Exploring human movement, mathematics, and the mind.

I develop computational frameworks to understand how mechanical stress and injury reshape brain structure, movement, and physiological regulation. My work bridges head impact exposure, neuroimaging, and multimodal wearable data to reveal the latent dynamics of injury, adaptation, and recovery.

Abdullah Zafar


Focus Areas

Brain–Body Interaction

Neural and autonomic responses to fatigue and head impacts.

DTI · MRI · HR Dynamics · Biomechanics

Multimodal Modeling

Modeling structure and dynamics from heterogeneous sensor data.

IMU · GPS · ML · Dynamical Systems

Translation & Tools

Open-source software and clinically meaningful movement metrics.

Python · JS · Kotlin · Validation · Deployment


Experience & Education

Current Positions

PhD Researcher | CIUSSS–NIM
Modeling TBI in sport (HR, GPS, IMU, MRI).

Data and Machine Learning Systems Developer | Neurocognition & Mobility Lab (UWaterloo)
Building reproducible data systems for academic research.

Lead Data & Sport Scientist | Sport Performance Analytics Inc.
Quantitative modeling and software development for soccer performance analytics.

Education

PhD (in-progress) — Bio-medical Sciences
Université de Montréal

MSc — Neuroscience
University of Waterloo

Hon. BSc — Math & Physics
University of Toronto