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I want to improve sleep medicine by bridging the gap between technical development of sleep monitoring devices and clinical application in patients at the sleep center or at home.
Research profile
Merel van Gilst is a senior researcher in the Signal Processing Systems group (department of Electrical Engineering). She is a neuroscientist and somnologist, and together with Professor Sebastiaan Overeem, van Gilst leads the advanced sleep monitoring group. Her research is focused on the clinical application of new technology for monitoring sleep and diagnosis of sleep disorders. To achieve this goal she is also affiliated with sleep expertise center Kempenhaeghe. At the sleep center she established a large scale data collection project, where sleep registrations are combined with experimental measurement modalities, completely integrated in regular patient care. The SOMNIA database currently contains over 1000 registrations and is a valuable source of data for the sleep research activities within the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e).
Van Gilst obtained her PhD with research on sleep and sleep disorders in patients with Parkinson disease. Movement disorders during sleep are still one of her main research interests. She has ample experience with clinical research and within the Eindhoven MedTech Innovation Center (e/MTIC) she supports technical researchers in establishing clinical validation studies.
Academic background
After her multidisciplinary education in cognitive artificial intelligence and neuroscience at Utrecht University (graduation 2011), Merel van Gilst obtained her PhD at the department of neurology of the Radboud university medical center Nijmegen (graduation 2016). In 2016 she became a post doctoral researcher at TU/e and sleep medicine center Kempenheaghe. In 2017 she passed the European Society of Sleep Research exam and became a somnologist (expert in sleep research).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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TKI-HTSM/22.0501/TKI2212P12 MEDEIA: MEDical Engineering, Innovations and Applications
van Gilst, M. M. (Project member), Hafkamp, F. (Project member), van de Pol, J. (Project member), Basso, G. (Project member), Belt, H. J. W. (Project member), van de Schaft, V. (Project member), Bun, I. P. O. (Project member), Zwerver, P. G. (Project member), Long, X. (Project member), Mischi, M. (Project Manager), Chen, X. (Project member), Dassen, S. (Project member), Bergmans, J. W. M. (Project member), Dekker, J. (Project member) & van Laar, J. O. E. H. (Project member)
1/01/22 → 31/12/27
Project: Third tier
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TKI-HTSM/20.0295/PPS2006 MEDUSA: Medical Data Utilization Solutions Accelerator
van Gilst, M. M. (Project member), Xie, J. (Project member), Huijben, I. (Project member), Wulterkens, B. M. (Project member), Hafkamp, F. (Project member), van de Pol, J. (Project member), Montree, R. J. H. (Project member), Abdalrahim, R. (Project member), Cerina, L. (Project member), Oei, S. G. (Project member), Vullings, R. (Project member), Mischi, M. (Project Manager) & Bergmans, J. W. M. (Project member)
1/01/20 → 5/02/26
Project: Third tier
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OP-SLEEP: Ontwikkeling Patiëntvriendelijk SLaap EEG Patch
Bergmans, J. W. M. (Project Manager), van Sloun, R. J. G. (Project member), Huijben, I. (Project member), Huijben, I. (Project member), van Gilst, M. M. (Project communication officer), Hermans, L. W. A. (Project member), van der Hagen, D. (Project communication officer) & Kunkels, Y. (Project member)
1/07/19 → 30/04/23
Project: Research direct
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Projectlead e/MTIC ENGINE 2018-106
Bergmans, J. W. M. (Project Manager), van Gilst, M. M. (Project member), van der Hagen, D. (Project communication officer) & Zinger, S. (Project member)
1/11/18 → 31/10/23
Project: Research direct
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PPS TKI Philips MEDICAID: MedTech Solutions for Earlier Detection of Cardiovascular Disease
Bergmans, J. W. M. (Project Manager), Sammali, F. (Project member), Bester, M. (Project member), van de Laar, L. (Project member), van Gilst, M. M. (Project communication officer), Mischi, M. (Project member), Wulterkens, B. M. (Project member), van der Hagen, D. (Project communication officer), Rabotti, C. (Project member), Vullings, R. (Project member), Schiphorst, L. (Project member), Bakkes, T. H. G. F. (Project member) & Turco, S. (Project member)
2/01/18 → 30/09/23
Project: Research direct
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Optimizing wearable single-channel EEG sleep staging in a heterogeneous sleep-disordered population using transfer learning
van der Aar, J. F. (Corresponding author), van Gilst, M. M., van den Ende, D. A., Fonseca, P., van Wetten, B. N. J., Janssen, H. C. J. P., Peri, E. & Overeem, S., 1 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 21, 2, p. 315-323 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A generative foundation model for five-class sleep staging with arbitrary sensor input
Gorp, H. V., van Gilst, M. M., Fonseca, P., van Meulen, F. B., van Dijk, J. P., Overeem, S. & van Sloun, R. J. G., 9 Aug 2024, arXiv.org, 31 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Academic
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Attention on Sleep Stage Specific Characteristics
Huijben, I. A. M. (Corresponding author), Overeem, S., Van Gilst, M. M. & Van Sloun, R. J. G., 17 Dec 2024, 2024 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 4 p. 10782554Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Deep Transfer Learning for Automated Single-Lead EEG Sleep Staging with Channel and Population Mismatches
van der Aar, J. (Corresponding author), van den Ende, D., Fonseca, P., van Meulen, F., Overeem, S., van Gilst, M. M. & Peri, E., 5 Jan 2024, In: Frontiers in Physiology. 14 - 2023, 14 p., 1287342.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Estimating the severity of obstructive sleep apnea using ECG, respiratory effort and neural networks
Fonseca, P. (Corresponding author), Ross, M., Cerny, A., Anderer, P., Schipper, F., Grassi, A., van Gilst, M. & Overeem, S., Jul 2024, In: IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. 28, 7, p. 3895-3906 12 p., 10485422.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)9 Downloads (Pure)
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New Bioengineering Research Has Been Reported by Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (Contactless Camera-Based Sleep Staging: The HealthBed Study)
Fonseca, P., Overeem, S., van Gilst, M. M., van Dijk, J. & van Meulen, F.
8/02/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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-Eindhoven University of Technology: It is not how long but the quality of sleep that determines sleep perception; People with insomnia do not sleep so much less, but mainly with less continuity
Overeem, S., van Gilst, M. M. & Hermans, L. W. A.
11/12/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Eindhoven University of Technology: It is Not How Long But the Quality of Sleep That Determines Sleep Perception
Overeem, S., van Gilst, M. M. & Hermans, L. W. A.
10/12/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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New method makes the experience of sleeplessness more visible
Overeem, S., van Gilst, M. M. & Hermans, L. W. A.
13/03/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Research areas
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Sleep Medicine
van Gilst, M. M. (Content manager) & van der Hout-van der Jagt, M. B. (Content manager)
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