Wiro Niessen is Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen, and Board Member of the University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands.

Wiro is professor of AI in Medical Imaging and Health and has expertise in the development and implementation of AI in healthcare. He was recipient of the Simon Stevin Price in 2015, was elected to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017, and to the Netherlands Academy of Engineering in 2023; he is Captain of Science of the Topsector Life Sciences & Health of the Dutch government.