Scholar
Maarten Houben
Google Scholar ID: ZS9TwQ0AAAAJ
Eindhoven University of Technology
Citations & Impact
Citations
355
H-index
10
i10-index
11
Publications
20
Co-authors
23
list available
Publications
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Awarded PhD cum laude in 2022 for research on the beneficial effects of everyday sounds and soundscapes in technologies for people with dementia.
- “Design Opportunities for Care Transitions in Dementia” – CHI 2024
- “The Role of Everyday Sounds in Advanced Dementia Care” – CHI 2020, Best Paper Award
- “Designing for Everyday Sounds at Home with People with Dementia and their Partners” – CHI 2022, Runner-up INTERDEM Academy Publication Award
- “Foregrounding Everyday Sounds in Dementia” – DIS 2019, Best Paper Award
Research Experience
- Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology (2023–present)
- Postdoc, TU/e Expertise Center for Dementia & Technology (2022–2023)
- PhD Candidate, Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology (2018–2022)
- Guest Researcher, TRANZO Center for Care and Wellbeing, Tilburg University (2018–2022)
- Research Assistant, Research[x]Design, Department of Architecture, KU Leuven (2017–2018)
- Research Internship, Research[x]Design, Department of Architecture, KU Leuven (2016)
- Supervising PhD students on topics including technology implementation in dementia care, self-directed play, AI for social connectedness, dynamics of vulnerability, and redefining end-users in personalized healthcare
