Citadel

dr. A.H. Mader (Angelika)

Associate Professor
EEMCS-CS-HMI
Citadel H207
a.h.mader@utwente.nl
+31534894061
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I am associate professor in the Human Media Interaction Group. Before being at the UT I spent a few years in Nijmegen, Radboud University, as a postdoc, and at the TU München for studying computer science and doing a PhD.

Organisations

My current main research interest is wearable technology, and especially haptic stimulation. Furthermore, I am interested in design processes for creative and human centered design of products that involve technology. 
In the past I worked on Formal Methods in Computer Science, especially model checking in the modal mu-calculus, and modelling and verification of embedded systems.

Publications

2024
Perception Threshold for Pressure by a Soft Textile Actuator, 1-12 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Weda, J., Mader, A., Souri, H., Dertien, E. & van Erp, J.https://doi.org/10.1109/TOH.2024.3370835
2023
The Effect of Actuation Speed on the Perception Threshold of a Squeezing Soft Actuator, 574-579. Weda, J., van Erp, J. B. F. & Mader, A. H.https://doi.org/10.1109/TOH.2023.3273774Systematic modelling of embedded systems: Managing non-formal aspects. University of Twente. Marincic, J.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036557580Tinkering with Social Touch Technology, Article 848023. Mader, A. H., Weda, J., Dertien, E. C. & van Erp, J. B. F.https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2023.848023Textured materials can enhance tactile actuators for emotional expression and passive touch experiences. Weda, J., Mader, A. H., van Schaik, M., Meijer, A., Kolesnyk, D. & van Erp, J. B. F.https://rca-media2.rca.ac.uk/documents/3._CHI23_Judith.pdfBreatheWithMe: Exploring Visual and Vibrotactile Displays for Social Breath Awareness during Colocated, Collaborative TasksIn CHI EA '23: Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , Article 58 (pp. 1-8). Association for Computing Machinery. Ali, A. E., Stepanova, E. R., Palande, S., Mader, A., Cesar, P. & Jansen, K.https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3585589
2022
Experiencing touch by technologyIn Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications: 13th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2022, Hamburg, Germany, May 22–25, 2022, Proceedings (pp. 110-118). Springer. Weda, J., Kolesnyk, D., Mader, A. H. & van Erp, J. B. F.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06249-0_13Evoking Emotion In Mediated Social Touch Using 3D-Printed Textures On Textile. Weda, J., van Schaik, M., Kolesnyk, D., Mader, A. H. & van Erp, J. B. F.Augmenting garments: from textile exoskeleton to haptic clothing. Jager, E., Hennell, E., Weda, J., Mader, A. H., van Erp, J. B. F. & Persson, N.-K.Demo: Mckibben haptic sleeve. Weda, J., Hennell, E., Reibring, M., Cedermalm, S., Eklöv, L., Håkansson, M., Nordström, J., Dertien, E. C., Mader, A. H., Jager, E. & van Erp, J. B. F.

Research profiles

I am mainly involved in the bachelor programme Creative Technology, participating in the curriculum committee in the early years, and setting up the programming line of the programme. 
As a research line in education I am exploring how to use tinkering in academic teaching to stimulate ownership and reflection.

Courses academic year 2023/2024

Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.

Courses academic year 2022/2023

Wearable Breathing Trainer: measuring and coaching for children with dysfunctional breathing patterns 
Together with Geke Ludden (UT) , Hellen van Rees (textile and fashion designer), Boony Thio (MST), Pascal Keijzer (MST), Jean Driezzen (ZGT), Eliza Bottenberg (Saxion).
We will develop a robotic vest in a child design and equipped with suitable sensors and actuators, that will help children with, e.g., asthma to do breathing exercises at home. 
(starting january 2019)
Financed by The Pioneers in Healthcare Innovation Fund 2018

I am coordinator of the project WEAFING (weafing.eu) that has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 825232, starting January 2019. 
Here, textile actuators ("knitted muscles") are developed from electroactive polymer and processed into textiles. Goal is to develop garments that provide haptic stimulation. The application range is huge, ranging from navigation applications to stress reduction garments, from movement training for work, sports or wellness to extended experience in gaming.
With Cedric Plesse, Edwin Jager, Nils-Krister Persson, Edwin Dertien, Jan van Erp, Martin van den Berg (elitac), Marius Janta (WT), and Marco Raaben.

In the project "Textile Reflexes" I developed, together with Hellen van Rees (fashion and textile designer) and Geke Ludden (interaction designer), a robotic vest that gives haptic feedback when slouching. This project was funded within the H2020 project WearSustain.
See a description at the wearable robotics lab.

In the press

On the project "Textile Reflexes" and the robotic vest developed there:

Volkskrant 7 February 2018

RTL news 9 February 2018

nu.nl 20 Juni 2018

News on utwente.nl

On the project "Textile Reflexes" and the robotic vest developed there:

Magazine for Alumni and partners of the UT, summer 2018, page 36 "interview research" 

On teaching:

meet the teacher in u-today, november 2018

A Tribute to Excellent Teachers, special issue by u-today, june 2018, page 11

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