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Wijnand IJsselsteijn is a full professor of Cognition and Affect in Human-Technology Interaction at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). He has an active research program on the impact of media technology on human psychology, and the use of psychology to improve technology design. His focus is on conceptualizing and measuring human experiences in relation to digital environments (immersive media, serious games, affective computing, personal informatics) in the service of human learning, health, and wellbeing. He has a keen interest in the relation between data science, AI and psychology, and works on technological innovations (such as sensor-enabled mobile technologies, virtual environments) that make possible novel forms of human behavior tracking, combining methodological rigor with ecological validity.
Academic background
Wijnand IJsselsteijn has a background in artificial intelligence and cognitive neuropsychology (MSc, Utrecht University). He obtained his PhD in 2004 on the topic of telepresence. He is scientific director of the interdisciplinary Center for Humans and Technology at TU/e, which explicitly focuses on people- and value-centred perspectives of technology understanding, engineering, and design. He is also scientific board member of the Eindhoven AI Systems Institute (EAISI), and part-time professor at the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS) in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.
Wijnand has published over 250 peer-reviewed academic papers in journals and conferences and has (co-)edited 10 volumes. His most recent co-edited book ‘Immersed in Media: Telepresence Theory, Measurement, and Technology’ appeared in 2015. His work has been supported through several industrial, national (NWO), and EU (FP6, FP7, H2020) grants. As co-PI, he is the recent recipient of the NWO Gravitation grant "Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies".
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“Putting people first: To unlock the potential of new technologies, we need to first understand and respect people – their passions and worries, needs and values, their contexts and ways of life.”
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Projects
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DMCoach: App suite for personalized coaching and lifestyle awareness increasing in T2DM prevention
IJsselsteijn, W. A., Van Gorp, P., Kaymak, U. & Van Gorp, P.
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research direct
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De-escalate: Defusing escalating behariour through the use of interactive light scenarios
de Kort, Y. A. W., Kalinauskaite, I., Schietecat, A. C., IJsselsteijn, W. A., Haans, A. & Lakens, D.
1/12/13 → 1/02/18
Project: Research direct
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Research Output
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Does Mediated Social Touch Succesfully Approximate Natural Social Touch?
Ipakchian Askari, S., Harjunen, V. J., Haans, A., Ravaja, N. & IJsselsteijn, W. A., 2021, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Assisting Home-Based Resistance Training for Normotensive and Prehypertensive Individuals Using Ambient Lighting and Sonification Feedback: Sensor-Based System Evaluation
Radha, M., den Boer, N., Willemsen, M. C., Paardekooper, T., IJsselsteijn, W. A. & Sartor, F., 29 Jun 2020, In : JMIR Cardio. 4, 1, 17 p., e16354.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Context Matters: The Effect of Textual Tone on the Evaluation of Mediated Social Touch
Ipakchian Askari, S., Haans, A., Bos, P., Eggink, M. J. G., Lu, E. M., Kwong, F. G. L. & IJsselsteijn, W. A., 5 Sep 2020, Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications: 12th International Conference, EuroHaptics 2020, Leiden, The Netherlands, September 6–9, 2020, Proceedings. Nisky, I., Hartcher-O’Brien, J., Wiertlewski, M. & Smeets, J. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 131-139 9 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 12272 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Does Mediated Social Touch Succesfully Approximate Natural Social Touch?
Ipakchian Askari, S., Harjunen, V. J., Haans, A. & IJsselsteijn, W. A., 2020, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic
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Integration of Online Treatment Into the "New Normal" in Mental Health Care in Post-COVID-19 Times: Exploratory Qualitative Study
Bierbooms, J. J. P. A., van Haaren, M., IJsselsteijn, W. A., de Kort, Y. A. W., Feijt, M. A. & Bongers, I. M. B., 8 Oct 2020, In : JMIR Formative Research. 4, 10, p. e21344 7 p., e21344.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition
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CHI 2008 Workshop Evaluating User Experiences in Games, Florence, Italy
Wijnand IJsselsteijn (Organiser)
5 Apr 2008Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
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Can teaching exist without touch?
Wijnand A. IJsselsteijn & Antal Haans
5/06/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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De Kennis van Nu: Knuffelen in de anderhalvemetersamenleving
Sima Ipakchian Askari & Wijnand A. IJsselsteijn
14/05/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Alzheimer Europe holds its most successful Annual Conference yet
30/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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-Eindhoven University of Technology: Major grant for research into ethically responsible innovations; The aim is to get a better moral understanding of the impact of disruptive technologies on society
Wijnand A. IJsselsteijn & Anthonie W.M. Meijers
2/09/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Eindhoven University of Technology: Major Grant for Research Into Ethically Responsible Innovations
Wijnand A. IJsselsteijn & Anthonie W.M. Meijers
31/08/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment