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AI: replacement or enhancement of human intelligence?
26-06-2024
The Digital Life 'Who Cares?' research team travelled to Malmö, Sweden, from 10 to 14 June for the HHAI 2024 conference: 'Hybrid Human AI Systems for the Social Good'. This conference was about the still developing field of 'Hybrid Intelligence'. This looks at how AI and humans work together and asks, for example, 'Should AI replace or enhance human intelligence?' read more
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Increased well-being through digital intervention?
07-06-2024
Also curious about how to support the improvement of physical and mental health with the use of technology? At the end of May, you could immerse yourself in this theme for two days at the 'Supporting Health by Tech' congress in Groningen. With take-aways including electronic and mobile interventions, smart coaching, deployment of big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and self-tracking. read more
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Also outside your home
07-05-2024
'You need a village to grow old'. Under this heading, a two-year research project was carried out on AI art objects in public spaces to encourage encounters between people (with and without dementia) in the neighbourhood. This project responded to the need of people with dementia to continue living at home in the neighbourhood where they feel comfortable and safe. read more
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Prevention is still better than cure!
29-04-2024
The Digital Life research group has been involved in the European project SO-NUTS for the past three years. This research focuses since April 2021 on prevention of unhealthy weight gain and obesity during crucial stages during the life course, such as during the transition from work to retirement. read more
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Those who love nature are never alone
24-04-2024
On Tuesday 23 April, Josca van Houwelingen's PhD took place at the University of Twente. Somaya Ben Allouch, a lecturer at the research group Digital Life (AUAS) among others, was one of her promoters. read more
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Encouraging neighbourliness with outdoor digital neighbourhood stories
01-04-2024
The project 'It takes a village to grow old' is a collaboration in which the research group Digital Life (FDMCI, AUAS) with, among others, TU Eindhoven and Stadsdorp Vondel/Helmers in Amsterdam has been researching AI art objects in public space since April 2022 to encourage encounters between people (with and without dementia) in the neighbourhood. read more
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The impact of somatic qualities on student learning
01-03-2024
At the end of February, Anne Marleen Olthof, lecturer-researcher at the Digital Life lectorate (FDMCI, HvA), was Liz Wientjes' guest in the studio. Liz is an embodied teacher & facilitator, makes podcasts called 'The Embodied Educator' and is a somatic coach. read more
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App increases self-reliance of people with dementia
16-02-2024
A new product for people with dementia was presented in Amstelveen on Friday 16 February 2024. The company illi Engineering B.V. celebrated its 10th anniversary with a symposium and the launch of their new product called Mr illi, which helps people with dementia across the country. Guest speaker Somaya Ben Allouch, lecturer at the HvA's Digital Life research group, talked about how digital systems can enhance the quality of life of people with dementia. read more
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DCODE Winter School 2024, Copenhagen: ‘Designing for Futures Otherwise’
29-01-2024
The 6th and last Winter School of the DCODE Network, in the last week of January 2024, was again engaging, inspiring, critical, and inquisitive. This time it took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. Central question in this DCODE research is: ‘How do we responsively design for a digital society that is inclusive and sustainable?’ read more
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AI for Health Equity lab gets ELSA accreditation
24-01-2024
Known problem in the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications: the under-representation of certain groups. Especially in healthcare, where the application of AI is growing rapidly, that problem is becoming increasingly urgent. read more
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AI in your own hands - smarter together: non-profit applications
20-01-2024
Companies make AI applications for profit. To truly benefit from AI and solve societal problems, we need to be smarter together more than anything else. read more
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HipperTx on its own feet!
15-12-2023
Hipper Therapeutics B.V. completed acquisition of all shares from investors HvA Ventures Holding and AMC Ventures Holding! Since 2020, the Hipper platform has grown into a mature digital platform for the support of professionals and patients in outpatient geriatric rehabilitation. The acquisition of all shares from HvA Ventures Holding and AMC Ventures Holding represents a significant milestone in Hipper Therapeutics' journey, empowering the company to further revolutionize patient care. read more
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How to keep our healthcare in shape!
22-11-2023
Tamara Pinos Cisneros, researcher and PhD candidate at the research group Digital Life, was selected in November to present her design research project for healthcare in the Healthcare in Shape symposium for the CareTech Research Session. The aim of this symposium was to reflect on current practices and create awareness to the processes of evidence-based design for healthcare. read more
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'HBO meets MBO' about robotica in healthcare
14-11-2023
To support teachers at MBO College West - ROC van Amsterdam (programme Care & Welfare) in their professionalisation, two Digital Life lecturer-researchers provided a workshop on the deployment of robots in healthcare in early November. This session was part of a study day for teachers at the ROC, which presented an overview of different types of robots in healthcare, ranging from surgical robots to social robots. read more
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Lecturer Somaya Ben Allouch elected Dutch Academy of Engineering fellow
02-11-2023
The new Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected Somaya Ben Allouch as fellow, after Regieorgaan SIA nominated her for this position. Somaya Ben Allouch is a lecturer in Digital Life at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and also affiliated to the University of Amsterdam. read more
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Social robots: extra hands in the classroom
12-10-2023
With the current labour market shortage in primary education and the accumulated learning deficits due to COVID-19 measures in numeracy among pupils in the upper grades (groups 6, 7 and 8), there is a growing need for additional support for teachers. In this context, the completed project SOROCOVA (autumn 2023) investigated the deployment and (continued) development of social robotics. With success! read more
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AI in medicine
27-09-2023
Artificial Intelligence at the service of your health? That sounds like an exciting combination! The Intelligent Health conference on 13 and 14 September 2023 in Basel, Switzerland, was entirely dedicated to these themes. read more
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Interactive communication between humans and robots
08-09-2023
Marianne Bossema, lecturer-researcher at Digital Life, attended the IEEE RO-MAN 2023 Conference in Busan (South Korea) at the end of August, a conference on interactive communication between humans and robots. There, she presented the results of a scoping review on 'human-robot co-creation' and, based on this, an agenda for further research. read more
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First batch of Master's students Applied AI graduates
24-07-2023
We are immensely proud of the first batch of students who completed the Master's programme in Applied AI this year. We are very curious to see what the future holds for them and wish them every success in their careers. read more
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5e DCODE Summer School – Democratic Data Governance
02-06-2023
After a chilly DCODE Winter School last January in Edinburgh, the DCODE Summer School was held in Umeå from May 22. to 26. Somaya Ben Allouch and Mugdha Patil from the research group Digital Life both headed up to Northern Sweden to embrace the (near) midnight sun. This was the backdrop for some exciting days of interdisciplinary design research on challenges of Democratic Data Governance at the Umeå Institute of Design. read more
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Digital Life affiliated to the national PIT
02-06-2023
On June 1. 2023, 12 lectors from higher education institutions met, united in the lectorate platform 'PIT' which includes a Platform for Deployment of Technology for Health and Care. The Digital Life research group is also affiliated to this national platform, this time researcher Lamia Elloumi attended as a delegate. read more
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Advances in rehabilitation robotics
11-05-2023
During the last holiday at the beginning of May, Marianne Bossema, PhD candidate at Digital Life, visited Aalborg University in Denmark and the RELATE Research Laboratory for Art and Technology. She loved talking to Professor Elizabeth Jochem and her team about their research into creative collaboration with robots. read more
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Connectivity and creativity in times of conflict
25-04-2023
During Cumulus 2023 in Antwerp, Anne Marleen Olthof, PhD at the research group Digital Life, presented her research paper 'The body cannot be thought: design practice at the intersection of human-computer integration and critical disability studies to develop new paradigms for health and well- being'. read more
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Digital Life receives award for tackling COVID-19 learning disadvantages in primary education
21-03-2023
The publication 'Design Specifications for a Social Robot Math Tutor' was awarded the second prize for 'Best Studies Paper Award' at the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction '23. This paper is part of the project SOROCOVA, short for Social Robotics to Support COVID-19 Learning Disabilities, in which our research group Digital Life is collaborating. read more
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Project 2Do2Digital launched
16-02-2023
The first advice to older people (55+) who are overweight and have type 2 diabetes, is to lose weight. To support them in this, the 13-week lifestyle program 2Do was developed. Aimed at losing weight with muscle maintenance, through training and healthy eating. How do you ensure that elderly people maintain their healthy(er) lifestyle after this guidance? Researchers suspect that a digital tool may be the answer. read more
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Hipper offers support to rehabilitation patients after hip surgery
10-02-2023
The innovative treatment protocol Hipper gives rehabilitants after hip surgery and their caregivers insight into the progress of rehabilitation in the home environment. With the establishment of the AUAS start-up Hipper Therapeutics BV, the healthcare sector can count on applications for more areas of application in the future. read more
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4th DCODE Winter School – Design for AI systems
30-01-2023
The European project DCODE recently organized its fourth Winter School - from January 23. to 27. in Edinburgh, Scotland - on the central theme: 'Design for AI systems'. read more
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Digital Life collaborates with Spanish 'researcher-in-residence' throughout January
19-01-2023
The Digital Life research group collaborates with several European partners in the EU project SO-NUTS. This research project focuses on prevention of unhealthy weight gain and obesity during the transition from work to retirement. read more
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Review of successful 'Food for Thought Inspiration Session'
18-11-2022
Our Digital Life research group gave two interesting Food for Thought presentations on November 17 at the Amstelcampus: about the Modular Online Platform ánd the design of human-oriented AI systems of the future. While enjoying a tasty lunch, all participants listened breathlessly! read more
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Digital Life demonstrates smart toys during DDW '22
25-10-2022
The Magic Monster smart toy: not a creepy toy but a therapeutic tool to allow children with cerebral palsy to do hand exercises at home in a playful way, customizing the complexity. Tamara Pinos Cisneros, researcher at the research group Digital Life, among others, of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, demonstrated this Monster with her research team at the Embassy of Public Health during the Dutch Design Week 2022. read more
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Who actually looks after the healthcare professionals?
29-09-2022
The research project 'Who Takes Care?' has been specially set up to spare busy care professionals in dementia care: the high workload can be greatly reduced by developing and deploying smart technological innovations - such as an Intelligent Care Environment. And that is necessary, because an increase in the number of elderly people with dementia also increases the demand for care, while the shortage of care professionals is growing. The Digital Life research group of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (Faculty DMCI) is in charge of this research. read more
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Digital Life well represented at international RO-MAN conference
05-09-2022
It was a full schedule and hard work for some colleagues from the research group Digital Life right after the Summer holidays! The last week of August they were present at the 31st International IEEE conference RO-MAN in Naples. Topic of conversation: Robot & Human Interactive Communication. read more
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Summer School DCODE: Design for entangled interactions
27-06-2022
The third DCODE Summer School from June 20. to 24. 2022 offered keynotes, workshops, and training activities that revise and extend user-centered and human-centered design to account for human entanglement with systems that learn, predict, and evolve across decentralised networks. read more
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Promotion grant for teachers assigned to Digital Life
21-06-2022
Marianne Bossema, researcher at the Digital Life research group and teacher at the HBO-ICT program, has recently been awarded the Doctoral Grant for teachers! She will focus on research into social robotics and generative AI to support and improve creative experiences for older adults. read more
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Royal visit ánd Digital Life at Muscles2Meet
13-06-2022
Anne Marleen Olthof, teacher of Immersive Design (VR/AR/MR) at the Communication and Multimedia Design program at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, will start her PhD research in the field of Human-System Integration in September this year. She is supervised from the AUAS by Somaya Ben Allouch, lecturer in the Digital Life research group. read more
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Digital Life on tour: European SO-NUTS consortium meets in Madrid!
07-06-2022
Retire healthy. That is the aim of the international SO-NUTS project, for which the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences is responsible. As soon as people retire, there is generally a lot of change in their exercise and diet. This often leads to an increased risk of being overweight and/or losing muscle mass (sarcopenia). read more
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The art of growing old together
05-04-2022
Social contacts and encounters in the neighbourhood are important for the people who live there. It also encourages community residents to live together and, in particular, people with early dementia. Artificial Intelligence (AI) artworks can play a role in this: they are rich in interaction and promote social contact. read more
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Feasible and usable applications with ‘People in Movement’
05-04-2022
Using creative technology in such a way that it leads to a product that supports people in sustainable behavioral changes. And care providers facilitate in their guidance. That is the goal of postdoc researcher Annette Brons for the research theme People in Motion of the Center of Expertise Urban Vitality (CoE UV) of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). She is also affiliated with the research group Digital Life, part of the Research Center of the Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industry (FDMCI). Together with her fellow researchers and the target group, she develops feasible and useful applications for practice. read more
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Alderman for Education of the Municipality of Diemen is testing the sum with robot Hero
04-04-2022
In times of corona, children at Dutch primary schools have fallen behind in learning due to home education. Digital Life investigates how the use of social robotics as a learning tool can be (further) developed to support teachers and students in group 6 of primary education. read more
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Futuring HealthCare: the influence of digital platforms on reducing health inequalities
28-03-2022
With the Futuring HealthCare project, the HvA, the City of Amsterdam and Zilveren Kruis explored the possibilities and threats of using digital platforms to contribute to a better healthcare landscape. read more
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Digital Life contributes to Design Research Society in Bilbao
21-03-2022
For DRS 2022, Somaya Ben Allouch, lecturer at Digital Life, will travel to Bilbao this Summer. From June 25. to July 3. the (hybrid) congress 'Design Research Society' will take place: an international setting including keynotes, various workshops, a PhD event and this time even DRS Labs. Somaya Ben Allouch is chairing the theme track 'AI and the Conditions of Design: Towards a New Set of Design Ideals' as part of the research project DCODE. read more
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How to implement e-Health
31-01-2022
The eHealth Users' Guild is a multi-year project that was founded out of the desire to break down the barriers between designers of healthcare technology applications and the people who work 'on the floor' - nurses and sometimes doctors. Because although many innovative solutions are found and designed in healthcare technology, successful implementation in the practice of a hospital, doctor's practice, nursing home or other healthcare institution often lags behind. read more
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Design for Inclusive Digital Futures
30-01-2022
The research project DCODE offers lectures, seminars, and workshops during several Summer and Winter Schools. Innovative training formats foster exchange and integration of results, approaches, and experiences among universities, industry, government, and civil society—and our prototeams' reflexive practice. From January 24. to 28. 2022 the theme of the Winter School was 'Design for Inclusive Digital Futures'. read more
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Development of sensor technology to promote a healthy lifestyle
17-12-2021
Research from practice, that is what Joey van der Bie is involved in. As a researcher on the theme People in Movement (MIB) of the Centre of Expertise Urban Vitality at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, he works on creative, practical technological solutions to help people on their way to a healthier lifestyle. Van der Bie is part of the Digital Life research group, which focuses on sensor technology. On the research theme People in Movement, he collaborates with other research groups, for example in the field of physiotherapy and dietetics. read more
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AUAS awaiting new master Applied AI in response to shortage of AI experts
15-12-2021
The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences hopes to start a new master's degree in 'Applied Artificial Intelligence' as of September 2022. In this way, the AUAS is responding to the rapidly growing need for AI experts. The new master trains students to become experts who can apply AI, for both business and public organizations. They also acquire a critical awareness of AI. This month, the accreditation panel of the NVAO - the Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organization - gave the master a positive assessment. read more
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Customized digital program prevents obesity among retirees
01-12-2021
The Dutch are at risk of losing muscle mass and gaining weight after retirement due to a lack of routine, exercise and a different diet. This group of people will increase in the coming years and with it the pressure on healthcare costs. The Digital Life lectorate researches lifestyle interventions and uses them to create a tailor-made digital program focused on nutrition and exercise. read more
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‘People in Movement’ activates with creative technology
01-11-2021
Getting people to eat healthier and get and keep moving. Powered by creative technology. This is the goal of Joey van der Bie, researcher on the theme People in Movement of the Center of Expertise Urban Vitality (CoE UV). He is also affiliated with the research group Digital Life, part of the Research Center of the Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industry (FDMCI). Together with his colleagues, he works on creative, technological practical solutions that appeal to people and make healthcare more efficient. read more
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How to implement eHealth
31-01-2022
The eHealth Users' Guild is a multi-year project that was founded out of the desire to break down the barriers between designers of healthcare technology applications and the people who work 'on the floor' - nurses and sometimes doctors. Because although many innovative solutions are found and designed in healthcare technology, successful implementation in the practice of a hospital, doctor's practice, nursing home or other healthcare institution often lags behind. read more
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Digital life in the media with active toolkit
21-10-2021
Dr Marije Kanis, together with Berber Nauta, gave an interview for SportKnowhow XL about the creative 'one week in the life of' toolkit for the elderly. This was developed and evaluated together with students of the Designing User Research and Care Technology minor. During the lockdowns, they used this to conduct remote research into how to (digitally) support the elderly in their well-being and still keep it moving. read more
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Research group Digital Life tackles learning disadvantages with social robotics
11-10-2021
In times of corona, children of Dutch primary schools have fallen behind in their learning due to home education. Digital Life, a research group at the AUAS FDMCI Knowledge Center, has been investigating since October 2021 how the use of robots contributes to solving the learning delay. The research focuses primarily on mathematics education. read more
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Secure data in healthcare
27-09-2021
Hipper Therapeutics, the startup that focuses on the development and operation of a digital service Hipper to support caregivers and clients in ambulatory rehabilitation of the elderly, has obtained the NEN 7510 certificate! This certificate stands for meeting the requirements of the NEN7510 standard for information security in healthcare. These requirements are in the interest of the privacy of clients and the reliability of the service. read more
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Demonstrator for the Digital Trust Infrastructure
31-07-2021
The past few months a demonstrator has been developed for the project Digital Trust Infrastructure, based on the drawn up architectural vision and two use cases. The first use case, deals with making up-to-date data available on the accessibility of roads and bridges during an accident for the Safety region of Amsterdam-Amstelland. The second use case is done for the data of residents and relevant present items, such as an oxygen tank or stairlift. read more
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Resident participation in the Digital Trust Infrastructure
26-07-2021
In this blog we share our latest findings from the first phase of the Digital Trust Infrastructure (DTI) project, which concerns a facility for the secure and responsible sharing of data. We discuss the results from the first phase of the DTI-project, from a resident perspective. read more
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The Magic Monster
08-07-2021
The Magic Monster is a smart-toy developed as part of the Smart Technologies Empowering Citizens project, a collaboration between the AUAS (Ben Schouten of Civic Interaction Design and Tamara Pinos C. of Digital Life), Phillips and media company IJsfontein. It is a cuddle toy that makes use of the sensors of an embedded smart phone, that teaches children how to perform magic tricks while encouraging the use and exercise of fine motor skills in both hands. read more
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Lost Magic of Dagon
08-07-2021
This Spring four International students of the AUAS Master 'Digital Design' - Claire Crawford, Ihsan Yahya, Noy Gvishi and Odin Shadmi - developed a video game as part of the Toys4Therapy research of Tamara Pinos C. -researcher at Digital Life - and the Smart Technologies Empowering Citizens project. read more
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Digital Life congratulates CMD graduates!
06-07-2021
The month of July was an exciting time in which students of the 'Communication & Multimedia Design' (CMD) education department of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences still managed to come up with beautiful and interesting projects -despite distant education and the corona pandemic. Digital Life was involved in several results. read more
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Lector Somaya Ben Allouch guest at NPO Radio 1 'Focus Science': are robots our future doctors?
29-06-2021
On Monday, June 28, 2021 at 2 am (!) Somaya Ben Allouch, lecturer at the Digital Life research group, was a guest on the radio program 'Focus Science' of NPO 1. Subject of conversation: 'Are robots our future doctors?' read more
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Interview: 'Creative method research activates older adults during corona'
21-06-2021
Enough exercise in the various lockdowns during the corona pandemic. A challenge for many. Especially for the vulnerable and the elderly. Researchers from Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences analyzed the exercise needs of the elderly during the corona pandemic. The focus of the projects from the Centers of Expertise Creative innovation, and Urban Vitality – was not only on exercise, but also on the application of smart technology and mental well-being. read more
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The Smart Health and Vitality Lab: where AI goes hand in hand with health
21-06-2021
The Smart Health and Vitality Lab of the Centre of Expertise Applied Artificial Intelligence (CoE-AAI) of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences is under construction and a definitive scope has not yet been determined. In any case, the lab will focus on the adoption and handling of Artificial Intelligence by health professionals. New technology and good care are not a logical combination for everyone. Nevertheless, steps will have to be taken to realize the innovations for the near future, partly with the help of technology – together with parties from healthcare, education, research and innovative companies. read more
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CMD students design digital product folder for eGilde research
18-06-2021
Two students of the CMD minor Web Development have digitized the product topper for the eGilde research project of Digital Life. Researchers Saskia Robben and Michel Oey supervised both students in this. The result is a clearer range of eHealth applications. This topper can help healthcare providers in choosing suitable eHealth applications in the eHealth living labs. read more
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Vitality: now and in the future more important than ever
16-06-2021
The kick-off of the Center of Expertise Urban Vitality (CoE Urban Vitality) of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences took place on June 15. 2021. This Center focuses on promoting the vitality of all citizens in the metropolitan environment, specifically Amsterdam and surroundings. Such as the frail elderly who live at home, overweight children or heart patients who have to rehabilitate. But also top athletes who want to know how they can train even better. read more
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Knowledge Day Care Organizations 2021: living with a visual impairment
08-06-2021
Joey van der Bie, researcher at Digital Life, gave two presentations on June 7., 2021 about his research for people with a visual impairment. That day the joint 'Knowledge Day 2021' of various care organizations for people with a visual impairment took place, namely Koninklijke Visio, Bartiméus and the Robbert Coppes Foundation. read more
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A Digital Trust Infrastructure with embedded pulic values
01-06-2021
Control over data, Human-centred, Transparent and Reliable. Recently, Dr Marije Kanis of Digital Life, in collaboration with Manon den Dunnen of the Police and the professional field, has conducted a study into existing best practices for embedding and drafting public values for a Digital Trust Infrastructure. In the process, we came to a considerable list. We present the shortened version in this news item. read more
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Interview: 'Encouring vulnerable people of Amsterdam to adopt healthy behaviour'
31-05-2021
Encourage residents in Amsterdam with vulnerable health to live healthier lives. That is the goal of the research project Encourage Amsterdam residents with vulnerable health to live healthier lives. That is the goal of the research project 'People on the Move' ('Mensen in Beweging' - MiB), part of Urban Vitality at the Amsterdam University of Applied Science. The focus is not only on exercise and nutrition, but also on smart technology. What is the added value of technology? And how does it increase the quality of life? read more
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'Fit Again After Corona': eHealth at CO-FIT+ rehabilitation program
28-04-2021
The corona pandemic has created a new group of rehabilitation patients for whom intensive rehabilitation is crucial. The GRZPLUS CO-FIT+ program supports these rehabilitation patients and their loved ones to get life back on track after corona. read more
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Sumit Mehra obtained his PhD on Blended Home-Based Exercise Intervention for Elderly
20-04-2021
Older people can continue to live independently for longer if they exercise enough. The WHO advises them to exercise regularly at a moderate intensity and to do exercises two to three times a week, which strengthen the muscles and stimulate balance. However, many elderly people exercise too little. read more
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How Karel and Annabel support healthcare!
