Position: Assistant Professor
Telephone:
Section: Sports Medicine & Exercise Biology
Office: Sport Biomechanics Laboratory
E-mail: aekizos@phed.uoa.gr
Scientific Discipline
Sport Biomechanics (ΦΕΚ: 2856/05-08-2025 τ. Γ')
Collaboration with students
By appointment, according to the semester schedule.
Courses
Undergraduate lessons
Core course:
- Sport Biomechanics
Elective
- Applied Sports Biomechanics
- Kinesiology
Core elective in specific tracks:
- Ergonomics
Postgraduate courses:
- Advanced Sport Biomechanics
-Advanced kinesiology
Research interests
- Neuromechanics and adaptations across the lifespan
- Analysis of movement and biological signals, nonlinear analysis and machine learning
- Optimization of the high-level athlete performance
- Motor control (CNS priorities, dynamic stability, energy expenditure)
Degrees
- BSc in Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GR, 2009
- MSc in Biology of Human Performance and Health, Maastricht University, NL, 2011
- PhD in Sport Biomechanics and Movement Science, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, DE, 2018
- Postdoctoral Research in Sports Biomechanics and Movement Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, DE, 2020
Indicative Publications
- Stavridis I, Ekizos A, Zisi M, Agilara GO, Tsolakis C, Terzis G, Paradisis G. The Effects of Heavy Resisted Sled Pulling on Sprint Mechanics and Spatiotemporal Parameters. J Strength Cond Res. 2023 Dec 1;37(12):2346-2353. doi:10.1519/JSC.0000000000004548. PMID: 38015728.
- Ekizos A, Santuz A. "Biofeedback-based return to sport": individualization through objective assessments. Front Physiol. 2023 Jun 12;14:1185556. doi:10.3389/fphys.2023.1185556. PMID: 37378078; PMCID: PMC10291093.
- Santuz A, Ekizos A, Kunimasa Y, Kijima K, Ishikawa M, Arampatzis A. Lower complexity of motor primitives ensures robust control of high-speed human locomotion. Heliyon. 2020 Nov 1;6(10):e05377. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05377. PMID: 33163662; PMCID: PMC7610320.
- Santuz A, Brüll L, Ekizos A, Schroll A, Eckardt N, Kibele A, Schwenk M, Arampatzis A. Neuromotor Dynamics of Human Locomotion in Challenging Settings. iScience. 2020 Jan 24;23(1):100796. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2019.100796. Epub 2019 Dec 24. PMID: 31962235; PMCID: PMC6971393.
- Patikas DA, Papavasileiou A, Ekizos A, Hatzitaki V, Arampatzis A. Swaying slower reduces the destabilizing effects of a compliant surface on voluntary sway dynamics. PLoS One. 2019 Dec 11;14(12):e0226263. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0226263. PMID: 31826026; PMCID: PMC6905565.
- Ekizos A, Santuz A, Arampatzis A. Short- and long-term effects of altered point of ground reaction force application on human running energetics. J Exp Biol. 2018 Aug 6;221(Pt 15):jeb176719. doi:10.1242/jeb.176719. PMID: 29895679.
- Ekizos A, Santuz A, Schroll A, Arampatzis A. The Maximum Lyapunov Exponent During Walking and Running: Reliability Assessment of Different Marker-Sets. Front Physiol. 2018 Aug 24;9:1101. doi:10.3389/fphys.2018.01101. PMID: 30197597; PMCID: PMC6117405.
- Santuz A, Ekizos A, Eckardt N, Kibele A, Arampatzis A. Challenging human locomotion: stability and modular organisation in unsteady conditions. Sci Rep. 2018 Feb 9;8(1):2740. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-21018-4. PMID: 29426876; PMCID: PMC5807318.
- Ekizos A, Santuz A, Arampatzis A. Transition from shod to barefoot alters dynamic stability during running. Gait Posture. 2017 Jul;56:31-36. doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.04.035. Epub 2017 Apr 27. PMID: 28482203.
- Ekizos A, Papatzika F, Charcharis G, Bohm S, Mersmann F, Arampatzis A. Ultrasound does not provide reliable results for the measurement of the patellar tendon cross sectional area. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2013 Dec;23(6):1278-82. doi:10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.08.004. Epub 2013 Aug 23. PMID: 24021864.
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