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Organisation profile
Introduction / mission
The Human-Technology Interaction (HTI) group analyzes people’s interaction with technology with the aim to better understand and improve the match between technology and its users.
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Exploring the connection between humans and technology
Organisation profile
Research of the Human-Technology Interaction (HTI) group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) focuses on social and cognitive psychology and persuasion, analyzing how humans interact with technology in ways that work best for them and for society at at large.
Behavioral sciences can deliver value to a society suffused with technology, based on solid theory and a methodological approach. By studying technology and how it relates to humans and human well-being, the group develops and contributes to new scientific niches at the crossroads between humans and technology, whilst contributing to its core disciplinary domains. In this way, HTI and TU/e help new technologies deliver the greatest possible benefits without losing sight of the human factor.
Technological development can contribute significantly to making people's daily lives healthier, safer, more independent, enjoyable, and comfortable. New technologies may also provide us with new means of communication and entertainment and contribute to solving a wide range of challenges, such as saving energy or promoting health and well-being. For such technologies to be successful, people need to trust, accept, and adopt them and use them correctly in a natural way.
The group’s research centers around five main areas:
- Human-computer interaction and affective computing
- Decision-making and human-data interaction
- Social psychology and persuasion
- Contextual environmental psychology
- Human perception and cognition
The HTI group takes part in multiple collaborations. These collaborations form an important part of our multidisciplinary field of research. These include:
- Center for Humans and Technology:The research Center for Humans & Technology (Center H&T) at TU/e focusses on the relationship between people and technology, and how one transforms the other.
- Eindhoven School of Innovation Studies (ECIS): A good part of our research is focussed on the acceptance of innovative technologies. Placing the human in the middle our research encompasses many different aspects that can make or break the acceptance of a novel technology. These include, but are not limited to research focussing on human factors, public acceptance, and ambient intelligence for instance. HTI is one of the 3 research groups that together shape the ECIS school of innovation studies.
- Intelligent Lighting Institute: The Intelligent Lighting Institute (ILI) clusters the strengths of six TU/e departments in the field of intelligent lighting. ILI develops new applications and provides the scientific proof that these applications will do what they promise to do. This encompasses fundamental research on lighting systems, interaction with those systems, and psychological effects of such systems. ILI's counterpart association (ILIA) is an organisation and network where long-term strategic cooperation enables companies and knowledge institutions to facilitate innovations in intelligent lighting through an open innovation network and physical testbeds. HTI forms one of the core research competencies within ILI, and participates in several of its program lines.
- The 4TU research centre Humans & Technology (H&T): This center brings together the social sciences and technical sciences. Its goal is excellent research on innovative forms of human-technology interaction for smart social systems and spaces. The centre organises events such as symposia on Machine Smarts and Human Values and Empathic Technologies, as well as thematic workshops geared towards collaborative research. Current collaborations include multi-modal research on moral conflicts in virtual reality and speech processing of affect and stress, among other projects.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Janna Alberts
- Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Human Technology Interaction - Former Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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Teis T.J.E. Arets
- Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Human Technology Interaction - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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Yaz Armağan Arslankaya
- EAISI Health - Doctoral Candidate
- Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Human Technology Interaction - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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QoLEAD: Quality of Life by use of Enabling AI in Dementia
IJsselsteijn, W. A. (Project Manager), Arets, T. T. J. E. (Project member), IJsselsteijn, W. A. (Project Manager), Vis, R. (Project member), Arets, T. T. J. E. (Project member), van der Hijde, J. (Project member) & Bartholomeus, E. (Project member)
1/09/22 → 31/07/28
Project: Second tier
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LTP ROBUST - Trustworthy AI-based Systems for Sustainable Growth
Ham, J. R. C. (Project Manager) & Armağan Arslankaya, Y. (Project member)
1/09/22 → 31/08/27
Project: Second tier
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Bioclock
