Judith O.E.H. van Laar

Judith O.E.H. van Laar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Signal Processing Systems at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), and a practicing gynecologist at the Máxima Medical Center. Her research focuses on advancing biomedical technologies to enhance maternal and fetal health monitoring, particularly in detecting congenital defects and labor complications.

Education:

• Master's in Medicine (Radboud University Nijmegen, 2004)
• PhD in Fetal Autonomic Response During Pregnancy (TU/e, 2012)
• Specialization in Gynecology (Máxima Medical Center, 2014)

Research Interests:

• Non-invasive fetal monitoring systems
• Machine learning for cardiotocography analysis
• Uterine contraction dynamics
• Artificial intelligence in labor management
• Technological solutions for preterm birth prediction

Key Projects:

• MEDEIA (2022–2027): Medical Engineering Innovations in maternal-fetal healthcare
• HASTA (2022–2028): Healthy Ageing through early pregnancy interventions

Lab Affiliations: Signal Processing Systems group, Eindhoven MedTech Innovation Center.