Tom Verstraten

Shaping the future of human-centered robotics.

Responsibility. Integrity. Curiosity. Empathy.
These are the four keywords by which I go.

My career path: Belgium, Germany, USA, and then back to Belgium

• Master’s degree in Electromechanical Engineering from VUB (2012)
• R&D Engineer for Aquasystems International nv (2012-2013)
• PhD in Robotics from VUB (2018)
• Visiting doctoral researcher at TU Darmstadt, Germany (2017)
• Visiting postdoctoral researcher at University of Tulsa, United States (2018-2019)
• Professor at VUB since 2020.

Fellowships and awards

• Fulbright grant for visiting scholars (2018)
• FWO postdoctoral fellowship (2018)
• FWO Aspirant fellowship (2013)
• ie-net award for best Master’s thesis in electromechanical engineering (2012)