--- title: SparkFun Education Blog | Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin description: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin is a Professor in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia whose research focuses on sensorimotor integration and equilibrium. He was one of the lead organizers for the Origins of Balance Deficit and Falls Summer School on Wearable Sensors for Balance & Movement. --- [![Sparkfun](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/img/logo.png)](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/index.html) - [SparkFun Webstore](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Higher Ed](https://sparkfuneducation.com/higher-ed/index.html) - [Contact Us](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/contact-us.html) - [Follow Us](https://twitter.com/SparkFunEDU) - [Home](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Blog](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Curriculum](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/curriculum.html) - [PD/Events](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/professional-dev.html) - [KITS/Materials](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/materials.html) - [Educator Stories](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/educator-stories.html) - [Activities](https://activities.sparkfuneducation.com) [Blog Home](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/) / SparkFun Education Blog ## Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin is a Professor in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia whose research focuses on sensorimotor integration and equilibrium. He was one of the lead organizers for the Origins of Balance Deficit and Falls Summer School on Wearable Sensors for Balance & Movement. ### Recent Posts [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/Sept%2019/Afternoon%20work-%20VR.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/wearable-sensors-for-balance-and-movement-summer-school) ## [Wearable Sensors for Balance and Movement Summer School](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/wearable-sensors-for-balance-and-movement-summer-school) BY [Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/dr-jean-sébastien-blouin) 9/17/19 6:42 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/wearable-sensors-for-balance-and-movement-summer-school#comments-listing) [Events](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/events) [student projects](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/student-projects) [e-textiles](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/e-textiles) [Guest Post](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/guest-post) [Community Partnership Program](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/community-partnership-program) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) From August 12th to August 16th the Origins of Balance Deficit and Falls Research Cluster hosted its first Summer School on Wearable Sensors for Balance & Movement. 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