Scholar
Herman van der Kooij
Google Scholar ID: 3NlKUb0AAAAJ
Proffessor of Biomechatronics
Citations & Impact
Citations
7,501
H-index
45
i10-index
136
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published highly influential papers, including the most cited IEEE TNSRE paper ever - LOPES I publication; Mindwalker publication received the IEEE EMBS most impactful paper award in 2019; contributed to the improvement of commercial rehabilitation robots, exoskeletons, and bionic prostheses via contract research, technology transfers, and spin-out companies; has supported 28 students as promotor.
Research Experience
- Chairs the Department of Biomechanical Engineering at the University of Twente; research extends from studying human movement control through combining experimental techniques with computer simulations of biomechanics and neural circuits (neuromechanics) to the mechatronic design of rehabilitation and wearable robots (with a focus on exoskeletons and bionic prosthesis), interaction control, and intuitive human-machine interfaces.
Education
- Received his PhD cum laude from the University of Twente in 2002, started as an assistant professor in the Department of Biomechanical Engineering at the same university in 2002, promoted to full professor in 2010. Has been affiliated with Delft University of Technology since 2008, and served as a visiting professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in the Biorobotics laboratory led by Prof. Auke Ijspeert from 2010 to 2011.
Background
- Research interests include the design and control of medical robots, computational neuroscience, and novel experimental techniques to study (impaired) human movement control. Specializes in biomechatronics and rehabilitation technology.
Co-authors