{"id":46957,"date":"2026-05-21T16:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webpublishing.oit.ncsu.edu\/ise-ncsu-edu\/?post_type=person&#038;p=46957"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:27:08","slug":"xxu","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/webpublishing.oit.ncsu.edu\/ise-ncsu-edu\/people\/xxu\/","title":{"rendered":"Xu Xu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ddWq7QYsDFs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Xu Xu is an associate professor whose research mainly focuses on human motion data analysis and theoretical human biomechanical modeling with an emphasis on safety promotion. Xu\u2019s research has been supported by the National Science Foundation (Cyberlearning, NRI, IUSE), the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and NC State&#8217;s Research and Innovation Seed Funding. 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