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On-going research projects<\/h2>\n

ENERGE<\/a>: Energizing Education to Reduce GHG emissions (2019-2022, INTERREG NWE, EU)<\/h3>\n

#sustainability, secondary schools, sensing and self-reporting, low cost energy strategies, comfort controls<\/em>
\nLead organisation:<\/strong> NUI Galway, Ireland
\nTUD co-researchers:<\/strong> Dr. Natalia Romero Herrera
\nTUD co-researchers (Post-doc):<\/strong> Dr. Abhi Singh<\/a>
\nINTERREG Objective SO2:<\/strong> To facilitate the implementation of low-carbon, energy and climate protection strategies to reduce GHG emissions in NWE
\nPartners:<\/strong> NUI Galway (IR), TU Delft (NL), Universit\u00e8 du Luxembourg (LX), University of Castel (UK), Universit\u00e9 de Tours (FR), R2M Solution (UK), OfficeVitae (NL), POWERPOINT Engineering (UK)
\nAbstract:<\/strong> Generate best practices of low-cost energy strategies and comfort controls for secondary schools by means of co-designing and using the ENERGE platform. The ENERGE platform will comprise of an information part that displays data from installed sensors & meters & self-reporting. This links to the application part where performance indicators (e.g. carbon emissions) & subjective factors (e.g. health, wellbeing) are displayed in customised manner targeting various groups (e.g. students, parents, school managers, sectoral agencies, etc).<\/p>\n

FoodSampler<\/a>: Mixed methods for monitoring food intake: Towards a new generation of eHealth prevention apps (2018-2020, 40-44300-98-133, ZonMw CREATEHEALTH, NL)<\/h3>\n

#wellbeing, self-management, eHealth, sensing and self-reporting<\/em>
\nLed by:<\/strong> TUD – IDE (Dr. Natalia Romero Herrera)
\nMain researcher (Post-doc):<\/strong> Dr. Kadian Davis-Owusu
\nPartners:<\/strong> HAN & ConnectedCare
\nAbstract:<\/strong> We aim to generate three knowledge-base blocks by means of a Research through Design and Mixed methods approach:
\n– Food contextualised knowledge
\n– Contextual tools to assess\/explain food behaviour
\n– Engaging tools to report\/reflect around food behaviour<\/p>\n

Design for Mood Regulation<\/a> (2019-2023, Prof. Pieter Desmet’s VICI grant)<\/h3>\n

#mood regulation, collective mood<\/em>
\nPhD co-promotor:<\/strong> TUD – IDE (Dr. Natalia Romero Herrera)
\nResearcher (PhD):<\/strong> Alev Karova
\nAbstract:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Social Interactions in Office Environments (2019-2023, Prof. David Keyson)<\/h3>\n

#social interactions, vitality, buildingsmood
\n<\/em>PhD co-promotor:<\/strong> TUD – IDE (Dr. Natalia Romero Herrera)
\nResearcher (PhD):<\/strong> Susanne Colenberg
\nAbstract:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Completed research projects<\/h2>\n

BOCS: Building Occupant Certificate System (2015-2017, Climate-KIC, EU)<\/h3>\n

#business accelerator, office Energy research, self-reporting comfort in office environments<\/em>
\nLead organisation:<\/strong> TUD – IDE
\nAbstract:<\/strong> Co-designing tools for measuring energy consumption in Office Buildings.<\/p>\n

Conceptualising Inter-Household Energy Exchanges: An Anthropology-through-Design Approach (2013-2018, NL)<\/h3>\n

#energy exchanges, social realm, in-kind energy sharing, experience sampling, design ethnography rural india, anthropology<\/em>
\nLead organisation:<\/strong> TUD – IDE
\nMain researcher:<\/strong>Dr. Abhi Singh<\/a>
\nPartners:<\/strong> NHL Hogeschool
\nAbstract:<\/strong> Understanding energy exchanges from a social realm perspective by means of Anthropology through design
\nDeliverables<\/strong>:
\n– Singh, A (2019) Conceptualizing inter-household energy exchanges: An anthropology-through-design approach<\/a> PhD Thesis TU Delft, ISBN: 978-94-6384-008-8<\/p>\n

Beyond the numbers: The road towards the design of reflective personal systems for healthcare technology (2012-2016, SENIOR NL)<\/h3>\n

#hip replacement, research through design, self-management of home recovery<\/em>
\nLead organisation:<\/strong> TU Delft & TU Twente
\nMain researcher (PhD):<\/strong> Dr. Juan Jim\u00e9nez Garcia<\/a>
\nPartners:<\/strong> TU Twente, Inertia Technology
\nAbstract:<\/strong> Designing supportive healthcare technologies for older adults
\nDeliverables<\/strong>:
\n– Jim\u00e9nez Garc\u00eda, J (2017) Beyond the numbers: A user-centered design approach for personal reflective healthcare technologies<\/a> PhD Thesis TU Deflt. ISBN: 978-94-6259-490-6<\/p>\n

