Sander De Bock

Sander De Bock is an academic researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in the department of Human Physiology and Sports Physiotherapy. His work spans interdisciplinary fields including robotics, human physiology, and occupational health.

• Research Focus: Muscle engineering, mental fatigue, shoulder biomechanics, and robot-assisted rehabilitation
• Key Projects: GEAR: Brussels Human-Robot Research Centre (2020-2025)
• Collaborations: With BruBotics, interdisciplinary teams in biomedical engineering and social sciences

His recent publications (2024-2025) demonstrate trends in exoskeleton design, robot-assisted rehabilitation, and occupational ergonomics. Notable contributions include biomechanical analyses of running foot strike patterns and human-computer interaction frameworks for industrial exoskeletons.

Academic activities include:

• Organizing sports injury seminars
• Presenting at international conferences on biomedical robotics
• Contributing to datasets on occupational exoskeletons