Professor @TUEindhoven, HTI group. eaisi.nl ecdt.nl esdit.nl HCI, AI, VR; neuropsychology, dementia. Bibliophile. Music lover

Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Wij zijn er klaar voor! #herinneringenrit ⁦@alzheimernl⁩ ⁦@TUeindhoven⁩ #ecdt Gas d’r op! ⁦@RensBrankaert⁩ ⁦@gerjokewilmink⁩ ⁦@marcomblom⁩
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Krijg toch het gevoel dat Paul Rosenmöller wel eens breder heeft gezeten…
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New open access publication in the area of human-robot proxemics: Comfortable Crossing Strategies for Robots by @MargotNeggers @raymondc__ Peter Ruijten and Simon Belgers link.springer.com/article/10… published in International Journal of Social Robotics
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Heel inspirerende, warme meeting @TUeindhoven zojuist met het bestuur van @alzheimernl en hun Raad van Toezicht, onder leiding van Ank Bijleveld-Schouten @AnkCdk We hebben onze #warmetechnologie mogen toelichten vanuit het #ECDT (ecdt.nl) @gerjokewilmink
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⁦@TeunToebes⁩ “people with dementia are people first. With the way we treat them in society, they suffer a social death, in addition to their disease” #defeatingdementia
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Honored to be keynote speaker on the possibilities of warm technology in dementia care at today’s Defeating Dementia conference in The Hague, with reps from the G20 and the Dutch government. ⁦@TUeindhoven⁩ ⁦@ministerLZS⁩ ⁦@MinPres⁩ ⁦@alzheimernl⁩
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Well played ⁦@WWF⁩
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Getting started at the #hhai23 conference in Munich, with a tutorial session on Exploring Responsible AI by Design.
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@AuroreBrard visiting our Expertise Center for Dementia & Technology (ECDT) @TUeindhoven
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On my way home from a rewarding work trip to Oxford (from the Netherlands). Of course, bringing some books back home 😅. Blackwell’s of Oxford is an amazing bookstore…
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Mesmerizing short stories. Not a word out of place.
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As a true emotional support animal, Max keeps reminding me there’s more to life than work… there are naps, and… well, errr, mostly naps…. with some occasional stretching and purring…
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When a Reply to Reviewers first requires a Reply to Cat…
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It arrived!! 😀 @maartenhouben's wonderful thesis "Design for Everyday Sounds in Dementia". He takes a #warmtechnology approach in giving people with dementia a strong voice in the development of his beautiful designs. Join his PhD defense on Nov 1st, and the workshop afterwards!
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Afgelopen donderdag waren studenten van @TUe_ST (via studievereniging Japie) op bezoek bij de waterstoffabriek (Star Wars naam HyCO4) van mijn zwager @TheoHorbach, zelf ook een @TUeindhoven alumnus 👨‍🎓 - wat n leuke club! Bijna net zo gezellig als onze PT studenten @SVIntermate ;)
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The Craftsman by Richard Sennett. About how making is thinking. How our hands guide our minds. How craftmanship guides connection, meaning and the value of work.
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I loved H is for Hawk…
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Here’s one I loved…
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Just finished The Unreality of Memory by @egabbert An engaging collection of reflections on ‘Apocalypse Soon’ - the human range of psychological responses, or lack thereof, to disasters, big and small. Well-informed, personal and poetic. Now on to Savage Gods by Paul Kingsnorth
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And here I am, random reader from the Netherlands, stranded in bed with a broken ankle and a COVID infection, finding your book the perfect read to help me reflect and put things in perspective…
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⁦@ministerLZS⁩ explains the great need for people-centred smart solutions, including AI, to improve quality of life and quality of care for people with dementia ⁦@TUeindhoven⁩ ⁦@Center_HT⁩ #worldjainchallenge ⁦@RVO_Nederland⁩ ⁦@RVO_Int_Ond⁩
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Very nice to see you again and catch up @ChenPeng95 Enjoy the rest of your stay in NL 👍😊
Following last week at Delft for great @EuShape training, I revisited @TUeindhoven as an alumni from HTI group😊 Luckily, got catch up with @Psych_Tech (hope to see u soon online @AntalHaans !). Invited to join a group sharing about vibrotactile comm and FREE lunch😋 ...AND👇
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Superproud of our son Thomas, defending his master thesis in mathematics ⁦@TUeindhoven⁩ (don’t ask me to explain it though…😅)
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We are playing Poetry for Neanderthals. Only one syllable words are allowed to describe concepts. If you use > one syllable you get hit over the head with a blowup stick. Grandma: “that stick looks like a dickpic” 😅😬
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Our son Siem turned 16 today. Is it me or is the difference between an xxl gaming mousemat (depicted here) and a yogamat receding…?
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Open Hearted by the amazing @anningle An uplifting, warm, honest and humorous memoir of her life.
