Wouter Bulten
Chief Operating & Product Officer of Aiosyn, an AI startup focused on computational pathology. I hold a PhD in AI for clinical diagnostics. This website is a portfolio of things I work on, both professionally and as a hobby, from home automation to cooking.
Career summary
Aiosyn · AI-powered diagnostics & computational pathology
2021 – present Feb 2024 – Present Chief Operating & Product Officer
Part of management team of Aiosyn, an AI startup in computational pathology.
- Brought AI-based pathology software through CE-IVDR certification (Class C).
- Wide portfolio of responsibilities, including product, funding/grants, cloud development (AWS & Azure), RA/QA and day-to-day operations (e.g., legal/contracting, HR).
Jun 2022 – Present Person Responsbile for Regulatory Compliance (PRRC)
- Initiated and lead our compliance and regulatory strategy following ISO13485, IEC62304 and EU-IVDR.
- Achieved ISO13485 and CE-IVDR for a Class C software-only AI-powered IVD. This was built from the ground up in-house, including the software lifecycle, all risk management and the clinical evaluation.
Aug 2021 – Jan 2024 Chief Innovation Officer
Translational research and early product development in AI-assisted digital pathology.
Radboud University Medical Center · Computational Pathology Group
2017 – 2021 May 2021 – Aug 2021 Postdoctoral Researcher
Post-doctoral R&D research in translating AI research to clinical practice.
Apr 2017 – Apr 2021 PhD Candidate AI for prostate pathology
Doctoral research on deep learning for prostate cancer diagnosis.
- First-author publications in The Lancet Oncology and Nature Medicine.
- Organized the PANDA challenge, a global AI competition on prostate cancer grading.
123test / TestingTalents · Online psychological testing
2011 – 2017 Apr 2016 – Mar 2017 Data Scientist
Software engineering and data-driven features for psychometric assessments.
Feb 2011 – Mar 2016 Full-stack Software Developer
Web applications (full stack) and tooling for online psychological testing.
OuterHills · Freelance web & software development
2009 – 2021 Sept 2009 – Aug 2021 Freelance web and software developer
Freelance web and software development for a range of clients (SMEs, governmental).
Publications & Media
Artificial intelligence as a digital fellow in pathology
Human-machine synergy for improved prostate cancer diagnosis
PhD thesis, Radboud University, 2022
Key Publications
In the Media
Uit onderzoek blijkt dat kunstmatige intelligentie kan helpen bij kankerdiagnose
An International Scientific Challenge for the Diagnosis and Gleason Grading of Prostate Cancer
De software die slimmer is dan de dokter
DataNews · 2023
Vijf manieren waarop AI ziekte opspoortComputable · 2022
Radboudumc scoort met ai-analyse prostaatweefselMedische Oncologie · 2022
Kunstmatige intelligentie als digitale collega voor de patholoogRTL Nieuws Opinie · 2022
Artificial intelligence kan onze zorg reddenICT&Health · 2022
Combinatie AI en patholoog kan diagnostiek sterk verbeterenNTvG · 2020
Beste oordeel komt van mens en machine samenKIJK Magazine · 2020
Digitale Dokters - Wat AI voor de medische wereld kan betekenenCosmos · 2020
Prostate diagnosis may benefit from some deep learningBNR Wetenschap Vandaag · 2020
De computer is slimmer dan de patholoogEducation
PhD
Mar 2017 – Jan 2022
Computational Pathology & Artificial Intelligence
Radboud University, Nijmegen
Deep learning for automated Gleason grading of prostate cancer biopsies.
MSc
Sept 2012 – Aug 2015
Artificial Intelligence (cum laude)
Radboud University, Nijmegen
Thesis: Human SLAM – Indoor Localisation of Devices and Users. Translating techniquea from robotics to autonomous mapping of indoor (smart) spaces.
BSc
Sept 2009 – Aug 2012
Artificial Intelligence (cum laude)
Radboud University, Nijmegen
Thesis: Decentralized trust ecosystems. Modeling the blood-sharing system of vampire bats to build privacy-aware rand decentralized esource sharing.
Medical Device Training
Ongoing
ISO 13485, IEC62304, CE-IVDR, ISO 27001, ISO 14971
Regulatory training for medical device development and quality management.
Want to know more?
I'm always happy to discuss AI in healthcare, building regulated products, or anything at the intersection of fields.