Professors
Prof. dr. Jan Detand
- Head of design.nexus
- Design & engineering for industry 5.0
- Design for healthcare
Jan Detand
Prof. dr. Jan Devos
- IT
- Innovationmanagement
- Entrepreneurship
Jan Devos
Prof. dr. Marina Emmanouil
- Design education
- Design history, theory and methodology
- Participatory and inclusive design
Marina Emmanouil
Researchers / Lecturers
dr. Ing. Davy Parmentier
- Industrial collaborations
- Design for Assembly Meaning
Davy Parmentier
Ing. Olivier Rysman
- Computational Design (CAD/CAM)
- CAD and surface modelling
- 3D scanning and Reverse Engineering
- Virtual Reality
Olivier Rysman
Ing. Yannick Christiaens
- Additive Manufacturing (AM) for product design
- Computational design and fabriction
Yannick Christiaens
Ing. Louise Dumon
- Project leader, focus on projects on sustainability and industry
Louise Dumon
Ing. Julian Adam
- Project leader TETRA project: easy and intuitive assembly
Julian Adam
Ing. Guillaume Segaert
- Communicative Design, Quick Sketches, Subdivision Modelling and Virtual Reality.
Doctorandi
Ing. Max Schoepen
- PhD research: Exploring the advanced capabilities of the Open Access Breast Couch
Max Schoepen
MSc Ellen De Vos
- PhD research: Understanding the meaning of design in collaborative future scenarios building
Ellen De Vos
Ing. Lore Brosens

- PhD research: Researching, developing and measuring essential skills of industrial designers for new industries within project-based education.
Lore Brosens
Ing. Bert Vuylsteke

- PhD research: research on the opportunities of circular and bio-based materials for product design
Bert Vuylsteke
MSc Melis Örnekoğlu Selçuk
- PhD research: Research-through-Design for Developing a Co-design Facilitator’s Game
Melis Örnekoğlu Selçuk
MMed (Dr.) Jan Herregodts
- PhD research: Development of a novel total elbow arthroplasty design based on new insight into the anatomy and biomechanics of the elbow
Jan Herregodts