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Kei #trots op tante Lize en haar collega’s die de zorg voor onze ouderen draaiende houden (en hoe!) op oudejaarsavond #toppers #zorg You go girls & boys, ladies & gents!! We love you!! ⁦⁦@alzheimernl⁩ ⁦@MinPres⁩ ⁦@MinVWS⁩ ⁦@hugodejonge⁩ ⁦⁦@Actiz
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Our cat, Poes Muis, is a sucker for warm, soft surfaces. Having two laps to sit on at the same time (mine and our son Midas) is the bee’s knees… let the purring and kneading commence…
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@HenkHNap talks about the opportunities for needs-based technological innovations in dementia care, across the dementia journey, at the Dutch Israel mini-symposium on #AI and #dementia @alzheimernl @Center_HT @VilansNL @TUeindhoven @TUeEAISI
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⁦@marcomblom⁩ on the urgency to deliver products for people with dementia, and worldwide collaboration in research and innovation, at today’s Dutch Israel mini- symposium on AI and dementia. ⁦@Center_HT⁩ ⁦@alzheimernl⁩ ⁦@TUeindhoven⁩
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⁦…and we’re off: ⁦@RensBrankaert⁩ gives the ⁦@sg_tue⁩ lunch lecture on Warm Technology ⁦@TUeindhoven⁩ - technology designed together with people with #dementia, focused on empowerment and quality of life. More info at ecdt.nl
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Stap 4… misschien n kleine toelichting. Het is een soort Pinata voor mijn horror-minnende zoon van 15, die nu even niemand mag zien omdat hij positief is getest op covid. We zitten met zijn allen in quarantaine… hij mag op 5 december even lekker los op deze engerd… 😉
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Sinterklaas surprise, stap #1… 😅
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Grateful for the opportunity to deliver this year’s prof dr Knook lecture on “Artificial Intelligence and Human Wisdom”. Greatly enjoyed the whole afternoon. Thank you @NVG_KNOWS

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It’s here! ⁦@HeleenRutjes⁩ wonderful thesis on the role of data and AI models in the very very human coaching process. It’s been true joy to be her promotor, with ⁦@McWillemsen⁩. Looking forward to the defense 12/10 at 15:30 ⁦@jadatascience⁩ ⁦@TUeEAISI⁩
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Superleuk om morgen deel te mogen uitmaken van het ⁦@BetweterFest⁩. ⁦@UniUtrecht⁩, mijn alma mater, viert haar verjaardag. Mag ik iets vertellen over hoe je op afstand toch heel intiem kunt zijn... ⁦@TUeindhoven⁩ ⁦@Center_HT⁩
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Tomorrow Sofia Fountoukidou, of our HTI group, will defend her very interesting thesis. I have little doubt she will ace this. However, notice how all PhD defenses are announced using the same image: all male, all white. Come on ⁦@TUeindhoven⁩: we can and should do better!
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Yes! The very interesting thesis on capability sensitive design by ⁦@NaomiJa32387614⁩ just arrived in the mail. 😀Proud to be her second promotor, together with Anthonie Meijers and ⁦@Lilyfrank16⁩. Thesis defense: 29/9 at 16:00 ⁦@TUeindhoven⁩ ⁦@Center_HT⁩
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Yessss - It arrived! Superinteresting edited volume on human-machine harmony, and ways to help diversify our thinking and cultural perspectives on human-machine relationships. ⁦by @dryellowbean⁩ and Tom Wang.
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Aandacht in @ED_Eindhoven voor ons Expertise Centrum Dementie en Technologie (ecdt.nl): ‘Warme technologie’ voor mensen met #dementie: ‘Wij ontwerpen voor meer geluksmomenten’ @RensBrankaert @alzheimernl @Center_HT ed.nl/eindhoven/warme-techno…
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Want to explore ethical, legal and technical issues of Automated Decision Making systems concerning individual rights in light of the upcoming EU Regulation? Join our event @TUeindhoven @TUeEAISI tue.nl/en/our-university/cal… #transparency #AI #explainability #ethics #GDPR
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New paper available on the intimacies of interpersonal psychophysiology: "Sharing biosignals: An analysis of the experiential and communication properties of interpersonal psychophysiology" by @milou_anne, Joyce Westerink, Yvonne de Kort and me tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… @Center_HT
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And we're off... Dr. Kate Devlin on Intimate Technologies, Sex Robots, and Mediated Love... @TUeindhoven @Center_HT @drkatedevlin @sg_tue
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The current pandemic has accelerated the intertwining of technology and sexuality. Join us tonight, at 20:00, for live lectures and debate on the psychology and ethics of intimate technologies, e.g. sex robots and tele-dildonics youtube.com/watch?v=mge0rQvP… @Center_HT @sg_tue @DTW2021
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Druk robots aan het tekenen en nadenken over aan welke regels hun eigen ontworpen robots moeten voldoen...
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Druk robots aan het tekenen en nadenken over aan welke regels hun eigen ontworpen robots moeten voldoen...
Vandaag twee “colleges” geven bij de Trudo Weekendschool over AI, robots en mensen voor kinderen van groep 8 van verschillende scholen in Eindhoven - zin in! 🙂 trudoweekendschool.nl @TUeindhoven
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