15-04-2021
Somaya Ben Allouch, lecturer at the Digital Life research group of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, was finally allowed to visit the colleagues of the ZorgAccent care institution again on Monday April 12. 2021 to conduct an on-site evaluation regarding the research project on Robotics in Healthcare. read more
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Data aware with students!
09-04-2021
Smart technology and data systems are increasingly invading our digital society. Dr Marije Kanis from Digital life, in collaboration with Manon Den Dunnen from the National police, focus on the potential threats and benefits. How do you ensure that people become aware of the data they share, and that a fair deliberation can be made here? How do we make the consequences and considerations transparent, and how do we motivate people to make critical and conscious choices? One of the major challenges in responsible data sharing is making people aware of data dilemmas. In the Digital Trust Infrastructure project, we tackle this collaboratively - also together with students! read more
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What are the healthcare professions of the future?
08-04-2021
Who dares? What are the healthcare professions of the future? Somaya Ben Allouch, lecturer in the Digital Life research group, asked this question (#challengeaccepted) to Elie Rusthoven, who works as a project manager at healthcare institution Cordaan. read more
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Students deploy toolkits for wellbeing during Covid-19
23-03-2021
In a special course week - developed by Dr Marije Kanis from Digital Life -in collaboration with exercise therapist Berber Nauta and the CMD minor Designing User Research (DUR)- students studied the wellbeing of students using 'probes' and reflective toolkits. This is a design methodology for which Digital Life has built up a lot of experience in previous research projects, such as Co-Well and Co-Care-IT. What were the findings? Indeed, in these Corona times, student wellbeing is under pressure. Fortunately, with their toolkits and positive reflection, students also managed to come up with a lot of new research ideas, as well as solutions! read more
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Foxfit intervention ready to use!
12-03-2021
At the beginning of this year, the SIA Top-Up project 'Foxfit' was completed, a follow-up to the research project 'Simba' where the Foxfit intervention was developed as a prototype in co-creation with the end users. Foxfit is an intervention that supports healthcare providers to get children with asthma to exercise more often and with more pleasure. In both projects, Digital Life researcher Annette Brons collaborated with colleagues from the Faculty of Health, among others. read more
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Saskia Robben Senior Lecturer Learning Community 'Applied AI'
01-02-2021
Saskia Robben, researcher at our Digital Life research group, will start as senior lecturer for the Learning Community (LC) 'Applied Artificial Intelligence' from 1 February 2021. She succeeds André Neumann, who became education manager at CMD in the autumn of 2020. In addition to her role as senior lecturer, Saskia continues to do research for Digital Life for one day a week. She will also remain involved in the minor 'Applied AI' of HBO-ICT. read more
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KIEM 2020 application granted
11-01-2021
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and Amsterdam UMC, together with eHealth companies and healthcare institutions, have been awarded a KIEM 2020 application. This regulation of the SIA Governing Body encourages the setting up of new partnerships between SMEs and / or partners in practice plus colleges, universities or other knowledge institutions. read more
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Somaya Ben Allouch appointed professor by special appointment of 'Human-System Interaction for Health and Wellbeing'
09-12-2020
Dr Somaya Ben Allouch (1979) has been appointed professor by special appointment of 'Human-System Interaction for Health and Wellbeing' at the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam (UvA), with effect from January 1. 2021. The chair was established on behalf of the Bèta Plus Foundation and in collaboration with the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). Somaya Ben Allouch combines her professorship by special appointment with her position as professor of Digital Life at the AUAS. read more
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Ahmed Nait Aicha obtained his PhD for an algorithm that contributes to healthy and active aging
20-11-2020
By analyzing the behavior of older people with machine learning, their physical health can be better monitored. This contributes to a healthier and more active old age. Ahmed Nait Aicha demonstrated this in his doctoral research, which he defended on Thursday 19 November at the University of Amsterdam. Ahmed was supervised from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences by promoter Ben Kröse, former lecturer of the Digital Life research group. read more
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Digital Life guest at SPUI25: 'From Drawing Board to Practice'
28-10-2020
The creative industry is actively looking for solutions to the new challenges of our time with the help of digital means. But now the question is: how can you engage in people-centred design and collaborative research now that face-to-face research is less feasible? read more
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Showcase Co-Well on-line
28-10-2020
The Co-Well team has developed a website showcasing new ways of doing research, being connected, creative and happy in the new distant normal. read more
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Conference Proceedings 'Design4Health 2020'
08-10-2020
Because of COVID-19, we unfortunately had to cancel the Design4Health conference last Summer, which was organized by us -Digital Life and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences in a broader sense. We are proud to present the conference reports that are available. read more
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Prototype 'Guiding Environment' delivered!
02-10-2020
With a closing online conference organized by the KIEN Foundation on Thursday October 1. this year, the 'Guiding Environment' research was actually completed. From Digital Life, Saskia Robben, Michel Oey, Nazli Cila, Marcel Aarts and Sergio Bondietti have been involved in this project for 2.5 years. Roel van de Wiel contributed his knowledge from HAN University of Applied Sciences (HBO-ICT Software Engineering). read more
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Co-Well: the Kick-Off
30-09-2020
On Tuesday September 29. the Kick-Off meeting took place for the research project Co-Well: Co-Creative Methods for Distance Welfare. Marije Kanis, project leader, and researcher Joey van der Bie -both working for Digital Life- guided this online meeting. A group of about 20 people was present, working in the field of health and well-being or in the creative, digital sector. read more
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Professor Somaya Ben Allouch from Digital Life in LIVECAST WeMakeThe.City 2020
21-09-2020
On Monday September 20. WeMakeThe.City 2020 took place in the form of a 12-hour LIVECAST marathon. Topic of discussion: the uncertain future of our city and metropolitan region. With the theme 'Reset' genius thinking, imagination and creativity came together to formulate alternative visions and perspectives for action. Also the future of healthcare was one of the central themes. read more
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Digital Life helps with digital support for counseling premature children
18-09-2020
The blended E-ToP program was completed in the Summer of 2020, which included Joey van der Bie from Digital Life. In this research project, with funding from the Urban Vitality incentive funds 2020, an inventory was made of an accessible online content management system for information about the consequences of prematurity and for parents of the Top program. read more
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Digital Life cooperates at ‘Designerly Human-Robot Interaction Knowledge’
04-09-2020
Nazli Cila, researcher at the Digital Life Centre, co-organized the 1st International workshop on Designerly HRI Knowledge, which was held in conjunction with the 29th IEEE ‘International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication’ (RO-MAN 2020). The meeting was planned in Naples, but eventually took place entirely online. read more
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CMD student Batuhan Arican started the Foxfit graduation project at Digital Life
01-09-2020
Since September this year, our Digital Life research group has gained one graduate! Batuhan Arican is a fourth-year student in Communication and Multimedia Design (CMD). He will strengthen the team of researcher Annette Brons, which will be working throughout 2020 on a follow-up to the previously completed Foxfit study. This follow-up project to Simba has been funded by a SIA Top-Up grant. read more
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Together more FAIR
15-07-2020
The final online seminar of the research project 'FAIR: not words but data' took place at the beginning of July. This SPRONG project took place within the framework of the research program 'People in Motion', in which three faculties of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences worked together: Exercise, Sports & Nutrition; Digital Media & Creative Industry (DMCI); and Health. Our colleague Marije Kanis of Digital Life represented the Faculty DMCI. Much has been achieved with the pioneering work, such as more overview of our own data collections and data collection methods. read more
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'One Size Hurts All'
03-07-2020
One size fits all facemasks revisited: from universal to personal fit. read more
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Students from CMD and DSS contribute positively to Digital Life research through projects
03-07-2020
This Spring students from Communication and Multimedia Design (CMD) as well as the Digital Society School (DSS) students -both part of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences- completed valuable study assignments for our research group Digital Life as their external partner. read more
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Out now: Study toolkit for (digital) tailored exercise
21-06-2020
The BAAT Co-Creation KIT is out now! This is a toolkit that is now being used in a pilot study for investigating needs with regard to (digital) tailored exercise in people aged 65+ at a distance. It contains a booklet with tips and tricks for (digital) movement, a fitness band and a specially designed activity diary with custom activity cards. It was designed and compiled together with students from the course Designing User Research students and the research group Exercise Therapy. read more
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European grant ‘Horizon2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie’ assigned to Digital Life
18-06-2020
Dr. Nazli Cila and Dr. Somaya Ben Allouch, both working at the research group Digital Life Centre of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), are excited to announce the ‘Horizon2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks’ grant they received as co-applicants. read more
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HBO-ICT students deliver end products for research group Digital Life
09-06-2020
Friday May 29. was an exciting day: 38 first-year AUAS-ICT students, who participated in the Project Agile Development (PAD), spread over eight teams, presented their end products in groups via digital means. All end products were dedicated to the Robotics in Healthcare project, where the Digital Life research group conducts research together with partners in the field into the development and use of robotics in healthcare institutions to provide support to healthcare professionals and clients. read more
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No more active exercise in the urban air without a customized app!?
