full papers (fully peer reviewed*)
Design Opportunities for Care Transitions in Dementia: Understanding Informal Caregivers' Experiences Through a Practice-Informed Approach
Maarten Houben, Rens Brankaert, Maudy Gosen, Veerle van Overloop, and Wijnand IJsselsteijn.
In Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’ 24)
Engaging Passers-by with Rhythm: Applying Feedforward Learning to a Xylophonic Media Architecture Facade
Binh Vinh Duc Nguyen, Jihae Han, Maarten Houben, Yssmin Bayoumi, and Andrew Vande Moere
In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’ 23)
In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’ 23)
Switch2Move: Designing a Tangible Interface with People Living with Dementia for Initiating and Engaging in Music-Supported Exercises at Home
Maarten Houben, Melvin van Berlo, Frank Antonissen, Eveline Wouters and Rens Brankaert.
Conditionally accepted in Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS '23)
Designing for Everyday Sounds at Home with People with Dementia and their Partners
Maarten Houben, Rens Brankaert, Gail Kenning, Inge Bongers and Berry Eggen
In Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’ 22)
Smile: Capturing and Sharing Personal Photos to Stimulate Social Relations and Support Self-Identity in Dementia
Maarten Houben, Veerle van Engen, Gail Kenning, and Rens Brankaert
In Dementia Lab 2021: Supporting Ability Through Design (D-Lab '21). Design For Inclusion, vol 2. Springer, Cham.
The Role of Everyday Sounds in Advanced Dementia Care
Maarten Houben, Rens Brankaert, Saskia Bakker, Gail Kenning, Inge Bongers, and Berry Eggen
In Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '20)
The Perspectives of Professional Caregivers on Implementing Audio-Based Technology in Residential Dementia Care
Maarten Houben, Rens Brankaert, Gail Kenning, Berry Eggen, and Inge Bongers
In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 6333. (IJERPH)
Foregrounding Everyday Sounds in Dementia
Maarten Houben, Rens Brankaert, Saskia Bakker, Gail Kenning, Inge Bongers, and Berry Eggen
In Proceedings of the 2019 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS '19)
Exploring How an Interactive Placemat Can Influence Eating Activities for People with Dementia
Ward de Groot, Maarten Houben, and Bart Hengeveld
In Dementia Lab 2019: Making Design Work: Engaging with Dementia in Context (D-Lab '19)
Late-Breaking Research Papers (lightly peer reviewed*)
STAPP: Designing a Tool for People with Korsakoff's Syndrome to Re-learn Daily Activities Step by Step
Sanne Beijer, Fenna Dam, Maarten Houben, and Rens Brankaert.
In Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI' 24)
Turnaround: Exploring Care Relations in Dementia Through Design
Maarten Houben, Benjamin Lehn, Noa van den Brink, Sabeth Diks, Jasmijn Verhoef, and Rens Brankaert
In Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI' 20)
RelivRing: Reliving Social Activities for People with Dementia
Karlijn van Rijen, Tom Cobbenhagen, Rens Janssen, Maria Væver Olsen, Rens Brankaert, Maarten Houben, and Yuan Lu.
In Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI' 20)
SoundscapePillow; a Design for Creating Personalised Auditory Experiences for People with Dementia
Daniel van Pel, Maarten Houben, and Berry Eggen
In Dementia Lab 2019: Making Design Work: Engaging with Dementia in Context (D-Lab '19)
Academic publications
Design for Everyday Sounds in Dementia
Maarten Houben
PhD Thesis. 2022. Eindhoven University of Technology.
Cum Laude | 🏅Nominated for TU/e Science Awards: Best PhD Thesis | PDF | ISBN: 978-90-386-5584-0
Dementia Lab 2022: The Residue of Design: Proceedings of the 6th Dementia Lab Conference
(Editors) Maarten Houben, Rens Brankaert, Niels Hendriks, Andrea Wilkinson, Kellie Morrissey
Design For Inclusion, vol 3. Springer, Cham, 2022
DOI | eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-14465-3
Dementia Lab 2021: Supporting Ability Through Design: Proceedings of the 5th Dementia Lab Conference
(Editors) Rens Brankaert, Caylee Raber, Maarten Houben, Paulina Malcolm, Jon Hannan
Design For Inclusion, vol 2. Springer, Cham, 2021
DOI | eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-70293-9
Exploring Everyday Sounds in Dementia: Practical Guidelines for Interactive Workshops
Maarten Houben, Rens Brankaert, Saskia Bakker, Inge Bongers, and Berry Eggen
Chapter In HCI and Design in the Context of Dementia. 2020. Human–Computer Interaction Series. Springer.
The Integration of Architectural Qualities in Interactive Architecture: The Design and Prototyping of a Sound-Based Media Façade
Maarten Houben. Master’s Thesis. 2017. KU Leuven.
Workshop and conference Contributions
HCI Research in Sensitive Settings: Learning Researcher Reflexivity, Ethical Conduct and Empathy in Participatory Design Approaches
Maarten Houben, Minha Lee, Sarah Foley, Kellie Morrissey, and Rens Brankaert.
In Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI' 24)
Opportunities and Challenges for Olfactory Devices in Dementia: Lessons Learned from Sound-Based Technologies
Maarten Houben.
Position paper presented at the workshop 'Scent InContext: Design and Development around Smell in Public and Private Spaces' at the 2023 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS' 23)
Designing for Tangible Interaction with Everyday Sounds in Dementia
Maarten Houben, Rens Brankaert, Inge Bongers, and Berry Eggen
Position paper presented at the workshop 'Tangible Interaction for Well-Being' at the 2022 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI' 22) | LINK
Research and Design for People with Dementia in Contexts of End of Life
Maarten Houben and Rens Brankaert
Position paper presented at the workshop 'HCI at End of Life & Beyond' at the 2020 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI' 20)
LINK | ISBN 978-1-86135-524-9
Exploring the Integration of Sound-Based Design Interventions in Dementia Care
Maarten Houben and Rens Brankaert
Abstract published In Christer, K., C. Craig and P. Chamberlain, eds. 2020. Vol. 1 of Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Design4Health, Amsterdam, 2020. P. 290. (D4H '20) | LINK | ISBN: 978-1-8381117-0-0
VITA: Exploring the Role of Everyday Sounds in Dementia Care
Maarten Houben, Rens Brankaert, Saskia Bakker, Inge Bongers, and Berry Eggen
Position paper presented at the workshop 'Intersections in HCI, Design and Dementia: Inclusivity in Participatory Approaches' organised at the 2019 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS '19)
Citizen Dialogue Kit: The Situated Visualization of Open and Citizen Science Data on Public Displays
Jorgos Coenen, Maarten Houben, and Andrew Vande Moere
Position paper for the CityVis Workshop (IEEE VIS 18)
*Full papers are refereed or rigorously reviewed, and late-breaking research is juried following the ACM policy on Categories of publications, explained here.
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