Chris Van Hoof
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Chris Van Hoof is a full professor at KU Leuven’s Faculty of Engineering Science,{{cite web|url=https://www.imec-int.com/en/imec-magazine/january-2018/We-need-to-prevent-people-from-becoming-patients-in-the-first-place|title=Chris Van Hoof on health sensors|website=www.imec-int.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kuleuven.be/wieiswie/en/person/00012734|title=Chris Van Hoof|website=www.kuleuven.be}} vice-president of Connected Health Solutions, and fellow at IMEC,{{cite web|url=https://www.artsenkrant.com/actueel/een-pilletje-voor-ons-tweede-stel-hersenen/article-column-37793.html?cookie_check=1577451518|title=Een pilletje voor ons tweede stel hersenen?|website=www.artsenkrant.com|date=29 April 2019 }}{{cite web|url=https://2019.futuresummits.com/fwddive/program/queen-elisabeth-room/chris-van-hoof|title=Chris Van Hoof - Vice President Connected Health Solutions, imec}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2019/09/23/een-armband-tegen-stress-en-depressie-hoe-wearables-de-geesteli/|title=Een armband tegen stress en depressie? Binnenkort is het misschien heel normaal|website=www.vrt.be|date=3 October 2019 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.tijd.be/ondernemen/technologie/imec-binnen-5-a-10-jaar-onderzoekt-uw-auto-uw-gezondheid/10014712.html|title=Imec: 'Binnen 5 à 10 jaar onderzoekt uw auto uw gezondheid'|website=www.tijd.be}} and general manager of OnePlanet Research Center.{{cite web|url=https://www.imec-int.com/nl/imec-magazine/imec-magazine-april-2019/preface-april-2019|title=Voorwoord april 2019|website=www.imec-int.com}}{{Google Scholar id|id=OiSiLl8AAAAJ}}
Van Hoof has published over 600 papers in journals, conference proceedings and has given over 100 invited talks. His research has resulted in five startups, of which four are healthcare-related.
Education
In 1992, Van Hoof received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Leuven in collaboration with IMEC.{{cite web|url=http://tedxleuven.com/?q=2015-tedxleuven-health-salon/chris-van-hoof|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419093609/http://www.tedxleuven.com/?q=2015-tedxleuven-health-salon/chris-van-hoof|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 19, 2016|title=Chris Van Hoof TEDx Leuven|website=www.tedxleuven.com}}
OnePlanet Research Center
Van Hoof is general manager of OnePlanet Research Center.{{cite web|url=https://www.printedelectronicsnow.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2020-02-20/imec-presents-1st-millimeter-scale-wireless-transceiver-for-electronic-pills/|title=imec Presents 1st Millimeter-scale Wireless Transceiver for Electronic Pills|website=www.printedelectronicsnow.com}}{{cite web|url=https://bits-chips.nl/artikel/ingestible-wireless-transceiver-connects-iot-to-medicine/|title=Ingestible wireless transceiver connects IoT to medicine|website=www.bits-chips.nl}}{{cite web|url=https://techxplore.com/news/2020-02-millimeter-scale-wireless-transceiver-electronic-pills.html|title=First millimeter-scale wireless transceiver for electronic pills|website=www.techxplore.com}} In February 2019, the Dutch government provided a 65 million euro grant to create the research venture,{{cite web|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/65-miljoen-euro-voor-onderzoeksproject-one-planet~b67c896a/|title=65 miljoen euro voor onderzoeksproject One Planet|website=www.volkskrant.nl|date=27 February 2019 }} which is a multidisciplinary collaboration agreement between IMEC, Wageningen University & Research, Radboud University, and Radboud University Medical Center.{{cite web|url=https://oneplanetresearch.nl/en/homepage/|title=OnePlanet Research Center|website=www.oneplanetresearch.nl}}
At OnePlanet, Van Hoof oversees fundamental and applied research and aims to use the latest chip and digital technologies to create novel health and agriculture technology-based solutions. Agrifood and health scientists are developing technologies to help people eat and live healthier, while ensuring a sustainable supply chain.{{cite web|url=https://www.foodvalley.nl/news/oneplanet-research-center-wants-to-connect-with-gelderland-businesses/|title=ONEPLANET RESEARCH CENTER WANTS TO CONNECT WITH GELDERLAND BUSINESSES|website=www.foodvalley.nl}}
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IMEC