12-05-2020
The health of urban residents appears to be worse, and their life expectancy shorter, than that of residents in rural settings. One of the causes is that people don't exercise enough outside the door. To help people in the big city to get active outside, researchers at the PAUL project - Playful Active Urban Living - have developed an app. read more
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Launch of new start-up for digital support in geriatric rehabilitation
07-05-2020
The startup Hipper Therapeutics B.V. focuses on ambulatory geriatric rehabilitation, which will grow enormously in the coming years. On the basis of research projects at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) and the AMC, a platform has been developed, consisting of a remote activity monitor and a dedicated treatment protocol. read more
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Foxfit commemorates World Asthma Day 2020
05-05-2020
Tuesday May 5. 2020 is World Asthma Day. In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the worldwide promotion is postponed to a later date. The Foxfit team of the professorships Digital Life (Faculty DMCI) and Exercise Therapy - Daily Movement (Faculty of Health) of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) does not forget this day. With the Foxfit project, the research team aims to make a positive contribution to the quality of life of children with asthma. read more
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Digital Life supplies ear pads for mouth masks in healthcare
23-04-2020
Digital Life, research group at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), recently made plastic ear straps -made from PET plastic- intended for mouth masks. The straps ensure that the mouth caps stay in place better. So far, Digital Life has supplied 750 to Cordaan and 150 to the IC department of OLVG Oost. read more
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Accelerated roll-out of home rehabilitation with the use of eHealth
16-04-2020
Because of the current crisis situation surrounding COVID-19, many healthcare institutions want to send patients home early, but in a healthy and responsible manner. This also applies to older people, who are dealing with geriatric rehabilitation. read more
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How Digital Life and HBO-ICT continue to work together agile at a distance
14-04-2020
Our research group Digital Life has been working with the HBO-ICT program for the first-year student project PAD -'Project Agile Development'- since February 1. 2020. Mats Otten is the connecting link in this project, as he is both a lecturer at HBO-ICT and a researcher on 'Robotics in Healthcare' at Digital Life. read more
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Digital Life connects research with -online- education
09-04-2020
During the minor ‘Designing User Research’ of CMD, researchers were invited this Spring to give a class during one week of different design methods. The method that Tamara Pinos – researcher at Digital Life – chose, is called Tinkering. Tinkering is a method to gain knowledge through experimentation with materials and tools. It is a way to get new ideas and learn. read more
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Foxfit receives follow-up subsidy through Top-Up
24-03-2020
Research project Simba - Stimulating Children with Asthma to Exercise More - investigated how children with asthma can be stimulated to exercise more. This is very important because about 85,000 Dutch children suffer from asthma and a healthy lifestyle and enough exercise can help them to have fewer asthma complaints. The Foxfit intervention was developed during the research project. This intervention helps healthcare providers to encourage children with asthma to exercise more. read more
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'Sow first, then harvest' - Digital Life started five Urban Vitality Seed Money research projects
12-03-2020
The Digital Life research group has started well in 2020 with various new studies, which fall under the spearhead 'Urban Vitality' of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. It concerns the following five seed money projects: 1. FAIR - Not words but data 2. E-ToP - The blended E-ToP program 3. BAAT - Tailored exercise advice for the elderly 4. Live well with osteoarthritis 5. BEST - Beyond the Evaluation Standards of Today read more
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Nazli Cila of Digital Life becomes associate professor Learning Community ‘Smart Systems’
25-02-2020
At the start of 2020, the Digital Media & Creative Industry Faculty of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences started with Learning Communities. These communities are a new form of cooperation between programs, research groups and external partners in which current topics are explored. To lead the Smart Systems community, Nazli Cila, a researcher at the Digital Life research group, was recently elected senior lecturer. read more
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Audience Award Humanized Tech Award for The Guiding Environment project
17-02-2020
The RAAK Small and Medium-Sized Business project 'The Guiding Environment' from the research group Architecture in Health (Arnhem Nijmegen University of Applied Sciences) has won the public award of the Humanized Tech Award in February 2020. The Digital Life Center of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences is also part of the research team. Professor Masi Mohammadi (HAN) managed to convince the audience with the accumulated demo and her pitch during the final in Babel, Den Bosch. The project was nominated for the final in October 2019 during the Dutch Design Week. read more
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The navigation app of the future ... connects to humans!
06-02-2020
The concluding symposium of the research project 'EyeBeacons: Wayfinding in Public Spaces' -from the research group Digital Life- took place on Tuesday December 10., 2019. With more than 40 participants involved, it was a very successful meeting that gave 'food for thought' towards the future and scaling up the EyeBeacons navigation app. read more
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Minor Healthcare Technology develops Escape Room as a digital education tool
27-01-2020
How can you train the healthcare professional+ functionally, with the fun factor also getting a role? Students from the Minor Care Technology were presented with this challenge from their client in the field: Vivium Naarderheem. This is a care group that helps people further when it comes to independent living, rehabilitation, good care, a suitable living situation or a pleasant life. Margriet Pol, researcher at Digital Life, is the module coordinator of this Minor. read more
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IOT students present accessible Data Escape Room
20-01-2020
On January 17, 2020, students from the Minor Internet of Things presented their work on behalf of the research group Digital Life for an interactive 'Data Escape Room', with the aim of promoting awareness in the field of data ownership, cybersecurity, ethical conduct and accessibility. read more
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Prestigious Prize awarded to Digital Life project ‘Everyday life after hip fracture'
16-01-2020
The prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize has been awarded to the paper ‘Everyday life after a hip fracture: what community-living older adults perceive as most beneficial for their recovery’. The paper by researcher Margriet Pol of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences was published on February 26. 2019 in 'Age and Ageing', the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society. read more
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Lecturer Digital Life Somaya Ben Allouch argues for people-oriented approach in digital technology
16-01-2020
Due to the increasing digitization of society, the role of digital technology in innovations is becoming increasingly important. Lecturer Digital Life Dr Somaya Ben Allouch (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) argues for more attention to digital technology based on a people-oriented design approach, specifically in the field of health and well-being. Man and his digital, social and physical environment should be more central. She gave her lecture on January 14. 2020. read more
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EyeBeacons nominated for Human Factors NL Award 2019
02-12-2019
The EyeBeacons project by Joey van der Bie, researcher at the Digital Life research group at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, has been nominated for the Human Factors NL Application Award / Pieter Rookmaaker Award 2019. read more
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Test subjects are active: the PAUL app in the test phase!
18-11-2019
The PAUL project investigates whether there is a fun and easy way to motivate people to exercise more. PAUL stands for: Playful Active Urban Living. The PAUL app has been developed for this purpose: a personal coach to help people move more: walking, running or performing strength exercises. At moments that work best for someone. And: you don't have to be good at sports for this. read more
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Digital Life Centre amply represented at Dutch Design Week 2019
11-11-2019
The theme of the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven this year was: 'If not NOW, then WHEN?' With over 2600 (inter-)national designers, spread over 120 locations and 9 design areas, there was more to see at DDW19 than ever before. Three projects of our Digital Life research group got attention on stage: 'Growing Roots', 'Smart Agents for Empowerment' and 'Guiding Environments'. read more
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A test round EyeBeacons in practice: 'we put the test to the sum .....'
11-11-2019
A life without navigation apps is almost unthinkable. But how do you get from A to B if you are blind or visually impaired? Joey van der Bie from the Digital Life research group developed an app that guides you in the right direction and provides information about obstacles along the way. Editor Kyrie Stuij from the study magazine HvanA put it to the test. read more
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Digital Life contributes at the InnPower Amsterdam - Bizkaia
05-11-2019
Our colleague Tamara Pinos Cisneros, researcher at Digital Life, had the opportunity to work at the InnPower Amsterdam - Bizkaia to show participants the Design Method Toolkit of the Digital Society School (AUAS) where she also works. read more
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'EyeBeacons goes overseas': presentation at ACM ASSETS 2019 in Pittsburgh, USA
31-10-2019
This year the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility took place from October 28th to 30th in Pittsburgh, USA. The ASSETS conference is the premier forum for presenting research on the design, evaluation, use, and education related to computing and accessibility - especially for people with disabilities and older adults. read more
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Digital Life presents EyeBeacons during 'Mobile HCI 2019'
29-10-2019
The 21st international conference in the field of Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services was held from October 1 through October 4 in Taipei, Taiwan. During this ACM Mobile HCI 2019, Joey van der Bie (researcher at Digital Life) presented the EyeBeacons system together with Christina Jaschinski (Saxion University of Applied Sciences). read more
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'A Guiding Environment At Home' - what does that mean?
28-10-2019
From 14 to 17 October, 2019 a special test set-up of 'Guiding Environment' was set up at DrieGasthuizenGroep in Arnhem - specifically for elderly people with early dementia. This arrangement offered the opportunity to collect experiences and first impressions from both the elderly and their healthcare professionals. read more
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Digital Life is committed to new HvA Learning Communities
14-10-2019
The Digital Life Center joins the transition of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences to move from research institution to knowledge institution. The purpose of this transition is to connect research and education more closely. read more
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Discussing AI & Human Relationships
04-10-2019
Dr Marije Kanis from Digital life was invited to participate and provoke during a two-day workshop on AI & Human relationships on the 12th and 13th of September. This event was held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society. read more
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Somaya Ben Allouch: 'eHealth deserves a permanent place in higher education'
09-09-2019
Recently an interview with Somaya Ben Allouch, lecturer at our research group Digital Life, has appeared in edition 04 (2019) of the journal 'ICT and Health', the official platform for healthcare innovation. 'Over the past decade, technology continues to enter the field of health care.' read more
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European Health Psychology Society invites Digital Life for their annual Congress
09-09-2019
Sumit Mehra, one of our Digital Life researchers, attended the 33rd annual international EHPS conference in Dubrovnik (Croatia) at the beginning of September. From September 3 to 7, 2019, the city was dominated by Health Psychology. Both individuals and professionals were approached with the aim of coming together for cooperation towards health in relation to behavior. read more
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Margriet Pol presents at AAATE Congress - Global Challenges in Assistive Technology
09-09-2019
At the 15th edition of the AAATE international conference in Bologna, Italy, Margriet Pol - researcher at Digital Life - was one of the invited speakers. The meeting, which took place from August 27 to 30, 2019, attracted more than 400 researchers and practical professionals from science, business services and industry. Topic of discussion: the most recent innovations and visions of the future when it comes to supporting technology. read more
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Joey van der Bie with project 'EyeBeacons' invited for WeMakeThe.City 2019
23-07-2019
From June 17. to 23. 2019 WeMakeThe.City took place, an inspiring week in which Amsterdam and the metropolitan region discussed urgent urban issues and probable solutions. Thousands of city makers, policy makers, citizens, businesses, artists, organizations and scientists have met in countless conferences, meet-ups, hackathons, exhibitions or films to show how we together can build the city of the future. read more
