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Christoffel Kuenen is an Associate Professor at the Umeå Institute of Design (UID), part of Umeå University. He serves as Deputy Program Director for the MFA Programme in Interaction Design and contributes to teaching across UID's programs. His research focuses on the aesthetics of interaction in digital systems, exploring how design mediates human-technology relationships. He holds a PhD from UID (2018) after a decade in industry roles including leading R&D in multinational companies. Key research areas include co-creation methodologies, embodied interaction, and the ethical implications of communication technologies.
Education background: Industrial Design Engineering from Delft University of Technology (2002), with MIT MediaLab collaboration. Professional experience spans strategic design, product development, and international production systems. His work bridges design practice and theory, emphasizing education-research synergies.
Current research projects include 'Bots’n People' (2020-2024) on perceptual crossing in videoconversations and 'CoDesign for Chronic Disease Management'. He is part of the Interpresence Institute research group. Publication themes revolve around co-creation frameworks, digital interaction aesthetics, and design research methodologies.
