Hi, I'm Yvon Ruitenburg
I am a PhD candidate at the Department of Industrial Design at Eindhoven University of Technology with a background in industrial design. My research delves into how conversational technologies can help people with dementia and those around them communicate their perceptions of reality.
Projects
Part of PhD at Eindhoven University of Technology
Part of Bsc and Msc Industrial Design at Delft University of Technology
Other projects
Publications
Ruitenburg, Y., Lee, M., IJsselsteijn, W., Markopoulos, P. (2024, July). Seeking Truth, Comfort, and Connection: How Conversational User Interfaces can help Couples with Dementia Manage Reality Disjunction. In ACM Conversational User Interfaces 2024 (CUI ’24), July 8–10, 2024, Luxembourg, Luxembourg. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 15 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3640794.3665547
Ruitenburg, Y., Lee, M., Markopoulos, P., IJsselsteijn, W. (2024, May). Evolving Presentation of Self: The Influence of Dementia Communication Challenges on Everyday Interactions. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’24) (pp. 1-16). https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642190
Ruitenburg, Y., Brankaert, R., Houben, M., Lee, M., & Pasman, G. (2023, April). Happje: Stimulating Collaborative Cooking for People with Dementia. In Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-9). https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3585653
Ruitenburg, Y., Pasman, G., & Brankaert, R. (2022, September). One Step at a Time: Evaluation of a Step-By-Step Recipe Tool Designed for People with Dementia. In Dementia Lab Conference (pp. 77-92). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14466-0_7
Shor, D., Ruitenburg, Y., Boere, W., Lomas, J. D., & Huisman, G. (2021, July). The Resonance Pod: Applying Haptics in a Multi-Sensory Experience to Promote Relaxation Through Breathing Entrainment. In 2021 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC) (pp. 1143-1143). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC49131.2021.9517165
Exhibitions
2020 Exhibition of the Resonance Pod on the virtual Dutch Design Week 2020
Education
PhD Industrial Design 2022 - now
Department of Industrial Design, TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Thesis topic: Technology to help people with dementia with communicationMaster design for interaction 2020 - 2022
Department of Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Thesis topic: Recipes for people with dementia
Grade average: 8.8/10Python programming course 2019 - 2020
Department of Applied Mathematics, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Grade: 9/10Bachelor Industrial Design 2016 - 2020
Department of Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Final project topic: 3D board game to stimulate children’s spatial thinking
Grade average: 7.9/10 Grade final project: 8.5/10
Work
Student assistant IDE online education 2020 - 2021
Helping set up an online education programme (MOOC) by creating content.Intern at design studio maform in Budapest 2018 - 2019
Iteratively designing and building prototypes for a new mechanism using 3D printing, sewing, and woodworking.Tutor mathematics 2018 - 2020
Teaching math to high school students at their homes.Freelance Graphic Designer 2018 - now
Designing graphics and animations for several clients to promote products or explain information.DIY Youtube Channel 2013 - 2022
Creating a series of DIY videos on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/c/Yfonny