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Foxfit - the app to stimulate children with asthma to move - proudly presented
23-07-2019
In the last three months before Summer our researcher Annette Brons, who works at the research group Digital Life at the Amsterdam University of Applied Science, was frequently asked to speak about the successful app Foxfit, for the time being specifically intended for children with asthma to stimulate them to move. read more
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Prototype for research Digital Life presented at Expo Minor 'Makers Lab'
11-07-2019
In June the minor 'Makers Lab' organized an exposition to present the work of their students. Some of them also supported the project Toys4Therapy of Tamara Pinos, researcher at the Digital Life Centre. read more
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Video showing data physicalisation at the St Jan school
11-07-2019
Thanks to intern Shavonda Kewaldar from CMD (Communication and Multimedia Design), we created a video for the project 'Revealing Design'. It shows the results of data physicalisation at primary school St Jan. read more
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Dr Kanis jury member at Zurich University of the Arts
09-07-2019
Marije Kanis, senior researcher at the Digital Life Centre, went to Switzerland last June at the invitation of the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHDK) to be a remote juror in assessing graduation projects of the Bachelor Interaction Design. read more
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How nursing homes increase their quality of care by using Robot Pepper of Digital Life Centre
08-07-2019
Pressure sensors that directly indicate when someone has fallen down. A pair of virtual reality glasses that offers peace to elderly. Robot Karel Pepper that helps employees and residents of information. These are a few examples of the many forms in which nursing homes use ICT and technology to improve their quality of care. The Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Sport in the Dutch House of Representatives received the ActiZ publication 'Innovation in the nursing home' last month. In that publication health professionals reveal how ICT and technology contribute to a good quality of care and work. read more
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Digital Life takes part in trade mission to Canada: 'High Tech in a context of Health'
08-07-2019
From June 18. to 25. assistant professor Somaya Ben Allouch of the Digital Life Centre went on a trade mission to Canada, along with other interested researchers, entrepreneurs and managers from the Life Sciences & Health sector. Where an earlier mission especially focused on the rehabilitation, this time there was also attention for themes such as 'smart aging', robot technology, sensoring, serious gaming, artificial intelligence (AI) and eHealth. read more
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Digital Life Centre contributes to Health by Tech 2019 Congress Edition
27-05-2019
The University Medical Center Groningen organized on May 16. and 17. in collaboration with the Centre for eHealth & Welfare Research at the University of Twente the 9th Edition in the successful Congress series 'Support of health through technology'. read more
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SIA grant for research on 'Meaningful Smart Products for Human Empowerment'
13-05-2019
Nazli Cila, researcher at the Digital Life Centre, has received a SIA HBO-Postdoc research grant for two years. With her proposal 'Meaningful Smart Products for Human Empowerment' she wants to develop a model with hands-on guidelines, which designers can use to create better, smarter products intended for the challenges related specifically to healthcare and to society in general. read more
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Nazli Cila receives grant for research at Georgia Institute of Technology
13-05-2019
Nazli Cila, researcher at the Digital Life Centre, has received the NWO grant for the 'Physical Internet Travel Grant Programme'. At the end of September she will visit the Public Design Workshop research group of Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta (USA) for two weeks. read more
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Marije Kanis presenting at CHI2019 in Glasgow
11-05-2019
Marije Kanis heeft vorige maand twee papers gepresenteerd op de prestigieuze CHI2019 conferentie in Glasgow, Schotland (4-9 mei). CHI wordt algemeen erkend als de belangrijkste mondiale showcase voor mens-computer interactie. read more
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Moving independently in the city
08-05-2019
Traffic lights, unknown routes and unexpected obstacles ... how can you move safely in the city when you are a visually impaired person (VIP)? The EyeBeacons-project investigates how an app can help these people out. read more
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Simba research for children with asthma nominated by Dutch Lung Fund
29-04-2019
The Simba research project, a cooperation of the research groups 'Exercise Therapy' and 'Digital Life', has been nominated for the audience award of the Dutch Lung Fund. This research reached the top 3, after which the researchers - for example Annette Brons of the Digital Life Centre - have presented their project during the so called 'Lung Days' in April. read more
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Revealing design: Visual and physical results
11-04-2019
Curious to learn more about the results of the project Revealing design (Zichtbaar slimmer): Data physicalization for 21st century skills? We have now visualized the results in a booklet, that is also available for online download (in English, as well as in Dutch). read more
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Local Implementation of Innovative Elderly Care in China and the Netherlands
21-01-2019
In december 2018 heeft Somaya Ben Allouch de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) vertegenwoordigd in de afronding van het KNAW project Local Implementation of Innovative Elderly Care in China and the Netherlands: Lessons from Different Worlds? De Universiteit Twente is de Nederlandse partner in dit project; de Chinese partner is Fudan University, Shanghai. Het project is succesvol afgerond en nieuwe samenwerkingsverbanden zijn uitgezet. Gesprekken zijn gevoerd met nieuwe partner, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou om zich aansluiten bij het vervolgproject. lees meer
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Succesful data physicalisation with primary school St Jan
01-11-2018
De afgelopen weken hebben we met kinderen en docenten van de St Janschool actief gewerkt aan een groot datafysicalisatie -vriendschap project dat plaats vond in het kader van het KIEM project Zichtbaar slimmer. lees meer
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BRAVO-Researchers at EU Falls Festival in Manchester
05-07-2018
Deze week waren Aukje de Vrijer en Saskia Robben in Manchester op het EU Falls Festival om resultaten uit de twee onderzoekslijnen van het BRAVO-project te presenteren. lees meer
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Eyebeacons project bij eindpresentaties themasemester Internet of Things.
02-07-2018
Van februari tot en met juni hebben 12 studenten van het HBO-ICT themasemester Internet of Things gewerkt aan het EyeBeacons project. Woensdag 20 juni presenteerden zij hun resultaten. lees meer
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CO-MIC student graduated with research for Co-Care-IT
01-07-2018
Rachel Bulckaen is afgestudeerd op onderzoek bij Digital life voor Co-Care-IT. Deze afstudeerder bij CO-MIC heeft theorie-onderzoek gedaan en een veldstudie verricht met (jonge) mantelzorgers voor een digitale communicatiestrategie voor mantelzorgers. Dit heeft geleid tot de afstudeerscriptie: How we care - Een kwalitatief onderzoek naar jonge studerende mantelzorgers en hun behoeften naar een online community. lees meer
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Workshop “De interactieve woonkamer - Guiding Environment”
28-06-2018
Deze week (27 juni) ging een serieus team consortiumleden op een creatieve manier aan de slag met de uitdagingen in het project “De interactieve woonkamer - Guiding Environment”. Doelen waren onder meer om partners hun eigen technologie toe te lichten, maar ook over de grenzen van hun oplossing heen te kijken. lees meer
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Public makes data physical during sold-out workshop
15-06-2018
Donderdagavond 14 juni vond de workshop Datafysicalisatie plaats tijdens Waag=Open in het kader van het project Zichtbaar Slimmer. Hoe maak je data fysiek en inzichtelijk? Hoe kun je data ervaren? Tijdens de workshop ging een breed publiek aan de slag: ze maakten fysieke, tastbare representaties van data. lees meer
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In de media: Meten is weten: sportdata heeft de toekomst
14-06-2018
HvanA, 8 juni 2018: Meten is weten: sportdata heeft de toekomst. Gebruik jij apps tijdens het sporten, bijvoorbeeld Strava of Runkeeper? Of draag je elke dag een Fitbit? Het dragen van apps of armbandjes om beweeg- en sportprestaties bij te houden wordt steeds populairder. Beeld: Hans Krudde lees meer
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In de media: Huis, ik ben thuis, heb je me gemist?
17-05-2018
De Groene Amsterdammer, 16 mei 2018: Smart wonen – of hoe versimpel je het leven. ‘Huis, ik ben thuis! Heb je me gemist?’. Domotica en slimme huizen: als we de kenners mogen geloven, staan we op de drempel van een nieuwe revolutie. Ben Kröse geeft in het stuk zijn mening over introductie van slimme systemen voor toepassing in de zorg. Beeld: Aart-Jan Venema lees meer
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Kick-off Revealing design
26-04-2018
On the 26th of April we celebrated the kick-off of the project Revealing design: Data physicalisation for 21st century skills -with critical making and pie! read more
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BRAVO voor Valpreventie bij Woonzorg Flevoland
16-04-2018
Bij woonzorg Flevoland vond op 12 april jl. een informatieavond plaats over valpreventie. Lector Bart Visser sprak over het BRAVO project. lees meer
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Eyebeacons project op ontmoetingsdag ZonMw InZicht
22-03-2018
Joey van der Bie presenteerde op de ZonMw Inzicht ontmoetingsdag het project Eyebeacons waarin gewerkt wordt aan betere navigatie voor mensen met een visuele beperking. lees meer
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KIEM funding for Data physicalisation for the 21st century
15-02-2018
The KIEM proposal for funding 'Revealing design: data physicalisation for the 21st century' has been funded. The committee was positive about the good connection between creativity, technology and data literacy, in which the focus is placed on giving meaning to data and supporting communication, critical thinking and creative skills. The project (led by Marije Kanis) is a collaboration between the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Waag Society and the St Jan School. read more
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Research checklist
02-02-2018
There is a new Research checklist! Dr Marije Kanis now also made an English edition. This checklist is to help when conducting a study (with users). With this tool, students (and other interested parties) are guided throughout the research process and can simply check whether all the necessary steps are in order. The checklist should ideally help to bring bring research to a higher level and so better connect research with education. read more
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Digital life projects win Research awards 2017
08-12-2017
Het HvA Onderzoek van het jaar is So Hip, sensortechnologie bij de revalidatie van ouderen na een heupfractuur van het onderzoeksteam rond Margriet Pol. Dat is bekend geworden tijdens het HvA Research Awards Event. De award bekroont het beste HvA onderzoek van dit jaar. Het team krijgt 3500 euro om aan onderzoek te besteden. De publieksprijs (500 euro, te besteden aan onderzoek) ging naar Vitamine, het onderzoek naar het effect van extra beweging voor ouderen. lees meer
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Digital life presents at Thingscon
01-12-2017
Digital Life researchers Joey van der Bie and Nazli Cila presented at Thingscon. Together with HvA colleagues Bas Pijls, Harm van Vught and Shirley Niemans, Joey gave an IoT workshop in which participants were challenged to make an interactive connected surprise. Nazli presented her design methodology in which she sees products as agents for a better design of IOT devices. read more
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Co-Creation session Eyebeacons: Wayfinding for visually impaired
21-11-2017
Tuesday November 21, 2017 was the day the co-creation session EyeBeacons: Wayfinding for visually impaired took place. The session was organised by Digital Life researcher Joey van der Bie and students of the Master Digital Design. During the session people with a visual impairments, designers, ICT people and navigation and orientation experts came together to develop a new navigation app for people with a visual impairment. read more
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Design sprint for supporting informal caregivers
31-10-2017
Informal carers are increasingly under pressure to care for their love one. What kind of solutions can help to mitigate the burden of the informal carer? During the Design sprint as part of the DMCI School conference, teachers (who are often informal carers as well) came together to design think solutions for better caring. read more
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Livestream Sign Of Time#16 The Digital Everyday
05-10-2017
Van connected broodroosters tot tandenborstels. Hoe maken we gezond gebruik van Internet of Things in ons dagelijks leven? Tijdens Sign Of Time#16 The Digital Everyday, sprak Ben Kröse over Internet of Things technologie om de zorgprofessional te ondersteunen. lees meer
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Annette Brons uitgenodigde spreker op European Respiratory Society Congres
13-09-2017
Annette Brons representeerde Digital Life als uitgenodigde spreker op het European Respiratory Society Congres in Milaan. lees meer
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HvA Youtube: HvA onderzoekt zwalkende Lowlandsgangers!
