Rens Brankaert
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RESEARCH PROFILE
Rens Brankaert is Assistant Professor of Active and Healthy Ageing with a specific interest in dementia in the systemic change group at Industrial Design. He set up and leads the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) expertise center for Dementia & Technology. He approaches technology design from a person-centered perspective, and is interested in the impact of design on the various stakeholders and organization in healthcare. To investigate this, he applies Living Lab methodology. Brankaert also works on vitality for office environments and elderly communities.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Rens Brankaert studied Industrial Design at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). After obtaining his MSc in 2012, he went on to do his PhD research here as well, working on radical design approaches for people living with dementia. During his time as a PhD student, Brankaert also served as project lead in several health innovation projects for Optistaff BV, in close collaboration with Slimmer Leven 2020 and Brainport Development. In 2016, he was offered the Assistant Professor position he still holds today, where he focuses on embedding the Living Lab approach to support health innovation.
Key Publications
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R. Brankaert,P.H. Den Ouden,A.C. Brombacher
Innovate dementia
Info (2015) -
R.G.A. Brankaert,P.H. den Ouden
The design-driven living lab: a new approach to exploring solutions to complex societal challenges
Technology Innovation Management Review (2017) -
X. Ren,Y. Lu,R.G.A. Brankaert,S.A.M. Offermans,H.A.H. Nagtzaam
FLOW pillow
(2016) -
Rens Brankaert
Design for dementia : a design-driven living lab approach to involve people with dementia and their context
(2016) -
S. Suijkerbuijk,R.G.A. Brankaert,Y.A.W. Kort, de,L.J.A.E. Snaphaan,P.H. Ouden, den
Seeing the first-person perspective in dementia : a qualitative personal evaluation game to evaluate assistive technology for people affected by dementia in the home context
Interacting with Computers (2015)
Current Educational Activities
Ancillary Activities
- Lezingen/workshops/discussiegroepen/advies op het gebied van design in de zorg context., BR&D