The Brains4Buildings project aims to develop methods to design new smart building climate management systems that, among other things, reduce energy consumption, increase comfort and respond flexibly to user behavior. We set out to develop design guidelines to help B4B stakeholders when designing innovative …

Dit project behelst een onderzoek naar manieren om interactieve (speelse) technologie in te zetten voor het aanleren en versterken van van financiële kerncompetenties en digitale vaardigheden. De ‘doelgroep’ bestaat uit mensen met een LVB in de leeftijd van 17 tot 35 jaar.

Bijna 60 procent van de ouderen heeft beperkte gezondheidsvaardigheden. Fysiotherpeuten hadden de vraag: Welke communicatiestrategieën en tools kunnen (verder) worden ontwikkeld, geëvalueerd en geïmplementeerd in de fysiotherapeutische behandeling voor patiënten met chronische aandoeningen en beperkte …

1. Introduction Most western societies are currently faced with an ageing population, decreasing workforce and increasingly technology-supported care. Whilst digitalisation of healthcare and care technology developments are demonstrating their adequacy and benefits in replacing professionals for certain …

Frailty is a common but complex phenomenon that is approached from theoretical and professional perspectives but rarely from the perspectives of older people and their essential stakeholders. Different or opposing perspectives on frailty at personal, organisational, and community levels can negatively …

Within our research on robotic gas detection, we have focused on making a prototype based on Boston Dynamics SPOT, because it takes a lot of difficulties out of prototyping. For instance, it has its own obstacle avoidance algorithm, good drivers are available for ROS2, and SPOT is meant for outdoor …

Presentation on the PhD thesis during a consortium meeting of the SCENTISS research Programme

This article has argued against waste in research endeavors so funding bodies, decision makers, and researchers can consider appropriate designs and methodologies for psycho social intervention in dementia. We highlight important methodological concerns which should be addressed. To reduce the gap between …