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Dr. Jun Hu is a Senior Member of ACM, currently an Associate Professor in Design Research on Pervasive Health, and the Scientific Director for the Engineering Doctorate program in Designing Human-System Interaction at the Department of Industrial Design (ID), Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a Distinguished Adjunct Professor at Jiangnan University and a Guest Professor at Zhejiang University. He was the head of the Designed Intelligence of ID TU/e from 2015 to 2017. He is currently the chair of the working group “Aesthetics and empowerment” of IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) TC14 (Technical Committee on Entertainment Computing). He is the coordinator of the TU/e DESIS Lab in the DESIS Network (Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability). He serves on the editorial boards of several international journals, as an Editor-in-Chief for EAI Endorsed Transactions on Pervasive Health and Technology, as an associate editor for Behaviour & Information Technology and Entertainment Computing, and as an Editor for the International Journal of Arts and Technology. He has more than 360 peer-reviewed publications with an H-Index of 40 in conferences and journals in the fields of HCI, IoT, AI, industrial design, computer science, and design education.

Dr. Jun Hu designs with pervasive technology to promote health, well-being, and social connectedness. His interdisciplinary work spans interactive systems, AI-enhanced tools, and ambient interfaces, empowering individuals through data-driven self-care, biofeedback, and creative engagement across healthcare, education, and everyday life.

Academic background

Dr. Jun Hu has a Ph.D. degree in Interaction Design and an Engineering Doctorate degree in User-system Interaction, both from TU/e. He also has a B.Sc degree in Mathematics and an M.Eng degree in Computer Science. He is a System Analyst and a Senior Programmer with qualifications from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. From 2006 to 2007, he served as the Secretary-General for The Association of Chinese Scholars and Engineers in the Netherlands (VCWI) and from 2008 to 2009 as the Chairman. Since 2019, he has been the Chairman of the Foundation for Design Promotion in Europe and China. Since 2020, he has been a board member of the International Chinese Association of Computer Human Interaction (ICACHI) and, since 2024, a vice president.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  3. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  4. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  5. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  6. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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  • Avatar-Based Conversational AI for Personalized Physical Rehabilitation in Diabetes and Osteoarthritis Management

    Georgekutty, A. S. (Corresponding author), Brombacher, A. & Hu, J., 2026, Engineering Interactive Computer Systems. EICS 2025 International Workshops: Trier, Germany, June 23–27, 2025, Revised Selected Papers. Fayollas, C., Van Gorp, P., Hu, J., Parvin, P., Baghdadi, M., Ebert, A., Humayoun, S. R., Jaidka, S., Luyten, K., Mentler, T., Palanque, P., Spano, L. D., Stumpf, S., van der Veer, G., Zaina, L. & Ziegler, J. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 221-227 7 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS); vol. 16511).

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  • Balance Bird: an intergenerational balance exergame for motivating older adults’ participation

    Qiu, S. (Corresponding author), Liu, S., Kaisar, E., Yuan, R., Yang, X., Zhang, S., Han, T. (Corresponding author) & Hu, J., 2026, In: Behaviour & Information Technology. 45, 11, p. 2622-2645 24 p.

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  • CalmaStep: Designing Playful Interaction for Managing Collective Stress

    Lou, Y. & Hu, J., 2026, HCI International 2025 - Late Breaking Papers : 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings. Harris, D., Li, W.-C., Streitz, N. A. & Konomi, S. (eds.). Springer, Vol. 4. p. 397-412 16 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 16334 LNCS).

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  • Designing an LLM-Powered Social Robot for Supporting Emotion Regulation in Parent-Child Dyads

    Li, J. (Corresponding author), Schijve, F., Li, S., Barakova, E. & Hu, J., 2 Jul 2026, Engineering Interactive Computer Systems. EICS 2025 International Workshops: Trier, Germany, June 23–27, 2025, Revised Selected Papers. Fayollas, C., Van Gorp, P., Hu, J., Parvin, P., Baghdadi, M., Ebert, A., Humayoun, S. R., Jaidka, S., Luyten, K., Mentler, T., Palanque, P., Spano, L. D., Stumpf, S., van der Veer, G., Zaina, L. & Ziegler, J. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 203-211 9 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS); vol. 16511).

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  • Designing mediated social touch for mobile communication: From hand gestures to touch signals

    Wei, Q. (Corresponding author-nrf), Hu, J. & Li, M., Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Human Computer Studies. 207, 21 p., 103684.

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