Kevin De Pauw is a professor at the Human Physiology and Sports Physiotherapy research group (MFYS-VUB), and serves as vice-president of Brubotics. He collaborates closely with Prof. Bram Vanderborght and other BruBotics colleagues across various research domains, particularly focusing on occupational exoskeletons, prosthetics and multisensor technologies. These research lines are part of a strategic research program (mfys.research.vub.be/en/srp77). His research focuses on validation and evaluation of robotics technologies, alongside developing customized control strategies for robotics. To achieve this, the team leverages a broad range of physiological and biomechanical sensors, employing advanced statistical models and AI algorithms to improve human-robot interactions.

In addition to his robotics research, he explores topics such as the gut microbiome and running/cycling performance, (ultra)running performance and health, as well as acutely-induced mental fatigue and the brain in close collaboration with Prof. Bart Roelands (MFYS-VUB)

He has authored over 80 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has a H-index of 30.