About Me

I am a PhD candidate in the Human-Centered Computing group at Utrecht University in collaboration with the Dutch Railways (NS). My research focuses on  personalized passenger information systems for public transport using a traveller-centred approach. 

I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Information Science and a Master's Degree in Human-Computer Interaction from Utrecht University. My interests lie in the complexity of human behavior and cognition, and its impact on the interaction between humans and technology. With the growing importance of AI in our lives, I aim to understand and improve interactions with AI applications, particularly in public or high-stake domains.

More broadly, I am fascinated by questions such as: How do technologies affect people, and are those effects always what we want? How does technology influence how we experience the world? What do humans genuinely need to thrive, and is technology part of the solution, or are there other possibilities we overlook?

In my PhD research, I aim to understand the needs of public transport travellers through both qualitative and quantitative research methods. My work includes focus groups, diary studies, surveys, scale development and validation, as well as vignette studies.

Apart from my research, I love to organize various activities. Currently, I am involved in the Beta in Bestuur en Beleid Summer school. In my free time I am often on the football field, trying out new recipes or making an enthusiastic attempt to learn the drums.

Research Interests

Personalization | Human-Centred Artifical Intelligence | Recommender Systems | Personal Informatics | Law Enforcement | Mixed-Method Research | Cognitive and Social Psychology