Dr. Jose Maria Gonzalez Ruiz

Profile

Academic positionPost Doc
Research fieldsMathematics in biology and other natural sciences,Anatomy and Physiology
KeywordsAsymmetry, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Torso, Automatic landmarks, Surface topography
Honours and awards

2024: Humboldt Postdoctoral fellowship

2023: Alberta Innovates Postdoctoral Recruitment Fellowship (University of Alberta)

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityBerlin
InstitutionGesellschaft zur Förderung angewandter Informatik e.V.

Host during sponsorship

Dr.-Ing. Stephan RothstockGesellschaft zur Förderung angewandter Informatik e.V., Berlin
Felicitas BöhmGesellschaft zur Förderung angewandter Informatik e.V., Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2024

Programme(s)

2023Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2026González Ruiz, J. *, Salat-Batlle, J., Rodas Rivas, M. et al. Advanced machine learning model for Cobb angle progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with surface topography: a multicenter, prospective, observational study. In: European Spine Journal, 2026,
2026González-Ruiz, J.M. *, Rothstock, S: Comparative analysis of a manual and an automated 3D landmark digitization method of the torso in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. In: Scientific Reports, 2026,
2026González-Ruiz JM*, Loayza AP, Rothstock S. Radiation-free Cobb angle estimation in adolescent scoliosis using surface topography and a linear regression model. . In: Spine Deformity, 2026,
2025José María González Ruiz: Clinical and Topographic Screening for Scoliosis in Children Participating in Routine Sports: A Prevalence and Accuracy Study in a Spanish Population. In: Journal of Clinical Medicine, Scoliosis and Spinal Deformity: Current Diagnosis, Treatment and Clinical Management), 2025, 273
2025Mostafa Hassan and Jose Maria {Gonzalez Ruiz} and Nada Mohamed and Thomaz Nogueira Burke and Qipei Mei and Lindsey Westover: Ensemble learning of deep CNN models and two stage level prediction of Cobb angle on surface topography in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. In: Medical Engineering & Physics, 140, 2025, 104332
2025Mohamed N, González Ruiz JM, Schreiber S, Parent E, Mei Q, Westover L.: Responsiveness and minimal clinically important changes of surface topography parameters in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: results from the schroth exercise trial. . In: European Spine Journal, 2025,
2025José María González Ruiz: Three-dimensional markerless surface topography approach with convolutional neural networks for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis screening. In: Scientific Reports, 15, 2025, 8728