11-09-2017
HvA YouTube kanaal, 24 aug. 2017: HvA onderzoekt zwalkende Lowlandsgangers! - Videoverslag van Lowlands Science door HvA YouTuber Joey lees meer
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Videoverslag van het wetenschapsprogramma op Lowlands 2017, verzorgd door New Scientist
11-09-2017
New Scientist NL, 20 aug. 2017: Videoverslag van het wetenschapsprogramma op Lowlands 2017, verzorgd door New Scientist. Hierin wordt onder andere het onderzoek 'Hoe zwalk je op alcohol?' van Digital Life gepresenteerd. lees meer
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Digital Life is trendsetter
31-08-2017
Digital life centre was part of an insirational tour, organized by a Trend Watching company from Norway. read more
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Lowlanders in rij voor alcoholsimulatie-test HVA-onderzoekers
22-08-2017
HvA.nl, 19 aug. 2017: Al op de eerste dag van Lowlands 2017 weten duizenden festivalbezoekers de proeven en onderzoeken te vinden van Lowlands Science. Vrijwillig tekenen zij in om te baden in een koud zwembad, om daarna bloed te laten afnemen (Radboudumc) of laten zij hun plankenkoorts meten door op te treden in een tent vol onbekenden. Ook voor het onderzoek van het lectoraat Digital Life van de HvA staan vrijdag al rijen. De proefpersonen voeren met een alcoholsimulatiebril op beweegtesten uit, en dragen daarmee bij aan een onderzoek naar valpreventie voor ouderen. lees meer
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In de media: HvA onderzoekt bewegingspatroon van festivalbezoekers op Lowlands
17-08-2017
Nationale Onderwijsgids, 3 augustus: Het lectoraat Digital Life van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) onderzoekt tijdens Lowlands 2017 hoe festivalbezoekers zich bewegen met een verhoogd alcoholpromillage in hun bloed. lees meer
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In de media: Lowlands onderzoekt festivalbezoeker in tech-lab
17-08-2017
Computable, 7 augustus: Typen met je brein, de juiste partner vinden via een dna-match en onderzoek naar valpreventie bij alcoholgebruik. lees meer
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In de media: HvA meet op Lowlands hoe alcohol je dansbewegingen beïnvloedt
17-08-2017
Bright.nl, 7 augustus: Onderzoekers van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) geven bezoekers alcohol in ruil voor het meten van beweging. lees meer
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In de media: Vallende senior kan baat hebben bij Lowlands
17-08-2017
Skipr, 7 augustus: Bezoekers van Lowlands kunnen mogelijk iets gaan betekenen voor senioren. Onderzoekers van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam willen op Lowlands nagaan wat het effect van alcohol is op bewegingen van ... lees meer
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In de media: Dronken festivalgangers helpen onderzoek
17-08-2017
TW.nl, 8 augustus: De hogeschool van Amsterdam gaat tijdens Lowlands 2017 (7 t/m 10 september) onderzoeken hoe festivalbezoekers bewegen als zij dronken zijn. lees meer
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In de media: Drinkende Lowlandsbezoeker gebruikt bij onderzoek
17-08-2017
Het Parool, 7 augustus: Onderzoekers van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam gaan tijdens festival Lowlands uitzoeken hoe de bezoekers bewegen na het drinken van alcohol. lees meer
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In de media: Lowlands moet boost geven aan valpreventie voor ouderen
17-08-2017
Zorg en Welzijn, 8 augustus: Dronken jongeren en valpreventie voor ouderen. Het lijken twee onderwerpen die niets met elkaar te maken hebben, maar de Hogeschool van Amsterdam bewijst het tegendeel. lees meer
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In de media: Onderzoek valpreventie ouderen op Lowlands
17-08-2017
NPO Radio 5, 14 augustus: Iedere vijf minuten moet er in Nederland een oudere naar het ziekenhuis door een ongelukkige val. Een goede reden om te onderzoeken hoe we dat kunnen voorkomen! Onderzoekster Aukje de Vrijer ... lees meer
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In de media: 25-jarig Lowlands ook wetenschappelijk dranklaboratorium voor bezoekers
17-08-2017
NRC en NRC Next,15 augustus: Bezoekers van Lowlands kunnen vrijdag meedoen aan een wetenschappelijk onderzoek naar de invloed van alcohol op bewegingen. Het onderzoek van Digital Life- Hogeschool van Amsterdam is ... lees meer
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Digital Life op Lowlands Science!
18-07-2017
Ga je volgende maand naar Lowlands? Dan wil een Digital Life onderzoeksteam van de HvA weten hoe anders jij beweegt als je gedronken hebt. lees meer
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Spraakverlamde Thomas communiceert via innovatie HvA-studenten
03-07-2017
De 20-jarige Thomas begrijpt wat mensen tegen hem zeggen, maar kan zelf door de aandoening dystonie niet praten. Vier HvA-studenten van de minor Zorgtechnologie ontwikkelen voor hun leeftijdsgenoot ‘de handschoen voor Thomas’. lees meer
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HBO-ICT student Corné Lukken sluit stage bij Digital Life af met een 9!
26-06-2017
HBO-ICT student Corné Lukken volgde van februari tot en met juni 2017 een stage bij Digital Life. Hij rondde deze stage af met een mooie 9! lees meer
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Geslaagde tweede editie LabFest
22-06-2017
Op 21 mei vond het tweede LabFest plaats. Tijdens deze tweede editie presenteerden de studenten van een aantal labs en minoren van de Faculteit Digitale Media en Creatieve industrie van de HvA de resultaten uit de projecten van het bijna afgeronde semester. lees meer
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Somit Mehra presents research at GetAMoveOn Symposium
20-06-2017
At the first edition of the GetAMoveOn Symposium, Digital Life researcher Sumit Mehra presented the results of the research project Vitamine in his presentation 'Getting older adults to exercise with a blended intervention'. read more
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Hipper Academy at ROEST Sales Market
12-06-2017
A student group of the AUAS minor program Entrepreneurship presented their product 'Hipper Academy' on the 7th of June at Roest Amsterdam. read more
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AUAS participates in economic mission to Sao Paulo, Brasil
22-05-2017
AUAS Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (Marije Baart de la Faille – Deutekom and Ben Kröse) took part in an economic mission organized by RvO Health Holland to Sao Paulo, Brazil. read more
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Digital Life present at CHI 2017 conference
15-05-2017
Digital Life researcher Nazli Cila presents paper during ACM CHI 2017 read more
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AMSTA visiting Digital Life
08-05-2017
Op maandag 8 mei 2017 bezocht een groep zorgprofessionals van AMSTA het Digital Life Lab lees meer
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Kick-off Commit2Data conference
19-04-2017
Digital Life onderzoeker Annette Brons was aanwezig op de Commit2Data Kick-off Conference read more
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Persuasive Technology Conference 2017
06-04-2017
Digital Life aanwezig op Persuasive Technology Conference 2017 lees meer
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Amstelhuis: a perfect living lab
19-02-2017
Yesterday, the 18th of Februari, the Amstelhuis was a meeting place for elderly residents, student and researchers of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Ongoing and new projects were presented. With great interest the students, teachers and researchers presented training for fall prevention, courses for the iPad, and the interactive painting on the wall ... read more
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Start onderzoek naar gebruik van fitnesstoestellen op de Sportas
05-01-2017
De lectoraten Digital Life en Kracht van Sport gaan in opdracht van de Gemeente Amsterdam onderzoek naar te doen naar het gebruik van fitnesstoestellen op de Sportas. lees meer
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Project Kijk een gezonde wijk! bij de NOS
05-01-2017
In het Radio 1 journaal en op NOS.nl werd op 4 januari 2017 verslag gedaan van het Kijk een gezonde Wijk project. lees meer
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Project PAUL gehonoreerd binnen de call Data-driven research on Sports & Healthy Living
03-01-2017
Binnen de financieringsronde Data-driven research on Sports & Healthy Living zijn drie onderzoeksvoorstellen goedgekeurd. Een van deze onderzoeksvoorstellen is het project Playful Data-driven Active Urban Living (PAUL). In dit project levert Digital Life een bijdrage aan het onderzoek. lees meer
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Digital Life en HBO-ICT op bezoek bij Motekforce Link
15-12-2016
Op maandag 12 december 2017 bracht een delegatie vanuit Digital Life en HBO-ICT een bezoek aan Motekforce Link, een healthtech bedrijf dat virtual reality inzet voor onder meer revalidatiedoeleinden. lees meer
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Chinees bezoek voor Digital Life op Sinterklaas
10-12-2016
Op 5 december ontving Digital Life een delegatie onderzoekers van de Universiteit van Beijing lees meer
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Connectiklaas, Products as Agents en Intimate interfaces op ThingsCon
09-12-2016
Op 1 en 2 december 2016 vond ThingsCon plaats in het Volkshotel in Amsterdam. Digital Life was aanwezig met bijdragen aan drie workshops. lees meer
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Column Aduén in COMMOTION
08-12-2016
Column Van Dekbed tot TASST by Digital Life Digital Life researcher Aduén Darriba Frederiks in the COMMOTION special edition magazine read more
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FIT workshop at Jaarevent Deltaplan Dementie
14-11-2016
On November 14th the FIT project participated in the Jaarevent Deltaplan Dementie by giving a workshop on finding product and service solutions to live longer at home independently. read more
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BAMBEA op ADS Coffee & Data: Sports & Healthy Living
09-11-2016
Dinsdag 8 november vond er op Spui25 een ADS Coffee & Data meetup plaats op het thema Data Science in Sports & Gezond Leven Analytics. Marije Baart de la Faille – Deutekom van de HvA/InHolland presenteerde het ACIN/Urban Vitality project BAMBEA over de beacons in het Oosterpark. lees meer
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Presentatie Digital Life op DDW
03-11-2016
Digital Life lector Ben Kröse presenteerde woensdag 26 oktober het FIT project op het DRIVE festival in Eindhoven. Het DRIVE (Design Research & Innovation) Festival brengt tijdens de Dutch Design Week een overzicht van de CLICKNL onderzoek- & innovatieprojecten alsmede een programma rond Research Through Design. lees meer
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Saskia Robben over ICT in huis op Themabijeenkomst Valpreventie VeiligheidNL
01-11-2016
Op 1 november 2016 vond een themabijeenkomst Valpreventie plaats georganiseerd door VeiligheidNL. Het onderwerp van de bijeenkomst was dit keer langer thuis wonen. Digital Life onderzoeker Saskia Robben deelde haar kennis op het gebied van ICT toepassingen in huis voor langer veilig thuis wonen. lees meer
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Studenten van ‘the Southern University of Denmark’ bezoeken Digital Life
20-10-2016
Op 13 oktober jl. bracht een delegatie van 18 derdejaars bachelor studenten van ‘the Southern University of Denmark’ een bezoek aan het Digital Life Lab. lees meer
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De mens zien bij dementie: eerste projectresultaat FIT
06-10-2016
Op 4 oktober 2016 werd een eerste resultaat van het project FIT opgeleverd. Tijdens het Cross Care Café Dementievriendelijk nu! werden de deelnemers verrast met de publicatie De mens zien bij dementie. lees meer
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Design & Emotion conferentie groot succes
03-10-2016
Digital Life onderzoeker Nazli Cila was mede verantwoordelijk voor de organisatie van het 10e Design & Emotion conferentie die van 27-30 september 2016 plaatsvond in Amsterdam. lees meer
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Studenten minor Intelligent Environments bij BNR nieuwsradio
19-09-2016
HBO-ICT student Jordy Matsari en CMD-studente Britte Visser spreken bij BNR nieuwsradio over hun onderzoeksproject bij de DLL minor Intelligent Environments. lees meer
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Saskia Robben presenteert onderzoek op ‘Zorg2025’
19-09-2016
Digital Life onderzoeker Saskia Robben verzorgde dinsdag 13 september 2016 een presentatie tijdens de ‘Zorg2025’ bijeenkomst ‘Zorg op afstand’ in Dauphine. lees meer
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'EyeBeacon': studenten en onderzoekers presenteren werk op internationale conferentie UbiComp 2016
15-09-2016
Digital Life onderzoeker Joey van der Bie en zijn studenten van de minor Intelligent Environments 2016 presenteerden op woensdag 14 september een onderzoeksdemo op de 2016 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp). lees meer
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Pervasive Health case study
05-09-2016
Krachtenbundeling Digital Life onderzoekers voor case study op Pervasive Health lees meer
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Digital Life aanwezig met demo op KersVers introductiefestival
29-08-2016
Op het KersVers introductiefestival maken nieuwe studenten kennis met onderzoeksdemo van Digital Life. lees meer
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Marije Kanis has succesfully completed Fab Academy 2016
23-08-2016
Marije Kanis from the Digital life centre has successfully completed Fab Academy 2016, an intensive global course on ‘How to make (almost) anything’. This program on Digital Fabrication is lead by MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld. read more
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Sven Haitjema verdedigt masterthesis ‘Wireless Sensor Networks’
23-08-2016
Sven Haitjema, Hogeschool Onderzoeker in Opleiding (HOIO) bij Digital Life, verdedigde met goed gevolg op 23 augustus 2016 zijn masterthesis Wireless Sensor Networks. lees meer
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28 hardlopers starten met IntelliRun app test
01-07-2016
Maandag 4 juli 2016 starten 28 hardlopers met het testen van de smartphone app IntelliRun die ontwikkeld is binnen het COMMIT/ onderzoeksproject Sensei lees meer
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Pitchpresentatie BAMBEA online
01-07-2016
BAMBEA pitch tijdens kick-off van de MRA als health innovation hotspot online. lees meer
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BAMBEA bij Kick off Metropoolregio Amsterdam als Health Innovation hotspot
08-06-2016
Op maandag 6 juni organiseerden de innovatieregio’s in Nederland hun eigen programma’s voorafgaand aan de eHealth Week. Dit was de uitgelezen dag om te laten zien welke innovatieve kracht de Metropoolregio Amsterdam in huis heeft op het gebied van gezondheid en health innovation. lees meer
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Mexico here we come! Digital Life present at Pervasive Health 2016
12-05-2016
Mexico here we come! Digital Life researchers Saskia Robben and Ahmed Nait Aicha wil present their work at Pervasive Health 2016. read more
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Het Parool: Bambea-app: rondje hardlopen met een vriendelijke mentor
28-04-2016
Het Parool: Bambea-app: rondje hardlopen met een vriendelijke mentor lees meer
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Vacature bij Digital Life: Onderzoeker E-Monitoring voor valpreventie ouderen (0,8-1,0 FTE)
20-04-2016
Voor het onlangs gehonoreerde onderzoeksvoorstel BRAVO is het Digital Life Lab met ingang van 1 mei 2016 op zoek naar een Onderzoeker E-Monitoring voor valpreventie ouderen (0,8-1,0 FTE). lees meer
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Omroep Max: meer bewegen met zendertjes.
