Prof. Jos Vander Sloten, PhD

Jos Vander Sloten (°1962) obtained his MSc and PhD in mechanical engineering from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in 1985 and 1990 respectively.

From 1985 to 1999 he held positions as research assistant and post-doctoral researcher of the Fund for Scientific Research in Flanders, specialising in musculoskeletal biomechanics. Currently he is professor and chair, Division of Biomechanics and Engineering Design of at K.U.Leuven.

He is teaching mechanics, problem solving and engineering design, computer integrated surgery systems and he is co-ordinating the study option biomedical engineering within the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He was elected programme director of the new master of Biomedical Engineering.

His research interests are computer applications in musculoskeletal biomechanics and computer integrated surgery. He is member of the council of the Belgian Society for Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, and of the European Society of Biomechanics. In the European Alliance for Medical and Biological Engineering and Science (EAMBES) he served as secretary-general (2003-2004) and president-elect (2005) and president (2006).