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Uwe Matzat is an Associate Professor in the Human-Technology Interaction (HTI) Group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Uwe’s areas of expertise include educational technology research -such as learning analytics, blended learning, and virtual agents- as well as the digital divide and social media research.
He is a supervisor (in Dutch: co-promotor) of the following Ph.D. students (in order of their starting date):
-Tudor Cristea
-Felix Koranteng
-Roxanne van der Puil
-Ran Zhang
Academic background
Uwe Matzat received his PhD from the University of Groningen within the Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology (ICS) in 2001. He conducted his research at the Universities of Düsseldorf, Toronto, and Eindhoven. He graduated in Sociology, with minors in Mathematics and Computer Science, at the University of Duisburg (Germany).
His research has been published in journals, such as Computers & Education, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, Social Networks, IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, and many others. Uwe was Program Chair of several international conferences of the series General Online Research (http://www.gor.de). He was founding and (until 2016) serving editor of the International Journal of Internet Science.
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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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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ESDiT: Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies (ESDiT)
Müller, V. C. (Project Manager), Spahn, A. (Project communication officer), van der Puil, R. (Project member), Frank, L. E. (Project communication officer), Bombaerts, G. (Project communication officer), Nickel, P. J. (Project communication officer), O'Neill, E. (Project communication officer), Royakkers, L. M. M. (Project communication officer), IJsselsteijn, W. A. (Project Manager), Hummel, P. (Project member), Dennis, M. (Project communication officer), IJsselsteijn, W. A. (Project Manager), Sullivan, E. (Project member), Perugia, G. (Project communication officer), Matzat, U. (Project communication officer), Dennis, M. (Project member), Spahn, A. (Project Manager), IJsselsteijn, W. A. (Project member), Royakkers, L. M. M. (Project member), Müller, V. C. (Project member), Sullivan, E. (Project member), van der Puil, R. (Project member), Dennis, M. (Project member), Hummel, P. (Project member), Perugia, G. (Project member), Bombaerts, G. (Project member), Frank, L. E. (Project member), Nickel, P. J. (Project member), Bahçeci, B. (Project member), Kalidindi, K. (Project member), Hannes, T. (Project member), Landes, E. (Project member) & Bracker, D. (Project member)
1/01/19 → 31/12/29
Project: Second tier
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MAMEM: Multimedia Authoring and Management using your Eyes and Mind (MAMEM)
Ham, J. R. C. (Project Manager), Fountoukidou, S. (Project member), Matzat, U. (Project member) & Midden, C. J. H. (Project member)
1/05/15 → 31/07/18
Project: Research direct
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Evaluating the Impact of Personality-Color Congruence on User Perceptions of Likability, Credibility, and Behavioral Trust Toward Persuasive Systems
Koranteng, F. N. (Corresponding author), Ham, J., Matzat, U. & Wiafe, I., 16 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. XXResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Synthetic relationships with Social Pedagogical Agents in education: a scoping literature review
Nouwen, S. (Corresponding author), Sturm, J., Matzat, U. & IJsselsteijn, W., 2026, In: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence . 9, 15 p., 1625438.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Dynamics of self-regulated learning: The effectiveness of students’ strategies across course periods
Cristea, T. S. (Corresponding author), Heikkinen, S., Snijders, C., Saqr, M., Matzat, U., Conijn, R. & Kleingeld, A., Apr 2025, In: Computers and Education. 228, 28 p., 105233.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Investigating the Effects of Implicit and Explicit Personalization on Perceived Credibility
Koranteng, F. N. (Corresponding author), Wiafe, I., Ham, J. & Matzat, U., 2025, Behavior Change Support Systems 2025: Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Behavior Change Support Systems (BCSS 2025), co-located with the 20th International Conference on Persuasive Technology 2025, Limassol, Cyprus, May 5, 2025. Oinas-Kukkonen, H. & Nabwire, S. (eds.). CEUR-WS.org, p. 29-42 14 p. (CEUR Workshop Proceedings; vol. 3965).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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The Impact of Social Support Strategies on Users’ Credibility Perceptions and Continuous Use Intentions of Academic Social Networking Sites: An Empirical Study
Koranteng, F. N. (Corresponding author), Matzat, U., Wiafe, I. & Ham, J., Dec 2025, In: International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 41, 23, p. 15215-15232 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Prizes
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Best Paper Award Persuasive 2022
Felix Nti, K. (Recipient), Ham, J. R. C. (Recipient), Matzat, U. (Recipient) & Wiafe, I. (Recipient), 7 Apr 2022
Prize: TU/e › Other › Scientific
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34th bi-annual meeting of the German Sociological Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie, Sektion : Modellbildung und Simulation & Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung), University of Jena
Matzat, U. (Speaker)
9 Oct 2008Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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International Follow-up workshop on distributed learning and collaboration (DLAC-III), Tübingen
Matzat, U. (Speaker)
20 Jun 2008Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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General Online Research (GOR08), Hamburg
Matzat, U. (Speaker)
12 Mar 2008Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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General Online Research (GOR07), Leipzig, Germany
Matzat, U. (Speaker)
26 Mar 2007Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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International Journal of Internet Science (Journal)
Matzat, U. (Editorial board member)
2007Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
Courses
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Social media & life online. Citizens, consumers & the designed online world
Matzat, U. & Birk, M. V. 1/09/15 → 31/08/27
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Press/Media
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Findings from University of British Columbia Update Understanding of COVID-19 (Teaching and Learning Under Covid-19 Public Health Edicts: the Role of Household Lockdowns and Prior Technology Usage)
4/08/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment