I work as an assistant professor at the laboratory of Design, Production and Management, part of the Engineering Technology faculty of the University of Twente. My research and education is mainly focussed on the use of Synthetic Environments and Virtual & Augmented Reality in product development processes.
I’m involved in the bachelor and the master educational program of Industrial Design Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Next to my courses in these programs, I’m guiding many students in bachelor and master thesis assignments. One of my additional interests are keeping track of new educational approaches and innovation, and try new educational methods in my own courses.
My research aims on realizing an appropriate decision-making support tool to determining when, how and why to use what kind of technology and how to implement it in line with the used methodology in a multi-stakeholder setting. The focus of this research is on enhancing the development of a digital system reference (a.o. digital twins, masters and prototypes) in the Industry 4.0 and Smart Industry context. This is supported by use of IoT, advance manufacturing, virtual dashboards, smart industry testbeds and remote collaboration support. I also manage the ‘Virtual Reality and Smart Industry Lab', where much of this research is performed.
Furthermore I'm a Research Affiliates of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP), a member of the Industrial Reality Hub, a member of the EuroXR Association, and also work for the Fraunhofer Project Center at the University of Twente.
Expertise
Computer Science
- Augmented Reality
- Design
- Synthetic Environment
- Virtual Reality
- Decision-Making
Social Sciences
- Approach
- Factory
- Integration
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Courses academic year 2024/2025
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.
- 192850780 - Manag. of Product Development - C.S.
- 192850800 - Virtual Reality - Capita Selecta
- 192850960 - Intellectual Property in Product Develop
- 192890100 - Industrial Design - Capita Selecta
- 195799152 - Internship
- 201000201 - Virtual Reality
- 201300244 - Capita Selecta Master IDE
- 201600361 - Distributed Product Development Project
- 201900194 - Research Topics I-Tech
- 201900195 - Final Project I-Tech
- 201900234 - Internship I-Tech
- 202000250 - Internship
Courses academic year 2023/2024
- 191199152 - Internship
- 192850780 - Manag. of Product Development - C.S.
- 192850800 - Virtual Reality - Capita Selecta
- 192850960 - Intellectual Property in Product Develop
- 192890100 - Industrial Design - Capita Selecta
- 195799152 - Internship
- 201000201 - Virtual Reality
- 201300244 - Capita Selecta Master IDE
- 201500518 - Advanced 3D Modelling
- 201900194 - Research Topics I-Tech
- 201900195 - Final Project I-Tech
- 201900234 - Internship I-Tech
- 202000216 - Project Virtual Product Development
- 202000250 - Internship
- 202300285 - CS Solar Boat Team
- 202300353 - Internship (CSE/SET)
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University of Twente
Horst Complex (building no. 20), room W236
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands
University of Twente
Horst Complex W236
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
Netherlands
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