I am a patent professional, a medical technology specialist, and a researcher enthusiast with a focus on engineering, data and intellectual property.
My background lies in medical engineering and medical physics, and I have almost 20 years of working experience as a patent examiner in the area of medical technology at the European Patent Office.
My professional expertise covers various patent-related matters, including patent prosecution, patent search, patent classification and patent information. Moreover, my professional expertise covers also various medical technology fields, ranging from medical implants and instruments, over medical instrumentation and measurements, to digital health.
Outside my professional work, I pursue independent research, wherein my research interests are interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary in nature, spanning biomedical engineering, information science and intellectual property rights. Particularly, my primary research interests include biomedical signal and data processing and analysis. My other research interests revolve around intellectual property information and data.
My current research work is dedicated to patent analysis and retrieval, historical patent data, and the history of patent classification.
In my spare time, when I am not working on my research projects, I enjoy trail and ultra running.
Professional experience
Patent examination, patent search and patent classification in the field of medical technology
Education
Specialisation: Medical Engineering and Medical Physics
Thesis title: “Compensation of psychoacoustic impairments”
Engineering project title: “Design and manufacturing of a hearing aid”
Specialisation: Medical Engineering and Medical Physics
Thesis title: “Measurement of acoustic impedance of the human hearing organ”
Radio Engineering Technology
Diploma project title: “Design of a power supply for a radio receiver”
Certifications
The European qualifying examination (EQE) tests candidates’ knowledge and aptitude to represent applicants in proceedings before the European Patent Office.
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