Dr.ir. Kenan Niu is an assistant professor in the Robotics and Mechatronics (RAM) Group at the University of Twente (the Netherlands) since 05. 2022. He obtained a doctoral degree in the field of biomechanical engineering from the University of Twente in 02.2018. His Ph.D. research focus on Ultrasound based motion tracking for tracking real-time knee kinematics. He received the BS and MS degrees in biomedical engineering (both as Cum Laude) from Northeastern University (China) with specialization in medical image processing and surgical navigation in 2011 and 2013, respectively.
From 03.2018 to 01.2019, he worked as a postdoc researcher in imec-Vision Lab for dynamic 4D heart modelling at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). From 02.2019 to 04.2022, He worked as a postdoc researcher at the Robot-Assisted Surgery group (RAS) at KU Leuven (Belgium). His work includes research, development, and management of several European and nationally funded research projects (e.g. FWO-RadarSpine-2022-2024, H2020-FAROS-2021-2024, ICON-DIASTOLE-2018-2019.
Dr. Kenan Niuâs current research interests include robotic imaging and smart sensing, robotic orthopedic surgery, medical image processing, ultrasound imaging, surgical navigation and system integration, computer vision and biomechanical /statistical shape modelling.
Expertise
Computer Science
- Robotics
- Robot
Engineering
- Deep Learning Method
Medicine and Dentistry
- Hysteroscopy
- Bone
- Measurement
- Accuracy
- Cadaver
Organisations
Dr. Kenan Niuâs research interests include robotic imaging and smart sensing, robotic orthopedic surgery, medical image processing, ultrasound imaging, surgical navigation and system integration, computer vision and biomechanical /statistical shape modelling and cognitive architecture. The research ambition is to empower human intelligence into a robotic system.Â
Publications
2025
2024
Research profiles
Affiliated study programs
Courses academic year 2024/2025
Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.
- 191211208 - Internship EE
- 201900223 - Capita Selecta Electrical Engineering
- 202001152 - Programming 2
- 202001162 - Bachelor Thesis EE
- 202200103 - Image Processing and Computer Vision
- 202200108 - Software Development for Robotics
- 202200109 - Advanced Software Dev. for Robotics
- 202200116 - Capita Selecta Robotics
- 202200119 - Academic Skills Project
- 202200120 - Internship ROB
- 202400318 - M12 BSc Assignment BMT
- 202400338 - AI & Image Processing
- 202400339 - 3D Image Reconstruction & Visualisation
- 202400681 - AI- and Image-guided Robotics
Courses academic year 2023/2024
- 191211208 - Internship EE
- 201200168 - Segmentation and Visualisation
- 201400462 - Internship S&C
- 201900223 - Capita Selecta Electrical Engineering
- 202000670 - Bachelor Assignment
- 202000880 - M12 BSc Assignment BMT
- 202001444 - Placement Course for Exchange EEMCS
- 202200103 - Image Processing and Computer Vision
- 202200116 - Capita Selecta Robotics
- 202200119 - Academic Skills Project
- 202200120 - Internship ROB
- 202300342 - Internship ROB/I-TECH
- 202300349 - Internship ROB/I-TECH
Address

University of Twente
Carré (building no. 15), room C3613
Hallenweg 23
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands
University of Twente
Carré C3613
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
Netherlands