About
I graduated in Product Development at the Faculty of Design Sciences at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, in 2014. Following my master’s degree, I pursued a PhD within the same faculty, where I also acted as a design coach for bachelor’s and master’s students in User Experience, Interaction Design and Master projects. My research focused on exploring and developing new interaction possibilities for digital products, primarily toys, through prototyping and research through design. The overarching goal of my doctoral research was to create more compelling user experiences in digital products by seemingly blurring the boundary between the physical and digital worlds.
After completing my PhD in 2022, I joined the AI lab at the Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts. In this role, I was responsible for integrating artificial intelligence into various bachelor’s degree programs to make them more futureproof. I developed new course materials to make complex and abstract AI concepts more accessible and engaging for non-IT students.
Later I joined FARI – AI for the Common Good Institute to lead the Test & Experience Centre. In this role, I built, managed, and led an interdisciplinary team of four designers and developers. Together, we created a series of AI, data, and robotics demonstrators, which are showcased in the Test & Experience Centre. These demonstrators serve as interactive and engaging tools to communicate the outcomes of FARI-affiliated research groups, transforming complex academic insights into engaging and accessible experiences for diverse stakeholders across the Brussels region.