Dr. Pieter Van Gorp

Associate Professor

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Biography

Pieter Van Gorp is an associate professor at the School of Industrial Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). He works at the Information Systems lab, with a primary focus on digital health tools. His research centers around the economic potential of personal health data and the use of health records for evidence-based workflow decision support models. He has contributed to the MyPHRMachines project, which is a platform for securely analyzing Personal Health Records in the cloud. Additionally, he has innovated transformations in UML, BPMN, and Petri-Net models related to workflow processes. Pieter is committed to facilitating reproducible research, including his involvement with SHARE SciModeler. He supervises multiple PhD candidates and has produced notable alumni. Pieter holds a PhD degree in Software Engineering from the University of Antwerp and has previously worked in a postdoctoral capacity. He also manages the Data Science Center Eindhoven (DSC/e) and focuses on addressing societal challenges with TU/e’s data science research. His part-time role at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences further emphasizes his commitment to using connected health games to promote societal breakthroughs. He is actively engaged in educating non-scientific audiences on topics of personal health data and gamification, and in 2023, he became the scientific director of the Clinical Informatics Engineering Doctorate program at TU/e.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

Eindhoven University of Technology • Eindhoven, Netherlands

Teaching and supervising students in the School of Industrial Engineering and conducting research in Information Systems.

Requirements for Eindhoven University of Technology

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.4
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:90
PTE
Listening
Required:65
Reading
Required:65
Writing
Required:65
Speaking
Required:65
Overall
Required:70
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering or science discipline Specific subject knowledge related to the chosen program (e.g., Calculus, Linear Algebra) Maximum 15 ECTS deficiency for international applicants
Application Checklist
  • Certified copy of Bachelor's degree and transcript
  • Authenticated English/Dutch translation of documents
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Motivation Letter
  • Two letters of reference
  • Summary of Bachelor thesis/dissertation
  • Concise course descriptions of relevant subjects
  • Copy of passport
  • Proof of payment of application fee (EUR 100)
Specialization Notes

Specific departments like Industrial Design require a portfolio. Programs like Data Science and AI require a GRE-General test for certain international backgrounds.