Ronald Aarts is a Full Professor (part-time) at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Department of Signal Processing Systems, affiliated with the EAISI institute. His research focuses on ambulatory and unobtrusive monitoring systems, integrating engineering with medicine and biology. He holds dual roles as a part-time professor and a long-term researcher at Philips Research since 1977. His expertise spans electromagnetism, acoustics, signal processing, and sensor technology. Education: BSc and PhD in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Delft University of Technology. Research Interests: Sensors for biomedical applications, sleep and cardiology monitoring, epilepsy detection, and wearable health technologies. Awards: Gilles Holst Award (1999), Philips Gold Invention Award (2012), IEEE Fellowship (2007), AES Silver Medal (2010). He has supervised over 19 PhD students and holds >250 patents. Key contributions include advancements in EEG-fMRI artifact suppression, non-invasive circulatory monitoring, and sleep state classification in preterm infants.








