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TU Delft at Dutch Design Week 2023

Dutch Design Week 2023 (21-29 October) will feature a bigger presence from TU Delft than ever seen before. Read on to find out what’s on, mark your diaries and see you there!

IDE alumni Emma Linders wins James Dyson Award 2023 with reusable emergency pen

Every year, 150 million auto-injectors, used in the event of a severe allergic reaction for example, are burned after use. in the process, 120,000 tonnes of CO2 are emitted. Emma Linders, freshly graduated at the IDE faculty, designed a solution that reduces emissions by 60%. With the YpsoMate Refill, a reusable emergency pen, she won the James Dyson Award 2023. Congratulations!
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We are shaping our digital future by exploring how digital technologies are transforming our work practices, social life and society.

Artificial Intelligence
As we live longer, we face huge health challenges. Our research focuses on prevention, innovation and human well-being.

Health
We embrace the inherent complexity of mobility systems and develop practical and actionable solutions that have a tangible impact on our society.

Mobility
We want to make sustainable, repairable, and recyclable products and services the norm, and empower people to contribute.

Sustainability

Delft Design Stories

21 September 2023

Let there be light! How to design your own lamp in 1, 2, 3

Are you tired of seeing the same old lamp designs everywhere you go? Have you ever dreamed of designing and creating your own original lamp? With a material of your choosing? Then good news! Thanks to former IDE student Dino Liao and the rise of AI you can. Discover how in this Student Story.

15 September 2023

New tool shows accessibility of public areas for different population groups

What is a restaurant without its dining guests? What is a park without people walking their dog or kids playing? We are social beings and socializing is essential for our wellbeing. But how do we assess whether people from all walks of life are able to meet at these public places? This question motivated Vasileios Milias, PhD Candidate at TU Delft’s Industrial Design Engineering faculty to design a mapping tool which measures the concept of ‘co-accessibility’.

30 August 2023

Contestable AI gives citizens more control over smart technology

The use of AI is on the rise across society, including by governments. For example, AI is used in the scan cars that drive around cities and use machine vision to monitor public space. AI increases efficiency, but can we, as citizens, trust its decisions? With Contestable AI, we design decision-making systems that allow citizens to express disagreement throughout their lifecycle. This is a way to ensure that government AI is worthy of people’s trust.

29 August 2023

Dashboard sparks the growth of urban greenery

Greenery makes cities more liveable. But how do you ensure urban greenery flourishes? Sanne Keizer devoted her graduation project to unearthing this answer, and in doing so designed a dashboard that monitors and predicts the evolution of urban greenery. "Urban greening needs more than a four-year policy period to be flourish," she says. Sanne’s project received a perfect score.

28 August 2023

Data and the transformation of design research

The rise of data technologies is changing the game for design researchers. As design moves towards complex societal challenges, design tools need to evolve by integrating the benefits of both humans and advanced technologies. For her PhD, Jiwon Jung explored how designers can work with data scientists and machine learning in developing digital health solutions, proposing that there is a lot to learn from each other.

22 March 2023

From The Start: The Early Design Bird Gets The Remanufacturing Worm

The circular economy. Sustainability. Refurbishment. Remanufacturing. Recycling. We hear these buzzwords used all the time when talking about how humanity needs to lessen its impact on the planet. For her PhD research, Nina Boorsma looked into how to get companies to make more sustainable products and found that the process needs to start early.

02 March 2023

Circular composites - design is the missing link

Composite materials have a lot to offer in terms of fine-tuning material properties, optimising functionality, and ensuring a long-life span. Despite those advantages, they still leave a lot to be desired when it comes to reuse and recycling. For his PhD, Jelle Joustra explored strategies for making composite materials that support a circular economy, proposing that design is the missing link.

08 December 2022

IDE researchers launch open-source online emotion typology

IDE researchers have just launched one of the most comprehensive emotion resources in the world. The emotion typology is an open-access online database that provides detailed information on positive and negative emotions.
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03 November 2022

Using sensors to stop sports injuries

All athletes, from amateurs joggers to elite footballers, experience sports injuries. What if medical professionals could predict when those injuries were going to occur and stop the damaging activity before the injury happens? In her PhD research, Annemarijn Steijlen takes a step in that direction.

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Events

02 October 2023 15:00

Thesis defense X. Yao

04 October 2023 09:00 till 13:30

Inclusive Design & Research | Emotions in the Workplace

04 October 2023 12:30

Thesis defense S.E. Colenberg

09 October 2023 17:30

Thesis defense N. Stoimenova

18 October 2023 09:00 till 19 October 2023 22:00

Design for AI Symposium 2023

20 October 2023 09:00 till 23 October 2023 17:15

Open Campus Days Bachelor's degree programmes

21 October 2023 09:00 till 29 October 2023 22:00

Dutch Design Week 2023

21 October 2023 10:00 till 29 October 2023 17:30

Dream. Discover. Design. Exhibition

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