Harm van Essen
Department / Institute
RESEARCH PROFILE
Harm van Essen is Assistant Professor. He is chairman of the Industrial Design (ID) Program Committee, representative of ID in the Joint Program Committee, director of the LightLab, and squad leader of Social Interactions with Shared systems.
The research interests of Van Essen are in experience design, interaction design, design methodology, and the integration of technology and insights from social sciences (in particular social psychology) in systems design. Right now, Interactive Lighting and Shared Systems are important topics of research. They relates to his goal of using interaction design to improve the user experience of smart connected systems that are shared by multiple users. For instance, connected lighting. Van Essen has a background in mechanical engineering and control systems. Before joining the Department of Industrial Design in 2001, he was assistant professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. A highlight of his career is the collaboration with other departments through shared research project in the Intelligent Lighting Institute, in particular with Computer Science and Innovation Sciences.
Recent Publications
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Melanie Berger,Rutger Verstegen,Harm A. van Essen,Regina Bernhaupt
Introducing Sharemote: A Tangible Interface for Collaborative TV Control
(2023) -
Yaxin Zheng,Harm van Essen,Regina Bernhaupt
Utilizing Service Design Approach to Apply Digital Twins in Home Automation
(2023) -
Melanie Berger,Rutger Verstegen,Bahareh Barati,Harm A. van Essen,Regina Bernhaupt
Collaborative TV Control: Towards Co-Experience and Social Connectedness
(2023) -
Lu Liu,Harm Van Essen,Berry Eggen
An exploratory study of how to design interventions to support informal communication in remote work
(2022) -
Karin Niemantsverdriet,Harm van Essen,Minna Pakanen,Berry Eggen
Designing for awareness in interactions with shared systems
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (2019)
Current Educational Activities
- User experience theory and practice
- Design for behavioral change
- Advancing light for human functioning – entrepreneurship in lighting
- Advancing light for human functioning
- Light and experience
- FMP Proposal (FE)
- Preparation final master project (Future Everyday)
- Preparation Final Master Project
- Final Master Project Proposal
Ancillary Activities
No ancillary activities