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Maarten Houben is an Assistant Professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Department of Industrial Design and the TU/e Expertise Center for Dementia & Technology (ECDT). In 2022, he obtained his PhD cum laude by investigating the beneficial effects of everyday sounds and soundscapes in technologies for people with dementia. Maarten is passionate about designing and researching multisensory and tangible technologies that positively impact the wellbeing of vulnerable users or communities by providing social, sensory, and aesthetic enrichment during everyday life. Maarten holds a master’s degree in engineering sciences: architecture and gained research experience in Human-Computer Interaction and interactive media architecture at the Research[x]Design group at KU Leuven as a research assistant. In 2018, he started his PhD at the Eindhoven University of Technology at the Department of Industrial Design and worked as a guest researcher at the TRANZO Scientific Center for Care and Wellbeing, Tilburg University. He has published in peer-reviewed conferences and international journals such as ACM CHI, DIS, TEI, DRS and has received two Best Paper Awards. He served on the program committee of CHI Late-Breaking Work (2021&2022), is Co-Chair of the Late Breaking Work track at CHI’24. He is currently on the steering committee of the Dementia Lab Conference. With a background in architecture, engineering sciences, and design, he strives to research in multidisciplinary settings by designing and evaluating tangible design artefacts that provide rich multisensory experiences in everyday environments, such as people’s homes or public spaces, but also sensitive settings, such as care homes.
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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):
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Sounds like home / Sense of Home
Brankaert, R. G. A. & Houben, M.
1/02/21 → 23/06/21
Project: Research direct
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Everyday Sounds of Dementia
Schoumacher, J., Eggen, J. H., Houben, M. & Brankaert, R. G. A.
1/03/18 → 19/07/21
Project: Research direct
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Engaging Passers-by with Rhythm: Applying Feedforward Learning to a Xylophonic Media Architecture Facade
Nguyen, B. V. D., Han, J., Houben, M., Bayoumi, Y. & Vande moere, A., 19 Apr 2023, Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '23). New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 1-21 Article 182Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Happje: Stimulating Collaborative Cooking for People with Dementia
Ruitenburg, Y., Brankaert, R., Houben, M., Lee, M. & Pasman, G., 19 Apr 2023, CHI 2023 - Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 1-9 152Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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HCI Research in Sensitive Settings: Lessons Learned from Technology Design and Ethical Challenges in Dementia
Houben, M., Lee, M., Foley, S., Morrissey, K. & Brankaert, R., 19 Apr 2023, CHI 2023 - Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Article 543 ed. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 1-4 543Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic
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Switch2Move: Designing a Tangible Interface with People Living with Dementia for Initiating and Engaging in Music-Supported Exercises at Home
Houben, M., van Berlo, M., Antonissen, F., Wouters, E. & Brankaert, R. G. A., 10 Jul 2023, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the 2023 Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS ’23). New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Dementia Lab 2022: The Residue of Design: Proceedings of the 6th Dementia Lab Conference, D-Lab 2022, September 20–22, 2022, Leuven, Belgium
Houben, M. (ed.), Brankaert, R. G. A. (ed.), Hendriks, N. (ed.), Wilkinson, A. (ed.) & Morrissey, K. (ed.), 20 Sept 2022, Springer. (Design For Inclusion; vol. 3)Research output: Book/Report › Book editing › Academic › peer-review
Prizes
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Best Paper Award CHI'20
Houben, Maarten (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Best Paper Award DIS'19
Houben, Maarten (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
- 1 Conference
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4th Dementia Lab Conference, D-Lab 2019
Maarten Houben (Organiser)
21 Oct 2019 → 22 Oct 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
Press/Media
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Kussen helpt voor beter contact bij dementie
9/09/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Impacts
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Expertise Center for Dementia and Technology (ECDT)
Rens G.A. Brankaert (Researcher), Wijnand A. IJsselsteijn (Researcher), Maarten Houben (Researcher), Yvon Ruitenburg (Researcher), Minha Lee (Researcher), Francesca Toso (Researcher), Ans I.M. Tummers - Heemels (Researcher) & Renata Vis (Administrative support)
Impact: Research Area