Antoine Falisse
Co-Founder And CEO at Model Health
Palo Alto, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAntoine Falisse is a founder and biomechanics-focused software engineer with nine years of experience translating advanced human movement research into practical tools. As Co-Founder and CEO of Model Health in Palo Alto, he builds smartphone-video solutions to measure and analyze movement, bridging academic simulation methods with product-grade pipelines. His postdoctoral work at Stanford and PhD from KU Leuven produced optimization-based simulation frameworks for clinical decision-making, and he has contributed to widely used open-source projects like OpenSim and Simbody. Comfortable across full-stack engineering and numerical C++ libraries, he has hands-on experience improving real-time video processing (OpenCap) and making core simulation code auto-diff friendly. Colleagues know him for combining deep domain expertise in neuromuscular biomechanics with pragmatic engineering instincts and an eye for computational efficiency.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Stanford Ignite, Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Stanford Ignite, Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Sciences at KU LeuvenMaster's degree, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, Master's degree, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude at Université catholique de LouvainMaster's degree, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, Master's degree, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude at Trinity College, Dublin
French, English, Dutch
Github Skills (22)
simulation10
biomechanics10
docker10
c-language10
python10
video-processing10
simulations10
dynamic10
ffmpeg10
dockers10
dynamics10
cprogramming-language10
rep9
physics-engine9
opencv9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
stanfordnmbl/opencap-core
Oct 2022 - Jan 2023
Main OpenCap processing pipeline
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 release, 47 reviews, 52 commits in 3 months
Contributions summary:Antoine's contributions center around the OpenCap project, evidenced by code modifications in `ReproducePaperResults` and the `docker` directory. They updated the video processing pipeline by modifying how OpenPose is called within the `docker/openpose/loop.py` script, including handling video orientation and resolution. Additionally, the user made changes related to session processing, including adjustments to the `main.py` and related files related to handling intrinsic and extrinsic calibration.
processing-pipelinepipeline
opensim-org/opensim-core
Jun 2016 - Aug 2021
SimTK OpenSim C++ libraries and command-line applications, and Java/Python wrapping.
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 97 commits, 7 PRs in 5 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Antoine primarily contributed to the OpenSim core libraries, focusing on fixing minor bugs and streamlining examples. Their contributions included fixing typos in comments, adding missing brackets to log messages, and making minor documentation updates. The user also streamlined and updated example files related to IMU tracking and EMG tracking, demonstrating their familiarity with the OpenSim software and its associated examples.
biomechanicspythonsciencecppmusculoskeletal-models
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