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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). As an environmental psychologist Yvonne is fascinated by the complex interplay of physical, digital and virtual contexts on human behavior and experience. The core of Yvonne’s expertise is in the effects of light on human functioning and how interactive, intelligent lighting solutions can add value to public, professional and care environments.
Her research brings together insights from lighting technology, perception studies, social and environmental psychology, biology and neuroscience. Uniquely, in addition to controlled studies in laboratories, a growing part of the research of her group takes place in so-called living labs, where the aim is to test the effects of interventions and interactive installations in real-life situations. Research topics include Topics include effects of lighting on people's health and wellbeing and restorative effects of mediated environments, and working at the intersection of spaces, technology, and social interaction.
Academic background
Yvonne de Kort obtained her PhD in Environmental Psychology from TU/e. In 2009, she was a visiting scholar at Michigan State University, USA. From 2006 to 2012, she was co-director of the Game Experience Lab at TU/e, where scholars work together to better understand the captivating experience of digital games. She is the program manager of the Sound Lighting research line of TU/e’s Intelligent Lighting Institute and topic owner of Light for Health and Wellbeing in the Philips-TU/e flagship program on lighting.
Yvonne has secured funding for scientific research and is and has been involved in a substantial number of commercial and nationally funded projects, among which a recent NWO strategic research project within the Top sector Creative Industries, and a ZonMW Off-Road project in the health sector, as well as multiple European projects under the sixth and seventh framework and the Eurostars program.
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Projects 2014 2021
DYNKA - DYNamisch licht en binnenklimaat voor KAntoren
de Kort, Y., Smolders, K., Kompier, M., de Kort, Y., Zeiler, W., Jansen, R., Jansen, R., Croes, S., Vereggen - Tielemans, T. & Vereggen - Tielemans, T.
1/01/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research direct
OptiLight
Linnartz, J., Bonarius, J., de Kort, Y., Smolders, K., Vogels, I., Peeters, S., Dangol, R., Kruisselbrink, T., Ozcelebi, T., Eijkemans, C., Vromans - Staps, I., Vereggen - Tielemans, T., Vereggen - Tielemans, T. & de Kort, Y.
1/11/16 → 31/10/20
Project: Research direct
PILCS
de Kort, Y., de Kort, Y., Smolders, K. & Sartorius - ter Haar, M.
1/11/14 → 31/03/16
Project: Research direct
Research Output 1995 2019
10 years living light labs: achievements and learnings of researching intelligent lighting solutions in living labs at the TU/e Intelligent Lighting Institute
den Ouden, E., Haans, A., Ross, P., van Essen, H., de Kort, Y. & Brankaert, R., 21 Mar 2019, Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. 85 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book editing › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
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NIF effects of illuminance and correlated color temperature of office light on alertness, mood, and performance across cognitive domains
Ru, T., de Kort, Y. A. W., Smolders, K. C. H. J., Chen, Q. & Zhou, G., 1 Feb 2019, In : Building and Environment. 149, p. 253-263Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
mood
Color
work environment
performance
Lighting
Person-Environment fit: optimizing the physical work environment
Appel - Meulenbroek, H. A. J. A., Le Blanc, P. M. & de Kort, Y. A. W., 2019, (Accepted/In press) Organizational behaviour and the built environment. Ayoko, R. & Ashkanasy, N. (eds.). Routledge Taylor & Francis GroupResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Person-environment fit
Work environment
Work place
Employees
Health
Theoretical considerations when planning research on human factors in lighting
de Kort, Y. A. W., 2019, In : LEUKOS: The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. 15, 2-3, p. 85-96 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
illuminating
planning
inference
methodology
A comparison of methodologies to investigate the influence of light on the atmosphere of a space
Stokkermans, M. G. M., Vogels, I. M. L. C., de Kort, Y. A. W. & Heynderickx, I. E. J., 2018, In : LEUKOS: The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. 14, 3, p. 167-191 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
methodology
atmospheres
luminance
ratings
illumination
Activities 2006 2017
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 2017
Activity: Examination types › Examination › Scientific
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) (External organisation)
Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Member)Dec 2017 → Jan 2018
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee › Scientific
Using ambient lighting in persuasive communication
Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Examiner)5 Apr 2017
Activity: Examination types › Examination › Scientific
Shedding light on safety perceptions : environmental information processing and the role of lighting
Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Examiner)21 Jan 2016
Activity: Examination types › Examination › Scientific
Woonsporen : de sociale en ruimtelijke biografie van een stedelijk bouwblok in de Amsterdamse Transvaalbuurt
Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Examiner)14 Jun 2016
Activity: Examination types › Examination › Scientific
Courses
Press / Media
Brain matters
Yvonne de Kort & Wijnand IJsselsteijn
4/10/13 → 4/03/19
30 media contributions
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Don't take changing the clocks too lightly
Yvonne de Kort & Sebastiaan Overeem
6/11/18
1 media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Toekomst & trends 2018 - Smart Energy Lighting
6/04/18
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Klokhuis: Kleur en Licht
Yvonne de Kort, M.C. Boschman & Harm van Essen
15/12/17
1 media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Student theses
'Aandacht voor de omgeving': een onderzoek naar de invloed van een combinatie van fysieke en sociale eigenschappen van een omgeving op het restoratieve effect van die omgeving
Author: Gal, R., 30 Jun 2004Supervisor: de Kort, Y. (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Master
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Acute effects of blue-enriched light from an artificial skylight on alertness and cognitive performance during daytime
Author: Wang, D., 30 Nov 2012Supervisor: de Kort, Y. (Supervisor 1) & Smolders, K. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Ambient lighting: giving face to automated blind systems
Author: de Bakker, C., 31 Aug 2015Supervisor: de Kort, Y. (Supervisor 1) & van Loenen, E. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A moment of brightness: the effects of brief morning Bright Light Therapy on burnout related complaints
Author: van Kol, M., 31 Jul 2015Supervisor: Beute, F. (Supervisor 1) & de Kort, Y. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Artificial skylights: the benefits of and preference for artificial skylights and sun patterns
Author: Stokkermans, M., 31 Aug 2011Supervisor: de Kort, Y. (Supervisor 1) & Haans, A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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