DC 7 – Ageing-associated movement primitives defining healthy versus degenerative joint function: a hybrid modelling approach
Can you share a bit about your academic and professional journey?
I completed a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at TU/e and a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at TU Delft, specialized in Biomechanical Design. When choosing mechanical engineering, I was always keen on using technical innovation to improve healthcare. To gain practical experience in this field, I spent a year working on an exoskeleton designed to help a paraplegic person walk. During my master’s, I also became increasingly interested in ensuring that underrepresented groups have access to healthcare innovations. To explore this further, I completed an internship at a hospital in Kenya, where I gained firsthand experience with the challenges involved.
What motivated you to pursue a Doctoral candidacy within the Doctoral Network?
This interest for equitable healthcare remains my primary motivation. With an aging society and a shifting ratio between caregivers and those in need of care, I believe and hope that within the InSilicoHealth Doctoral Network, I can contribute to healthy aging in Europe. Additionally, I see significant potential in my research to maintain low data fidelity requirements, reducing both cost and time investment for future users. I hope this will ultimately help even more people.
What aspects of this training and research program are you most excited about?
I am very excited to see where the next few years will take me and to collaborate with others in this Doctoral Network who share the same overarching goal of improving healthy aging in Europe. I look forward to learning from one another and supporting each other’s work.
