Ruben Janssens

Postdoctoral researcher Conversational Robotics @ KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

About

Robots, brains, and education. Not necessarily in that order. Maybe all at the same time. Always motivated, committed and engaged with the community.

Experience

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
    Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    Working in the Department of Speech, Music and Hearing (TMH).

  • Affiliate Postdoctoral Researcher at Ghent University
    Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

  • PhD Researcher at Ghent University
    Sep 2021 - Mar 2026 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Researcher on data-driven multi-modal Human-Robot Interaction. Advised by Prof. Tony Belpaeme and Prof. Thomas Demeester. Member of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics team, part of IDLab at Ghent University and affiliated with imec. General Chair of HRI Pioneers 2025, organiser of the 2022 HRI Winter School on Embodied AI in Ghent and FEARS 2022. Representing assistant staff in the Educational Council of UGent, the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture and in the Computer Science Engineering programme committee.

  • Visiting PhD Researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
    Aug 2024 - Dec 2024 · 5 mos

  • European Students'​ Union (ESU) (3 yrs)
    • Executive Committee Member
      Jan 2021 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Member of the Executive Committee of the European Students' Union. Advocating the students' voice in Learning & Teaching policy, Digitalisation of Education, the European Universities Initiative and Mental Health, as part of the "Quality of Education" cluster. Member of the Bologna Follow-Up Group Working group on Learning & Teaching and EUA's Learning and Teaching Steering Committee.

    • Quality Assurance Expert
      Jul 2019 - Jun 2021 · 2 yrs

      Member of ESU's Quality Assurance Students' Expert Pool.