de Kort, Y. A. W. (Project Manager), Schlangen, L. J. M. (Project member), Visser, E. (Project member) & Molnar, N. (Project member)
1/06/21 → 31/05/27
Project: Second tier
Research output
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Academic research values: Conceptualization and initial steps of scale development
Kis, A. (Corresponding author), Tur, E. M., Vaesen, K., Houkes, W. & Lakens, D., 25 Mar 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 3, 24 p., e0318086.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A higher illuminance reduces momentary exhaustion in exhausted employees: results from a field study
Frick, S. (Corresponding author), Smolders, K. C. H. J., van der Meij, L., Demerouti, E. & de Kort, Y. A. W., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Environmental Psychology. 102, 12 p., 102543.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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An Inception-Cohort Study Quantifying How Many Registered Studies Are Publicly Shared
Ensinck, E. N. F. & Lakens, D. (Corresponding author), Jan 2025, In: Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science. 8, 1, 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)4 Downloads (Pure)
Equipment
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Human-Technology Interaction (HTI Labs)
Boschman, M. C. (Manager)
Human Technology InteractionFacility/equipment: Research lab
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Telepresence System
Boschman, M. C. (Manager)
Human Technology InteractionFacility/equipment: Equipment
Datasets
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Fluctuations in pedestrian dynamics routing choices
Gabbana, A. (Creator), Toschi, F. (Creator), Ross, P. R. (Creator), Haans, A. (Creator) & Corbetta, A. (Creator), Zenodo, 18 Aug 2022
Dataset
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A Process-oriented Dataset of Revisions during Writing
Conijn, R. (Creator), Dux Speltz, E. (Creator), van Zaanen, M. (Creator), Van Waes, L. L. M. (Creator) & Chukharev-Hudilainen, E. (Creator), DataverseNL, 12 Feb 2019
DOI: 10.34894/NY0DSS
Dataset
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MetTLM 20NRM01 TU/e Dataset: Dependence of Temporal Frequency and Chromaticity on the Visibility of the Phantom Array Effect
Kong, X. (Contributor), Vogels, R. C. H. (Contributor), Martinsons, C. D. (Contributor), Tengelin, M. N. (Contributor) & Heynderickx, I. E. J. (Contributor), Zenodo, 4 Jul 2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12659309, https://zenodo.org/records/12659309
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Prizes
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AlignAI
Zednik, C. (Recipient) & Willemsen, M. C. (Recipient), 1 Sept 2024
Prize: ERC › Other › Scientific
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Ammodo science award for fundamental research
Lakens, D. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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A Review of Using Wearable Technology to Assess Team Functioning and Performance
Halgas, E. (Recipient), van Eijndhoven, K. H. J. (Recipient), Gevers, J. M. P. (Recipient), Wiltshire, T. J. (Recipient), Westerink, J. H. D. M. (Recipient) & Rispens, S. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
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Science and Practice in Touch
Kappers, A. M. L. (Speaker)
3 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
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Imperial College London
Kahr, P. (Visiting researcher)
1 Jun 2025 → 31 Aug 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution › Scientific
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ACM CHI 2025 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Kahr, P. (Participant)
26 Apr 2025 → 1 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
Press/Media
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Track correction in speed skating
19/02/25 → 10/03/25
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Waarom hersenchips geen gedachten kunnen lezen
16/05/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Research areas
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Expertise Center for Dementia and Technology (ECDT)
Brankaert, R. G. A. (Researcher), IJsselsteijn, W. A. (Researcher), Houben, M. (Researcher), Ruitenburg, Y. (Researcher), Lee, M. (Researcher), Toso, F. (Researcher), Tummers - Heemels, A. I. M. (Researcher) & Vis, R. (Administrative support)
Impact: Research Area
Student theses
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(I)ADL assistive robot for older adults with dementia
de Jong, E. S. (Author), Ruijten, P. A. M. (Supervisor 1) & Cuijpers, R. H. (Supervisor 2), 30 Nov 2017Student thesis: Master
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A brief encounter with Vincent: the effect on self-compassion from a single interaction with a chatbot that gives or asks for help
van As, N. L. (Author), IJsselsteijn, W. (Supervisor 1), Frank, L. (Supervisor 2) & Lee, M. (Supervisor 2), 31 Jul 2019Student thesis: Master
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Active coping behaviour & the physical work environment: can the physical work environment support active coping?
Winkelmolen, E. (Author), Appel - Meulenbroek, R. (Supervisor 1), de Kort, Y. (Supervisor 2), Haans, A. (Supervisor 2) & Kemperman, A. (Supervisor 2), 25 Jun 2019Student thesis: Master
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