The demand for assistive technology is expected to rise alongside the increasing care needs of aging populations. Ambient intelligence, particularly context awareness, offers potential benefits in addressing challenges faced by the healthcare system. In dementia care, context awareness can facilitate …

Reinforcement learning offers a promising approach for personalized, early-stage detection of behavioral events such as agitation in individuals with dementia, particularly when contextual insights from care staff are integrated. Given the scarcity and the ethical constraints of real-world agitation …

The urgency of the energy transition is increasing. Grid congestion is a growing issue and the effects of climate change are becoming more apparent. To accelerate the energy transition we need to learn more from each other and share knowledge more effectively. In the Learning Communities System Integration …

This paper discusses the design of an additional interactive installation for the visitors of De Museumfabriek. De Museumfabriek has one of the first gasoline pumps in Enschede in their collection. However, the exhibition consist of just the gasoline pump, and no other information is given about the …

Dit afstudeeronderzoek richt zich op het vormgeven van een herinneringsmonument voor de piloot van de neergestorte Hawker Typhoon nabij Enschede. Het doel is om het verhaal van de piloot en de missie op een toegankelijke en betekenisvolle manier over te brengen. De hoofdvraag luidt: Op welke manier kan …

Medisch Spectrum Twente, a general hospital in Enschede, aimed to increase their innovative appearances to the public. One of the hospital’s solutions was through the development of an interactive installation, capable of showing users the hospital’s current and future innovative developments. The purpose …

meer gestimuleerd vanuit zowel de overheid als gemeenten. Ontmoetingsruimten zijn dan ook steeds vaker terug te zien in de wijk, zowel binnen als buiten specifieke gebouwen voor ouderenhuisvesting. De Stimuleringsregeling Ontmoetingsruimten in Ouderenhuisvesting (SOO) vanuit de ministeries van BZK …

This dissertation explores variety in caregivers’ views on sharing care. To provide a better understanding of the wide range of informal care situations, brief stories of caregivers are sketched between the individual chapters of this dissertation. These caregivers participated in the qualitative sub-study …