RESEARCH PROFILE

I research and advise on artificial intelligence and data science (information processing, algorithms, analytics, and digital research infrastructures) in various areas, such as health, sports and exercise, and biodiversity.

The world is one big data problem.  (Andrew McAfee)

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Joost Kok has been Vice-Dean of Mathematics and Computer Science and a professor of Applied Data Science at Eindhoven University of Technology since May 2024. Before moving to Eindhoven University of Technology, he was employed by the University of Twente since 2018, where he was Dean of the faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science. Previously, he worked at Leiden University as a professor of Computer Science and as a professor of Medicine, at VU Amsterdam, at the Center for Mathematics and Computer Science, at Utrecht University and the Abo Akademi University in Finland. He is currently also a board member of the Netherlands eScience Center. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and a Master's in Mathematics.

Recent Publications

Ancillary Activities

  • Board Member, Netherlands eScience Center
  • Lid Externe Wetenschappelijke Adviesraad, Nederlands Forensisch Instituut (NFI)
  • Extern adviseur Data Science, Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu
  • Lid Werkveldadviescommissie Bewegingswetenschappen, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen en Rijksuniversiteit Groningen