Projecten per jaar
Persoonlijk profiel
Research profile
Rens Brankaert is Assistant Professor of Active and Healthy Ageing with a specific interest in dementia in the systemic change group at Industrial Design. He set up and leads the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) expertise center for Dementia & Technology. He approaches technology design from a person-centered perspective, and is interested in the impact of design on the various stakeholders and organization in healthcare. To investigate this, he applies Living Lab methodology. Brankaert also works on vitality for office environments and elderly communities.
Academic background
Rens Brankaert studied Industrial Design at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). After obtaining his MSc in 2012, he went on to do his PhD research here as well, working on radical design approaches for people living with dementia. During his time as a PhD student, Brankaert also served as project lead in several health innovation projects for Optistaff BV, in close collaboration with Slimmer Leven 2020 and Brainport Development. In 2016, he was offered the Assistant Professor position he still holds today, where he focuses on embedding the Living Lab approach to support health innovation.
Affiliated with
- Pleyade
- Slimmer Leven 2020
Partners
- GGZE
- Tilburg University
- Archipel
- Luckt
- Brainport
- Qwiek
- Active cues
- Vilans
Vingerafdruk
Netwerk
Projecten
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Sounds Like Home: Sonically Augmenting Care Environments to Offer a Sense of Home
Brankaert, R. G. A. & Houben, M.
1/02/21 → 31/05/21
Project: Onderzoek direct
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Everyday Sounds of Dementia
Schoumacher, J., Eggen, J. H. (., Houben, M., Brankaert, R. G. A. & Brankaert, R. G. A.
1/03/18 → 1/06/21
Project: Onderzoek direct
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Dementia Dynamics in Design (DDD) 40-44300-98-117
Schoumacher, J., Thoolen, M., Brankaert, R. G. A. & Brankaert, R. G. A.
1/02/18 → 31/01/21
Project: Onderzoek direct
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ProVita KIC Health 17288
Brombacher, A. C., Lu, Y., Valk, C. A. L., Damen, A. A. J. M. (., Vos, S. B., Schoumacher, J., Brankaert, R. G. A. & Brankaert, R. G. A.
1/01/17 → 31/12/17
Project: Onderzoek direct
Onderzoeksoutput
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Innovate dementia: the development of a living lab protocol to evaluate interventions in context
Brankaert, R., Den Ouden, P. H. & Brombacher, A. C., 8 jun 2015, In : Info. 17, 4, blz. 40-52 13 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review
13 Citaten (Scopus)9 Downloads (Pure) -
The design-driven living lab: a new approach to exploring solutions to complex societal challenges
Brankaert, R. G. A. & den Ouden, P. H., jan 2017, In : Technology Innovation Management Review. 7, 1, blz. 44-51 8 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review
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FLOW pillow: exploring sitting experience towards active ageing
Ren, X., Visser, V. J. J., Lu, Y., Brankaert, R. G. A., Offermans, S. A. M. & Nagtzaam, H. A. H., sep 2016, MobileHCI'16, 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Adjunct, 6-9, 2016, Florence, Italy. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, blz. 706-713 8 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Hoofdstuk in Boek/Rapport/Congresprocedure › Conferentiebijdrage › Academic › peer review
7 Citaten (Scopus)4 Downloads (Pure) -
Design for dementia : a design-driven living lab approach to involve people with dementia and their context
Brankaert, R., 2 mrt 2016, Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. 261 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Scriptie › Dissertatie 1 (Onderzoek TU/e / Promotie TU/e)
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Seeing the first-person perspective in dementia : a qualitative personal evaluation game to evaluate assistive technology for people affected by dementia in the home context
Suijkerbuijk, S., Brankaert, R. G. A., Kort, de, Y. A. W., Snaphaan, L. J. A. E. & Ouden, den, P. H., 2015, In : Interacting with Computers. 27, 1, blz. 47-59 13 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review
8 Citaten (Scopus)18 Downloads (Pure)
Activiteiten
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Living Lab expert
Rens Brankaert (Deelnemer)
2016 → …Activiteit: Types advies › Consultancy › Professioneel
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conference; 6th International Work-Conference, UCAmI - IWAAL, 2014, Belfast, UK; 2014-12-02; 2014-12-05
Rens Brankaert (Deelnemer)
1 jan 2014Activiteit: Types deelname aan of organisatie van een evenement › Congres › Wetenschappelijk
Cursussen
Knipsels
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Empathisch ontwerpen voor mensen met dementie middels techniek
1/12/12
1 Mediabijdrage
Pers / media: PR activiteiten
Scriptie
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Don't forget me, yet: a master thesis on design for dementia
Auteur: Brankaert, R., 31 aug 2012Begeleider: den Ouden, P. (Afstudeerdocent 1)
Scriptie/Masterproef: Master