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Rio Maior Alvarez e Serra, Mariana (author)In a world that is becoming more virtual by the day, there is a longing for physicality that yearns to be fulfilled. This thesis explores the potential of architecture to evoke diverse behaviors and emotions, drawing from the idea that individual perceptions of space are subjective and influenced by the memories and knowledge ours bodies have...master thesis 2023
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Klomp, Danielle (author)Recommender systems have become a core strategy of countless online sites and platforms including music streaming services like Spotify. These recommender systems are associated with limiting our exposure to a narrower range of content, this is even the case for features designed to promote discovery like Spotify’s Discover Weekly. Discover...master thesis 2023
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Chrysikou, Maria (author)This thesis project is a research and design work created for the master’s diploma in Integrated Product Design, TU Delft, aiming to explore the relationship between woven textiles and product design in the context of interior spaces, through the lens of autonomous activation and motion for better living environment. Textiles can acquire shape...master thesis 2023
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Liu, Yi (author)Is healthy eating simply the intake of correct quantities of certain nutrients, regardless of how and where? This project addresses improving wellbeing within the broad context of eating. <br/><br/>Eating-related guidance products have a hyper-focus on nutrition and/or weight loss, to the detriment of a wider definition of “health”. Wellbeing is...master thesis 2023
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Schumacher, Vanessa (author)In special needs families, family dynamics are slightly different from the dynamics in other families. A child with special health care or educational needs requires a lot of attention and special care treatment from all family members. The parents‘ attention is mainly shifted to the care needs of the brother or sister and the siblings are...master thesis 2023
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Alhamad, Alaa (author)This project aims to transform an old vacant office former tax building in Leeuwarden into a healthy living community, enhancing the health and well-being of its residents. By creating a welcoming environment with green spaces and amenities, the project promotes physical and mental well-being, community engagement, and high quality of life. The...master thesis 2023
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Spapens, Maxime (author)An important part of people and their wellbeing is their living environment. Because of the increase in population and buildings, urban areas suffer from densification and diminishing green environments. These urban environments have substantial risk of mental illness, such as depression and anxiety. Green environments and qualitative features...master thesis 2023
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Peeters Weem, Lotte (author)This thesis is conducted with the interior development department of Mercedes- Benz. Two activities form the core of this thesis: interior design for the 2030 EQS, and implementation of Fundamental Needs in the process. The final desgin is the Daedalus: design for the sweet spot between focussing on your tasks and on the surroundings.The first...master thesis 2023
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Wentink, Marije (author)The challenge addressed within this master thesis is to decide on the next focus area for Equip as an early-stage startup regarding new proposition development. Equip is a Fintech startup currently developing a financial coaching platform to be offered to employees paid by their employer. For employers, it is a valuable strategy to improve...master thesis 2023
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van der Maden, W.L.A. (author), Lomas, J.D. (author), Hekkert, P.P.M. (author)Introduction: Designing artificial intelligence (AI) to support health and wellbeing is an important and broad challenge for technologists, designers, and policymakers. Drawing upon theories of AI and cybernetics, this article offers a design framework for designing intelligent systems to optimize human wellbeing. We focus on the production...journal article 2023
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A'mema, Hibbe (author)This research encompasses an exploration on spaces for mental health and wellbeing for newcomers in the Netherlands with a migration background caused by forced dislocation. This group of new Dutch citizens have a higher prevalence for mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and related symptoms of a...master thesis 2022
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Ayala Cruz, Miriam (author)We all want to keep balance in our lives, however, we don’t live statically, changes in our daily environments are inevitable and the need to know how to restore balance when faced with external stimuli is a lifetime effort. <br/><br/>The long-term effects of stress, both physical and psychological, are of increasing concern with some even...master thesis 2022
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Achilleos, Andreas (author)With the COVID-19 pandemic testing humanity worldwide in unforeseen ways, wellbeing assessment has stepped to the foreground of individual health status. Conversational User Interfaces (CUIs) prove promising as an assessment tool, but lacking the means to retain users engaged during the process. This research aims to explore a solution...bachelor thesis 2022
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Groenendijk, Mark (author)Due to COVID-19 the overall wellbeing worldwide decreased. Assessing and improving wellbeing became a more important subject. This article describes the design research that uses the My Wellness Check survey created by the Delft University for Technology and aims to create a dashboard for wellbeing. That includes a way of authenticating users to...bachelor thesis 2022
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Trasberg, Markus (author)With the surge of mental health issues during COVID-19, more emphasis has turned towards assessing wellbeing. At the same time, recent advances in AI have shown huge potential in a variety of fields. However, few solutions are available at the intersection of those two fields. This research explores how the use of transformer models like GPT-3...bachelor thesis 2022
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Eijkelkamp, Charlotte (author)A decrease in wellbeing worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic called for ways to assess wellbeing in a scalable and adequate manner. Conversational User Interfaces (CUIs) seem suitable, however, applying them optimally in certain contexts remains a challenge. This study aims to find ways to make CUIs more engaging and have a better experience...bachelor thesis 2022
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Drost, Lise (author)Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammation disease that affects the joints and the skin, which can manifest in many ways and various severities. Psoriatic arthritis impacts the lives of patients in both physical and mental ways. This project focussed on how the patient experience can be improved of newly diagnosed psoriatic arthritis patients...master thesis 2022
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van der Maden, W.L.A. (author), Lomas, J.D. (author), Hekkert, P.P.M. (author)The COVID-19 pandemic has put wellbeing on the global agenda like never<br/>before. Many businesses, organizations, and even governments have recognized<br/>wellbeing as a formal policy goal. This paper addresses the question of how to design<br/>complex systems to improve the wellbeing of their stakeholders. We present a case of<br/>helping a...conference paper 2022
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Lomas, J.D. (author), Lin, Albert (author), Dikker, Suzanne (author), Forster, D. (author), Lupetti, M.L. (author), Huisman, G. (author), Habekost, Julika (author), Beardow, C.R. (author), van der Maden, W.L.A. (author)Resonance, a powerful and pervasive phenomenon, appears to play a major role in human interactions. This article investigates the relationship between the physical mechanism of resonance and the human experience of resonance, and considers possibilities for enhancing the experience of resonance within human–robot interactions. We first...journal article 2022
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De Iuliis, Melissa (author), Kammouh, O. (author), Cimellaro, Gian Paolo (author)Due to the increasing frequency of natural and man-made disasters, the scientific community has paid considerable attention to the concept of resilience engineering. On the other hand, authorities and decision-makers have been focusing their efforts on developing strategies that can help increase community resilience to different types of...journal article 2022