Sander De Bock

CURRENT (AND PREVIOUS) FUNCTION: Sander De Bock obtained his Ph.D. (Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Doctor in Movement and Sports science) in October 2022, and is a voluntary employee at the research group Human Physiology and Sports Physiotherapy, Faculty LK of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

RESEARCH AREA: Sander focuses on the interaction between humans and assistive technologies. Within this broad topic, Sander investigates how robotic assistance affects the physical and cognitive load of the user. During his Ph.D., Sander evaluated multiple occupational exoskeletons inside and outside the laboratory. The information we gathered during these experiments was used to design and iteratively improve our future exoskeleton prototypes.