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Monique Mendelson, an Associate Professor at the Université Grenoble Alpes, will be present at our Winter School to deliver a lecture on the topic, “From Movement to Sleep: Advances and Challenges in Accelerometer-Based Sleep Assessment in Health Research.”

Sleep is now recognized as a core component of the 24-hour movement behavior framework, opening new perspectives for physical activity researchers to explore its interactions with activity, recovery, and health. This keynote will present current advances and methodological challenges in accelerometer-based sleep assessment, from validated sleep phenotyping to emerging multimodal and contextual approaches, and will outline best practices for integrating sleep rigorously into health research.

👉 Don’t wait any longer to register for the Winter School, taking place from November 26 to 28 in Rennes: https://lnkd.in/ehESaF4k

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Dr. Lars Riedemann, MD will be present to our Winter School. He is a Specialist in Neurology and Scientist, trained in Clinical Neurology and Biomedical Engineering at the University Hospital Heidelberg, Harvard Medical School, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also an AI Engineer, Medical Community Builder, and Innovation Architect working at the Intersection of Healthcare, Artificial Intelligence, and Immersive Technologies.

Dr. Riedemann will present the rigorous process of moving Extended Reality (XR) technology beyond laboratory trials and into routine clinical workflows.
His core message is that genuine clinical integration demands a deep understanding of practical healthcare needs and user acceptance, rather than being driven by technological novelty or hype. He will cover the critical barriers to adoption, including the need for regulatory compliance, managing workflow disruption, and the necessity of demonstrating measurable clinical impact. The talk will provide attendees with a clear framework for identifying truly meaningful XR innovation, offering practical strategies to achieve sustainable integration that delivers tangible value to both patients and healthcare providers.

👉 Don’t wait any longer to register for the Winter School, taking place from November 26 to 28 in Rennes: https://lnkd.in/ehESaF4k

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October 20, 2025 was the DIGISPORT PhD Students’ Morning, a special occasion for our doctoral students to present their research and exchange on their various topics.

This morning also allowed new PhD students to meet the more senior ones and to explore together ideas and solutions to encourage more regular exchanges and foster closer connections within the group.

You can meet some of our PhD students at the DIGISPORT Winter School 2025, which will take place from November 26 to 28 in Rennes.
Registration link: 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehESaF4k

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Dr. Stefan Liszio, research scientist at University Hospital Essen, where he leads the “Patient-Oriented Application” working group at the ZvRM – Zentrum für virtuelle und erweiterte Realität in der Medizin and also a member of the Pediatric Health Play Team at the Center for Pediatric and Youth Medicine, will present how Virtual Reality (VR) is being used in clinical practice to enhance patient well-being and reduce anxiety, stress, and pain.

Virtual Reality (VR) offers innovative possibilities for reducing anxiety, stress, and pain in medical contexts. Immersive virtual environments can positively shape emotional experiences and enhance well-being and stress tolerance. This lecture discusses core mechanisms such as immersion, interactivity, and presence, particularly regarding distraction and emotion regulation. Building on these foundations, the practical implementation of VR in hospitals will be explored. Examples from University Hospital Essen (Germany) —such as preparing children for MRI scans and distracting children and parents during needle punctures—demonstrate that immersive technologies are promising tools for promoting well-being and improving the patient experience in everyday clinical practice.

👉 Don’t wait any longer to register for the Winter School, taking place from November 26 to 28 in Rennes: https://digisport-ws2.sciencesconf.org/registration?lang=en

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This Friday, October 10, DIGISPORT took part in the 2nd edition of Sport en Mouvement, organized by the Regional Olympic and Sports Committee of Brittany (CROS), held at Roazhon Park.

The day was an opportunity for Richard Kulpa, head of the EUR DIGISPORT, to present our project as well as the M2S Laboratory.

Florian Matéos, a DIGISPORT PhD student, also took the chance to showcase his research on decision-making in football through virtual reality demonstrations.

Congratulations to everyone who contributed to the success of this great event! 

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This Monday, September 22, 2025, the students of the 2023–2025 class of the Master’s in Digital Sciences and Sport took part in a graduation ceremony celebrating the work they accomplished over the past two years.

The DIGISPORT team wishes all its graduates every success in their future projects, and also thinks of those who were unable to attend the ceremony!

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Jos Deforges, DIGISPORT PhD student, and Etienne Briere, DIGISPORT student, have been working closely together on the “Keep Children Active” project and will be leading a workshop during this Winter School.

This workshop will immerse participants in an Active Video Game (AVG) in Virtual Reality designed to promote Adapted Physical Activity in oncology. This innovative solution addresses the specific challenges faced by cancer patients in hospital settings, such as isolation in sterile rooms, debilitating symptoms, and loss of mobility. Participants will step into the role of players: they will take part in an AVG session within an interactive virtual environment and test, in real time, an adaptive system that adjusts their heart rate by modulating different game parameters. They will collect and visualize their own physiological and kinematic data, and then experiment with several adaptation models to compare their effects on feedback-loop regulation.

This hands-on immersion will provide a concrete understanding of how personalized physical activities can optimize health benefits for cancer patients.

👉 Don’t wait any longer to register for the Winter School, taking place from November 26 to 28 in Rennes: https://digisport-ws2.sciencesconf.org/registration?lang=en

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤!

The DIGISPORT Graduate School is organizing the second edition of its international Winter School, which will take place from November 26 to 28, 2025, at Rennes 2 University. 📅

Over the course of two and a half days, through keynote lectures and hands-on workshops, this Winter School will offer an immersive experience at the intersection of sport, health, and digital technologies.

This second edition will focus on the application of digital tools to better quantify physical activity and evaluate physiological or clinical responses associated with certain pathologies, with the aim of enabling more targeted and effective prescriptions. Special attention will be given to Adapted Physical Activity (APA) and the support of cancer patients.

This approach aims to develop relevant metrics and improve patient monitoring throughout their care journey. Finally, participants will have the opportunity to discover and handle some of these tools in realistic conditions, in order to assess their practical benefits for APA.

Register now via this link 👉 https://digisport-ws2.sciencesconf.org/registration?lang=en

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Looking back at the “XR en Mouvement” conference!

Last week, DIGISPORT took part in the “XR en Mouvement” conference, organized by the University of Limoges, Rennes 2 University, and Aix-Marseille University, to discuss advances in extended reality (XR) and its applications in the fields of sport and health.

This was an opportunity for DIGISPORT PhD students — Clélia Boulati, Sony Saint-Auret, Florian Matéos, Valentin Ramel, and Jos Deforges — to present their work through oral presentations and poster sessions. A big congratulations to Florian Matéos, who was awarded the 1st Prize for Best Young Researcher Poster.

Richard Kulpa, head of the DIGISPORT Graduate School (EUR), took the opportunity to present his work on the REVEA project (virtual reality boxing). His presentation was complemented by a public demonstration of the project.

Finally, numerous fruitful and promising discussions took place with industry professionals and researchers, paving the way for new collaborations for DIGISPORT.

A heartfelt thank you to Anaick Perrochon and her entire team for organizing this outstanding scientific event!

ANR (Agence nationale de la recherche) / Agence nationale du Sport / Secrétariat général pour l’investissement / Université de Limoges / Laboratoire HAVAE / Aix-Marseille Université / Université Rennes 2 / Laboratoire M2S / Université de Rennes / École normale supérieure de Rennes / ENSAI / CentraleSupélec / INSA Rennes – Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rennes / Inria / CNRS

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