Jelte Bos

Prof. Jelte Bos is the Endowed Professor at the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He holds multiple endowed chairs: Neurocontrol, IBBA, AMS - Ageing & Vitality, and AMS - Rehabilitation & Development. His research focuses on motion sickness, autonomous vehicles, and human physiological responses. He leads the 'Driving Well 2' project and teaches the Sensomotorische Coordinatie course. With 130+ publications, his work addresses topics like vibration impact on equestrian sports, VR diagnostics for vestibular disorders, and mitigating car sickness via anticipatory cues. His research contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and innovation.

Education:

• MSc degree (as indicated in his title)

Research Interests: Combining biomechanical analysis with sensory adaptation studies, particularly in transportation and virtual environments. His work bridges clinical applications (e.g., OKAN diagnosis) with engineering solutions (e.g., autonomous vehicle monitoring systems).

Grants & Advising: Supervised 6 PhD theses. Principal Investigator for the 'Driving Well 2' project (2019–2022), focusing on driver well-being in automated systems.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates on interdisciplinary projects involving biomedical engineering, transportation safety, and neurophysiology.