MSc. Beek, E. van

Evert van Beek is a PhD researcher in the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. His doctoral research focuses on the everyday experimentation that happens in homes that are renovated with heat pumps as part of the energy transition. He makes use of ethnographic methods and data technologies to better understand the role of humans, technologies and knowledge in transforming social practices. He uses a research-through-design approach to explore the implications of everyday experimentation for more sustainable design in the energy transition.

This work is carried out in the context of the IEBB-project (Integrale Energietransitie Bestaande Bouw) in which a total of 125 partners from academia and industry collaborate to develop affordable and user-friendly renovation concepts for the Dutch housing stock.

Interested in the interactions between the dynamics of everyday life and the development of increasingly complex systems, he previously worked at the Mintlab, part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at KU Leuven, and within TU Delft as a researcher and designer. His work contributed to projects on ethical values in interactions with smart products, and participatory design of health care systems. He also worked as a teacher of practice and lecturer across the entire discipline of interaction design.

Academic Background

Fascinated by the interactions between humans and increasingly complex systems, he previously worked at the Faculty of Social Sciences at KU Leuven and within TU Delft as a researcher and designer. His work contributed to projects on ethical values in human-robot interaction and participatory design of health care systems. He also worked as a lecturer teaching across the entire discipline of interaction design.

Education

2013 ─ 2017
MSc Design for Interaction, Delft University of Technology
2010 ─ 2013
BSc Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology

Experience

2018 ─ 2020
Lecturer in Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology
Lecturing and coaching in the courses Exploring Interactions, Design Theory and Methodology, Designing Connected Experiences, Interactive Environments, Interaction & Electronics, Design in Robotics, UXAD
Supervision of MSc-graduation projects.
2018 ─ 2020
Researcher in Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology
Involved in projects:
Perception of Intelligent Artifacts, funded by Delft Design for Values Institute
2ndSkin Supporting residents to develop new practices in zero energy homes. Sensor data analysis and visualization, interviews and qualitative data analysis.
2017 ─ 2018
Researcher in Human Computer Interaction, Meaningful interactions lab (mintlab), Faculty of Social Sciences KU Leuven - imec
Designing, prototyping and evaluating interactions between people and digital technology. Co-creation workshops and studies at home.
Involved in the projects: GPS4IC and The Future of TV
2016 ─ Present
Self-employed designer, researcher and maker