New health technologies are not accessible to all users due to the circumstantial or permanent disabilities some users have. Especially in healthcare, attention must be paid to accommodating all potential users or patients. With the smart use of multimodal systems and multimedia solutions, a broader …

In de zeevaart vindt er al jaren een schaalvergroting plaats en ook een capaciteitstoename. De rederijen bouwen steeds grotere schepen en door de groeiende wereldeconomie zijn er ook steeds meer schepen. Havens moeten voortdurend inspelen op deze ontwikkelingen. Als havens concurrerend willen blijven …

As web technology and (big) data continue to transform how we organize ourselves, scholarly research increasingly zooms in on the socio-material conditions of citizen participation and public engagement, the objects and devices that organize publics. Where social issues may often be the driver of such …

The use of robots as educational tools provides a stimulating environment for students. Some robotics competitions focus on primary and secondary school aged children, and serve as motivation for students to get involved in educational robotics activities. Although very appealing, many students cannot …

Wat zijn belangrijke succesfactoren om onderzoek, onderwijs en ondernemen bij elkaar te brengen, zó dat 'het klikt'. De uitdaging voor de toekomst van bedrijven in de smart factoryligt bij data science: het omzetten van ruwe (sensor) data naar (zinnige) informatie en kennis, waarmee producten en diensten …

Lezing over kansen met ICT voor slimmer vervoer obv het Interreg Vb project ITRACT.

During the opening of the Hanze Energy Transition Centre or EnTranCe posters were on display for the King and for the public. These posters where accompanied by the researchers to explain their research in more detail if questions did arise.

Smart regions Healthcare. Presentation at the Smart Regions North Conference on the future impact of IT on healthcare.

This contribution presents how a value-sensitive participatory design approach was used with the aim to design meaningful applications for inhabitants in a city. In two bachelor courses, design students were challenged to account for a diversity of human values in urban interaction design by following …

PREVIEW - User driven design in smart care homes means designing for different end users with different values. In an extended user-centered design and research model, the Value Sensitive Design methodology as well as elements of Technology Acceptance Models are incorporated. The stages of the design …