Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thorsten Stein
- Head of the BioMotion Center
Deputy Head of the Institute 
107, Geb. 40.40
+49 721 608 - 46654
Thorsten Stein ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Engler-Bunte-Ring 15
76131 Karlsruhe
Office hours and news
Office hours during lecture-free period
12.02.25 – 1:00pm – 2:00pm
19.02.25 – 1:00pm – 2:30pm
26.02.25 – 1:00pm – 2:00pm
25.03.25 – 1:00pm -2:30 pm
09.04.24 – 12:30pm - 2:00 pm
For appointmens please contact petra.glaser∂kit.edu
Vita
| 2021 - | Deputy Head of IfSS, KIT |
| 2019 - | Chair (W3) for Sports Science with focus on Human Movement Science and Biomechanics, IfSS, KIT |
| 2013 - | Head of BioMotion Center, IfSS, KIT |
| 2013 - 2019 | Assistant Professor (W1, W3-tenure track) for Sports Science with focus on Human Movement Science and Biomechanics, IfSS, KIT |
| 2012 - 2013 | Offer and rejection Assistant Professorship (W1, W2-tenure track) for Training and Movement Science, Faculty of Social Science, TU Kaiserslautern |
| 2011 - 2015 | Head of Young Investigator Group “Computational Motor Control and Learning”, IfSS, KIT |
| 2010 - 2013 | Postdoctoral Researcher, BioMotion Center, IfSS, KIT |
| 2010 - 2011 | Guest Lecturer, Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, University of Innsbruck |
| 2010 | Ph.D. degree (Dr. rer. nat., grade: “summa cum laude”), Department of Human Sciences, TU Darmstadt |
| 2004 - 2010 | Research Assistant, BioMotion Center, IfSS, University of Karlsruhe (TH) / KIT |
| 2004 |
Diploma in Sports Science (major “computer science”, grade: “very good”), Institute for Sports Science, TU Darmstadt |
Editorial Bords
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Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS), Section Editor "Biomechanics & Informatics"
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Frontiers in Psychology (Review Editor for Movement Science 2013-2023)
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Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (Review Editor for Biomechanics and Control of Human Movement)
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Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience (Review Editor)
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Frontiers Research Topic Editor “Human Movement and Motor Control in the Natural Environment”
Scientific Reviewer
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems: 2013; IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics: 2015, 2017; International Conference on Technology and Innovation in Sports, Health and Wellbeing: 2016, 2018; Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science: 2017; Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB): 2021, 2025; International Conference on Biomechanics in Sport (ISBS): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024; Conference of German Society for Biomechanics: 2017, 2022; Joint Symposium of Sections “Motor Behavior”, “Biomechanics” and Training Science” of German Society of Sport Science: 2016; Symposium of Section “Motor Behavior” of German Society of Sport Science: 2017, 2019, 2022; Symposium of Section “Biomechanics” of German Society of Sport Science: 2019; Symposium “Sportwissenschaftlicher Hochschultag” of German Society of Sport Science: 2017; Symposium of Committee “Soccer” of German Society of Sport Science: 2019; Symposium of Section “Sport Informatics and Engineering” of German Society of Sport Science: 2024c
European Journal of Sport Science; Current Issues in Sport Science; Frontiers in Sports and Active Living; German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research; International Journal of Adolescence and Youth; Frontiers in Movement Science and Sport Psychology; Human Movement Science; Motor Control; Journal of Applied Biomechanics; Clinical Biomechanics; Journal of Biomechanics; Gait and Posture; Journal of Motor Behavior; Brain Sciences; Neuropsychologia; Neuroscience; Journal of Neuroscience; Journal of Neurophysiology; Frontiers in Neuroscience; Frontiers in Human Neuroscience; Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience; Frontiers in Neuroinformatics; Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation; Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Multimedia, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies; IEEE Transactions on Robotics; Robotics and Autonomous Systems; Sensors; PLOS ONE
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Discovery Grants Program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft (BISp; IAT Projektkonzeptionen, FES Projektkonzeptionen, Fachgebiet Sporttechnologie, Begutachtung ausgeschriebener Expertisen), Bundesamt für Sport (BASPO; Schweiz), Eliteprogramm für Postdoktorandinnen und Postdoktoranden der Baden-Württembergstiftung, Dissertationsgutachten Schriftenreihe „Forum Sportwissenschaft“