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Yvonne de Kort is a Full Professor and Chair of Environmental Psychology of Human-Technology Interaction in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). With her group, she investigates the effects of lighting conditions on human functioning (e.g., alertness, stress, sleep, and health), specifically targeting light effects for day-active people in real-world conditions. This explicitly includes both visual effects and circadian and acute effects beyond vision, via our biological clock and neural regions related to alertness and mood. The research brings together insights from psychology, chronobiology, and neuroscience and aims to translate fundamental insights in human responses to light to implications for the design of environments, lighting scenarios, and intelligent lighting solutions. We use lighting technology and Virtual Reality to tune light spectra, temporal and spatial dynamics. We investigate their effects through self-reports, psychophysiology (e.g., HRV, EEG), and task performance and employ EMA, (ambulatory) sensing, advanced statistics, data science, and AI approaches.
Uniquely, in addition to controlled studies in laboratories, a growing part of the research of her group takes place in living labs and in the field, where the aim is to test the effects of interventions and interactive installations in real-life situations. Additional research topics include the restorative and invigorating effects of light and nature scenes.
Academic background
Yvonne de Kort is a full professor of environmental psychology in the Human-Technology Interaction group and vice dean of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences at the Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands. She obtained her Ph.D. in Environmental Psychology from TU/e. Yvonne manages the interdepartmental Sound Lighting research program in TU/e’s Intelligent Lighting Institute and the Mental Health program in TU/e’s Center for Humans and Technology. She coordinates national and European projects, among which a recently acquired European Training Network under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie ITN framework: LIGHTCAP.
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The ties between our social, physical and technological context and human experience are many -- this web of relationships is the domain that I feel at home in, the domain of environmental psychology.
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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Bioclock
Schlangen, L. J. M., de Kort, Y. A. W., Visser, E., Visser, E., Schlangen, L. J. M. & Molnar, N.
1/06/21 → 31/05/27
Project: Research direct
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LightCap: Light, Cognition, Attention, Perception (LightCap)
de Kort, Y. A. W., de Kort, Y. A. W., Smolders, K. C. H. J., Schlangen, L. J. M., Haans, A., Overeem, S., Schrijnemakers, L. R. R., Gecer, E., Verhoef, V. T. R. & Jedon, R.
1/03/20 → 29/02/24
Project: Research direct
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Intelligent Lighting
de Kort, Y. A. W., Schlangen, L. J. M. & Karaman-Madan, Ö.
1/01/20 → 31/12/25
Project: Research direct
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DYNKA - DYNamisch licht en binnenklimaat voor KAntoren
de Kort, Y. A. W., Kompier, M. E., Zeiler, W. & Smolders, K. C. H. J.
1/01/18 → 15/10/22
Project: Research direct
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Adaptivity in Research Practice with People Living with Dementia: A Designer's Reflection
Suijkerbuijk, S. W. P., Thoolen, M., Nap, H. H., Minkman, M. M. N., IJsselsteijn, W. A., Brankaert, R. G. A. & de Kort, Y. A. W., 2023, 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., Brankaert, R., Hendriks, N., Wilkinson, A. & Morrissey, K. (eds.). Springer, p. 13-25 (Design For Inclusion ; vol. 3).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Integrating technology in mental healthcare practice: a repeated cross-sectional survey study on professionals' adoption of Digital Mental Health before and during COVID-19
Feijt, M. A., de Kort, Y. A. W., Westerink, J. H. D. M., Bierbooms, J. J. P. A., Bongers, I. & IJsselsteijn, W. A., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. XX, XResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Personal comfort systems and cognitive performance: Effects on subjective measures, cognitive performance, and heart rate measures
Luo, W., Kramer, R. P., de Kort, Y. A. W., Rense, P., Adam, J. & van Marken Lichtenbelt, W. D., 1 Jan 2023, In: Energy and Buildings. 278, 17 p., 112617.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Sharing Biosignals: An Analysis of the Experiential and Communication Properties of Interpersonal Psychophysiology
Feijt, M. A., Westerink, J. H. D. M., de Kort, Y. A. W. & IJsselsteijn, W. A., 2023, In: Human-Computer Interaction. 38, 1, p. 49-78 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The influence of distractions of the home-work environment on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bergefurt, A. G. M., Appel-Meulenbroek, R., Maris, C. C. E., Arentze, T. A., Weijs-Perrée, M. & de Kort, Y. A. W., Jan 2023, In: Ergonomics. 66, 1, p. 16-33 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Datasets
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Diurnal effects of illuminance on performance: Exploring the moderating role of cognitive domain and task difficulty
de Kort, Y. A. W. (Creator), Zhou, G. (Contributor), Ru, T. (Contributor), Chen, Q. (Contributor) & Smolders, K. C. H. J. (Contributor), Figshare SAGE Publications, 24 Feb 2021
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From luminance to brightness: A data-driven approach to support brightness assessments in open plan offices
de Vries, H. J. A. (Creator), Heynderickx, I. E. J. (Creator) & de Kort, Y. A. W. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 31 Aug 2022
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Visual Comfort and Acute Alerting Effects of Diurnal Intermittent Bright Light
Kompier, M. E. (Creator), Smolders, K. C. H. J. (Creator), Schlangen, L. J. M. (Creator) & de Kort, Y. A. W. (Creator), Taylor and Francis Ltd., 20 Jul 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20346295
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An integrative perspective on dynamic lighting, and how it should be studied
Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Speaker)
27 Sep 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
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Effects of light transitions on subjective and objective measures of alertness, comfort and mood
Maaike E. Kompier (Speaker), Karin C.H.J. Smolders (Member) & Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Member)
20 Jun 2019 → 22 Jun 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) (External organisation)
Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Member)
Dec 2017 → Jan 2018Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee › Scientific
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Playful design for Activation - Co-designing serious games for people with moderate to severe dementia to reduce apathy
Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Examiner)
24 Apr 2017Activity: Examination types › Examination › Scientific
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Using ambient lighting in persuasive communication
Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Examiner)
5 Apr 2017Activity: Examination types › Examination › Scientific
Courses
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-Eindhoven University of Technology : Shine a light at work
Yvonne A.W. de Kort & Karin C.H.J. Smolders
6/04/22
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Shine light at work 6 April
Yvonne A.W. de Kort & Karin C.H.J. Smolders
5/04/22
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Condolences following fatal skiing accident
Geert-Jan J.A.N. van Houtum, Yvonne A.W. de Kort, Tom van Woensel, Ingrid E.J. Heynderickx & Frank P.T. Baaijens
8/02/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Day one of Velux's Build for Life conference features Chris Precht talk and COP26 panel discussion
15/11/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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How Can Buildings Benefit the Environment? Join the Build for Life 2021 Conference, November 15-17
9/11/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Thesis
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Onderzoek naar bejaardenoorden voor visueel gehandicapten
Author: de Kort, Y. A. W., 30 Jun 1993Supervisor: Dinjens, P. J. M. (Supervisor 2) & van Wagenberg, A. F. G. M. (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Master