Prof. dr. ir. Nes, C.N. van

Nicole van Nes is professor of Human-Centered Design for Smart Mobility at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering for one day a week. Her main research interest is on securing safety in the transition to the autonomous vehicle by human centered design of the interaction with the new technologies in automated vehicles.

This chair is co-financed by SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research. Nicole is also head of the department `Human Factors in Vehicle Automation' at SWOV.

Academic Background

With a Master study in Industrial Design Engineering (TU Delft) and a PhD in Social Science (Rotterdam), Nicole’s research typically has a multi-disciplinary nature, bridging technology and behaviour, incorporating the interrelation between road design, vehicle design, and human behaviour. She has published in a wide range of journals on a wide range of topics.

Education

2003
Doctoral degree, Faculty of Social Science, Erasmus University Rotterdam
1996
Master of Science degree, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology

Experience

2020 ─ Present
Professor of Human-Centered Design for Smart Mobility at Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, department of Human-Centered Design (0.2 fte).
2009 ─ Present
Head of department 'Human Factors of Vehicle Automation' at SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research in Den Haag.
2016
Visiting researcher at Australian Road Research Board (ARRB), Sydney, Australia.
2008 ─ 2009
Visiting researcher at Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC), Melbourne, Australia.
2003 ─ 2005
Project manager at SKIM Analytical Market Research, Rotterdam.
1996
Researcher at Philips Consumer Electronics, Eindhoven.