I am an AI and machine learning researcher, motivated about reliable and trustworthy AI for truly useful applications. I recently finalized my PhD at Ghent University-imec, where I focused on applications for AI such as ease of breathing estimation for COPD and progression prediction for MS, where I designed both machine learning approaches as well as novel explainability techniques.

I am passionate about research and development roles that focus on advancing trustworthy and reliable AI, including interpretability, uncertainty and causality, as well as working towards real utility for AI for medical and other applications. I am happy to hear about new opportunities!

Publications

Explaining Medical Time Series Classifiers with Abstract Features
Kok, T. T., J. Morales, V. Mihajlovic, et al. — IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (2026)

Presented at IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (2026)

Interpretable machine learning models for COPD ease of breathing estimation
Kok, T. T., J. Morales, D. Deschrijver, et al. — Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing (2025)
Comparator model for detecting changes in the ease of breathing of COPD patients
Kok, T. T., W. Groenendaal, D. Blanco-Almazan, et al. — IJCAI, 6th International Workshop on Knowledge Discovery in Healthcare Data (2023)

Presented at International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (2023)

Implementation of and experimental software for active selection of classification features
Kok, T. T., G. Krempl, H. G. Schnack — Software Impacts, vol. 9 (2021)
Active selection of classification features
Kok, T. T., R. M. Brouwer, R. M. Mandl, H. G. Schnack, G. Krempl — Advances in Intelligent Data Analysis XIX (2021)

Presented at 19th International Symposium on Intelligent Data Analysis (2021)

Under Review

In Review
Assessing the Effectiveness of Motor Evoked Potentials as Predictors for Multiple Sclerosis Progression
Kok, T. T.*, C. Dekeyser*, L. Burgelman, et al. — BMC Neurology
In Review
Flow-Volume Curves for Effective and Interpretable Artificial Intelligence in Respiratory Medicine
Kok, T. T., J. Morales, C. Smeets, et al. — BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making
In Review
Phase Space Reconstruction for Comprehensible Time Series Classification
Kok, T. T., N. Vandemoortele, J. Morales, et al. — Physiological Measurement