Dr Koen Matthys

Koen S Matthys is the course director for the undergraduate Motorsport Engineering programme in the School of Engineering and Design at Brunel University. He is also a lecturer in the mechanical engineering subject area, combined with a secondment role in the governance, information and legal office at Brunel University.

Background

Koen obtained a BSc and MSc in Electromechanical Engineering from Ghent University, Belgium in 1999. He then joined the Institute of Biomedical Technology (IBiTech) of Ghent University where he completed his PhD in Applied Sciences in 2004. Following a year as a consultant in Italy, he was invited to join the Department of Aeronautics at Imperial College London in 2005. At Imperial, he worked within two major UK and EU industrial-academic consortia and led multidisciplinary projects in flow modelling for physiological systems and for liquid composites manufacturing.  Koen has also been a visiting scholar in several research institutes and centres of excellence around the world including the Center for Composite Materials at the University of Delaware, the University of New South Wales in Sydney and Queensland University in Brisbane, Australia. He was awarded a JSPS fellowship to work for one year at Osaka University, one of Japan's top three universities.

@ Brunel

In 2007, Koen was offered a lecturer position in the School of Engineering and Design at Brunel to drive the expansion of the biomedical engineering activity. Following the successful development of a human tissue research facility, he moved away from medical research in pursuit of new challenges. Inspired by the arrival of zero emission motor racing events in 2009, he turned his attention to the low carbon trend in the automotive industry. Based on his earlier composites work and background in electromechanical engineering, Koen started developing this new area of research, while leading Brunel's first involvement in electric motorsport events in the UK and further abroad. His efforts contributed to the new Brunel Motorsport Centre being opened in 2012 and assuming the course directorship for Motorsport Engineering soon after. Away from campus, Koen remains active on and off the race track, pursuing opportunities with industry and racing partners. He is currently assisting the Isle of Man Department of Economic Development with the expansion of its clean tech sector.

Research Interests

Teaching

• Racing Vehicle Testing (ME5306/ME5536)
• Computer Aided Design (ME2601, ME5562/ME5047)
• Design and Analysis of Mechanical Systems and Components (ME2603)

Publications

Journal Papers

(2009) Endruweit, A., Matthys, KS., Peiro, J. and Long, AC., Effect of differential compression on the in-plane permeability tensor of heterogenous multilayer carbon fibre preforms, Plastics, Rubber and Composites 38 (1) : 1- 9

(2008) D'Avenio, G., Matthys, K. and Grigioni, M., Ultrasound echo contrast agent as tracer for vascular flow (Abstract), International Journal of Artificial Organs 31 (7) : 640-

(2008) Matthys, KS., Kalmar, AF., Struys, MMRF., Mortier, EP., Avolio, AP., Segers, P. and Verdonck, PR., Long-term pressure monitoring with arterial applanation tonometry: a non-invasive alternative during clinical intervention?, Technology and Health Care 16 (3) : 183- 193

(2007) Matthys, KS., Alastruey, J., Peiró, J., Khir, AW., Segers, P., Verdonck, PR., Parker, KH. and Sherwin, SJ., Pulse wave propagation in a model human arterial network: assessment of 1-D numerical simulations against in vitro measurements, Journal of Biomechanics 40 (15) : 3476- 3486

(2006) Haluska, BA., Matthys, K., Fathi, R., Rozis, E., Carlier, SG. and Marwick, TH., Influence of arterial compliance on presence and extent of ischaemia during stress echocardiography, Heart 92 (1) : 40- 43

(2002) Matthys, K. and Verdonck, P., Development and modelling of arterial applanation tonometry: A review, Technology and Health Care 10 (1) : 65- 76

(2001) Matthys, KS., Carlier, S., Segers, P., Ligthart, J., Sianos, G., Serrano, P., Verdonck, PR. and Serruys, PW., In vitro study of FFR, QCA and IVUS for the assessment of optimal stent deployment, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 54 (3) : 363- 375

(2000) Segers, P., Carlier, SG., Matthys, K., Ligthart, JM., Sianos, G., Serrano, P., Verdonck, PR. and Serruys, PW., In vitro study of FFR, QCA and IVUS for the assessment of optimal stent deployment, Circulation 102 (18) : 365- 365

Conference Papers

(2008) Gascons, M., Blanco, N. and Matthys, K., Mechanical and manufacturing optimization of a large vessel through simulation, 9th International Conference on Textile Composites (TexComp9), Recent Advances in Textile Composites 524- 531

(2004) Haluska, BA., Matthys, K., Jeffriess, L., Fathi, RB. and Carlier, SG., Influence of total arterial compliance on extent of ischemia during dobutamine stress echocardiography, 77th Scientific Meeting of the American-Heart-Association, Circulation (110) : 438- 438

(2002) Matthys, K., Vanhercke, D., Van Aken, S., De Groote, K., Coomans, I. and Verdonck, P., Non-invasive assessment of hemodynamics in adolescents with arterial tonometry and Doppler ultrasound during a conventional stress test, 29th Annual Conference on Computers in Cardiology