At IMEC, Van Hoof oversees all research that goes into wearables, smart sensors and other connected health-related technology,{{cite web|url=https://www.medgadget.com/2018/05/wearables-for-a-world-without-disease-interview-with-imecs-chris-van-hoof.html|title=Wearables for a World Without Disease: Interview with imec's Chris Van Hoof|website=www.medgadget.com}} such as ingestible and invisible body monitoring technologies.{{cite web|url=https://www.medgadget.com/2020/01/wearables-ingestibles-invisibles-imec-at-ces-2020.html|title=Wearables, Ingestibles, Invisibles: imec at CES 2020|website=www.medgadget.com}} Van Hoof previously held positions at IMEC as manager and director leading research on sensors, imagers, 3D integration, MEMS, energy harvesting, body area networks, biomedical electronics, and wearable health. Van Hoof’s research at IMEC has been published in leading scientific journals, such as Nature.{{cite journal|last1=Smets|first1=Elena|last2=Rios Velazquez|first2=Emmanuel|last3=Schiavone|first3=Giuseppina|last4=Chakroun|first4=Imen|last5=D’Hondt|first5=Ellie|last6=De Raedt|first6=Walter|last7=Cornelis|first7=Jan|last8=Janssens|first8=Olivier|last9=Van Hoecke|first9=Sofie|last10=Claes|first10=Stephan|last11=Van Diest|first11=Ilse|last12=Van Hoof|first12=Chris|title=Large-scale wearable data reveal digital phenotypes for daily-life stress detection|journal=npj Digital Medicine|volume=1|issue=1|year=2018|page=67 |issn=2398-6352|doi=10.1038/s41746-018-0074-9|pmid=31304344 |pmc=6550211 |doi-access=free}}
=Digital Twin Technology=
Van Hoof is applying digital twin technology to build a more complete picture of an individual’s lifestyle, behavior and environment, with the aim of preventing and intercepting diseases that currently rely on longitudinal recordings.{{cite web|url=https://innovationorigins.com/digital-twin-technology-how-copycat-systems-are-driving-development/|title=Digital Twin Technology: How "copycat" systems are driving development|website=www.innovationorigins.com|date=28 January 2019 }} In January 2019, Van Hoof stated that mental health therapy in particular is based on a trial and error approach, which can stall the recovery process dramatically, and believes it could enable therapists to personalize the treatment of mental health disorders faster and more effectively.
=EEG Headset=
In 2018, IMEC announced that Van Hoof and his team had developed a prototype of an electroencephalogram (EEG) headset that can measure emotions and cognitive processes in the brain.
IMEC stated that while traditional EEG technologies have been around for a long time to diagnose medical conditions like epilepsy or sleep disorders, they fall short for promising novel therapeutic applications, such as cognitive skill improvement through sensory stimulation and VR-based cognitive treatments for conditions such as autism and ADHD. IMEC’s wireless EEG headset allows users to comfortably wear the device for hours on end which makes it suitable for therapeutic, learning and gaming applications.{{cite web|url=https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/imec-eeg-headset-measures-emotions-2018-01/|title=Imec EEG headset measures emotions|website=www.electronicsweekly.com|date=11 January 2018 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13738-brainwave-reading-headphones-need-no-batteries/|title=Brainwave-reading headphones need no batteries|website=www.newscientist.com}}
=Health Patch=
In 2016, Van Hoof and his team at IMEC presented a small-form health patch that was reported to have more functionalities than any other patch available on the market. The chip was optimized for low power consumption and was combined with an electrode patch that can stay on the body for long periods of time, including when showering.{{cite web|url=https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/489127-2016-11/|title=Multi-functional health patch from Imec|website=www.electronicsweekly.com|date=14 November 2016 }}
Van Hoof’s technology was the first patch to combine a variety of sensing capabilities – ranging from an accelerometer (to track a person’s physical activity) to ECG tracking (measuring the heart’s electrical activity) and bioelectrical impedance monitoring (measuring body composition, respiratory activity and the distribution of body fluids).
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