SusLab NWE<\/a>: Sustainable labs North West Europe (2012-2014, NWE Interreg, EU)<\/h3>\n

#sustainability, living labs, social housing, in-situ reporting and reflection of energy consumption and comfort<\/em>
\nLead organisation:<\/strong> TUD – IDE
\nTUD co-researcher:<\/strong> Dr. Natalia Romero Herrera
\nPartners:<\/strong> Chalmers TH, Innovation City Ruhr, Institute for Sustainability, Imperial College London, Hochschule Ruhr-West, CityPorts Academy, Johanneberg Science Park, Royal College of Art, Woonbron, Wuppertal Institute
\nAbstract:<\/strong> Design a living lab cross-national research infrastructure for the design of sustainable technologies in Social housing
\nDeliverables<\/strong>:
\n– Keyson, D., Guerra-Santin, O., Lockton, D. (Eds.) (2017) Living Labs: Design and Assessment of Sustainable Living<\/a> ISBN (eBook): 978-3-319-33527-8; (Hardcover): 978-3-319-33526-1; (Softcover): 978-3-319-81536-7<\/p>\n

Design for Wellbeing (2009-2011, IOP-IPCR, NL)<\/h3>\n

#wellbeing, in-situ experience evaluations <\/em>
\nLead organisation:<\/strong> TU\/e – ID
\nTUD Co-researcher:<\/strong> Dr. Natalia Romero Herrera
\nPartners:<\/strong>
\nAbstract:<\/strong> In-situ UX evaluation of connectedness concepts for wellbeing<\/p>\n

Independent Living (2009-2010, NL)<\/h3>\n

#persuasive technologies, physical and social activity, ageing<\/em>
\nLead organisation:<\/strong> TU\/e – ID
\nTU\/e Co researcher:<\/strong> Dr. Natalia Romero Herrera
\nPartners:<\/strong>
\nAbstract:<\/strong> Increase social and physical activity of older adults in elderly homes<\/p>\n

ASTRA 2 (2007-2009, EU)<\/h3>\n

#awareness systems, connectedness<\/em>
\nLead organisation:<\/strong>
\nCo-researcher:<\/strong> Dr. Natalia Romero Herrera
\nPartners:<\/strong>
\nAbstract:<\/strong><\/p>\n

ASTRA (2003-2007, EU)<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
Field of research<\/strong><\/td>\nTopics of research<\/strong><\/td>\nApplied areas<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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    \n
  • Applied research<\/li>\n
  • Field studies<\/li>\n
  • In-situ measurements<\/li>\n
  • <Mixed methods research<\/li>\n
  • Research through design<\/li>\n
  • HCI\/UCD\/UX<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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    \n
  • Experience Sampling Method<\/li>\n
  • Personal Informatics<\/li>\n
  • Health Informatics<\/li>\n
  • Sustainable wellbeing<\/li>\n
  • Awareness systems<\/li>\n
  • Social networks<\/li>\n
  • Persuasive technologies<\/li>\n
  • Connectedness<\/li>\n
  • Interpersonal privacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
\n

#awareness systems, in-situ design and evaluation, interpersonal privacy<\/em>
\nLead organisation:<\/strong> TU\/e – ID
\nMain researcher:<\/strong> Natalia Romero Herrera
\nAbstract:<\/strong> Designing interpersonal privacy for awareness systems
\nDeliverables<\/strong>:
\n– Romero Herrera (2008) Coordination of interpersonal privacy in mediated communication<\/a> PhD Thesis Tu\/e. ISBN: 978-90-386-1389-5<\/p>\n

Project code name: eHealth Living Lab: designing an eHealth Living Lab cluster in The Hague (2018, Challenge CID Kennis lab 2018 The Hague)<\/h3>\n

#wellbeing, living labs, eHealth, user engagement<\/em>
\nLead organisation:<\/strong> The Hague Univ. of Applied Science
\nPartners:<\/strong> The Hague Univ. of Applied Science, TUD, Municipality of The Hague, InHolland Univ. of Applied Sciences
\nAbstract:<\/strong> We want to boost the value of current and future healthy ageing innovations and its economical offset in The Hague, and contribute to a sustainable high quality of life for all citizens, focusing on the increasing senior population. Paramount to our approach is to put the senior citizens central to the innovation concept of eHealth Living labs.
\nDeliverables<\/strong>:
\n– Romero Herrera, N., and Portnoy, J. (2019) eHealth Living Lab
\ncluster The Hague: Connecting co-creation activities for meaningful solutions in healthcare<\/a>, ISBN\/EAN: 978-94-6366-142-3.<\/p>\n