Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
VIPER stands for Vital Signs and PERformance monitoring.
VIPER is a multidisciplinary research unit bridging engineering and life sciences to investigate Human Factors from an integrative perspective. It conducts research in the field of human factors in extreme environments and provides expertise in the field of tailored performance management, remote health care and methodological guidance for research projects.
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics where Vital Signs & Performance is active. These topic labels come from the works of this organisation's members. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
Profiles
-
CLASSLEEP: Closed-loop auditory stimulation for slow-wave sleep improvement in operational environments
Pattyn, N. (Promotor)
1/10/26 → 30/09/30
Project: Research › DFR
-
BREEZE: Antarctica and the hibernating brain; The interaction between mental fatigue, hypoxia, exercise and sleep in an isolated confined and extreme environment
Van Cutsem, J. (Promotor), Pattyn, N. (Promotor) & Corluy, H. (Researcher)
1/01/26 → 31/12/29
Project: Research › ESA
-
TACTICE: Touching the Void: an investigation into the role of a population of gentle touch sensitive c-tactile afferents in social isolation and somatosensory deprivation during a long-duration Antarctic stay.
Van Puyvelde, M. (Promotor) & Pattyn, N. (Promotor)
1/01/26 → 31/12/29
Project: Research › ESA
Research output
-
Autonomic regulation across sleep and wake during an Antarctic overwintering
Tortello, C., Folgueira, A., Cauda, B., González, L. E., Sala Lozano, E., Pattyn, N., Simonelli, G., Plano, S. A. & Vigo, D. E., Jan 2026, In: Scientific Reports. 16, 1, 1771.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Catecholaminergic Contributions to Inhibitory Control Following Physical Fatigue: Behavioral and Neurophysiological Findings
Arenales Arauz, Y. L., Omejc, N., Diaz, M. A., Habay, J., Vanderborght, B., De Pauw, K., Roelands, B. & Marusic, U., Sept 2026, In: European Journal of Sport Science. 26, 9, e70231.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Circulating Biomarkers of Military-Specific Performance Resilience: A Systematic Review
Van Cutsem, J., van den Berg, N. H., Flores, B., Aïdara, Y., Martin, A., Musat, A., Pattyn, N. & Simonelli, G., Dec 2026, In: Current Psychiatry Reports. 28, 1, 14.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
-
Université de Bretagne Occidentale
De Ridder, S. (Guest lecturer)
7 Nov 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Teaching activity at another academic institution
-
47th Annual EUBS Scientific Meeting
De Ridder, S. (Participant)
13 Sept 2023 → 16 Sept 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event (conference, measurement campaign, ...) › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
-
Decompression procedures and Gradient Factors.
De Ridder, S. (Subject Matter Expert)
5 Dec 2022Activity: Expertise / Valorisation › Teaching
Prizes
-
Best first-time NATO-RAMS presenter-award (i.e., best oral presentation of the conference)
Van Cutsem, J. (Recipient), 25 Mar 2022
Prize: Scientific award › Best presentation award
-
Canadian Psychological Association Certificate for Academic Excellence
van den Berg, N. H. (Recipient), 11 Oct 2024
Prize
-
NATO Women and Girls in Science Finalist 2026
Corluy, H. (Recipient), 26 Jun 2026
Prize: Honorary award
Press/Media
-
Survival of the most adaptable: Vital signs and performance monitoring to support military operationality
Van Puyvelde, M. & Van Cutsem, J.
2/05/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
-
How I Tried to Stop Snoring, Fix My Sleep Habits, and Confront My Mortality
van den Berg, N. H.
15/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
-
BEAU BILAN POUR LA STATION POLAIRE “PRINCESS ELISABETH ANTARCTICA”
21/11/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Student theses
-
Soldier's Cognitive and Physical Sustainability: Suggestions for Soldier Selection and Measuring Operational Readiness
Vrijkotte, S. (Author), Pattyn, N. (Supervisor) & Meeusen, R. (Supervisor), 23 Nov 2018Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
-
Investigation of the potential beneficial effect of an improved psychophysiological self-regulation by using biofeedback training methods to enhance performance in pilot training
Dessy, E. (Author), Pattyn, N. (Supervisor) & Neyt, X. (Supervisor), 27 Jun 2019Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
-
Psychophysiological measures of cognitive performance in operational conditions: applications to aviation and space environments
Pattyn, N. (Author), Verlinde, P. (Supervisor), Kolinsky, R. (Supervisor), Soetens, E. (Supervisor) & Cluydts, R. (Supervisor), 2007Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis