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prof.dr.ir. P.H. Veltink (Peter)

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Peter H. Veltink is professor of technology for the restoration of human function at the University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands. He chairs the Biomedical Signals and Systems Group, of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science.

 

He was born in 1960 in Groenlo, the Netherlands. Hestudied Electrical Engineering at the University of Twente (M.Sc. cum laude 1984)where he also performed his Ph.D. research in the area of electrical nerve stimulation (Ph.D. 1988). He performed sabbaticals at Case Western Reserve University in 1989 and at the Sensory Motor Interaction center (SMI) of the University of Aalborg in 1998.

 

His research is in the following areas:

  • Biomechatronics, artificial motor control, ambulatory sensing of human motor control, specifically ambulatory movement and force sensing, with applications in rehabilitation medicine and biomechanics.

  • Neural engineering: neurostimulation for neuromodulation, including DBS, neurocardiology, stimulation of spinal cord and cortex for suppression of pain.

     

    Prof. Veltink has been the scientific coordinator of 3 EU research training networks between 1996 and 2004 (ARNESCO, NEUROS and neuralPRO), has coordinated the EU-FP7 ICT project INTERACTION (2011-2014) and the EU-H2020 ICT project eNHANCE. In addition, he participates in the EU-H2020 IC projects SoftPro and Siena, and is associate partner in the current  EU Marie Curie project KneeMo. Nationally, he coordinates and has coordinated several STW projects, including PowerSensor and MiniSens, and participates in two STW Perspectief Programs (Symbionics and neuroCIMT).

     

    He has (co)supervised 23 and is currently (co)supervising 16 Ph.D. students.

    His H-index is 30 (Web of Science), 33 (Scopus) and 50 (Google Scholar).

     

    Prof. Veltink has been an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions of Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering until 2014 and reviewer for many scientific journals. He is the (co)author of over 140 peer reviewed journal papers and many peer-reviewed conference papers.

    He has been the treasurer of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) from 1996 to 2001, and has been the chairman of the Benelux IEEE-EMBS chapter from 2005 to 2013. Prof. Veltink received the Royal Shell Stimulating Prize for his contribution to the rehabilitation-engineering field in 1997 and the Decade of Partnership Award from the company Xsens in 2010. He has been appointed Adjunct Professor at the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, in 2015

     

    Publications and citations in Google Scholar:

    Peter Veltink - Google Scholar Citations

    ( https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hfTE7y0AAAAJ&hl=en%5C )

Expertise

Sensors
Accelerometers
Gait
Muscles
Walking
Electric Stimulation
Electrodes
Knee

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Publications

Recent
Wouda, F. J., Giuberti, M., Bellusci, G., Maartens, E., Reenalda, J., van Beijnum, B. J. F., & Veltink, P. H. (2018). Estimation of vertical ground reaction forces and sagittal knee kinematics during running using three inertial sensors. Frontiers in Physiology, 9(MAR), [218]. DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00218
Karatsidis, A., Jung, M., Schepers, H. M., Bellusci, G., de Zee, M., Veltink, P. H., & Andersen, M. S. (2018). Predicting kinetics using musculoskeletal modeling and inertial motion capture. Arxiv.org.
Mos-Oppersma, E., Doorduin, J., van der Hoeven, J. G., Veltink, P. H., van Hees, H. W. H., & Heunks, L. M. A. (2018). The effect of metabolic alkalosis on the ventilatory response in healthy subjects. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 249, 47-53. DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2018.01.002
Van Meulen, F. B., Buurke, J. H., Veltink, P. H., & van Beijnum, B. J. F. (2017). Assessment of lower arm movements using one inertial sensor. In 2017 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR 2017 (pp. 1407-1412). [8009445] IEEE Computer Society. DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2017.8009445
van Dijk, K. J., Verhagen, R., Bour, L. J., Heida, C., & Veltink, P. H. (2017). Avoiding Internal Capsule Stimulation With a New Eight-Channel Steering Deep Brain Stimulation Lead. Neuromodulation. DOI: 10.1111/ner.12702
van den Noort, J. C., Verhagen, R., van Dijk, K. J., Veltink, P. H., Vos, M. C. P. M., de Bie, R. M. A., ... Heida, C. T. (2017). Quantification of Hand Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease: A Proof-of-Principle Study Using Inertial and Force Sensors. Annals of biomedical engineering, 45(10), 2423-2436. DOI: 10.1007/s10439-017-1881-x
Karatsidis, A., Bellusci, G., Schepers, H. M., de Zee, M., Andersen, M. S., & Veltink, P. H. (2017). Net knee moment estimation using exclusively inertial measurement units. Paper presented at XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, ISB 2017, Brisbane, Australia.
Lobo Prat, J., Nizamis, K., Janssen, M. M. H. P., Keemink, A. Q. L., Veltink, P. H., Koopman, H. F. J. M., & Stienen, A. (2017). Comparison between sEMG and force as control interfaces to support planar arm movements in adults with Duchenne: a feasibility study. Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 14, [73]. DOI: 10.1186/s12984-017-0282-6
Mohamed Refai, M. I., van Beijnum, B. J. F., Buurke, J. H., & Veltink, P. H. (2017). Pressure Insoles for Gait and Balance Estimation. Poster session presented at IMDI NeuroControl Symposium 2017, Zeist, Netherlands.
Mohamed Refai, M. I., van Beijnum, B. J. F. (Ed.), & Veltink, P. H. (Ed.) (2017). Pressure Insole for Gait and Balance Estimation. 6th Dutch Bio-Medical Engineering Conference 2017, Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands.

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