FACULDADE DE MOTRICIDADE HUMANA

Their core work

Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH) is the human movement and kinesiology faculty of the University of Lisbon, specializing in rehabilitation science, health behavior, and physical activity research. They develop technology-assisted interventions for chronic conditions — from early Parkinson's detection through unobtrusive sensing to ICT-based weight management tools and personalized nutrition. Their work sits at the intersection of human movement science, digital health technologies, and behavioral modeling, with particular strength in translating lab-based rehabilitation approaches into real-world clinical and community settings.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their earlier H2020 work (2015–2018), FMH focused on assisted living technologies, health tourism, and ICT-based weight management — broadly targeting elderly care and lifestyle intervention through digital tools. From 2018 onward, their focus sharpened toward neuroscience-informed rehabilitation (Parkinson's, stroke, autism) and personalized health approaches grounded in behavioral modeling and systems science. The trajectory shows a clear move from general health-tech applications toward more specialized, neuroscience-driven rehabilitation research with stronger theoretical underpinnings.

FMH is moving toward theory-driven rehabilitation science combining neuroscience, systems thinking, and digital sensing — expect future work at the intersection of brain-body research and personalized therapeutic technologies.

How they like to work

FMH consistently joins consortia as a participant rather than leading them — all five projects saw them in a contributor role (including one as a third party). With 56 unique partners across 15 countries, they connect broadly across Europe rather than relying on a fixed set of collaborators. This profile suggests a reliable specialist contributor that larger consortia bring in for their specific movement science and rehabilitation expertise.

FMH has collaborated with 56 distinct partners across 15 countries, indicating a well-distributed European network built through diverse health and digital projects. Their connections span universities, hospitals, and technology partners across Western and Southern Europe.

What sets them apart

FMH brings a rare combination of human movement science expertise and digital health capability — few European partners can bridge kinesiology, behavioral sensing, and rehabilitation technology under one roof. Their grounding in systems science and perception-action theory gives them a distinctive analytical lens that complements more engineering-focused consortium partners. For any project requiring expertise on how humans move, recover, or interact with health technologies, they are a strong and experienced Portuguese partner.

Highlights from their portfolio

• i-PROGNOSIS
  Combined unobtrusive smart device sensing with Parkinson's early detection — a technically ambitious project bridging consumer technology and neurodegenerative disease.
• REPAIRS
  Their most recent and theoretically distinctive project, applying systems science and complexity theory to rehabilitation across autism, stroke, and DCD — signals their future research direction.
• NoHoW
  Their largest funded project (EUR 534K), developing evidence-based ICT tools for weight loss maintenance in a major health behavior consortium.