19-04-2016
Project BAMBEA in de media: Omroep Max: meer bewegen met zendertjes. lees meer
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Geslaagd 'Sense in the City' seminar
19-04-2016
Hoe kan technologie ondersteunen bij het verbeteren van welzijn en gezondheid van burgers? Deze vraag stond centraal tijdens het Sense in the City seminar. Op 18 april organiseerde het Digital Life Lab van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam het ‘Sense in the City’ seminar in Pakhuis de Zwijger. Onderzoekers, studenten, experts uit het bedrijfsleven en de overheid presenteerden en discussieerden hoe technologie bijdraagt tot het verkrijgen van een gezondere leefstijl. Zowel door demo’s, presentaties, paneldiscussies en het stellen van vragen kregen bezoekers inzicht in de meest recente ontwikkelingen en vraagstukken op dit gebied. lees meer
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Funx radio: Zendertjes in het park laten je harder lopen
18-04-2016
Project BAMBEA in de media: FunX radio: Zendertjes in the park laten je harder lopen. lees meer
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Telegraaf: zendertjes opgehangen voor meer beweging
18-04-2016
Project BAMBEA in de media: de Telegraaf: 18 april 2016- zendertjes opgehangen voor meer beweging. lees meer
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NU.nl: Amsterdam wil inwoners in beweging krijgen met zendertjes
18-04-2016
Project BAMBEA in de media: Nu.nl lees meer
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NPO 3FM: in Amsterdam is een park omgebouwd tot hardlooplab
18-04-2016
Project BAMBEA in de media bij NPO 3FM lees meer
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NOS.nl: Amsterdamse lantaarnpalen motiveren je om te gaan hardlopen
18-04-2016
Project BAMBEA in de media op NOS.nl: -Je bent halverwege, ga zo door.- Lantaarnpalen in het Amsterdamse Oosterpark motiveren vanaf vandaag bezoekers van het park om meer te gaan bewegen... lees het bericht en bekijk het filmpje op de site van NOS.nl lees meer
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Hipper project was presented at ICTopen 2016
23-03-2016
Three Digital Life researchers (Ahmed Nait Aicha, Sven Haitjema and Pascal Wiggers) presented the HIPPERBOX at the national conference ICT.OPEN2016 22 and 23 March 2016 at De Flint, Amersfoort. The system is a portable sensor system for remote monitoring, consisting of both wearable and ambient sensors and a gateway with 4G for transmission of the data to the server for measuring remote activities of patients after hip surgery. read more
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Onderzoeker Lilian Bosch al gespot?
22-03-2016
Sinds maandag 21 maart prijkt ze in groot formaat in billboard posters door heel Amsterdam: Digital Life onderzoeker Lilian Bosch is een van de verhalenvertellers van de HvA Oud worden in de Stad campagne. lees meer
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Digital Life research on AmsterdamFM
21-03-2016
Digital Life researcher Joey van der Bie was invited to AmsterdamFM programme Wereld Stad. The theme of the broadcast by AmsterdamFM was about the obesity problem of Amsterdam inhabitants and what can be done about this problem. read more
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RAAK-mkb project application BRAVO granted
10-03-2016
March 8th 2016, SIA announced to provide subsidy for the BRAVO project read more
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Feestelijke aftrap onderzoek Langer thuiswonend met dementie
07-03-2016
Op 2 maart vond in het Kohnstammhuis van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam de feestelijke kick off van het FIT project plaats. Een interactieve en leerzame middag over het 2-jarig onderzoeksproject naar de behoefte van mensen met dementie en hun mantelzorgers aan ondersteunende producten en diensten in de thuissituatie. lees meer
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3 Digital Life papers accepted for CHI 2016!
05-03-2016
Digital Life zal zeer goed vertegenwoordigd zijn op de vooraanstaande conferentie over Computer Human Interaction CHI 2016. Maar liefst drie onderzoekspapers die voortkomen uit het Digital Life Lab zijn geaccepteerd voor presentatie op de conferentie die van 7-12 mei 2016 plaatsvindt in San Jose, California, USA. lees meer
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Digital Life contributes to IoT Olympics
03-03-2016
On February 23rd 2016, Glimworm and the Digital Life Lab organised the IoT Olympics @ the Oosterpark. The IoT Olympics, an initiative by Glimworm, is a series of events for the IoT community read more
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Acticle 'Wijs omgaan met slimme technologie' in Zorgvisie ict magazine
18-01-2016
In het artikel Wijs omgaan met slimme technologie in Zorgvisie ict magazine nr. 6 van december 2015, spreekt Ben Kröse over de snelheid waarmee nieuwe technologieën in de zorg worden ingezet. lees meer
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FIT project application granted
18-01-2016
December 16th 2015, Zonmw announced to provide subsidy for the FIT project as a unique collaboration between the Life Sciences & Health en Creatieve Industrie top sectors. The subsidy for the project was granted by the Create Health call, an initiative by ZonMW, HealthHollland and CLICKNL. read more
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'HBO-onderzoek, verder dan implementeren en veldwerkklusjes doen' in magazine I/O ICT-onderzoek
04-01-2016
Ben Kröse about applied research in magazine I/O voor ICT-onderzoek. read more
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'HvA develops a self-learning running app' in het Parool
06-12-2015
Last weekend newspaper \'het Parool\' published an article by Sebastiaan van de Water about the projects that the Digital Life Lab together with lectoraat Kracht van Sport is performing to support runners in their running practice. read more
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Sumit Mehra Receives NWO PHD grant
19-11-2015
On November 18th, Digital Life researcher Sumit Mehra received an NWO PhD grant for teachers. He received the grant for his researchproject MOTO-B: Motivational Technology for Elderly in Movement read more
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Nazli Cila in finals Research Award 2015
05-11-2015
Digital Life researcher Nazli Cila has earned a place in the finals of the Research Award 2015 with a pitch about the research project Kijk! Een gezonde wijk [eng: Look! A healthy neighbourhood]. read more
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Digital life centre has moved (up) again!
28-08-2015
The Digital Life centre has moved! The new address is: Theo Thijssen Huis, *Office rooms 04A27 / 04A29*, Wibautstraat 2-4, 1091 GM Amsterdam read more
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TaSST project featuring in Intel Magazine
15-07-2015
In Intel\'s Magazine iQ recently appeared a nice article (written by Rob Blaauwboer) featuring the TASST project. read more
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Oproep aan mantelzorgers: Call for participants
02-07-2015
Call for participants (Dutch speaking informal care givers): Voor het project Co-Care-IT is het Digital Life Centre op korte termijn op zoek naar mantelzorgers die deel willen nemen aan een studie. Bent u of kent u een mantelzorger in de regio Amsterdam, die voor minstens een paar uur per week mantelzorg bij iemand thuis geeft en zijn of haar verhaal met ons zou willen delen? read more
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Final presentations students minor Intelligent Environments
26-06-2015
This afternoon, 30 students of the minor Intelligent Environments presented the results of their research projects in poster/demo sessions. This year the quality seemed to be even higher than previous years. Innovative smart environments were shown in very different fields, such as care, fitness, urban farming and public screens. read more
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Spin-off presents movie on the interactive wall
23-06-2015
Illi-engineering, a spin-off of the Amsterdam University of Applied Science, sells a service called \'interactive wall for elderly with dementia\'. The product is a result of several projects at the Digital Life Centre, partly funded by COMMIT/. The company released a new video of the product read more
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TaSST project in Vrij Nederland
12-06-2015
Het project TaSST staat deze week uitgebreid beschreven in de Vrij Nederland (13 juni 2015). Gijs Huisman van de Universiteit Twente heeft de 3e prijs in de categorie wearables gekregen. In dit project is nauw samengewerkt met de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (Aduen Darriba). De innovatieve ontwikkeling is een Tactile Sleeve for Social Touch. lees meer
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Digital Life presents work on informal care giving at Pervasive Health 2015
27-05-2015
At the Pervasive Health 2015 conference, the paper Managing a context aware system for ageing-in-place, was recently presented. This paper focuses on technology for supporting (informal) care givers and is based on the results of two projects: Care4Balance & Co-Care-IT. read more
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Aduén Darriba as artist in residence at Microsoft Research in Redmond, V.S.
