Thomas Graven-nielsen MSc, PhD

Thomas Graven-Nielsen, dr.med, PhD, M.Sc.EE is a full professor in pain neuroscience at the Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark. Since 2006, he has been head of research in the Department of Health Science and Technology and head of the International Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science, and Technology at Aalborg University. He is also an adjunct professor at Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia, and chair of IASP's Special Interest Group on Musculoskeletal Pain. Lars Arendt-Nielsen, dr. med.sci., Ph.D., is the founder and director of the International Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Aalborg University, Denmark, and the clinical trial unit C4Pain. He has published more than 840 peer-reviewed journal papers and delivered more than 200 keynote lectures at international conferences. Has served on the IASP Council and as co-chair of the IASP Global Year Against Musculoskeletal Pain in 2010. He is chair-elect of IASP's Special Interest Group on Musculoskeletal Pain. In 2007, he was knighted by the Danish Queen for his contribution to science.