems to enable combined cognitive and sensory-motor tests for the quantitative identification and prediction of mental declines, e.g. the Alzheimer's Disease. His study is interdisciplinary in nature, and he collaborates with clinicians from leading rehabilitation hospitals and researchers from YWCC to generate broad impact on both academia and practice.
Education
Ph.D.; Texas A & M University; Industrial Engineering (Biomechanics); 2022
M.E.; Peking University; Biomedical Engineering; 2017
B.S.; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Mechanical Engineering; 2014
Website
https://sites.google.com/view/weiyin-njit/home
2026 Fall Courses
IE 481 - INVSTGTNS IN INDS ENGR I
IE 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
EM 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
IE 725 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH I
IE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
IE 792B - PRE DOCTORAL RESEARCH
MET 314 - DYNAMICS OF MACHINERY
ME 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
IE 726 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH II
IE 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
IE 665 - APPLIED INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS
IE 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
ESC 792B - PRE DOCTORAL RESEARCH
EM 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
EM 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
EM 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
EM 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
Teaching Interests
Ergonomics
Biomechanics
Human-robot Interaction
Past Courses
IE 665: APPLIED INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS
IE 682: INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH EVALUATION
MET 314: DYNAMICS OF MACHINERY
Research Interests
Exoskeleton
Digital human modeling
Wearables
Conference Proceeding
"Thermal Ergonomics in Occupational Settings: Challenges, Technologies, and Human-Centered Solutions"
January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2026.
Journal Article
RAZIYEH BAGHI, Wei Yin, AHMED RAMADAN, SUBHAM BADHYAL, GIOVANNI OPPIZZI, DALI XU, PETER BOWMAN, FRANK HENN, LI-QUN ZHANG. 2025. "Determining Individualized Foot Progression Angle for Reduction of Knee Medial Compartment Loading during Stepping." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 33-43.
Y Chen, Wei Yin, L Zheng, R Mehta, X Zhang. 2025. "Biodynamic Modeling and Analysis of Human-Exoskeleton Interactions in Simulated Patient Handling Tasks.." Human factors, pp. 187208241311271.
Yinong Chen, Liying Zheng, Wei Yin, Xudong Zhang. 2024. "Flexible Sensor-based Whole-body Biomechanics of Exoskeleton-assisted Patient Handling." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 651-654.
Curran Reddy, Yu Zhou, Wei Yin, Xudong Zhang. 2024. "Advanced subject-specific neck musculoskeletal modeling unveils sex differences in muscle moment arm and cervical spine loading." Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 171.
Wei Yin, Y Chen, C Reddy, L Zheng, R K Mehta, X Zhang. 2024. "Flexible sensor-based biomechanical evaluation of low-back exoskeleton use in lifting.." Ergonomics, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 182-193.
Yinong Chen, Wei Yin, Liying Zheng, Ranjana Mehta, Xudong Zhang. 2023. "Biodynamic Modeling and Analysis of Human-Exoskeleton Interactions During Assisted Manual Handling." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 803-806.