30-04-2015
Aduén Darriba Frederiks, researcher in the Create-IT Digital Life Centre will work as an artist in residence at Microsoft Research in Redmond, WA in the USA for a period of six months. He is invited by Asta Roseway and will join her research team that focuses on Affective Computing and Interactive Digital Media. read more
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Media attention for Co-Care-IT: Technology design for unburdening informal care givers
30-03-2015
This week, the Co-Care-IT project that focuses on unburdening informal care workers, was featured in BNR news radio and the FD (financieel dagblad) newspaper. read more
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Touch project was presented at Firestarters by Vodafone
05-03-2015
Aduen Darriba Frederiks, onderzoeker in het Digital Life Centre van de HvA presenteerde zijn werk op de Firestarters Experience – Haptic revolutions bijeenkomst. Firestarters is een initiatief van Vodafone met met partners als TEDxAmsterdam, Amsterdam Dance Event, PICNIC, Amsterdam Fashion Week en Museumnacht. lees meer
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10 year anniversary Digital life centre!
06-02-2015
The Digital life centre is celebrating its 10 year anniversary. Have some cake! read more
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Hipper project started
02-12-2014
On the 26th of November the participants of the Hipper project came together for the official start of the project. In the meeting researchers, therapists and care managers discussed the requirements for a protocol for revalidation after hip surgery that makes use of sensor technology. read more
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Sensei at mobile technology seminar
29-10-2014
At the SURFacademy innovation seminar Mobile technology the 20th of November, Joey van der Bie presents his research in progress. read more
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Video of the Sensei-app
29-10-2014
The Sensei research project published a video demonstrating the workings of the Sensei-app. read more
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Hipper project granted
16-10-2014
The Hipper project has been awarded a Raak Publiek grant. Within this project a new protocol for revalidation after hip surgery will be developed that includes sensor technology. read more
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Izovator Cross Care Café
03-10-2014
Op donderdag 25 september jl. vond het Cross Care Café ‘Consumententechnologie in woningen van de toekomst\' plaats in het restaurant van zorginstelling Amaris, Zuiderheide in Hilversum. Saskia Robben gaf er een presentatie. lees meer
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IT in European geriatric congress
26-09-2014
Rotterdam hosted the 10th International Congress of the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS) from 17th to 19th of September. Both Magriet Pol and Saskia Robben presented a poster. Though the technical side was underrepresented in this congress, there was a lot of interest in this subject. read more
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Digital Life Centre presents research at the Ubicomp conference in Seattle
17-09-2014
Saskia Robben and Ahmed Nait Aicha gave a presentation on their research in the UBICOMP workshop \'Smart Health Systems\' and prof. Ben Kröse gave a plenary lecture at the beginning of the workshop. Read more about the interesting conference read more
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Job announcement: PhD candidate / Research associate ICT & (in)formal care
12-09-2014
We are recruiting for a (Dutch & English speaking) PhD candidate / Research asociate ICT & (in)formal care. read more
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Digital life centre: new address!
01-09-2014
The Digital Life centre has moved! The new address is Theo Thijssen huis, Wibautstraat 2-4 in Amsterdam read more
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iBEACON experience days
30-08-2014
Glimworm Information Technology, Sanoma Media & Appsterdam organized the iBeacon Experience Days in the weekend of August 23 and 24. A hackaton for developers and students to develop new applications for iBeacons. Our colleague Sven Haitjema was one of the driving forces behind the event. read more
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Booklet Smart systems for the future: Out now!
22-07-2014
We have produced a book: Smart systems for the future. This booklet rapports about the findings and lessons learned of the four-year-long project Smart Systems for Smart Services. read more
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Minor Intelligent Environments Expo
30-06-2014
A virtual fitting room shows how the clothes would look on you. An app that indicates where you can park your bicycle. Your smartphone takes you through the museum using small Bluetooth sensors. On june the 26th students from the minor Intelligent Environments presented their final products and thus provide a glimpse into the near future. read more
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Design Jam Care4Balance
20-06-2014
25 national and international designers gathered at studio HvA for a design jam on health. The goal was to experience the entire design cycle for ICT systems that improve (informal) care. read more
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Measuring Amsterdam
19-06-2014
On June 12th, the research group Digital Life of Create-IT organised the Measuring Amsterdam event. During this event, keynote speakers Jochen Riester (HvA), Ger Baron (City of Amsterdam) and Marcel worring (UvA) talked about Crowdsourcing, Amsterdam as a Smart City and data visualization. We also performed measurements and observations on the Wibautstraat (Knowledge mile) during the event. These measurements are derived from the research projects from within Create-IT. The participants were able to contribute to open data by using a web form as an input tool. In total, the participants performed 1050 measurements. The collected data was visualized and can be viewed here. read more
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HvA involved in EU KIC plans
08-06-2014
An Amsterdam delegation: AEB, HvA, UvA, VUmc, AMC and Waag Society met in Edinburgh for the preparation of a European Knowledge and Innovation Community on Health: LifeKIC. read more
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Presentation of our tactile sleeve at Night of the Nerds
21-05-2014
Aduen Darriba presented the tactile sleeve developed in the COMMIT/ Touch project at the \'Night of the Nerds\' in Eindhoven. read more
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Dutch newsradio BNR interviews students working on an interactive wall for elderly with dementia
05-05-2014
BNR (Dutch Radio) interviewed a group of HvA students who set up their own business in the final year of their study. The product is an interactive wall for elderly with dementia. read more
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Theo Jansen's shows his new Strandbeest
11-04-2014
Last week, the Digital Life group visited the exhibition of Theo Jansen. read more
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Seminar Mens voor de Lens een succes!
20-02-2014
Op 20 februari 2014 werd het jaarlijkse seminar Mens voor de lens georganiseerd. Dit keer stond het seminar in het teken van de mogelijkheden van augmented reality voor intelligente camera’s in consumentenproducten, zoals smartphones, Google glasses en auto’s. De reacties van het grote aantal deelnemers waren zeer positief. lees meer
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Animation: Creating Smart services with smart sensor technology
18-02-2014
Sensor technology offers potential for lack of health care professionals, but also for elderly people that want to live longer independently. We explain this in an animated movie (in Dutch). read more
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Kick off minor program Fashion Theories and Intelligent Environment
15-02-2014
Technology and fashion, how important are innovations in this area and why can a crossover be important and fruitful? read more
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Minor Intelligent Environments weer van start
07-02-2014
Maandag 3 februari is er weer een nieuwe groep studenten met de minor Intelligent Environments gestart. De 25 studenten hebben een keuze kunnen maken uit acht onderzoeksprojecten die in samenwerking met het bedrijfsleven zijn opgesteld. De projecten hebben een brede maatschappelijke relevantie en zullen gebruik maken van de nieuwste technieken. lees meer
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SENSEI City Runner app
30-01-2014
Monday Feb 3, 2000 students participated in the \'Students in motion\' week. Students do assignments for the city of Amsterdam. One of the assignments is exercising with the SIM SENSEI City Runner app. read more
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First CitySDK app in Android playstore
16-01-2014
For the CitySDK project, Wouter Meys and Maarten Groen created an API. The API contains information about Hotel, Restaurants, Museums and Events. This data source got some international attention and a Finnish developer created an application based on this data \"Spot in Amsterdam.\" This application can be downloaded via: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.spotinams&hl=en read more
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NWO grant for Margriet Pol
16-12-2013
Interdisciplinary collaboration between the Occupational Therapy group and the Informatics group has led to a NWO Ph.D. grant for Margriet Pol for the project Sensor monitoring to measure and support activities of daily living for independently living older persons. read more
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Automation and Smart Homes fair
11-12-2013
On November 20th and 21nd 2013, the research group Digital Life participated in the fair Domotica & Slim Wonen (Automation and Smart Living) in Eindhoven. read more
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Launch new website!
05-12-2013
Digtal Life centre has a new website! Last monday we celebrated the launch of the new website with drinks and a session with the Oculus Rift. read more
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Symposium & Sophia de Rooij
02-12-2013
In celebration of Sophia de Rooij, the symposium Effective elder care: priority, quality & serendipity was organised by KOZ. read more
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ICT.OPEN 2013
29-11-2013
Een groot deel van de nederlandse ICT wereld verzamelde zich afgelopen week op ICT.OPEN in Eindhoven. Ook Gwenn Englebienne en Saskia Robben hadden beide een poster waarin ze hun werk presenteerden. lees meer
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Wouter Meys presents HvA sensors at City-SDK review meeting
22-11-2013
The second review of the EU project \'CitySDK\' took place 22-11-2013 in Barcelona, Spain. The HvA work on sensors to measure the length of waiting lines in front of the van Gogh museum was presented by Wouter Meys. read more
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Infosys partners with COMMIT to help create healthier societies
19-11-2013
Infosys sent out a press release announcing a major four-year strategic partnership with COMMIT, a public-private research community in the Netherlands, to help create healthier societies across the world: the SENSEI project! read more
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Shopping in the future: watch the movie!
15-11-2013
What is shopping going to be like in the future? This video shows a possible scenario of pervasive shopping in our near future. It depicts a transformation of the future shopping experience that will seamlessly link the physical and digital worlds through smart (sensor) technology. The video narrative is meant to collate and inspire further ideas in this field and discuss whether this -pervasive- direction is the way people truly want to go. read more
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Digital Life at DSRC launch event
14-11-2013
Digital life was present bij de lancering van het Amsterdamse Data Science Research Center op 13 November. lees meer
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'Touch' project gedemonstreerd op Innovatie Estafette
12-11-2013
De tactiele mouw, ontwikkeld binnen het COMMIT\\ project Virtual Worlds for Wellbeing, werd gedemonstreerd op de Innovatie Estafette in de RAI, waar meer dan 5000 bezoekers bijeen waren. lees meer
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Health-lab's final publication available now!
12-11-2013
Read about all the experiences and lessons learned from Living Lab Amsterdam in their final publication. Out now! read more
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CitySDK Tourisme API is LIVE!!
12-10-2013
De replicatie pilot die de HvA uitvoert in het kader van het Europese project City-SDK is life! Binnen dit project werken acht Europese landen samen om een generiek platform voor open data in de stad te maken lees meer
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Platform Mens-Machine Interactie bezoekt HvA
07-10-2013
Het Nederlandse Platform Mens-Machine Interactie bezocht de Hogeschool van Amsterdam afgelopen vrijdag 4 oktober. Studenten en onderzoekers van het Medialab en het Digital Life Centre gaven demonstraties. lees meer
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Tangible interactive models for designing in public space
12-09-2013
The paper Using an interactive model for designing public displays has been accepted for the GeoDesign Europe Summit 2013. read more
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Students design interactive wall for care centre
21-06-2013
On the 21st of June, three students of the minor Ambient Intelligence (next year called: Intelligent Environments) presented their interactive wall in Care centre Vivium Naarderheem. read more
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How are you doing? Final presentations CMD-project
23-01-2013
On January 23, the “How are you doing?”-project was presented in the Sarphatihuis, a residential care home. Technology was demonstrated that was specifically designed for elderly users. read more
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AmI 2012 Workshop: Designing Persuasive Interactive Environments
18-11-2012
The Amsterdam University of Applied Science (Marije Kanis, Digital life centre) has organised a workshop on Designing Persuasive Environments, during the AmI 2012 conference in Pisa, Italy in collaboration with Delft and Eindhoven University. read more
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Workshop at PICNIC festival 2012
18-09-2012
During the PICNIC 2012 conference, Marije Kanis, Ben Kröse & Mettina Veenstra organised the workshop Living Labs & Co-Creation: Design, Create & Debate in real-world settings. read more
