Alina Huldtgren

Prof. Dr. Alina Huldtgren is a Professor of Digital Health and Intelligent User Interfaces at the Faculty of Media, Hochschule Düsseldorf, where she has been employed since November 1, 2020. She leads the research group CoDe for Health and serves as a project lead for the BMBF-funded CoCre-HIT initiative. Her work integrates human-centered design with digital health applications in care, well-being, and public health.

• University: Hochschule Düsseldorf
• School: Faculty of Media
• Department: Department of Media
• Academic Rank: Professor
• Research Group: CoDe for Health
• Key Projects: CoCre-HIT (BMBF)

Her educational background includes a Diploma in Media Informatics from Westfälische Hochschule, a Master of Science in Interactive Systems from KTH Stockholm, and a PhD from Delft University of Technology (2012). She previously held academic positions at TU Eindhoven (Junior Professor) and Hochschule Rhein-Waal, where she was promoted to Professor in 2019.

Her research focuses on user-centered, participatory, and value-sensitive design of digital technologies for health and care. Key areas include UX methodologies in healthcare, persuasive design (e.g., gamification, nudging), accessibility, ethical implications of digital health, and intelligent systems using AI and data science. She emphasizes responsible innovation and stakeholder inclusion in sociotechnical systems.

She teaches a range of courses, including Usability Engineering and User Experience, Scientific Work, Design Thinking, and a full suite of modules in the Digital Health professional focus, covering technical, ethical, legal, and social aspects. Her teaching integrates agile project methods, design fiction, and real-world collaboration with healthcare stakeholders.

Prof. Huldtgren has practical industry experience as a UI/UX designer at HMM Deutschland GmbH, a leading eHealth company, and as an IT consultant. Her international research experience includes work at the University of Wollongong (Australia), Mobile Life Center (Sweden), and the Value Sensitive Design Lab at the University of Washington (USA).

Scientific Awards:

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She advises on final theses and supervises project-based learning but no specific students are listed. She is actively involved in academic governance, serving on the faculty council, examination board, and the joint DAISY committee.

Labs and Research Groups:

• CoDe for Health (research group leader)
• Former affiliation: Laboratory for Mixed Reality and Visualization (mirevi.de), HSD (2013–2018)